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mit conditional use in B2 business districts, but Mer-cer County does. The text amendment had been tabled after a public hearing in June.

“I have the same position I had at the last meeting,” said Adam Johnson, chair of the planning and zoning commission. Johnson said the majority of B2 districts are along U.S. 127. Johnson also noted that medical clin-ics and nursing homes are permitted under current zon-ing ordinances.

“I have a problem sin-gling out two other business-es,” Johnson said. “I think it’s kind of shooting ourselves in the foot.”

Zoning Commissioner Tom Hardy said one of the rationales behind condition-al use permits is to enhance tourism and nearby busi-nesses.

“These are not businesses that would enhance tourist attractions,” Hardy said.

Planning and Zoning Executive Director Shawn Moore said if the amendment was approved, any proposed substance abuse facility would still have to go before the board of appeals.

“Why should we change this for the entire B2 area, when they can already go to the board of appeals and adjustments?” Hardy asked. “They still have to go to the same fi ve people.”

Saying the amendment was not compatible with a retail district, Zoning Com-missioner Mike Harden moved to disapprove the text amendment and Hardy sec-onded. The motion passed 4-1, with Johnson voting no.

The commissioners also unanimously approved a site plan for the controversial Dollar General store at the intersection of Ashley Camp and Chimney Rock Roads.

The same panel had been unable to either approve or deny a zoning change that would have allowed Paul and Linda Barnes to build a 9,100 square foot store on property near Chimney Rock Marina, which they also own. However, last month, the Mercer County Fiscal Court approved the zoning change.

In a letter, W. Henry Graddy, an attorney from Versailles who represents local residents who oppose the project, asked the plan-ning and zoning commission to table the site plan. Paul and Linda Barnes’ attorney, Steven A. Dexter of Sheehan, Barnett, Dean, Pennington, Little and Dexter in Danville, noted that no appeal has been fi led.

“With all due respect, it’s not pending litigation, it’s alleged litigation.” Dexter said.

Will Stevens with Van-tage Engineering then went

through the site plan, which addressed several of the objections opponents have raised, specifically truck maneuverability and storm water engineering. Stevens said the store would have 30 parking spaces, exceed-ing county requirements. The proposed store would have more space than the Dollar General in Burgin and would be similar in size to the one on the north side of Har-rodsburg.

Stevens said Dollar Gen-eral had verifi ed the truck path using their software. He said a large semi would be able to pull in and back up and pull out onto Ashley Camp without getting a tire off the pavement. In addi-tion, Stevens said they would widen Ashley Camp Road by four feet near the entrance to the store. The main entrance will be on Ashley Camp, which provides the best vis-ibility, Stevens said, with a secondary entrance on Chim-ney Rock Road. The engineer said the speed limit is 35 MPH while the speed limit on the curve is 15 MPH. Stevens said he thought the speed limits help create safe conditions for traffi c fl ow.

He said the only thing that is not fi nal is the sanitary sewer. “We’ve been assured we will have service avail-able,” Stevens said. But if the service is not available, he said space had been reserved for a septic leach fi eld. Ste-vens said builders would cre-ate a ditch to move storm water into a retention pond.

Commissioner Jim McGlone said the site plan looked good and moved to approve it. Commissioner Daarik Gray seconded. The motion passed unanimously.

The Harrodsburg Herald reached out to Graddy to see if his client still intends to appeal, but he did not answer before press time.

In other business, Shawn Moore said the county had asked about adding a sev-enth member to eliminate tie votes. Moore said there were originally supposed to be seven commissioners, but Burgin never appointed one and dropped out of planning and zoning. While most com-mercial development hap-pens in Harrodsburg, Moore said most applications are in the county and recommended the seventh representative should be from the county. Moore said he would present revised bylaws at the next meeting.

The commissioners also elected offi cers for 2019-2020. Johnson was re-elected chair while Bobby Upchurch was re-elected vice chair. Commissioner Mike Harden was elected treasurer. Their next meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13.

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playing George Rogers Clark this year.

Winfi eld has high praise for his all volunteer cast as well as the people who have contributed behind the scenes, especially David Coleman, manager of Old Fort Harrod State Park. Coleman and his crew have rebuilt much of the set for the drama this year.

“He’s really been putting in the extra hours,” Winfi eld said. “He’s been really top notch to work with.”

The director invites the public to come and see history

come back to life.“It’s exciting stuff,” Win-

fi eld said. “We hope to see everybody there.”

Want to go? “James Har-rod: The Battle for Kentucky” Thursday–Saturday for two weeks: July 18-20 and 25–27 at 8:30 p.m. James Harrod Amphitheatre (400 West Lex-ington Street). Tickets: $10 adults, $9 seniors, $8 children aged 6–12. For more informa-tion, call 734-3314 or visit online at parks.ky.gov/parks/recreationparks/fort-harrod.

in custody. He also destroyed a hospital bed when he was taken for medical treatment and ended up being placed on life support.

Burrows, a persistent felony offender, is charged with three class B felonies, 1st-degree fleeing/evading police and 3rd-degree assault (two counts), and 3rd-degree criminal mischief, a class B misdemeanor. Bail was set at $40,000. Patrolman Lay testi-fied.

In addition to Burrows, the Mercer Grand Jury handed up indictments last Wednesday on charges including burglary, bail jumping and escape.

BURGLARY• Ricky Robbins, 51, of

1785 Kentucky Route 910, Liberty, and Sylvania Robbins, 49, of 935 Neals Creek Road, Stanford, are both charged with 3rd-degree burglary and theft by unlawful taking.

According to the indict-ment, Ricky and Sylvania Robbins illegally entered the Rent-N-Store and took per-sonal items worth more than $500 on June 6. Bail for Ricky Robbins, a persistent felony offender, was set at $20,000 while the bond for Sylvania

Robbins was set at $5,000. Dep. Bill Cruce (Mercer County Sheriff’s Office) testi-fied.

• Dennis Sparrow, 39, of 654 Newby Lane, and Angela Williams, 39, of 269 Brew-ers Mill Road, are charged with 2nd-degree burglary. In addition, Sparrow, a persistent felony offender, is charged with 1st-degree possession of methamphetamine, a class D felony, and possession of drug paraphernalia, a class A mis-demeanor.

According to the indict-ment, Sparrow and Williams illegally entered a dwelling house on April 26. Sparrow was also found to be in posses-sion of methamphetamine and a pipe. Bail was set at $20,000 with drug-related conditions: report to pretrial services, sub-mit to random drug testing and be involved in no new arrests involving alcohol, illegal sub-stances or pain medications with or without a prescrip-tion. Bail for Williams was set at $10,000. Capt. Scott Elder (MCSO) testified.

DRUGS• Andrew Horn, 35, of 2745

Mackville Road, is charged with two class B felonies: 1st-

degree trafficking in metham-phetamine and 1st-degree traf-ficking in heroin. According to the indictment, both offenses occurred on May 22. Bail was set at $30,000 with drug-relat-ed conditions. Cpl. Derek Pat-terson (HPD) testified.

• Cassey Tidwell, 32, of 626 West Office Street, is charged with 1st-degree traf-ficking in fentanyl, a class B felony. According to the indictment, the offense occurred in Mercer County on April 5. Bail was set at $20,000 with drug-related conditions. Shannon Sanders of the Nicholasville Police Department testified.

BAIL JUMPING• Bridgett Hopkins, 28, of

4883 Fall Lick Road, Crab Orchard, is charged with two counts of 1st-degree bail jumping, a class D felony.

According to the indict-ment, Hopkins failed to appear for a pretrial conference on two separate indictments at Mercer Circuit Court on July 9. Bail was set at $20,000.

• Deborah Jennings, 52, of 1117 Collins Lane, Frankfort, is charged with 1st-degree bail jumping, a class D felony.

According to the indict-

ment, Jennings failed to appear for a pretrial conference at Mercer Circuit Court on July 9. Bail was set at $10,000.

ESCAPEChasity Washington, 41,

of 306 Centre Street, Law-renceburg, is charged with 2 n d - d e g r e e escape, a class D felony.

According to the indict-ment, Wash-ington failed

to return to Boyle County Detention Center as ordered by Judge Peckler on May 20. Bail was set at $5,000. Dep. Wes Gaddis (MCSO) testified.

TAMPERING WITH EVIDENCE

• Joshua Howard, 33, of 361 Bonny Lynn Drive, is charged with tamper-ing with physical evidence, a class D felony. According to the indictment, the offense occurred on May 21. Bail was set at $5,000. Patrolman Andrew Lay (HPD) testified.

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Another busy weekend in Mercer County is coming up, with the opening of "James Harrod: the Battle For Ken-tucky" at Old Fort Harrod State Park on Thursday and the 192nd Mercer County Fair & Horse Show, which begins Monday.

Thursday• Movie. The Mercer

County Public Library (109 West Lexington Street) pres-ents an adventure that hap-pened a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. 5 p.m. mcplib.info or 734-7524.

• Paint Bar at the Gal-lery (120 South Main Street). 6–8 p.m. $25 per artist. (859) 265-0790.

• Live music by Andy Palmer at Lemons Mill Brew-ery (166 Marimon Avenue). 7–10 p.m. The Combination will provide food Thursday through Saturday. (859) 265-0872 or Facebook—Lemons Mill Brewery.

• Outdoor Drama: "James Harrod: The Battle for Ken-tucky." Thursday–Saturday for two weeks: July 18-20 and 25–27 at 8:30 p.m. James Harrod Amphitheatre (400 West Lexington Street). $10 adults, $9 seniors, $8 children aged 6–12. Con-tact information: 734-3314 or parks.ky.gov/parks/recre-ationparks/fort-harrod.

Friday• Live music by Next

of Kin at Old Fort Harrod State Park (100 South Col-lege Street). Noon. 734-3314 or parks.ky.gov/parks/recre-ationparks/fort-harrod.

• Garden Party at the Wil-lows at Harrodsburg (180 Lucky Man Way). 5 p.m. Bring one canned good for admission. (859) 965-9548.

• Special Needs Pool Party at Anderson-Dean Commu-nity Park (1501 Louis-ville Road). 6–8 p.m. Face-b o o k —K e n -dyl and

F r i e n d s Foundation.

• Classics Week-end Celebrating Beaumont Inn's 100th Anniversary. Fri-day, July 19, through Sunday, July 21. Nostalgia Dinners in the Main Dining Room ($55 a person). Tea and Tour for houseguests only at Jayne Thompson Antiques on Sat-urday, July 20, 10 a.m.–noon. Beaumont Inn (638 Beau-mont Inn Drive). 734-3381 or beaumontinn.com.

• Mercer County Titans Friday Night Under the Lights Football Camp. 6–10 p.m. Mercer County Sports Com-plex (961 Moberly Road).

$30. Email david.buchanan@mercer.kyschools.us.

• Friday Family Flicks. Movies for the whole fam-ily at Mercer County Public Library (109 West Lexington Street). 7 p.m. 734-3680 or mcplib.info.

Saturday• Dairy Show at the live

stock arena, part of the 192nd Mercer County Fair & Horse Show. 10 a.m. Mercer Coun-ty Fairgrounds (560 Lin-

den Avenue). For full schedule, visit mer-

cerfair.

com.• Pickers &

Grinners at Ken-tucky Fudge Com-

pany (225 South Main Street). 10 a.m. 733-0088.

Facebook—kentuckyfudge-company.

• Family Fun Day at Mer-cer County Public Library (109 West Lexington Street). 1–4 p.m. 734-3680 or mcplib.info.

• McAfee Jamboree (163 Dunn Lane). Live country music starts 7 p.m. Doors open 6 p.m. $10 (Ages 10 and under free). (859) 265-0962 or Facebook—McAfee Jamboree & Auctions.

• Open Mic Night at Studio G (223 South Main Street). 7 p.m. 734-4394,

Facebook—Studio G@Stu-dioG.GVP.

• Night Hike: Astronomy at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill (3501 Lexington Road). 10:30–11:30 p.m. Price is included with purchase of general admission. 1-800-734-5611 or shakervillageky.org.

Sunday• Writers’ Circle Writing

Session at Mercer County Public Library (109 West Lexington Street). Sunday, July 21, 1:30–4:30 p.m. 734-3680 or mcplib.info.

Weekdays• 192nd Mercer County

Fair & Horse Show. Mon-day, July 22, through Satur-day, July 27. $5 per person, free for ages 6 and under. $5 extra to attend motorsports. Mercer County Fairgrounds (560 Linden Avenue). For full schedule, visit mercer-fair.com.

• Lunch Bunch. Adult Book Club at Mercer Coun-ty Public Library (109 West Lexington Street). Tuesday, July 23, noon. 734-3680 or mcplib.info.

• Trivia night at Lemons Mill Brewery (166 Marimon Avenue). Tuesday, July 9, 6:30 p.m. (859) 265-0872 or Facebook—Lemons Mill Brewery.

Something we missed? Email an event to be included in the Weekender at rmoore@harrodsburgherald.com.

Mercer County Fair and more

Your 2019 county fair survival guideThe 192nd Whitaker Bank

Mercer County Fair and Horse Show is the oldest county fair in the nation and the secret to its longevity is that, even after all these years, it's still a lot of fun.

There are the rides, the food, the exhibits in Floral Hall and the pleasure of seeing peo-ple you haven't seen since last year's county fair. The key to having a great fair experience is to be prepared. Here are nine tips to making this year' fair the most enjoyable one ever.

9. Don't be stingy with the sunscreen. With everything to see and do at the Mercer County Fair and Horse Show, it's easy to lose track of time. But being out under the sum-mer sun for hours on end can be bad for the skin. And don't wait until you're at the fair. Apply it at home and then reap-ply every two hours. Make sure all exposed skin is generously covered for maximum protec-tion. Your skin will thank you.

8. Choose a sunscreen that has an SPF of 30 or higher, is water resistant, and pro-vides broad-spectrum cover-age, which means it protects you from UVA and UVB rays. The American Academy of Dermatology, who also cau-tion against using the spray-on kind, which has not been found

to be as effective as traditional sunscreen.

7. Be careful with your shades. It's great to protect your eyes from the sun—as well as any nearby paparazzi—but remember to take them off

before getting on a ride.6. Wear some shoes. And

we don't mean fl ip-fl ops, which are great for the beach, but were not invented to visit barns or attend dairy shows. Flip-

fl ops can also be dangerous if you happen to get on a ride that will send you swinging high over the fairgrounds. Make sure your shoes are securely affi xed to your feet. The fair-goers below—as well as pass-

ing photographers—will be glad you did.

5. Keep the wet wipes handy. Kids love the fair, but you know what they love even more? Making a mess.

Between the sticky, gooey foods, the affectionate animals and of course the heat, your kid could be a walking disaster area by the time you get to a washroom. Carry some wet wipes to try to keep the mess to a minimum.

4. Don't lose your cool. There is so much to see and do, but don't try to take it all in at once. When you're starting to feel overheated, we suggest a visit to the Floral Hall. Not only is it air conditioned, but you may never see a head of cabbage that big ever again.

3. Stay hydrated. Another great way to stay cool dur-ing the fair is to drink plenty of water. Soda pop is great, but staying hydrated with some high quality H2O is even great-er.

2. Bring your wagon or stroller. Even if you don't have children, a wagon is great to haul all of the giant stuffed ani-mals, squeaky toys and gold-fi sh you're bound to win at the county fair.

1. Patience. We know, we know. There's so much to see and so much to do and it won't happen again for another year. But never forget, the "f" in fair stands for fun. Take it slow and have a great time at this year's fair.

The Harrodsburg Herald/Robert MooreMake sure your shoes are firmly attached to your feet like the couple above or kick them off before taking a ride. The pedestrians below you will be glad you did.

The Harrodsburg Herald/Robert MooreNative warriors attempt to burn down Harrodsburg, then known as Harrods Town, in “James Harrod: The Battle For Kentucky,” which begins a two-week run on Thursday, July 18, at Old Fort Harrod State Park.

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