The Christian County Board met on Tuesday evening in the Christian County Courthouse, while they wait for new flooring to get done. The biggest item of the night was the county approving the purchase of dog kennels for Christian County Animal Control from the capital expense fund.
Chairman Bryan Sharp says that the kennels were necessary as the old ones were falling apart. Some other important events at the meeting included State Representative Brad Halbrook, who spoke to the board about some of the projects that he is working on.
Matt Hart, with the Christian County Economic Development Corporation, gave an update where he informed the board that unemployment is down in the county to 3.6%—down from 4.6%. Hart says that sometimes they have to balance the fine line between making sure that there are employees for new businesses, but obviously, you want to keep unemployment numbers down.
Hart says that the CCEDC saved businesses nearly $370,000 in 2024. A well ordinance was voted on and approved. A residency waiver for the Christian County Health Department concerning the emergency response coordinator was approved. The next County Board meeting is set for Tuesday, September 16th.
