MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – The City of Inez in Martin County could be dissolved after the November election.
This comes after some believe they are not receiving anything for their tax dollars.
This decision could change the course of the Eastern Kentucky city.
“It was just a group of disgruntled that were former commissioners of the city,” said Ed Daniels. “I think that they feel if they can’t run the ship, they would rather see it sink.”
Daniels is the Mayor of Inez.
One question on the upcoming ballot in November will ask, “Are you in favor of dissolving the City of Inez?”
Daniels said he is worried about what will happen to the city if it is passed.
“I’m not saying things negative about our county or county government but I have talked to some of them and they tell me if it is dissolved, that they will not be able to pick up the things that the city does,” explained Daniels.
The Mayor told WYMT those duties included snow removal street lights and garbage collection.
“That is all that we can afford right now with our revenue base,” Daniels pointed out.
Daniels said those who live here do not realize what city officials do until it is not done anymore.
“These people are telling them that they are not receiving any services for their tax dollars,” said Daniels. “The city is clean, weeds are cut, the garbage is collected. There’s just other things.”
The election is on November 5.
Inez is the county seat of Martin County, I don’t think a county seat can be dissolved? That would be a question for the KY AG. I will be curious how this comes out.
If dissolved it will still be the city of inez but the little to no services we are being taxed for will cease. We have no police protection, no trash collection and no services are provided to the residents. We have one street worker and a clerk. The street worker cuts the weeds on city property and sometimes salts the roads of needed. The city needs dissolved we no longer need to pay taxes for services we’re not receiving. As for the city clerk, she does nothing but play on her computer.
No peewee, if dissolved it will not remain the city of anything. Some of your comments are correct, Inez never has had police protection, even when it had police they were a joke. I worked at Crum Motors in the early 80’s for a short time, and no one took the PD serious. That Mayor looks like a real ‘mental giant’. All small towns are similar, they want police, as long as they don’t do anything. Citizens want everything as long as their family isn’t arrested. People want and want, and when they get what they say they want, they don’t want it! You stated the city clerk “plays on the computer”, How would you know that? All small towns have you peewee, complain about everything and do nothing to fix anything. I’m surprised Inez could ever have any service, much less police, how big a tax base could it have? I don’t think the State will let Inez be dissolved, but I could be wrong? We will see.
Text of Section 64:
No county shall be divided, or have any part stricken therefrom, except in the formation of new counties, without submitting the question to a vote of the people of the county, nor unless the majority of all the legal voters of the county voting on the question shall vote for the same. The county seat of no county as now located, or as may hereafter be located, shall be moved, except upon a vote of two-thirds of those voting; nor shall any new county be established which will reduce any county to less than twelve thousand inhabitants, nor shall any county be created containing a less population.[1] (Kentucky Constitution).
The Kentucky Constitution only addresses moving the County Seat. That takes a 2/3 majority of county voters. I doubt Inez can dissolve its charter. A county seat is more or less required as a base of county government, and every county in the state has one. I would hope the Lazer would look into this?
I think Louisa should be dissolved as well. We never get anything back. I’ve been complaining about this for years. It makes me so stinking stinking stinking mad!
KAG
Why don’t you just buy a nice sheep ranch out in the county KAG?
Trump owns them all Baaaaaaa
KAG
She would be the perfect fit.
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