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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Bowling Green public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Downtown Facade Enhancement Grant
The city's facade grant program was fully subscribed this year, helping fix up downtown buildings including the Masonic Temple. The commission will ask for funding again next year.
Community concerns about AI and data centers
A resident announced a community AI walkout event raising concerns about AI's impact on jobs, healthcare and schools, balanced with acknowledgment of AI benefits like the city's new chatbot.
Stone Ridge subdivision expansion
A 72-lot, 23-acre expansion of the Stone Ridge subdivision along South Mitchell Road cleared its first hurdle. It extends St. Andrews Drive and will eventually get a Mitchell Road entrance — more rooftops and traffic coming to that corridor.
Future of the former South Main School
The vacant former South Main School at 437 S. Main is for sale, and the commission wants to see it preserved rather than demolished. Members weighed asking the owner for local designation versus a broader South Main historic district — both depend on owner and neighbor buy-in.