The Met Rocks | radioNOVO News for Bowling Green: June 23, 2026

RNN BOWLING GREEN 06/23/26          WARREN COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WILL HOLD A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT TO DISCUSS RECENT ACTIONS AND NEW REGULATIONS SURROUNDING LOCAL DATA CENTERS.          THE MEETING FOLLOWS SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC OUTCRY FROM RESIDENTS WHO DEMANDED A TEMPORARY BAN ON THE FACILITIES. BOTH CITY AND COUNTY LEADERS RECENTLY VOTED DOWN A MORATORIUM, OPTING INSTEAD TO PASS STRICTER ZONING RESTRICTIONS.          THE DISCUSSION TAKES PLACE FROM 5 P-M TO 7 P-M TONIGHT AT W-K-U’S KNICELY CONFERENCE CENTER.          BOWLING GREEN CITY COMMISSIONERS HAVE FORMALLY ACCEPTED A $16 MILLION STATE ALLOCATION FOR PHASE 4 OF THE RIVERFRONT PARK PROJECT.          MAYOR TODD ALCOTT SAYS THE FIVE-YEAR PROJECT WILL BENEFIT FROM THE CASH SPLIT EQUALLY OVER THE NEXT 2 YEARS, ALLOWING DESIGN WORK ON THE 54-ACRE SITE TO ACCELERATE IN JULY.          THE CITY ALSO APPROVED ITS $180.8 MILLION FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET, WHICH DROPPED BY REARLY $8 MILLION FROM LAST YEAR DUE TO LOWER-THAN-EXPECTED OCCUPATIONAL TAX COLLECTIONS.