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THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2016
BECAUSE COMMUNITY MATTERS
Boone County silent on needle exchange Sarah Brookbank sbrookbank@communitypress.com
BURLINGTON – On May 17, at a nearly five-hour-long Boone County Fiscal Court meeting, it was not business as usual. A lengthy discussion about a resolution that would have allowed a syringe access exchange in Boone County ended in silence. When Judge-executive Gary Moore asked if there was a motion to approve, he was met with silence. Commissioners Cathy Flaig, Charles Kenner and Charlie Walton made no motion. There was no motion to approve, there was no second and there was no vote. A potential needle exchange in Boone County died. Moore could have made a motion to approve the exchange. County Administrator Jeff Earlywine said while the judge could have made a motion, it is usually the case that judges look to the commissioners to move action forward. The exchange would have been administered by the Northern Kentucky Health Department to open as long as it was located in an incorporated city in Boone County.
Three other resolutions passed
While the community has come together to deal with the crisis, Moore said elected leaders need to be dealing with the heroin epidemic as well. “We wanted to look more at a comprehensive approach.� Moore said. “This is about prevention, tougher laws and mentalities, this is about education. This is
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Boone County Judge-executive Gary Moore speaks to the audience at an earlier Fiscal Court meeting. Moore could have motioned to approve the needle exchange on May 17, but chose not to after no commissioners made a motion.
definitely about treatment, incarceration rates and the impact on jails.� Moore said mental health, health care beds and the spread of disease need to be considered. Moore could not be reached for comment on May 18 about the needle exchange not moving forward. One resolution allocated $28,000 to a regional 24/7 health line. Another supported an application of the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force for the inclusion of the region in the Ohio High In-
tensity Drug Trafficking Area. The third supported creating a comprehensive prevention education by the Northern Kentucky Independent Health District. Commissioner Charlie Walton was the most outspoken during the presentations for each of the resolutions. He spoke out against the Help Line and statistics provided by the health department and the Centers for Disease Control. Kimberly Wright of Campbell County is a Northern Kentucky advocate for
treatment. She leads a private Facebook support group for Kentucky parents of children with heroin addiction. “HIV is already here, it’s just waiting to get into the pool. We had the chance last night to stop it and chose not to,� said Wright. “When the CDC shows up – and they will – those who refused to even vote can explain why they did not protect their community and law enforcement.� During the public discussion before See NEEDLES, Page 2A
This Boone Co. barn quilt has a cause PETERSBURG – Not far from the Petersburg exit off I-275 in western Boone County, you’ll find the county’s 83rd barn quilt. Mounted on the big 150-year-old red barn at First Farm Inn bed and breakfast, it is titled “Please Spay and Neuter.� The design was created to promote spaying and neutering of stray and barn cats. Several of the cats shown on the quilt reflect the colors and patterns of the 10 stray and rescued cats that currently call First Farm Inn home. The quilt was designed and painted by Jen Warner. A member of the Southeastern Indiana Art Guild, she is primarily a watercolorist and photographer who also creates mosaics and has done stained glass. Painting on such a large scale and with acrylic paint was a new experience for her. Jen and her husband, Dana Kisor, moved to Kentucky 19 years ago with their toddler Ty to start the bed and breakfast. They chose the 1870s-vintage farmhouse after two years of developing
a comprehensive business plan and searching for properties in the Tristate. Dana, a computer programmer, and Jen, who worked in marketing and public relations, met and married in Decatur, Illinois, before moving to the farm which then had a Burlington address. Dana, a native of Portsmouth, Ohio, made the frame and trim for the barn quilt and helped with varnishing. Ty, a Conner graduate who now lives in Louisville, helped with the design and color choices, as did Debi Black of Milan, Indiana, a friend from the art guild who has worked on large-scale pieces and with acrylics. While most of the very heavy 8 by 8 foot marine plywood barn quilts are mounted in pieces, Owen Electric linemen Oak Noel, Kenny Berkemeier and Joe Schmiade, used their experience and ingenuity to hang this one in one piece. In addition to two bed and breakfast rooms, First Farm Inn offers two-hour See BARN, Page 2A
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Thanks to the experience and ingenuity of Owen Electric linemen Oak Noel, Kenny Berkemeier and Joe Schmiade, Boone County’s newest barn quilt is now hanging on First Farm Inn’s 150-year-old barn. Its theme encourages helping reduce cat overpopulation.
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