Corbin Police seek Miller Park vandalism suspect

Corbin’s Miller Park is undergoing some ups and downs at the moment.

On the downside, the Corbin Police Department is investigating vandalism and possible theft at the park Saturday.

Corbin Parks and Recreation Director Jacob Roan said they are still checking but at this time they don’t think anything was stolen.

“Some doors where they tried to break into the building were damaged and they did some other things too. It is an open investigation. I am not sure of everything that happened up there. We have video surveillance we are reviewing right now,” Roan said.

The Corbin Police Department is seeking the public’s help to locate the suspect, and have posted still shots on their Facebook page that were taken from the park’s video security cameras of the suspect.

Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity can contact the Corbin Police Department at (606) 528-1122, or use the “text tip line” at (606) 215-6239.

On the upside, the Corbin City Commission voted to approve final paving of the parking lot at the park partially in preparation of it hosting the Little League state tournament next month for ages 9-10, ages 10-11 and ages 11-12, which will take place July 17-23.

Corbin City Manager Scott Williamson noted that ATS Construction put down three inches of base asphalt last summer in the Miller Park parking lot, but never got the final surface layer done.

“That was a not a mistake necessarily. They just ran out of money from what I have been able to ascertain,” Williamson said.

Williamson said that ATS has agreed to put down the final surface layer for last year’s price, which will put it at $84,000.

Williamson said the city will then be able to stripe the parking lot, which will enable more parking in anticipation of the state tournament happening next month.

In addition, Williamson said that public works recently installed a drainage pipe and poured some gravel in an area that was previously lower and swampy, which will create 40 to 50 additional parking spots.

The money for the paving is already included in next year’s budget noted Corbin City Commissioner John Baker, who is on the budget committee along with Commissioner James Gambrel.

In other business, the commission approved moving Jeff Chadwell from part-time to full-time status in the parks and recreation department. Chadwell, who is Roan’s predecessor as director of the department, went back to work there on a part-time basis about three months ago.

Roan said that he was the one who approached Chadwell about coming back to the department. He said Chadwell’s help in planning for the state little league tournament has been instrumental.