Burger Week draws more business into participating restaurants

Food-related events in the city can have a significant impact on the bottom line of local restaurants with Corbin’s recent Burger Week being a good example, Corbin Tourism Director Nancy Conley told the Corbin City Commission during its monthly meeting Monday.

Old Town Grill once again won the People’s Choice Award with the Depot on Main being named the runner-up during Burger Week last month.

Conley noted that sales were up 28 percent at Old Town Grill during Burger Week compared to the week prior while sales were up 14 percent over the prior week at the Depot on Main.

Overall, Burger Week sales were down compared to the prior year, but this was due to Burger Week coinciding with Father’s Day last year.

“We are excited to see those results,” Conley said.

She also thanked the city, city workers and the Corbin Arena staff for their support of the Independence Day festivities at the Corbin Arena on July 3.

“It was one of the best grand finale fireworks shows that I have ever seen,” Conley noted.

“If you are going to have fireworks you might as well go big. They were great,” added Corbin City Manager Scott Williamson.

In other business, the commission:

• Approved the closure of Main Street on Wednesday, Aug. 7, for the set-up of Nibroc.

• Authorized Mayor Suzie Razmus to sign deed documents related to the property where the water tank sits near the old Tri-County Industrial Development Park.

City Attorney Bob Hammons said that after some research, he found out that the city doesn’t actually own the property where the water tank sits. Willow Creek has agreed to donate that property to the city.

Hammons said that is necessary, in part, to get that fixed because of a potential grant to rehabilitate water tanks is coming available. The city already has the deed for the land where the other water tank sit.

• Heard a complaint from local resident Andrea Mayne regarding fireworks in the city.

Mayne noted that the city’s fireworks ordinance used to contain a provision that fireworks couldn’t be set off within 150 feet of a structure, and she asked what became of provision.

Mayne brought a handful of debris from her yard and her driveway on South Kentucky that came from her neighbors setting off fireworks.

She noted one neighbor set off the fireworks in the street scorching the blacktop, and that another neighbor started setting off their fireworks at 1:15 a.m.

“I don’t know what happened to the 150 feet (rule), but these people were 25 feet from their neighbor’s shed, less than 25 feet from their shed, 30 feet from a two-car garage with an apartment above it, and 75 feet from my house. I have no idea how much actually ended up on my roof,” Mayne said. “The potential for fire is great.”

• Accepted the resignation of Joe Becher from public works, Drew Wilson from the police department and Kyle Garrison from parks and recreation.

• Moved dispatcher Graham Barrineau from full-time to part-time status effective Aug. 1.

• Approved $265 in tax refunds to Gary Thomas or Beverly McGowan in regards to property located at 100 N. Padgett Street.