City Commissioner (at-large)· 2025-01-01 to 2027-01-01 (month-level start: January 2025 per December 2024 swearing-in reports (WNKY); month-level end: January 2027 per two-year commissioner term, November 3 2026 results not retrieved; month-level end: January 2027)
Melinda Hill
Bowling Green
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 1
- Total speaking time
- 1:21
- Avg per meeting
- 1:21
- Segments
- 21
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Top issues during term (20)
Riverfront Park Phase IV funding push
$984,665.10 for construction manager services plus a 4% fee on the eventual guaranteed maximum price.
FY2027 street paving and gas tax fairness
$2 million for paving and $400,000 for sidewalk rehab out of a $3.058 million fund, leaving an estimated $857,000 balance.
Crossridge Subdivision speed bumps
Unknown.
FLOCK license plate reader policy
Unknown — the student said even city officials could not state the contract cost without digging through a 700-page document.
Termination of HR employee Kirsten Homer
Expanded bus service on Route 4
About $218,183 for the added service hours, funded through the transit contract.
Downtown facade and improvement grants
$21,500 of the $40,000 program budget; $19,000 remains for a spring round.
Street renaming honoring Betty Natcher
Negligible — signage and administrative costs only.
Hobson Grove pedal park
$823,099.20 requested in grant funds; city match requirements were not stated.
Fairview Avenue widening at Kereiakes Park
The city receives $36,800 for the permanent and temporary easement.
Clean city audit and finance awards
Stormwater utility rollout
Up to $460,000 more, covered by the stormwater fund; residents will see new stormwater billing starting January 1.
TIF district downtown investment
$2,753,987 distributed to TIF recipients; the city retains $688,497.
Property tax rates hold steady
No rate increase; real estate stays at .203 per $100 of assessed value.
Pedestrian safety restrictions in rights-of-way
The $20 daily permit fee was removed on a 3-2 vote; the city will absorb staff costs of administering permits.
Missing stop sign and sewage odor complaint near Scholar House
Wilkinson Trace and Greenhill Street safety improvements
$108,000 for Wilkinson Trace safety features plus $550,000 added to the Greenhill extension.
Strategic Neighborhood Grants awarded
$30,565 awarded across nine projects.
Russell Sims Aquatic Center Master Plan
Roughly $7-10 million over the first five years; cabanas alone could add $50,000-$100,000 a year in revenue.
Veterans housing vouchers
About $30,360 in federal voucher funding.
Decisions during term (133)
Recorded while Hill was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Municipal Order 2026-241 — Promotion of Linda Lan to Communications Dispatcher II
Municipal Order 2026-242 — Promotions of Trevor Cline and Dara Price, Public Works
Municipal Order 2026-243 — Probationary appointment of Tanner Hauck, Parks
Municipal Order 2026-244 — Probationary appointment of Jordan Steenbergen, Parks
Municipal Order 2026-245 — Acceptance of FY2026 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
Municipal Order 2026-246 — Conveyance of right-of-way on Fairview Avenue at Kereiakes Park
Municipal Order 2026-247 — Purchase of firefighter turnout gear, $87,620
Municipal Order 2026-248 — Microsoft licensing for CAD hardware replacement, $124,336.96
Municipal Order 2026-249 — Bid #2027-12, FY2027 street overlay project, $2,460,787.07
Municipal Order 2026-250 — Bid #2027-13, West Riverview Drive resurfacing, $176,896.46
Municipal Order 2026-251 — Riverfront Park Phase II Guaranteed Maximum Price, $14,552,445.58
Ordinance BG2026-17 — Renaming portion of Collett Lane to Ms. Betty Natcher Alley
Ordinance BG2026-18 — Closing unimproved right-of-way near 835 Scott Street
Ordinance BG2026-19 — Closing rights-of-way on Nugent Street and Barry Street
Municipal Order 2026-252 — Termination of Kirsten Homer, Human Resources
Approval of Minutes (September 15, 2026)
Municipal Order No. 2026-215 — Kenny Woods promotion
Municipal Order No. 2026-216 — Police promotions
Municipal Order No. 2026-217 — Alan Bush promotion
Municipal Order No. 2026-218 — Aaron Britton promotion
Voting record (176)
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