The Greatest Challenge: When tornadoes roared through our community December 11, 2021, the loss of lives and destruction of property created the greatest challenge our community has faced in modern time. This is our story of resiliency through the eyes of your City employees and other community leaders. Read Our Story

If you'd like to contribute your own personal tornado story, please email your story to tornadobook@bgky.org. Stories may be edited at the City's discretion.

Adopt-a-Street

Individuals or groups may adopt a street on which to perform scheduled clean up of litter.

As a citizen it is my responsibility to...

Review and sign contract agreeing to follow guidelines of the Adopt-a-Street program.

It is the responsibility of the city to...

After an individual or group adopts a street, the city will install Adopt–a–Street signs with the group’s name on it. The Operations Division will furnish trash bags and safety vest for the group to wear while performing trash pick up. We also have a set of safety guidelines to abide by.

If I am interested, who do I contact...

For application and contract:  Neighborhood Services Division, (270) 393-3674

For trash bags and safety material:  Operations Division, Public Works Dept., (270) 393-3363 or (270) 393-3508

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