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This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, September 5th, 2023.
In today’s feature report, local journalist Dave Askins of the B-Square Bulletin provides a report on efforts to add a nurse to the dispatch center during the 2024 city budget hearings. More in the bottom half of tonight’s program.
Also coming up in the next half hour, Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production between the WFHB Local News and Lil Bub’s Big Fund. But first, your local headlines:
Monroe County Commissioners
At the Monroe County Commissioners meeting on August 30th, Health Administrator Lori Kelley gave a department update.
Next, Director of the Planning Department Jacki Nester Jelen informed the public about County Development Ordinance Listening Sessions.
Later on in the meeting, the Commissioners heard from Senior Planner, Drew Meyers, on Ordinance 2023-29, a Lake Lemon Marina Rezone petition.
The commissioners decided to postpone a vote on the petition until they hear more information from the highway department.
The next Monroe County Commissioners meeting will be held on September 6th.
‘This Summer Has Been Devastating Across the Globe with Extreme Heat’, Says IU Expert (Part II)
Last week, WFHB News reported on record high heat waves this summer. Today, we continue that report.
Dana Habeeb, architect and urban designer at Indiana University, looks at how climate responsive design can help mitigate climate change. She’s the principal investigator with Beat the Heat – in collaboration with the IU Environmental Resilience Institute and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs started in 2021.
Beat the Heat selected the Indiana cities Clarksville and Richmond as the program’s recipients. Through this project, both communities hired full-time heat relief coordinators to develop programs and projects to cope with the health impacts of extreme heat. She expanded on what the Beat the Heat project entails.
Given her background in urban design, Habeeb discussed how urban planning can help those who are most at-risk during extreme weather events.
Habeeb says that there isn’t a “one size fits all” solution for society to grapple with a rise in extreme weather events as a result of climate change. However, she said through collective action, we can take a step in the right direction.
Feature Report:
In today’s feature report, local journalist Dave Askins of the B-Square Bulletin provides a report on efforts to add a nurse to the dispatch center during the 2024 city budget hearings. This comes from the B-Square Bulletin’s “Morning Bulletin.” Dave Askins has more.
Now it’s time for Lil Bub’s Lil Show – a co-production between the WFHB Local News and Lil Bub’s Big Fund. We turn now to that segment.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s headlines were written by Kade Young Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, in partnership with Cats – Community Access Television Services.
Our feature was produced by Dave Askins.
Lil Bub’s Lil Show is produced by Christine Brackenhoff and Stacy Bridavsky.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
Anchors are Benedict Jones and Ashley Voss.
