GLASGOW, Ky. — The Barren Fiscal Court unanimously approved appointments Tuesday to the Barren County Land Use Committee, which will help guide development of the county’s proposed land-use ordinance.

On July 21, Magistrate Marty Kinslow made the motion to begin developing a countywide land-use ordinance, commonly called zoning regulations. County officials have since launched a series of town hall meetings to gather public input on the proposal.

Appointed to two-year terms on the committee were Billy Beckham, Eric Snyder, Jamie Pendygraft, Josh Morris and Sheila Steenbergen. Magistrates Tim Coomer and Kinslow will also serve on the committee.

Barren County Judge/Executive Jamie Byrd said she spoke with multiple people before making the appointments.

“We’ve had multiple conversations with each of these people, I have, in regards to serving,” Byrd said. “They are very represented throughout the entire county. A lot of them have an ag, at least, connection in some regards. I do think they’ll be great representatives for our community.”

Kinslow, who participated in Tuesday’s fiscal court meeting via Zoom from his home, said he was pleased the committee includes members with a variety of viewpoints.

“I would like to point out that not every member of this committee is in agreement with where plans of what is going on, and I am very happy that we have a diversity of viewpoints that are on this committee,” Kinslow said.

Kinslow added that he was not familiar with all of the citizen appointees before Tuesday’s vote. He said he recommended one of the committee members, who happens to be his neighbor and owns land.

The appointments were approved unanimously. A date for the committee’s first meeting has not yet been announced.