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COURTS: Judicial center in Frankfort may decide fate of Frankfort church landmark - Good Shepherd Catholic Church

By Michael Stevens

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If the AOC has its way, the Good Shepherd Catholic Church may give way to courthouse expansion. Many of you may recognize this staple in the Frankfort skyline. "The church, with its distinctive steeple, has been a signature of Frankfort's modest skyline and a keystone building in the historic district near the Kentucky River. "

"County Judge-Executive Ted Collins has proclaimed in public meetings that he wants to preserve the church, but some in the community are concerned that it will become the latest historic casualty of the Kentucky court system's $880 million effort to replace courthouses across the state."

The picture to the left is one I have particularly liked by local photographer Gene Burch which can be found in his 2000 Frankfort calendar and is available for purchase at his web site by clicking here. For a much larger and more detailed picture of the church tower, then click here.

Here's the story by Ryan Alessi:

Franklin debates razing church

Verdict on historic church needed before new courthouse built

By Ryan Alessi

ralessi@herald-leader.com

Good Shepherd Catholic Church has been a part of Frankfort's skyline for decades.?

How courthouses get off the ground

In each county, a project development board oversees the process of building a new courthouse.

Franklin County's board meets Monday at 4 p.m. in the third- floor conference room of the courthouse annex, 315 West Main Street, Frankfort.

As part of new transparency measures imposed by Kentucky Chief Justice John D. Minton, the AOC created a Web site ? http://courts.ky.gov/courthousegalleries/ ? outlining details of the courthouse projects.

As Franklin County moves toward constructing a $30 million judicial center, the fate of a nearby 158-year-old church has touched off intense community debate.

County officials, who have been wrestling with where to place the new structure, have returned their focus to Good Shepherd Catholic Church's property behind the old county courthouse.

They are set to negotiate with church officials Monday afternoon before a formal meeting of the courthouse project development board at 4 p.m.

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Full post as published by Kentucky Law Blog on December 24, 2008 (boomark / email).