Shelby County | Kentuckians For The Commonwealth

Chapter: Shelby County

The Saddlebred Horse Capital of the World is the home of the Shelby County KFTC group, which became an official chapter in October 2012. The Shelby County Horse Fair each June represents just one slice of the extensive agricultural diversity that exists cheek-by-jowl with rapid residential and commercial development.

Shelby Countians seeking to make positive change in our community have been working since 2012 to reform the Shelby Energy Rural Electic Cooperative, and have started work on other issues of economic and social justice, including putting an end to wage theft, discrimination and animal cruelty.

We welcome everyone interested in improving economic and social justice in Shelby County. Please join us is building a more modern, just, equal and strong Shelby County.

Recent Activities

Bluegrass Pipeline will cut across Kentucky

KFTC on June 6, 2013 in New Energy and Transition, Northern Kentucky, , Rolling Bluegrass, , Shelby County, Air Quality, , Water Quality

As many as a 18 Kentucky counties are within the possible path of a new pipeline that would carry natural gas liquids from the fracking fields of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio to processing plants and export terminals along the Gulf Coast.

Shelby County Chapter Meeting Next Week

Lisa Aug on March 14, 2013 in , Shelby County

If you live in or near Shelby County, consider coming out and joining us at the next Shelby County KFTC meeting.  The chapter is in its first year as an offical KFTC chapter and would love to meet more people in the area!  The Shelby chapter of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 21 at the Stratton Center, 215 Washington St. We will discuss our upcoming Trivia Night fundraising on March 22, our experiences lobbying the General Assembly, and our campaigns to reform Shelby Energy and establish a Fairness Ordinance. Everyone is welcome.

Fairness, new energy, membership and fundraising keep Shelby members busy

Lisa Aug on March 3, 2013 in , Shelby County, Fundraiser, , LGBTQ equality

On new energy, fairness, and fundraising and membership, KFTC Shelby County members are taking actions to move the chapter's goals forward.

New Energy: Carlen Pippen is working closely with the Public Service Commission on pushing Shelby Energy toward transparency. He also met with local Rep. Brad Montell regarding Shelby Energy's proxy voting policy, which Rep. Montell – a member of Shelby Energy himself – deplored as undemocratic and promised to help work to overturn.

Shelby members keep focus on local fairness ordinance

Lisa Aug on February 12, 2013 in , Shelby County, LGBTQ equality

Shelby KFTC members are exploring new avenues toward getting a Fairness Ordinance approved.

In December, the Shelbyville City Council declined to consider the Fairness Ordinance presented by Shelby County KFTC members in November. Chapter members will now work to address what appear to be the two biggest obstacles to approval: the false idea that the ordinance legalizes gay marriage, and the false concern that the ordinance will prove expensive to enforce.

Fairness in Shelbyville

Shelby County KFTC members and supporters were visible with their blue T-shirts.
Lisa Aug on November 16, 2012 in Economic Justice, Shelby County, LGBTQ equality

The Shelbyville City Council is considering a proposed Fairness Ordinance presented on November 15 by the Shelby County KFTC chapter.
 
Council members listened politely and without comment to pres

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Regular Meetings:

Stratton Center Shelbyville, KY 40065
Monthly chapter meeting

We meet at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday every month. All are welcome.  https://www.mobilize.us/kftc/event/405484/

Chapter Organizer:

859-420-8919

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