Earlington Lays Off Three City Workers

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The City of Earlington is temporarily laying off three of its Street Department workers effective Dec. 21 with another three possible in the coming weeks.  The Madisonville Messenger reports the causes are a projected decrease in tax revenue and a delay in receiving coal severance funds. Earlington Mayor Mike Seiber says he made the decision to save the city $30,000 in order to offset the $40,000 decrease in projected property tax income. The city anticipates calling all of the laid-off workers back in six to eight weeks.

Earlington hasn’t yet received $50,000dollars in coal severance funds for its ATV park.  That money would’ve allowed the city to keep the workers throughout the winter.