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City of Somerset, Kentucky

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Healthy Somerset

Administrative Office: Somerset Energy Center, 306 E. Mt. Vernon St., Somerset, KY 42501

Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Phone: 606.679.6366

Email: [email protected]

Inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Alan Keck launched Healthy Somerset, led by Director Kathy Townsend.

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The group is committed to offering ideas and creating challenges to encourage exercise and healthy habits. Efforts are already underway to make the community more walkable, enhance city parks and provide healthy, locally sourced food options to residents. 

Healthy Somerset’s first event, a virtual race called the COVID Crushers Challenge, encouraged residents to walk, run or bike between 1.9 to 19 miles during a 19-day period in summer 2020. More than 190 people registered to participate in the race, posting their progress on the event’s Facebook page and encouraging one another to keep up the good work as they were staying home during the pandemic.

Townsend is also working toward developing a workplace wellness initiative through Healthy Somerset intended to encourage employees to improve their health holistically. The first opportunity was the Shamrock Shuffle 5K, the Somerset-Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce’s annual 5K race. The City of Somerset paid the entry fee for every employee who participated.

“Studies show that workplace wellness programs that offer financial incentives to employees to improve their health are often successful,” Keck said. “While this first challenge was small, it still motivated several of our employees to run or walk 3.1 miles on a Saturday morning and it allowed us to support another local organization along the way. The hope is that as we introduce more of these opportunities, more employees will engage, and we will be able to create long-term positive and holistic changes for our city workforce.”

In addition to improved health, Keck said the goal over time is to generate savings on health care costs and improve the overall well-being and productivity of the workforce.

Townsend is considering ideas for other workplace wellness initiatives that improve employees’ health holistically. They include a community garden, which promotes nutrition and physical activity, and providing yoga classes, which emphasize physical, mental and spiritual health.

“Good physical health is, of course, one way we can combat illnesses like the coronavirus, but this pandemic has illustrated that to have a truly healthy community we must go beyond that. We want to find ways to combat these illnesses beyond the traditional methods in our healthcare system.”

Mayor Alan Keck
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From left, members of the Healthy Somerset team at the 2021 Shamrock Shuffle 5K: Mandy Vice, Michael Lile, Daisha Lile, Julie Harris, Lisa Rogers, Leslie Ikerd and Carl Dakin.
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Contact: Kathy Townsend Healthy Somerset Director

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 606.679.6366 (office)

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City Hall / Energy Center
306 E. Mt. Vernon
Somerset, KY 42501

PO Box 989
Somerset, KY 42502

606-679-6366
[email protected]

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Parking Tickets

Parking tickets may be paid in the Office of the City Clerk at 306 E. Mt. Vernon St. or mailed in the original citation envelope. Checks should be made payable to “City of Somerset.” Failure to comply with the citations within seven (7) days will result in the fine being doubled. Failure to pay within 30 days will result in a citation to Pulaski District Court. If convicted in District Court there will be an additional court cost of up to or more than $100. The registered owner of a vehicle at the time of the violation shall be liable for all fines. Fees subject to change without notice.

Parking Fines

Parking over designated time: $5
Parking on painted curb: $5
Loading zone: $5
Double parking: $5
Blocking driveway: $5
Parking on wrong side of street: $5
Parking in fire lane: $10
Parking on sidewalk: $10
Parking at fire plug: $10
Parking in handicapped space $25