Downtown DG on city's meeting plate

The first readings of two ordinances - one to rezone a majority of Block 7 in the Tax Increment Financing District from planned unit development and light industrial use to highway business and another to close portions of an alley in the block - will be considered while Tuesday's regular board meeting at 7 p.m.

Other issues up for consideration at the meeting include the purchase of a Voice Over Internet Protocol phone system for the city at a cost of $385,000 and revisions to the promotional procedures for the Bowling Green fire departments.

The city's current phone system is about 15 years old

The city's current phone system is about 15 years old and has experienced problems with the voice message system in the past, said Lynn Hartley, Bowling Green's chief information officer.