Fence at Mansion

I'm veronica jean seltzer.

Kentucky is looking for someone the governor's mansion.

Governor's office says state police requested the fence after a may rally... when armed protesters marched up to the mansion's front door.

We had abc 36's christy bollinger look into this for you and she reports the fence will be paid for...at least initially...with your money.... ...and not everyone thinks that's a good idea.

That's tonight's top story at six.

L3 christy: top story white l3: top story white fence going up around governor's mansion frankfort l3: top story white kevin real kentuckian l3: top story white fence going up around governor's mansion frankfort "some i spoke with say right now in the midst of a pandemic is not the best time to be funding a security fence project."

"it's a little hasty of andy to be doing this right now."

The governor's office says after this protest... when protesters crossed barriers to stand on the front porch of the mansion, called for beshear to come out..

Then proceeded to hang the governor in effigy... that's when ksp requested a fence be built.... "for the safety of the current and future first families.

Nat protest the state says it's soliciting construction bids through july 20th so it doesn't know what the fence will cost.

According to the governor's office...the initial cost will be paid with taxpayer money... out of the department for facilities and support services budget...but the private kentucky executive mansion foundation plans to vote on reimbursing the money.

People i spoke with about the fence, agree it's needed... but say now's not the time.

"if the next governor doesn't live there and we have a fence and it got paid for with tax dollars during a time when everybody is supposed to be suffering or surviving however it goes together yeah that might be something not to be remembered for."

One young mom i sp she would do whatever, spend whatever to protect her two kids..

So she understands why the governor's family would want added protection.

"no one wants to be afraid for their family."

The state believes kentucky's mansion is the only one in the nation without security fencing.

But some tell me there are way e funding..

Like u for those struggling with the state's system for months.

One questioned whether it would just be better for beshear's family to move.

"will he be remembered as the guy who fenced off the last mansion because he wanted to live there and he didn't have to."

Christy bollinger, abc 36 news.

The governor's office says it doesn't know yet when the fence might go up.

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