The small town of Bonnieville is no longer a city. Residents voted on it in November, but Melody Shanaberger was the woman behind it.
BONNIEVILLE, Ky. — Melody Shanaberger lives at the center of Bonnieville, a small town in Hart County about an hour south of Louisville with a population of 244.
“This town — I don’t think it’s going to be any more than what it is right now,” Shanaberger said.
Her home is positioned on the “business corridor” of the 0.5 mile town, complete with a gas station, Dollar General, thrift store and a vacant movie theatre.
Right across the street from her is the city hall, once at the center of debate, and now shut down. It became effective on Sunday.
“The lady in the flamingo house brought the city down,” Shanaberger laughed.
She’s the woman who led the movement to dissolve the local government.
“We weren’t …