Fence around mansion

Christy story at 5p

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 spoke with says she would do whatever, spend whatever to protect her two kids..

So shethe governor's family would want added protection.

"no one wants to be afraid for fa."

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

But some tell me there are way more important things to be funding..

Like unemployment help 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.

For a brief time today.... the attention wasn't on what was going on in the capitol... but above it.

L3: abc 36 news white "obey" written in sky above capitol frankfort this afternoon.... this appeared in the sky above the capitol in frankfort.

It could also be seen in lexington.

The word 'obey' was spelled out in skywriting.

This was sent to us by ersel smith.

There is no word on who is behind the message.

Fs txt bullets:no coronavirus in kentucky new deaths: total deaths: new cases: total cases: here are the latest numbers: according to the governor's office... there are xxxx new deaths... bringing the total number of coronavirus deaths to xxx.

There are also xxx new confirmed cases of the virus.

The state is now at xxx cases overall.

Ots bullets:right no covid-19 cases in lexington ne deaths: 5 total deaths: 38 new cases: 58 total ... the city of lexington...