BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) — The City of Bowling Green is adding another $750,000 to its ongoing sinkhole repair efforts, as officials say recent heavy rains and unstable ground continue to create new problems across the city.

The Board of Commissioners this week approved a change order with Scott & Ritter, Inc., bringing the total cost of the city’s demolition and sinkhole repair contract to about $1.18 million, according to city documents.

Public works director Andy Souza said the change order expands the city’s annual contract, which typically allocates about $200,000 to fix sinkholes that appear on city property or in public rights-of-way.

“Unfortunately, because of the heavy rains we had in April and some drought conditions that followed, it’s been a perfect recipe for sinkholes to

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