HOPKINSVILLE POLICE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND MOTORISTS THAT IT IS AGAINST THE LAW, IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, TO PARK YOUR AUTOMOBILE ON A SIDEWALK.  THE HOPKINSVILLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIDEWALKS BEING DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF CARS PARKING ON THEM.  THE CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE HAS SPENT OVER A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS ($279,000) ON SIDEWALK RESTORATION THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN RECENT YEARS.  FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, POLICE WILL BE OBSERVING FOR CARS PARKED ON SIDEWALKS AND WILL ISSUE WARNING NOTICES TO THOSE DRIVERS SEEN COMMITTING THE PARKING VIOLATION.  AFTER TWO WEEKS, HOPKINSVILLE POLICE WILL BE ISSUING CITATIONS TO THOSE OBSERVED PARKING ON SIDEWALKS