Members of Meade County Fiscal Court worked through a lengthy agenda Tuesday (3/8) evening during their regular monthly meeting.
Two residents voiced concerns during the public session regarding private roads conditions after the developers have stopped maintaining the roads in the subdivision. The man spoke of the condition of Browning Drive and the issues with Kentucky Land Company. The second man, who is a resident of Shawn Lane, said that his neighborhood is in a similar situation of the developer won’t maintain the roadway and residents cannot afford to have the roads brought up to county road standards. After about a half hour of discussion, Judge Executive Leslie Stith said that the issue would need further review and discussed in a work session to attempt to find a way to determine a way to resolve the issue.
During the business session, magistrates accepted $368,047.05 of excess fees collected by the Meade County Clerk. Magistrates approved a resolution agreement for the County Road Aid Funds allotted by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. County roads selected by the state for repairs include Buck Grove Road, Cambridge Court, Carlton Court, Castle Court, Green Valley Ranch Road, Shire Court, Shumate Road and Windsor Place.
County leaders approved several individual agreements related to American Rescue Plan Act funds provided to the Meade County Water District; City of Brandenburg water line easement; a parcel of land for expansion of the Big Rivers substation at the Nucor entrance; electric transmission line easements new the Nucor facility; and an amendment to the Green Bond leases in the recent property transfers related to the Nucor project.
In other business, Fiscal Court heard and approved the first reading of a Planning and Zoning ordinance amendment related to lot sizes of under an acre with certain road frontage restrictions and modular homes and sheds. The court is expected to hear the second reading of the amendment at their April meeting. Susan Dolman was appointed to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Magistrates approved a request by E911 Director Jeremy Miller to advertise for bids on four new console desks for the county dispatch center. Miller said a CRMS grant was being applied for to purchase the new desks. the county would have to pay ten percent of the cost with the grant finds reimburse the remainder of the costs. Miller asked county leaders to purchase an interpreting service to assist responders with individuals who speak a foreign language or use sign language. He said this service has been needed three times and is new need that will continue to grow as the county progresses. Magistrates approved the $120 annual cost for the service provided by Voyance.
Fiscal Court approved the the private roads names of Shelbi Drive, Hadley Court, Addison Court, and Brinlee Drive in the Salem Meadows Subdivision located on off Old State Road near Ekron. They also approved to advertise create and hire two labors positions at the Solid Waste and Recycling Center. Jacob Butler was hired as the Interim Solid Waste Coordinator. The manger position will be advertised to fill the position vacated. County leaders discussed and approved dumping fee increase at the Recycling Center. The fee would be four cents per pound for Meade County residents and five cents per ton for out of county residents. They also discussed the lack of fees for house hold trash that comes to the recycling facility. An estimated $150,000 is lost at the facility by not charging county residents for residential trash. Stricter policies and screening is expected on construction materials and other dumping of goods at the Recycling Center. Magistrates approved the trading a portable Pro-tain Compactor for two roll off dumpsters.
Sheriff Philip Wimpee brought to magistrate’s attention an issue related to speed limits on county roads. The issue was raised after several complaints were made regarding speeding on Arnold School Road. When the sheriff went to conduct a radar enforcement on the road, it was discovered that there no posted speed limit signs and after researching the issue further the speed limit was set to default at 55 miles per hour which is unsafe for the roadway. The typical default speed limit on county roads are 20 mph on paved surfaces and 10 mph on gravel roads. County leaders plan to further the issue.
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