Members of Meade County Fiscal Court wrestled with ongoing details related to ordinances during their regular meeting Tuesday (1/9) night.
County leaders had to move the regularly scheduled meeting to the County EOC meeting Room due to an ongoing trial in the main courtroom. As the agenda began the court voted to remand the Animal Control Ordinance and Code Enforcement Ordinance. County Attorney Sydney Durham said their were issues on how the ordinances were presented. When the first reading of the Animal Control Ordinance, a summary wasn’t attached with the document along with it having a incorrect ordinance number. Durham said the similar issues were found on the advertising of the second reading of the Code Enforcement ordinance. The court will rehear the first reading of both ordinances during the February regular meeting.
Court entertained more public comments related to the proposed Heavy Industrial Ordinance. Residents David Bell and Kay Hamilton expressed their concern and disappointment in county leaders to still be at a stand still related to protection from mining operations near their properties. County Attorney Durham was asked to provide an explanation to residents. She said that several issues had occurred including the county must have the State of Kentucky’s approval to issue local rules on mines. She said that she had learned of that just before the November meeting. She said that Magistrate Troy Webb is working state officials to see what can be done to resolve that issue. Durham said that issue is being litigated in Meade County District Court resulting in county officials not being able to comment on specific points of the hold up. After the discussion, magistrates voted to table the ordinance until the February meeting.
In other business, the court approved the County Clerk’s 2024 budget of $10,829,350 including a salary cap of $910,585.50 for deputies clerks and staff. The court also approved the Meade County Sheriff’s budget of $2,283,500 with a salary cap of $1,115,000 for employees.
County leaders discussed and approved the development of position to operate the Otter Creek Camp Ground. Officials are working with the Kentucky Division of Fish and Wildlife to lease the only the campground area of the park to provide more activities in the Parks and Recreation Department. County leaders stressed that the deal is just for the campground area for no money between the government agencies and any money made in profits on the venture would be placed into updates to the camp sites.
Magistrates approved adding four new road names into the county’s address system. The new development roads will be Gene Lane and McGehee Court off of Brandenburg Road near Phillip Bates Drive. They also approved Ruben Lane and Mandon Court in the Ruben Fields Subdivision.
County leaders went into a closed session to discuss possible litigation. After returning about 20 minute later, the court no action from the executive session.
You can watch the entire regular meeting of the Meade County Fiscal Court in our “On Demand” section.
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