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Kincaid
At the end of the meeting while magistrates were given closing remarks, District 4 Magistrate Rick Mineer challenged the court to focus on getting the Kincaid Lake Project done.
Over eight years ago, the county wanted the Fish & Wildlife to dredge the lake. According to Mineer, they said it was too expensive of a project to do, but they could raise it 6-8 inches.
Over the past eight years, the county has been working on having property owners sign easement agreements for the loss of their property at the lake.
Judge David Fields told the court that they have confirmation that two landowners are not going to sign, and one more property is in the process of being sold.
An issue that the county is having is that many of the property owners don’t live in the county and in some cases, the state.
Mineer asked for County Attorney Stacey Sanning to pursue the two who have confirmed they are not signing so the county could look into taking the property under eminent domain.
The court approved several appointments to various boards and positions.
Vickie King was approved as FEMA Applicant Agent.
Steve Foster was approved to Ruth’s Court Road Taxing District.
Todd Mains to PC Board of Adjustments.
Reappointmented to the Local Health Board were Allison Nichols, Jo Ann Cordray, Henry Bertram, Shannon Sandy, and Theresa Flairty.
Fields informed the court that he will be issuing an Executive Order that would set up a 35 mph speed limit on Hayes Station Road. He indicated there were about 50 signatures on the petition.
The county had received a letter from the Kentucky Red Cross inquiring about a donation to Red Cross.
District 3 Magistrate Darrin Gregg asked, “Who is the donation request coming from?”
Fields answered, “The Bluegrass Region. It’s the first year we have received the request.”
There were questions from magistrates on whether the donation was staying local to benefit those in Pendleton County.
District 1 Magistrate Alan Whaley pointed out that the letter says the Bluegrass Region is a 28-county region.
The $2,500 gift request was tabled until there could be more information about where the funds were going to be allocated.
Fields updated the court on the alcohol ordinance and said Butler Market is the first request that is being sent to the state. He said he told them, “They are the guinea pigs.”
Whaley inquired about a water line for Center Ridge and the status of the legal action over the water tower.
Fields answered District 2 Magisrate Josh Plummer’s question on when the new trucks would be in by indicating the Freightliner would be in this week.
Gregg asked when the jail budget would be considered and Fields said April or May.
Gregg also asked if the judicial building project has been started. Fields answered, “Not yet.”
He also inquired about the status of the Rumpke expansion as well as the fees they provide the county. There was discussion among the court on how much they are dumping weekly.
Both Gregg and Mineer posed the question “How far do you let the landfill go?”
Gregg also expressed his frustration that Rumpke does not license their trucks in Pendleton County and Kentucky, denying the county of funds from them.
Fields told Mineer that the emergency bridge for Milford Road has been ordered.
The court set their schedule for meetings per Executive Order via Judge Fields. They will continue with the same setup from the past year. First and third Tuesdays at 6 p.m. will be caucus meetings. Second and fourth Tuesdays at 6 p.m. will be regularly scheduled meetings.