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At the start of the meeting, a motion to approve the Feb. 25 minutes was moved and seconded and passed on a roll-call vote. The court then reviewed the informational items and moved to the consent agenda, which included Resolution 45 (financial transfers), personnel items 46 and 47 (EMS and road personnel), and Resolution 48 (detention center policy and procedure manual for 2025–26). With no items removed for separate consideration, the consent agenda was approved by roll-call vote.

Roll-call votes were recorded for both motions. Magistrates and the judge registered \"Yes\" votes in both tallies; the clerk announced the motions passed. The court adjourned after routine committee announcements and closing remarks.

Votes at a glance:
- Motion to approve Feb. 25 minutes — Outcome: approved (unanimous roll-call). Recorded votes named Squire Clem; Squire Hicks; Squire Muse; Squire Pennington; Squire Saltzman; Squire Whitehead; Squire Yates; Judge (recorded as Stall/Shaw in roll-call). — Tally: all recorded \"Yes.\"
- Consent agenda approval (Resolutions 45–48, personnel items 46–47) — Outcome: approved (unanimous roll-call). Recorded votes named in roll call as above; the court recorded the motion as passed.

Ending: Court set the next fiscal court meeting for Tuesday, March 25 at 5:30 p.m. and adjourned with a routine photo for a district presentation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Fiscal Court Meeting - March 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The fiscal court approved the February minutes and a consent agenda covering financial claims, transfers and personnel matters by roll-call votes with unanimous recorded approval.","taxTitle","Hardin County, Kentucky","taxId",4632,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6067976,"Hardin County Conservation District submits budget and supervisor Vincent Thompson announces U.S. Senate run",253,3995000,4248000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3110428-2b8776f24621a31895e67c3885585e1e&start=3995&end=4248","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3110428-2b8776f24621a31895e67c3885585e1e/thumbnail_3995000.jpg","/articles/6067976/Hardin-County/Kentucky/Hardin-County-Conservation-District-submits-budget-and-supervisor-Vincent-Thompson-announces-US-Senate-run","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6067976-228b848d0d3b03128e97ca70c033f18b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156014&Signature=PScJktUCBKziU-HmCfVpOy7x6LJsC6M4OniY-rRYlAJQvhMjpG-QWbk6ZiAPA10sBbPRpRvFRpQUvB70cRk4W65TY3wwvo-krtIWTGdtdR88jmm-ySK1-V8Xq3-2tHkSQC9iA7GsCyI-s2rixTRfYkdiTeiIY51hwQ0rzSSqqMumXVwu0gzEn8tQOWS9QbWLariMZzZccXfWLHYWMYb5aJRq1KjL3CeYDn~uKA1179hW00Kjwfn0man13kGquvkwcUqYoOzZjVeOAMl9mqsezc6fNpy05rUH5tlW-6fpb9JdaiuwdHPYskw2KYfP2Y7do9ZWegiqx8GuCqBVCiAnng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Vincent Thompson, supervisor of the Hardin County Soil and Water Conservation District, presented the district’s 2025–26 budget to the Hardin County Fiscal Court and highlighted ongoing programs including dead-animal removal funded by tobacco‑settlement allocations.

Thompson noted that dead-animal removal funding is tied to tobacco-settlement monies that are \"fast dwindling,\" and he warned the fiscal court the program’s dedicated funding could run out in three to five years, prompting a future conversation about alternative financing.

The district’s plan of work remained unchanged from prior years; Thompson said standing committees for finance, education, scholarship, executive and personnel will carry committee duties and meet as needed. He presented a check to the court as part of the district’s routine reporting.

Thompson used his presentation time to make a public announcement: \"I have decided to run for U.S. senator,\" he said. Thompson told the court he intends to remain in his supervisor role through the end of 2026; he said he cannot file for both supervisor and senate simultaneously and that he will not run for supervisor in the November 2026 election if he pursues the senate campaign. He asked for the court’s support and concluded the presentation.

Ending: The fiscal court thanked Thompson and wished him luck on the announced campaign; court staff said they would schedule the customary photo with the check at the meeting’s end.","Vincent Thompson presented the Hardin County Soil and Water Conservation District’s 2025–26 budget and noted the dead-animal removal program relies on dwindling tobacco-settlement funds; he also announced he will run for U.S. Senate and said he will remain supervisor through 2026.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6067980,"Hardin County Water District No. 2 reports higher revenue, AMI rollout and large transmission proposal",1605,2262000,3867000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3110428-2b8776f24621a31895e67c3885585e1e&start=2262&end=3867","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3110428-2b8776f24621a31895e67c3885585e1e/thumbnail_2262000.jpg","/articles/6067980/Hardin-County/Kentucky/Hardin-County-Water-District-No-2-reports-higher-revenue-AMI-rollout-and-large-transmission-proposal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6067980-5e784be156b9e1b87e63adec43bc1a48/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156015&Signature=OswhZznvuC-I82OkedP95ljNXf26kETGhMoO9xXYT-x228-E7FWpqfWo6oERaa-fBJI6cy2jn4AXkRKhgmvHBygKTmqtyzLSEvDp1HQF~6b4lgLkXbfcPNb0m~c8UHwMslVh2BiyQt3c4cMnxXMKv-D~uTjtkyQ~tdstGdSfUjiqdj~j5oPoeomtcDxV7LXlJFSixwR6XzBh9TnV5ufIBh72Ma4lZQvo3lY5aIhjYHscTD7aBddINIRIHBJtG5BczWjeQRo2hLnseaJwZxIeIESMMKVHCPd~2mbW0JDGq2xN5ZV60XwWw2tWib4S-7qyahFT5fJ01M3OENfnxaYkhQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sean Yurovich, general manager of Hardin County Water District No. 2, told the Hardin County Fiscal Court the district finished 2024 with revenue above budget in both water and sewer divisions, advanced an automated meter infrastructure rollout and has major storage projects under construction.

Yurovich said sewer revenue finished the year higher than expected after a new large industrial discharge began operations; the district recorded roughly $800,000 in sewer revenue, above the original $206,000 estimate. For the water division, 2024 revenue came in near $19.0 million versus a $15 million estimate; the increase reflected higher water sales during a dry season and a grant reimbursement that raised other revenue.

The district's debt load includes four outstanding bonds and a purchase note with the city of Elizabethtown; Yurovich said outstanding debt is roughly $12 million.

Yurovich summarized a public-service-commission rate case completed last year. The PSC issued an order in July that did not grant the full requested increase but raised rates overall by about 16% in aggregate, he said; he gave examples including increases to the minimum bill and to an average-bill benchmark used in the study.

On customer counts, Yurovich said the district ended 2024 with about 31,000 active connections; using a Kentucky Division of Water population factor places the served population around 83,000, or roughly 70% of Hardin County residents. Meter sales for the year totaled 403 meters, which Yurovich said is a useful indicator of construction and growth.

The district has invested in AMI and billing technology to increase meter-read coverage and customer self-service. \"We're currently able to bring in about 20,000 of the meter reads into the system,\" Yurovich said; he estimated current AMI coverage at about 60–70% and said the full project will take several more years and tens of millions in installed infrastructure, which the district is funding largely from its own resources.

Large capital projects under way include a 2.5-million-gallon hydration tank and a 750,000-gallon downtown tank; construction on both tanks had begun and foundation work was imminent, Yurovich said. The hydration tank project is approximately $9 million; the downtown tank and associated work has a separate contractor and a logo agreement with the school board for branding on the tank.

Yurovich described a regional transmission main study for Highway 313: the proposed project would create redundancy and add capacity by driving 30- and 24-inch mains up Highway 313 to Patriot Parkway, with spurs to Shepherdsville Road. Louisville Water is expanding a supply point in the Colesburg area; Yurovich said the district seeks a secondary feed and regional interconnection to relieve reliance on a single connection. The estimated cost of that regional transmission main is about $54 million; no funding sources have been secured.

On unserved roads, Yurovich said the district currently has roughly 34 miles in its territory without mains and is pursuing projects funded in part by county grants and in-house crews to extend service. He said current territory coverage is about 96.9%; planned projects this year will raise coverage to about 97.7% once completed.

The district has been pursuing the Southern Hardin County Sewer Study, which staff adopted in December and forwarded to the city of Elizabethtown; Yurovich said attorneys are negotiating an amendment for treatment terms and Strand is developing project profiles to submit for funding.

Yurovich highlighted workforce training and certifications: more than 40 employees hold state certifications across treatment and distribution, and the district is now a certified CDL training center.

He also summarized community outreach and awards, noting appearances at schools, rain-garden workshops and regional recognition for water quality in Kentucky.

Ending: Yurovich invited questions and the court acknowledged the staff and board for ongoing projects and awards.","Sean Yurovich, general manager for Hardin County Water District No. 2, reported stronger-than-expected revenue in 2024, an ongoing AMI meter-read rollout, major tank construction under way and a proposed $54 million regional transmission main needing outside funding.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6067985,"Hardin County Water District No. 1 details expansion, grant spending and infrastructure repairs",1480,743000,2223000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3110428-2b8776f24621a31895e67c3885585e1e&start=743&end=2223","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3110428-2b8776f24621a31895e67c3885585e1e/thumbnail_743000.jpg","/articles/6067985/Hardin-County/Kentucky/Hardin-County-Water-District-No-1-details-expansion-grant-spending-and-infrastructure-repairs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6067985-ee4c2401c37f0a3ab305ef90ce46ed3c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771156015&Signature=C2L2Ptbrr82OKJonhtIHIr45wV2XdjuIG2dIU0icFzDEmIWP74-5tQHZ1HIY-1h1mW-TcIo-19p~vU9MWmNKfOgYuzAkbtNFLQNF9dAn0TR7d8AeihmTGb34hIcbPaPx7yzSynNf0LxzejbxJ-C488xfBnvtPjj6vW1TA8GH5pKh2rEJi5K7bafQ8raxO-oL8r7tqedCWBdIFFPlFmtqCFUlwfrDLOW4TMlay0nnsw6OoTubW4-H8O2nvRcGYbaHef6AyaangAHHPVGbjTnSpw1qIDCEHMfjqSw6TB4qQ96c1ClbkgDZljkX7P1SCQ3jKDzK5VQUwWyu4zI5pzP8TQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Justin Metz, general manager of Hardin County Water District No. 1, told the Hardin County Fiscal Court that the district used federal and state grant funds to expand mains, shore up treatment capacity and repair damaged sewer lift stations.

Metz said the fiscal court awarded the district $5,550,000 in ARPA funds; the district has spent about $4,100,000 of that money and about $1,320,000 of cleaner-water grant funds from the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA). \"We utilize 4,100,000.0 of the ARPA grant dollars already,\" he said.

The grants helped fund a Phase 1 rural main extension that cost $1,930,000, $1,800,000 of which came from county ARPA funds. That project installed about 35,500 feet of new mains on Greg Smallwood Road, Constantine Road, Needham and Laurel Ridge Road, Metz said. The lines serve 42 existing residences; 12 taps have been installed so far. Metz noted the per-customer capital cost is high for sparsely populated roads and said such projects would be nearly impossible without grant funding.

The district has 305 miles of water main and is currently installing about 38,000 additional feet through Phase 2 work, Metz said; once finished, roughly 10 miles of public roads in the district’s service territory will remain without mains. \"That's right around 97% of our service territory is served with public water,\" he said. Metz said contractors were on site and a small number of taps are already active on the new Phase 2 lines.

Metz gave a breakdown of systems and customers: the county water system serves about 11,300 active customers; the district wholesales water to Meade County Water District and the city of Vine Grove; combined service totals roughly 20,071 residents for the county system. The Fort Knox system covers a variable population (summer cadet training raises the population) and the district reads only 66 meters there. On the sewer side, Metz said Radcliff and West Point systems are treated in the same fund but operate independently; Radcliff has about 9,064 customers and West Point 380.

On staffing and certifications, Metz said 44 of 71 employees are certified in treatment or distribution (62%). The district added certified staff in several classes in the past year.

Metz described capital and rehabilitation projects funded in part with grant money: a new fourth filter at the plant, raw-water pump station completions and a booster station. The improvements produced an 18% increase in treated water production in 2024 compared with the prior year, he said.

Metering and technology improvements are underway. The district is installing cellular endpoints and fixed-base meter reading infrastructure; coverage is at about 87% now (up from 73% a year earlier) and Metz said he expected to reach roughly 97% shortly after the court meeting once shipments arrive.

On West Point infrastructure, Metz said the district took ownership in late 2023, replaced meters (more than $100,000 investment) and spent about $140,000 in 2024 on sewer improvements. Crews repaired a failed force main and returned a boat-dock lift station to service after a separation. The district performed CCTV inspection and jet cleaning of the West Point gravity collection system and made other repairs in-house.

Planned and ongoing sewer projects include a Marvin's Lift Station renovation (double pump capacity and deepen the wet well to reduce overflows) and consolidation of Beverly's Mobile Home Park lift station into a nearby industrial lift station (estimated cost $800,000; $630,000 KIA funds committed). Both projects were expected to be bid in April and start construction in June, with 3–6 month buildouts depending on pump lead times.

Metz also described storm-related damage at the Boom Trace lift station near East Lincoln Trail in Radcliff, where heavy rain submerged electrical infrastructure and left the station operating on a temporary diesel bypass pump. He said a district electrician is building a temporary electrical panel to restore one or two pumps and that a generator on site was likely a total loss.

At the Radcliff wastewater treatment plant, the district plans to upgrade a 12-inch force main to 18 inches to increase conveyance and reduce overflows; Metz said the work will increase capacity about 12% and will be funded in part by ARPA dollars the court previously awarded. He also described a plan to retrofit an abandoned tank into a gravity thickener to reduce sludge hauling; the retrofit is expected to cut sludge hauling by about 50% (roughly 1,000 tons per year) and was estimated at $250,000 with $125,000 in ARPA funding already awarded.

Metz closed with a note on awards and outreach: Fort Knox and Radcliff plants earned operational-excellence awards, plant and collection teams won regional honors, and the Pirtle Springs plant won a best-tasting-water award at a Kentucky conference. He invited questions from the court; several magistrates and the judge praised the district’s staff and use of grant funds.

Metz's presentation included project maps and budgets; he said the district comprises five enterprise funds and consolidated 2025 revenue projections exceed $22 million, with the county-water fund representing about 40% of revenues.

Ending: Metz offered to answer follow-up questions and the court moved on to subsequent agenda items.","General Manager Justin Metz told the Hardin County Fiscal Court the district used most of a $5.55 million ARPA award and KIA grant funds to extend water lines, upgrade treatment and fix lift stations; the district now serves roughly 20,071 county residents and is about 97% served by public mains.","actionData","errors"]

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