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Judge said Monty Leap has done the work previously and that the county requests this review as part of the fiscal court’s oversight of tax settlement payouts to taxing districts. A motion to approve Leap's engagement passed by voice vote.

No contract amount or payment terms were discussed during the meeting. The court recorded the motion and the approval in the minutes.

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Judge explained that Kinsey, who had served several years on the commission and is active in local nonprofit racing events, requested to step down and recommended replacing him with a community-involved property owner from the county’s southern area. Judge said he reached out to Eric Walters, described Walters as \"very involved with the community,\" and proposed the appointment effective the meeting date; the court approved the appointment by voice vote. The term was recorded to expire Oct. 31, 2027.

A motion to appoint was made and seconded; the fiscal court approved the appointment by unanimous voice vote. The appointment was recorded as effective May 20, 2025.

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The standing order lists categories the court expects to preapprove, including payroll, utilities, insurance premiums, payments to election officers and election commissions, county clerk storage fees and training meal reimbursements. The court said the practice follows guidance from the Department for Local Government to ensure required payments are made timely.

During discussion, Magistrate Riley requested that magistrates be copied on payroll as it is processed so they can follow purchasing and PO documentation in real time; the court agreed to forward that request to county administrative staff. Magistrate Riley said, \"That's the only standing one that I would like us to be receiving real time.\" The motion to adopt the standing order passed by voice vote.

The court noted that timely payment is important for election officers, who receive pay the day of or the day after an election, and that preapproval has worked well in prior elections.

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The first approval was for an approximate 1-acre site at 3950 Elston Mountain Zion Road, proposed by Mark and Judy Shepherd, to change from Agriculture-1 to Residential-1 (R-1A). A public hearing was held and no objections were voiced, and the fiscal court approved the second reading of ordinance number 0003-2025-0286.

The court then approved a second reading for a 1.09-acre parcel on the east side of Dry Ridge Mountain Zion Road, 0.24 miles south of Sherman Mountain Zion Road, proposed by Lisa Ship, to change from A-1 to R-1A. A public hearing for that application also drew no objections; the court adopted the second reading of ordinance number 0004-2025-0287.

Both items were presented to the fiscal court after the planning commission forwarded recommendations. The Judge read the ordinances' histories into the record and the court voted to approve each second reading by voice vote. No amendments or conditions were recorded in the meeting minutes.

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The action responds to a state inspection that identified deterioration in the bridge’s supporting beams and resulted in a five-day notice to close the structure for public safety. Judge said state engineers had begun removing the old beams and that work was delayed by rain: \"They've started jackhammering the beams out,\" the Judge said. The court authorized disposal to avoid liability concerns associated with reusing the beams as structural members.

The beams are approximately 30 feet long and number 12, the court said. The road department asked that the pieces be declared surplus so crews would not need to offload them from a trailer, declare them surplus later, then reload them. The court approved the surplus designation by voice vote.

County officials told the court they would not offer the beams for public sale because of liability risks tied to material previously used in a bridge superstructure. Judge said the county would likely get more for scrap value than attempting a public auction and noted concerns that someone might try to reuse the beams to span a creek and create a hazardous condition.

The court also discussed public notification. County staff posted a closure notice on the county Facebook page and road department staff reached out to nearby residents before the closure. Judge said the state began the physical work on the deck and beams; he said the timber decking put on the bridge a few years ago was salvageable but that the supporting beams showed deterioration requiring replacement.

No dollar amounts or contract awards were discussed at the meeting. The court did not specify an exact re-opening date; Judge said crews hoped to complete work as soon as weather permitted.

","On May 20, 2025, the Grant County Fiscal Court voted to declare 12 deteriorated I-beams from the Fords Mill Road wooden bridge surplus so the road department can remove and scrap them; the bridge was closed after a state inspection identified failing beams.","actionData","errors"]

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