Pike County Fiscal Court completed a first reading of a proposed ordinance to adopt Noah Howard Road into the county road system.

County staff presented the measure as an adoption of a 1,257-foot stretch (approximately 0.2379 miles) and reported the right-of-way width as 57.15 feet. Staff said five residents submitted a notarized petition that meets county requirements for placing the road on the agenda.

Because this was the first reading, the court did not take a final vote to adopt the ordinance at this meeting. County staff said the first reading was a required procedural step and noted that the petitioners met the documentation requirements. The court did not discuss engineering, funding for paving, or a timetable for construction during the first-reading presentation.

Officials asked the clerk to proceed with the first reading as a procedural matter; additional readings or votes will be required before the road is accepted into the county-maintained system.