County schedules road committee meeting, appoints Hawker Lane extension group; judge pledges to press state on long-delayed highway work

Ohio County commissioners scheduled a road committee meeting to review the road supervisor’s equipment report and appointed a committee to study a proposed approximately 300‑foot extension of Hawker Lane.

At the meeting the court instructed staff and committee members to convene at 4 p.m. on the date given in the agenda (the transcript alternately referenced the 23rd and the 29th while announcing meeting details). The court said the road supervisor and road foreman should participate in the meeting to review equipment needs.

The court also appointed a viewing/inspection committee to evaluate an extension for Hawker Lane; commissioner Larry Clayton and two other county officials were named to the ad hoc committee and were directed to coordinate site visits in the next two weeks. The committee will report back to the court with recommendations.

Residents and commissioners raised safety concerns about a long‑delayed state highway project that has restricted access and required detours for emergency vehicles. The judge said he would press the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, including escalating to the cabinet’s commissioner or the governor’s office if necessary, to obtain answers and work toward a solution before the next county meeting. Commissioners also discussed the bond used for the road project and whether bond terms should include an inflation adjustment clause such as CPI indexing; the bond amount was not specified at the meeting.

A public commenter raised the condition of a county trailer used at events and asked for temporary floor repairs; the court asked staff to coordinate with the Mayor of Centertown to repair the trailer before an upcoming weekend event.