Commission approves two supplemental agreements for Winchester Avenue streetscape projects

The Ashland Board of City Commissioners on Aug. 12 approved two supplemental agreements with the Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to fund separate segments of the Winchester Avenue streetscape project. The board authorized the mayor to execute supplemental agreement No. 3 for the segment from 13th Street to 18th Street, accepting $249,620 in federal SAH funds with a $54,905 local match, and a second supplemental agreement for the segment between 7th Street and 12th Street and 18th Street through 201st Street, accepting $219,692 with a 20% local match of $54,922.80 to be paid from the city’s general fund. Wheeler presented both ordinances as second readings and final adoptions; each motion received a second and passed on voice vote. The agreements fund construction-phase streetscape work on separate parts of Winchester Avenue and pair federal SAH funding with required local matches from the general fund. The board did not identify further project details, phasing, or construction schedules during the meeting; no public comment was recorded on these items.