Scott County Fiscal Court approves museum masonry repair, bridge application and other routine items; hears solid-waste, EMS and construction updates

The Scott County Fiscal Court on Feb. 27 approved a series of routine and project-related motions, and received updates on solid-waste efforts, ongoing construction and broadband permits.

Key actions at the meeting included approval of a masonry repair contract for the county museum, authorization for an engineering firm to prepare a county bridge-improvement application, passage of a vehicle-lease resolution required to include a county vehicle in a financing package, appointment to the Sadieville-area seat on the planning commission, and approval of an EMS full-time hire.

Why it matters: The approved items are intended to maintain county facilities, advance a bridge-repair application that could unlock state funding, and keep staffing and public services running. Staff also described multi-partner solid-waste and recycling operations that removed tens of thousands of tires and diverted more than 1,500 tons of recyclables last year.

Museum masonry: The court reviewed two estimates to repair a brick wall on Mulberry Street at the county museum. One estimate to salvage and reinstall existing brick was roughly $38,007.50; a second option—buying matched replacement brick and re-laying the wall—was described as about $35,000, a roughly $3,000 savings. After discussion the court approved proceeding with the option to replace with new matching brick; the motion passed by voice vote.

Bridge application (CCBIP): The court authorized county staff to engage HMB (described in the…