Floyd County supervisors approve transfer of rescue-station deeds, set land-division hearing, move tax-date advertisement and finance new trash truck

Floyd County supervisors on Jan. 14 approved a package of administrative and procurement measures, including deeds transferring three former Floyd Volunteer Rescue Squad buildings to the county, advertisement of a proposed land-division ordinance public hearing, advertisement of an ordinance to move the tax due date, and financing for a new county trash truck.

The board approved four separate motions during the meeting and recorded roll-call votes that were unanimous. The decisions formalize previously discussed plans to bring emergency facilities under county ownership, to move forward with a long-running land-division (subdivision) rewrite, to begin the legal process for changing the annual tax due date, and to replace aging collection equipment.

Deeds for three former rescue-squad buildings The board voted to accept deeds and associated agreements transferring ownership of rescue-squad buildings (including facilities described as Floyd and Check properties and a third at Indian Valley) to the county with conditions preserving public safety use and honoring the squad’s historical materials.

The motions were approved by recorded roll call: Booth — yes; Cookenbrook…