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Resident urges Scott County to oppose Great Crossing dam removal; judge cites public-safety and liability concerns
Summary
A member of the public urged the court to contact state officials to halt plans to remove the Great Crossing dam, arguing the structure supports local agrarian activity. Judge Joe Covington said the county cannot support purchasing the dam because of liability and safety issues.
A resident urged the Scott County Fiscal Court on Feb. 14 to oppose plans to remove the Great Crossing dam, saying the structure historically supported local milling and could be important if the county experiences an agrarian revival.
Mister Price told the court he had submitted a longer letter to Judge Joe Covington and asked the county to contact Department of Fish and Wildlife engineer Kevin Rexrovet (name in meeting spelled several ways on the record) and the Kentucky Division of Water to request that the agencies not demolish the dam. “If people…
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