Grant County Fiscal Court approves claims, schedules second reading on side-by-side ordinance and OKs $375,000 resurfacing agreement

Grant County Fiscal Court approved routine minutes and claims, scheduled a second reading of an ordinance to allow street-legal special-purpose vehicles in unincorporated areas, and authorized a $375,000 memorandum of agreement for resurfacing two county roads at its July 15 meeting.

Judge Executive Chuck Dills opened the meeting and led the court through a series of motions. The court approved the regular meeting minutes from July 8, 2025, and voted to approve claims for the general, road and jail funds, including transfers dated July 15, 2025.

The court held a first reading of ordinance number 0007-2025-0290, "An ordinance authorizing street legal special purpose vehicles to operate on public roads and highways in unincorporated areas of Grant County, Kentucky." Judge Executive Chuck Dills summarized the ordinance and said it implements changes from Senate Bill 63, enacted by the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly and codified in KRS 186.077 and KRS 186.078. He said the statute sets inspection and equipment requirements and that eligible vehicles would receive a green, motorcycle-style tag after sheriff's inspection. "It's similar to a motorcycle tag. It's in green in color," Dills said. The court set a second reading of the ordinance for Aug. 5, 2025.

On a separate item the court approved Resolution 2025-05, authorizing the execution of a memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways, for resurfacing Mason Cordova Road and Lanier Road. The resolution and MOA commit $375,000 in state-directed resurfacing funds for those two projects. Dills described the funding as "a new pot of money, a new pool, and a new process to follow" and moved that the court authorize him to sign the MOA.

The fiscal court also approved two related resolutions—Resolution 2025-06 and Resolution 2025-07—recognizing portions of unused, undeveloped connector roads in Grantland Estates as no longer intended to serve their originally planned access purposes. Dills told the court the developer, Jerry Hicks, still owns the parcels and that adjoining neighbors have maintained some of the overgrown land. The resolutions reference planning-and-zoning approvals from the 1980s and 1993 and include maps provided in the meeting packet.

Other routine business included a request to advertise bids for a bridge replacement on Kiefer-Lawrenceville Road and notice that several county road resurfacing advertisements would appear in the newspaper ahead of bidding. The court set its next meeting for Aug. 5, 2025, at 6 p.m. and unanimously approved a motion to adjourn.

Votes at a glance: the court approved the July 8 minutes (motion carried); approved claims for the general, road and jail funds (motion carried); held first reading of ordinance 0007-2025-0290 (first reading, second reading set Aug. 5); approved Resolution 2025-05 authorizing a $375,000 MOA with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for Mason Cordova Road and Lanier Road resurfacing (motion carried); approved Resolution 2025-06 and Resolution 2025-07 vacating/recognizing unused connector roads in Grantland Estates (motions carried); motion to adjourn (carried).