Spencer County Fiscal Court on Nov. 3 adopted a resolution supporting Representative James Allen Tipton's request for $6 million from the Kentucky General Assembly to expand and improve county sanitary sewer service.

The sanitation district presented the amended resolution, which replaces a previous $5.2 million request with the $6 million ask, citing rapid county growth and the need for infrastructure to support housing, schools and businesses. A representative for the sanitation district read the text into the record before the court moved to adopt it. The motion to adopt was made and seconded and then approved by voice vote.

Court members also reviewed requests from the sanitation district for draw payments tied to ongoing construction. The court approved a withdrawal (draw number 8) to cover fencing and survey work and to reimburse the district for outlays it fronted pending grant draws. County staff clarified that the sanitation district would pay invoices from its operations account and later be reimbursed from grant proceeds handled through the fiscal court.

Officials said the pump station at the new development has been fenced and equipped with a generator and that several new homes are close to completion; the station will become operational as houses are sold. The court approved the sanitation district's immediate reimbursement request and confirmed the district's role in managing construction and survey costs.

The resolution and draw approvals were unanimous at the meeting. Court members said they expect continued coordination between the fiscal court and the sanitation district while grant applications and construction progress proceed.