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Hardin County court rejects negotiated transfer of land near landfill to heritage trust
Summary
The Hardin County Fiscal Court declined to authorize negotiations for the proposed transfer of roughly 158 acres near the county landfill to the Kentucky Heritage Land Trust after magistrates raised concerns about endangered bat habitat, buffers and impacts on the county landfill and a leased shooting range. The motion failed on a roll call vote.
Hardin County Fiscal Court on Nov. 25 debated a proposal to negotiate the sale or transfer of roughly 158 acres adjacent to the county landfill to the Kentucky Heritage Land Trust, but the court voted down the motion after extended discussion about endangered-species habitat, landfill buffers and public-safety assets.
The presiding official read the proposal (Resolution 2-32), which would have transferred land east of Blue Line Stream to be added to the Vernon Douglas Nature Preserve. The judge executive said the parcel is approximately 193 acres in total, with about 162 acres identified by a consulting firm as endangered bat habitat, and that the trust had $1,000,000 in state grant…
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