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Court hears invitation to join regional trails group as $3M grant targets trail work
Summary
County officials were asked to join a 20‑county Kentucky Mountain Regional Recreation (First Frontier) trails partnership; the group secured about $3,000,000 in grant funding for trails and asked for a one‑time $15,000 donation to join, though the speaker said the fee is optional and the organization will seek leases rather than buying private land.
An unidentified county official told the Estill County Court they met with Laura Pack, described in the meeting as a board secretary for the regional group, and were invited to join a 20‑county trails partnership known in the discussion as "First Frontier" or Kentucky Mountain Regional Recreation.
The speaker said the organization has obtained roughly $3,000,000 in grant funding to develop trails and asked counties to consider a one‑time $15,000 donation to join the partnership. "I asked her what would cost the county. She said it was 1 $15,000 donation to join," the speaker said.
The official told the court the group plans to work with the Department for Local Government, Fish and Wildlife, and Parks and Recreation and said state legislators sit on the board. The speaker also said the trail alignment may sometimes cross private property and that organizers intend to secure leases rather than purchase property in most cases.
No motion or formal county commitment to join the partnership was recorded in the meeting transcript. The speaker said they plan to attend the next partnership meeting and will share details with the court when available.
Court members did not record a vote on joining; the matter was presented as information and an invitation that the court may act on later.
