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Boone County fiscal court approves TID-backed turn-lane project to speed school-area safety work
Summary
Boone County’s fiscal court unanimously approved a Transportation Improvement District (TID) recommendation to add turn lanes on Kentucky 14/Walt Ryan Way to improve safety and accelerate a state project near the new Walt Ryan Intermediate School.
A unanimous Boone County Fiscal Court approved a TID-backed plan on Feb. 18 to install turn lanes on Kentucky 14/Walt Ryan Way intended to improve traffic flow and safety for the Walt Ryan Intermediate School and adjacent athletic fields.
Larry Brown, chairman of the Transportation Improvement District, told the court the TID is a pilot under Kentucky law that can pursue grants and partner with state and federal programs but does not have taxing, condemnation or special-assessment powers: "We cannot do any of that," Brown said. He described the…
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