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Ballard County approves bridge bid, authorizes July CDBG draw for upcoming projects
Summary
The Ballard County Fiscal Court accepted a bridge construction bid and voted to authorize drawing Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) bond funds as of July 1; engineering plans and separate headwall work were also discussed.
Ballard County Fiscal Court voted June 17 to proceed with a county bridge project and authorized drawing funds from a previously taken CDBG bond as of July 1.
Court members reviewed a bridge bid (documentation circulated during the meeting) and noted related headwall work would be completed by Harper. Chair told the court that engineering plans will be completed and once the county signs the contract it will bid out construction phases to subcontractors. Commissioners praised prior work done by Jim Smith on other local bridges as precedent for timely execution.
Separately, Chair asked for and secured approval to draw on CDBG bond funds; the court agreed not to actually draw funds until July 1, when related invoices — including a Shelby Road bridge invoice — will appear on the July bills. The motion to authorize the draw was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Road department staff also described scope and size details for the planned structure (initially referenced as 40‑foot, corrected in discussion to 30‑foot) and said some headwall work would be outsourced while in‑house labor will handle other tasks. Commissioners directed staff to proceed with engineering and return with contract documents for signature.
