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Boyd County approves up to $1 million debris-removal contract and multiple recovery task orders
Summary
At a March 6 special meeting, the Boyd County court approved a not-to-exceed $1,000,000 debris-removal contract to clear choke points in waterways and four related task orders — including $500,000 for disaster recovery services and two $200,000 task orders for monitoring and hazard-mitigation grant support — and discussed longer-term retention-pond options.
Speaker 1 (an unnamed presiding official in the transcript) told the Boyd County court on March 6 that the county had suffered multiple recent storms and needed emergency work to clear waterways, repair bridge slips and remove debris, and asked the court to approve a formal contract to secure ongoing cleanup.
"I got that back and signed a, emergency agreement with the not to exceed, $500,000 for Looks Great Services," Speaker 1 said, describing an immediate mobilization the county had already authorized. Speaker 1 asked the court to formalize the contract with a not-to-exceed cap of $1,000,000 so crews could continue clearing choke points across Boyd County.
Why it matters: Officials said the work targets choke points that have contributed to flooding in areas that historically did not flood and that aerial mapping — helicopter and drone flights commissioned by the county — has identified problematic spots for focused cleanup. County leaders said the debris removal will…
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