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Frankfort‑Franklin County corridor project advances as court approves surplus declaration and sale of small county parcel
Summary
City and county staff briefed the Fiscal Court on the High Street/Home Street corridor reconstruction, including a federally required right‑of‑way acquisition and a $16 million shortfall in construction funding. The court declared 2,433 sq ft at 501 Home Street surplus and approved its sale to the City of Frankfort, with commissioners asking for a reversion clause if the project is not built.
City and county staff told Franklin County Fiscal Court on Wednesday that the High Street/Home Street corridor reconstruction will require acquisition of rights‑of‑way affecting roughly 90 parcels and that phase 1 construction funding has been disrupted by the loss of a federal grant.
Chuck Nalls, project manager for the City of Frankfort, said Strand Associates is finishing design and that the right‑of‑way acquisition process for phase 1 (Muro to Henry Street) is federally mandated. He told the court the county owns a small parcel that the project will need at the corner of Mayer and Holmes Street. "This project design impacts 90 parcels," Nalls said, describing the right‑of‑way acquisition process as "sticky" and subject to federal rules. (Chuck Nalls, presentation.)
Matt McCracken, project engineer with Strand, said city and state partners are working to replace construction funding after…
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