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Court adopts Elk Chase roads and authorizes repairs; seeks emergency funds for Hochstrasser bridge
Summary
Spencer County adopted Ordinance No. 9 to add Elk Chase subdivision roads to the county system, authorized repairs using developer bond funds and moved bond funds into the road fund; the court also authorized repairs on Pilots Way and approved asking the state for emergency funds to repair the Hochstrasser Road bridge.
Spencer County Fiscal Court adopted Ordinance No. 9 on July 1, 2019, formally adding Elk Chase Court, Elk Chase Drive and Running Creek Court to the county road system and authorizing the county to complete required improvements and ongoing maintenance. The court also authorized county staff to begin repairs on Elk Chase using existing developer bond funds and ordered the treasurer to transfer the bond funds into the road fund.
Residents from Elk Chase, including Ed Mahurin and Jason Grissom, asked the court to act, describing rapid road degradation that threatened access to about ten homes and roughly $3.5 million in residential property. Mahurin recounted the subdivision’s history, including a developer road bond dated 2006 and the county’s acceptance of a bond draw in October 2018 for $88,298.28. Grissom told the court the north section of the subdivision had become nearly impassable from construction traffic.
Magistrates also authorized the use of available road-bond funds to begin repairs on Pilots Way and Cessna Court. In addition, the court approved a motion to request emergency state funds for remediation of the Hochstrasser Road bridge after the county engineer presented a construction-scope estimate (concrete overlay, rebar, guardrail work and approach reconstruction).
Magistrates discussed discretionary and FLEX paving funds and a prioritized list of candidate roads the county would submit for consideration; the court estimated roughly $84,000 in discretionary paving funds might be available. The court also identified a maintenance-title discrepancy for a gravel stretch of Roberts Road that the county has been maintaining but which is not listed on county road maps; staff will research legal status and options, including discontinuance or formal adoption.
The Elk Chase ordinance passed unanimously on the second reading (motion by Esq. Brewer; second by Esq. Travis) and the court approved the initial repair work and the transfer of bond funds into the road fund. Officials said any repair work would be coordinated with homeowners and the road foreman.
