Fleming County authorizes renewed grant push, seeks $750,000 CDBG for new Senior Center

Fleming County Fiscal Court on May 12 authorized a coordinated effort to secure funding for a new Senior Center, including withdrawing a prior CDBG application and resubmitting a larger request.

Judge/Executive Larry H. Foxworthy told the court the county would withdraw the current Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application and the previously awarded $500,000 to pursue a new funding package for construction. The court unanimously approved Resolution 20-1305 to authorize Buffalo Trace Area Development District to administer the reapplication process and Resolution 20-1306 to permit applications to the Appalachian Regional Commission and USDA Rural Development. The court then approved Resolution 20-1307 to resubmit a new CDBG application seeking $750,000 for construction of a new Senior Center.

The court also authorized the County Judge/Executive to carry out necessary activities for the three grant applications, including public hearings required by program rules. No public comments were received during the earlier hearing on County Road Aid and LGEA funds; the court set the procedural authority to hold required hearings for the senior-center grant applications locally.

Taken together, the motions create a multi-agency grant strategy rather than relying on the earlier $500,000 CDBG award alone. The reapplication plan delegates administrative responsibility to Buffalo Trace Area Development District so the county can pursue ARC and USDA Rural Development funding in parallel.

Next steps: the court instructed the Judge/Executive to schedule and conduct required public hearings and other application activities for the three funding efforts. The transcript does not specify timelines for submission or an exact construction schedule; those details will be set during the application process and subsequent grant determinations.