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Spencer County Fiscal Court adopts Kingsmill roads, sets 25 mph on Washburn Lane and approves inmate-transport plan
Summary
On Feb. 1, 2021 the Spencer County Fiscal Court adopted Ordinance No. 5 to accept three Kingsmill subdivision roads into the county system, approved a 25 mph speed limit on Washburn Lane (Ordinance No. 4) and passed a resolution formalizing an inmate transportation plan; the court also approved routine expenditures.
Spencer County Fiscal Court on Feb. 1 adopted a pair of ordinances and a transportation resolution during a regularly scheduled meeting conducted by videoconference.
On a second reading the court adopted Ordinance No. 5 (FY 2021), formally adding Alexander Way, St. James Court and Waverly Court in the Kingsmill subdivision to the county road system. The ordinance places the developer bond at 50% for one year pending a satisfactory final inspection by the county engineering firm. The motion to adopt was made by Magistrate Jim Travis and seconded by Magistrate Brewer; the court approved the measure by roll call vote.
Also on second reading the court adopted Ordinance No. 4 (FY 2021) establishing a 25‑miles‑per‑hour speed limit on Washburn Lane (County Road 1128). The motion, made by Magistrate Travis and seconded by Magistrate M. Moody, passed by roll call with Magistrate Beaverson recorded as the lone dissenting vote.
The court approved a resolution formalizing a county Inmate Transportation Plan that assigns responsibility for various transport duties (new arrests outside the county, in‑county arrests, court transports, juvenile transports and mental‑health transports) and confirms that the sheriff, jailer and their designees will coordinate transports to the detention facility contracted by the county. The motion to approve the plan was made by Magistrate Beaverson and seconded by Magistrate M. Moody; the court approved the resolution by roll call.
Judge/Executive John Riley and county staff characterized the votes as routine implementation of previously discussed policies. The meeting packet included the full text of both ordinances and the transportation resolution; the court also approved claims and invoices as part of its normal business and adjourned at 10:44 a.m.
What happens next: The Kingsmill bond may be released (reduced to 50% for one year) following a satisfactory annual inspection by the county engineering firm; the Washburn Lane speed-limit ordinance is effective following adoption and will be enforced by county authorities. The inmate transportation resolution becomes effective on adoption and delegates daily operational authority to the sheriff, jailer and the contracted facility.
