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Road supervisor flags drainage and unsafe new entrance; cemetery board asks court to increase maintenance fund
Summary
Fleming County Road Supervisor Anthony Vise reported drainage and roadway safety concerns caused by a private lane and an unpermitted new entrance; County Attorney will review legal options. Cemetery Board member Charles Berry asked the court to consider raising the Cemetery Maintenance Fund to $6,000 for FY2022–2023.
Fleming County Road Supervisor Anthony Vise told the Fiscal Court that a private lane on Price Road is creating drainage problems and deteriorating asphalt on Poplar Grove Road (CR 1176). He also reported a new entrance off Concord Road (CR 1225) was created without Road Department consent and has produced excessive mud and a safety hazard on a school bus route. County Attorney Monica Hill said she would review state statutes to determine what legal actions are available to the county; the court recorded a unanimous motion following the presentation.
Charles Berry, a member of the Fleming County Cemetery Board, asked the court to consider increasing the Cemetery Maintenance Fund to $6,000 in the FY2022–2023 budget and presented a proposal for use of the additional funds. The court discussed state-law limits on access to cemeteries on private property. A motion related to the cemetery item was recorded and the vote was unanimous; the transcript does not include the exact motion text.
County leaders directed the county attorney to review statutory authority and return with recommended actions; no formal enforcement action was recorded during the Feb. 8 meeting.
