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After executive session Spencer County court approves KIA application and funding steps for sanitation plant land purchase
Summary
Following executive session, the court voted Oct. 7 to apply to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority for up to $677,900 to pay HMB for preconstruction engineering, facility upgrades and to acquire 7.36 acres adjoining the county sanitation plant; it also approved invoice and transfer adjustments including a $50,000 payment from the Sanitation District WRIS account to HMB.
After returning from an executive session on Oct. 7 the Spencer County Fiscal Court voted to apply to the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA) for up to $677,900 to cover HMB engineering fees, upgrades to existing sanitation facilities and the purchase of 7.36 acres adjacent to the county plant.
Action and votes: The court returned to open session and then approved the KIA application by unanimous voice vote. The court also approved an amended invoices and transfers package that included a $50,000 payment from the Sanitation District WRIS account to HMB Professional Engineers, $4,500 to Bluegrass Valuation Group, $4,300 to Baumgardner & Associates and $150 to Tichenor & Satterly — all recorded as changes in the post‑executive session minutes.
Why it matters: The action moves the sanitation district toward securing funding and property needed for planned plant improvements and capacity increases. The county minutes show staff intend to match engineering and acquisition tasks with the requested KIA financing; the court recorded the motions and payments in open session after the executive discussion on property and personnel matters.
Details and next steps: The court directed staff to complete the KIA application and to proceed with the approved consultant payments and transfers. The Sanitation District minutes from Sept. 18 (reviewed earlier in the meeting) show the district established foundational administrative steps (tax ID, checking account, signers) in preparation for project activity.
