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Fiscal Court backs $6 million state request to expand Spencer County sewers
Summary
Spencer County Fiscal Court adopted a resolution supporting Representative James Allen Tipton’s request for $6 million in state funds to expand sanitary sewer service, citing rapid county growth and prior state allocations; the measure passed unanimously.
Spencer County Fiscal Court voted Nov. 3 to support a request to the Kentucky General Assembly for $6 million to expand sanitary sewer service in the county.
The County Attorney read a resolution, adopted by the court, that updates an earlier $5.2 million request to $6 million and expresses the court’s support for Representative James Allen Tipton’s effort. The resolution says Spencer County is one of the fastest-growing counties in Kentucky and that expanded sewer service will support housing, schools, industry and public health. It also references a 2024 General Assembly allocation of $10,050,000 to Spencer County in conjunction with the Spencer County Sanitation District.
Esq. Eldridge moved adoption of the resolution; Esq. Cotton seconded. The measure passed by unanimous voice vote.
The court also approved a separate KIA draw (#8) for the Sanitation District in the amount of $18,496 to cover project invoices. Judge Scott Travis summarized district work, noting new homes under construction near the Top Fight subdivision and ongoing site development tied to the district’s facility plan.
Sanitation District board minutes attached to the record (Oct. 7, 2025) show the district authorized service to the 108-acre Morsey farm, approved a $1,487.20 repair to a pump station suction line and continued other routine planning and billing actions. Those minutes were entered into the fiscal-court record without additional court debate.
Next steps: the resolution will be forwarded in support of Representative Tipton’s funding request to the General Assembly; no further local funding action was taken at the Nov. 3 meeting.
