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Votes at a glance: Fayette County BOC approves contracts, rezoning, road projects and holiday closing
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Summary
At its Oct. 23 meeting the Board approved routine consent items, contract awards for engineering and road resurfacing, the rezoning of a 4.19-acre parcel for a wellness center, motorized cart authorization for Eva Gardens, and the county holiday closing over Christmas week.
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners handled several routine and project-related votes on Oct. 23, approving contracts, a rezoning and operational items in a single meeting.
Notable approvals included:
- Consent agenda items including tax refunds, vehicle acceptances, a $35,000 DUI Accountability Court grant, and renewal of a probation services contract.
- Rezoning Petition No. 1367-25: approval to rezone 4.19 acres from Agricultural-Residential to Office-Institutional for a proposed 24,000 sq. ft. wellness center. Vote 5-0.
- Motorized carts: approval to permit motorized cart travel on Matteo Way in the Eva Gardens subdivision to improve access to a multi-use path. Vote 5-0.
- Public Works and roadwork contracts: RFP #2605-P awarded to LJA Engineering, Inc. for Public Works Engineer of Record services; Contract #1981-Q Task Order #7 (NTE $460,201.65) to Practical Design Partners for final design on the SR 279 Realignment; Hot-In-Place Asphalt Recycling awarded to Gallagher Asphalt Co. ($328,405) and Micro Surfacing to Asphalt Paving Systems ($899,475). All votes passed 5-0.
- Lake Kedron Reservoir paving and stormwater repairs authorized for $187,096.70. Vote 5-0.
- Chairman Lee Hearn's motion to close county offices for the week of Christmas (Dec. 22-26) passed 4-1; Commissioner Charles D. Rousseau opposed.
These approvals set in motion engineering, maintenance and procurement activities across multiple departments, with staff directed to follow standard contracting and implementation steps.