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Prairie County Fiscal Court approves NRCS buyout contracts, Skyview funding and moves to pursue Rails‑to‑Trails
Summary
The Fiscal Court approved multiple contract awards for the NRCS EWP home‑buyout program, authorized LGEDF and Skyview water/sewer funding, approved a lease tied to a Rails‑to‑Trails plan and endorsed an honorary highway designation.
At its meeting, the Prairie County Fiscal Court approved multiple contract awards to support a Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) home‑buyout program, authorized funding applications for local projects and passed several resolutions related to infrastructure and recreation.
The court approved awarding contracting and legal services to James Hampton for the NRCS EWP 5082 home-buyout program at $200 per hour; appraisal services to Mark Holbrook (Mountain Real Estate Company) at $600 per unit; technical appraisal review services to Greg Hilton at $1,200 per unit; and environmental review services to Metrc Environmental at $678 per unit. Each award was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote with no opposition recorded.
The court also approved a resolution authorizing filing a Local Government Economic Development Fund (LGEDF) application for Prairie County fiscal court bond payments in the amount of $999,183.44, described in the meeting as funded in part by coal‑severance economic development funds. For the Skyview Water and Sewer project the court recorded a funding breakdown including Appalachian Regional Commission support (about $152,205.93) and Kentucky Infrastructure Authority funding (about $187,293); the chair noted grant rules limit the use of disaster‑recovery funds for road blacktopping.
Separately, the court approved filing a Kentucky LGEDF application of up to $175,000 for the 16 Mile Creek Trace Branch road repairs project, noting this is an AML‑related emergency repair that the county will pursue upfront with the intent to recoup most costs later.
On trails and recreation, the court approved a resolution of intent to acquire the Railbank Railway Corridor (KY‑193) under railbanking procedures and authorized entering into negotiations; the court also approved a lease of the old Giovanni's building and adjacent river access property from Wabi Hope Pentecostal Church as an entry point for the proposed Rails‑to‑Trails corridor and related river/camping programming.
The court approved a service agreement with Sonotra for CCTV installation and monitoring at county facilities and unanimously endorsed a resolution to designate a portion of Route 7 as the Jean Ritchie Memorial Highway; meeting speakers cited Kentucky statutes (KRS 177.02 and KRS 177.106) that govern highway signage and designation authority.
Actions were recorded by motion, second and voice vote; the transcript records motions typically with a named mover and seconder (for example, "Motion by Cones; Second by Church"), and the court announced "Aye" with no opposition noted on the listed items.
Ending: The court closed its business and adjourned after the final motion to adjourn carried.
