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Perry County Fiscal Court approves runway engineering contract and $2.34 million grant application
Summary
At its meeting, the Perry County Fiscal Court approved awarding an engineering contract for an airport runway extension, approved first reading of a procurement-code ordinance for the grants department, authorized a $2,338,886 grant application for the Leatherwood Wildcat Coal Lodge project, and awarded disaster consulting services to EUDS Consulting.
The Perry County Fiscal Court approved a slate of actions at a short session, including awarding an engineering contract for an airport runway extension, authorizing a $2,338,886 grant application for a Leatherwood tourism project, and awarding disaster-consulting services to a sole bidder.
The chair said the court approved the first reading of Ordinance 12 1 20 25 to revise the procurement code for the grants department and recorded a motion by Combs and a second by Church to move the ordinance forward. The chair then announced the court would award the engineering contract for a new airport runway extension; he described the work as "just the beginning stages of the project for us to look at, going after some grant dollars and different types of funding sources." The court approved the award after a motion by Spencer and a second by Church.
The court also adopted Resolution 12 O 3 20 25, authorizing the completion and filing of a government-resources grant application totaling $2,338,886 for the Leatherwood Wildcat Coal Lodge project. The chair said the project "is really attracting tourism and tourism dollars into our community as well as the Appalachian horse project, down on the Menard Farm," and framed the grant as one piece of broader economic-development work around Leatherwood's off-road park.
Separately, the court voted to award disaster-related consulting services to EUDS Consulting; the chair said EUDS was the only bidder and had worked with the county following 2022 and a February disaster, and that consultants would assist with ongoing FEMA projects.
The transcript records the motions and seconds for each item (motions by Church, Combs, Spencer at various points) and shows the court calling for ayes and approving each item; the record does not include numerical vote tallies or individual member roll-call votes. The meeting closed with holiday greetings from the chair and a motion to adjourn.
Votes at a glance: Ordinance 12 1 20 25 (first reading) — moved by Combs, seconded by Church; outcome: approved (tally not specified). Award: airport runway engineering contract — moved by Spencer, seconded by Church; outcome: approved (tally not specified). Resolution 12 O 3 20 25 (grant application $2,338,886 for Leatherwood Wildcat Coal Lodge) — moved by Church, seconded by Combs; outcome: approved (tally not specified). Award: disaster consulting services to EUDS Consulting — moved by Church, seconded by Combs; outcome: approved (tally not specified).
The transcript does not specify a meeting date in the record provided.
