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Perry County approves $250,000 grant application and amends budget for flood study
Summary
Perry County leaders authorized filing for a Kentucky local-match grant of up to $250,000 to fund a flood study and adopted a matching $250,000 budget amendment. Officials said the study will identify mitigation options and authorized the judge executive to execute grant documents.
Perry County leaders voted to authorize filing for a Kentucky local-match participation grant of up to $250,000 to fund a flood study and adopted a $250,000 budget amendment to reflect the award.
The resolution authorizes the judge executive to act as the county's authorized representative and to execute any necessary documents to carry out the grant. Chair (who opened and presided over the meeting) said the grant funds will be reimbursed and that the study will help the county examine mitigation options such as walls, waterways or dredging. "Congressman Rogers has worked really hard, to get this, and he's been very successful at getting, projects done once you get the study done," the Chair said.
The motion to file for the grant was made by Collins and approved by voice vote after discussion. County officials did not specify precise mitigation measures; the Chair said the study will determine appropriate responses and that it may not change the county's existing floodplain determinations. The budget amendment was presented for a second reading and adopted to incorporate the expected grant reimbursement into the county budget.
Next steps: the judge executive is authorized to execute the grant paperwork and the county will proceed with the study; details about the study timeline, consultant selection, or specific mitigation measures were not specified during the meeting.
