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Rockcastle Fiscal Court approves $1.775 million purchase of 32.5 acres for planned recreation complex
Summary
Rockcastle County Fiscal Court approved buying 32.5 acres on Dysart Way/US Hwy 150 in Mt. Vernon for $1,775,000 to site a future recreation complex; an appraisal valued the property at $2,225,000 and the contract expires Dec. 1, 2025. The court authorized signing the deed and legal documents.
Howell Holbrook Jr., County Judge Executive, presided as the Rockcastle County Fiscal Court approved the purchase of 32.5 acres on Dysart Way/US Highway 150 in Mt. Vernon for $1,775,000 to serve as the future site of a county recreation complex.
Magistrate Michael McGuire moved to approve the purchase; Magistrate Shane Thacker seconded the motion, and the court voted unanimously to proceed. The sellers are Ford Family Investments LLC and Fore Development LLC. The county received an appraisal from Legal Appraisal Service of Monticello valuing the property at $2,225,000. A copy of the contract was provided to County Attorney Jeremy Rowe for review; the contract contains an expiration date of Dec. 1, 2025.
The motion to purchase was made during the Nov. 10 special called meeting and the court voted on ratification of the deed and legal documents at the Nov. 20 meeting. Magistrate Thacker moved and Magistrate McGuire seconded approval to sign the deed and related legal documents; that motion also passed unanimously.
Court minutes show the purchase was treated as a formal acquisition with appraisal documentation provided to the county attorney before execution. No financing details beyond the purchase price were provided during the meetings, and the timeline for site preparation or construction of the recreation complex was not specified.
The court took no public vote beyond the formal approval motions recorded in the minutes; the next procedural step is legal review and execution of the contract before its Dec. 1, 2025 expiration.
