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Court approves $4.8 million contract for Fleming–Young high-school renovation
Summary
The fiscal court approved a $4.8 million contract with Holmes for the Fleming–Young high-school renovation project and directed fiscal staff to track the funds in a separate account for clarity.
The Letcher County Fiscal Court voted April 20 to approve a construction contract to renovate Fleming–Young High School, accepting a $4,800,000 contract with Holmes (as presented in the meeting packet). The court also directed that the funds be tracked separately in the county accounts to make project expenditures easier to monitor.
Court discussion touched on budget protections: the chair explained that if the project runs over budget, the legal contract language prevents abruptly stopping work and the court will manage any overrun in advance. Multiple magistrates asked staff to set aside the contract funds in a distinct housing or project account to simplify accounting and oversight.
The contract approval carried a roll-call vote in favor. The court also discussed related multi-family housing and developer-agreement items with Holmes as part of the same package of housing and school-site work.
Next steps: staff will finalize contract paperwork and establish the separate account referenced at the meeting for project accounting.
