Committee recommends $705,613.28 County Road Aid agreement and public hearing records residents’ resurfacing requests

The Woodford County budget and finance committee held a statutorily required public hearing on proposed uses of county road aid funds and recommended that the full fiscal court approve a County Road Aid Cooperative Program Agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for $705,613.28.

The Judge opened the hearing and read a prioritized resurfacing list proposed by the road department, which includes Fisher's Mill, Delaney Ferry, Harmony Lane, Cummins Ferry, Dry Ridge, Paynes Mill, Big Sink, Weisenberger Mill Road, and Spring Station. He also noted county road aid funds are commonly used for the road department’s salaries as well as resurfacing work.

Public commenters raised localized safety concerns. Linda Pop said residents in the southern end of the county asked the court to add white edge lines on Ford's Mill to help young drivers at night and to address an area of Delaney Ferry where the road shoulder is built up and visibility/clearance is problematic. Magistrate Squire Blackford asked whether his district was included in the resurfacing list and said he hoped it would be paved this cycle.

In committee action, a motion was made to recommend the County Road Aid Cooperative Program Agreement for fiscal year 26 in the amount of $705,613.28; the committee voted to recommend the agreement to the full fiscal court. The committee also accepted the road department’s recommendations for fuel, motor oil and other fluids (Woodford Oil) and recommended those bids to the full fiscal court. The committee moved to recommend adoption of Resolution 2026-7 authorizing execution of the County Road Aid Cooperative Program contract; that recommendation carried in committee.

The Judge said items including the county road aid contract and related bids will be taken up by the full fiscal court in the upcoming meeting.