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Grant County Fiscal Court approves road discontinuance, lowers occupational license tax and signs regional Safe Streets agreement
Summary
The Grant County Fiscal Court on May 5 approved discontinuing a 92-foot portion of Lake Road within AKZ Properties Trust, adopted an ordinance lowering the occupational license tax from 2.5% to 2.0% effective July 1, 2026, and authorized a memorandum of agreement to pursue a regional Safe Streets and Roads for All grant application.
The Grant County Fiscal Court approved three key measures at its May 5 meeting.
Judge Executive Chuck Dils read the second reading of Ordinance No. 5-2026-0297 to discontinue roughly 92 feet of Lake Road (County Route 041/CR 1055B) where it lies within property owned by AKZ Properties Trust (PIN 67-17-04-112). "The Grand County Fiscal Court wishes to discontinue a portion of Lake Road beginning from where Lake Road ... enters the real property owned by AKZ Properties Trust," Dils read during the meeting. A magistrate moved to adopt the discontinuance, another seconded, and the court approved the measure on a voice vote. The ordinance will be advertised in the Grand County News as the final step in the process.
The court also adopted Ordinance No. 006-2026-0298, an amendment to the occupational license tax that lowers the business license rate from 2.5% to 2.0%, effective July 1, 2026. Dils summarized the change and a magistrate moved to approve the ordinance; the motion carried on a unanimous voice vote.
Finally, the court approved a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Northern Kentucky AD District authorizing the district to submit a regional application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) implementation and supplemental planning grant on behalf of participating counties (Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Owen and Pendleton). The court authorized Judge Executive Dils to sign the agreement.
What this means: the road discontinuance removes a short segment of public roadway where it lies entirely on private property and will proceed to public notice and completion steps; the tax change reduces the occupational license rate charged to businesses in the county beginning July 1; and the MOA commits the county to participate in a regional grant application but does not itself appropriate funds.
Votes at a glance: - Ordinance No. 5-2026-0297 (discontinuance of portion of Lake Road): approved by voice vote; motion made and seconded; to be advertised for completion. - Ordinance No. 006-2026-0298 (occupational license tax reduction to 2.0%): approved by voice vote; motion made and seconded; effective 07/01/2026. - Memorandum of Agreement with Northern Kentucky AD District for SS4A grant application: authorized by voice vote; Judge Executive authorized to sign.
The court did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript; minutes indicate each motion carried after "all in favor" and multiple "aye" responses. The court scheduled second readings on other zoning items for the May 20 meeting.
