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Russell County court approves grant actions, including hospital expansion resolution and crumb-rubber road pilot
Summary
The fiscal court voted to pursue a hospital medical-office expansion grant (Resolution 268), approved a $248,000 crumb-rubber grant match for Clifty Creek road and noted a $350,000 paving project near the marina; actions will allow the county to advertise bids and move projects forward.
Russell County Fiscal Court on June 8 approved several grant- and project-related items, including a resolution authorizing pursuit of grant funds for a medical-office building attached to the county hospital and acceptance of a crumb-rubber road pilot grant.
The court passed Resolution 268 to permit the county to pursue a grant for a medical-office expansion at the hospital. The transcript records the resolution as approved on a voice vote; court materials describe the project as an addition that would permit specialty doctors to see patients on site and use hospital diagnostic services.
Separately, the court discussed a $248,000 crumb-rubber grant for Clifty Creek road. Magistrate Garner said he would match the grant funding and described the project as a demonstration that will require five years of observation and reporting. Court members noted that only a few similar projects exist in Kentucky.
The judge also reported $350,000 in state-sponsored funding for paving near the marina; bids for that work will be advertised and the county expects the project to start soon. The transcript indicates the $350,000 originated from the state Senate.
These items were discussed and advanced by the court using voice votes; the transcript records motions and seconds for the hospital grant resolution and the crumb-rubber grant match but does not include a roll-call tally in the audio excerpt provided.
What’s next: Staff were directed or implied to advertise bids and to complete grant paperwork where applicable; the hospital grant action is intended as a pass-through application to secure external funding for the proposed medical-office building.
