Brownsboro Village will split Napanee Road sidewalk repair costs with homeowners

BROWNSBORO VILLAGE, Ky. — On Dec. 10, 2024, the City Commission of Brownsboro Village voted to split evenly with property owners on Napanee Road the cost to remove damaged sidewalks and replace them with topsoil, grass seed and straw.

Mayor Mark Joyce moved the measure and Commissioner Brian Willis seconded it; the motion passed by voice vote. Voting in favor were Mayor Joyce and Commissioners Brian Willis, Fay Dorval and Whitney Hankins. Commissioner Maryellen Howley abstained.

The commission recorded a quotation from Flynn Brothers estimating the total cost for five properties would not exceed $23,765, which makes the village’s share $11,882.50. Commissioners said the measure was intended both to beautify the neighborhood and to reduce the village’s exposure to liability if someone is injured on damaged sidewalks. Mayor Joyce told the commission he had received nine emails from concerned residents before the meeting and commissioners encouraged a grassroots petition or survey to show resident support for broader paving plans.

The motion was presented as a two-part action: authorize the village to pay one-half of the Flynn Brothers quote for sidewalk removal and turf restoration and encourage resident-led efforts to support future paving. The transcript does not specify a timeline for the work or who will contract and schedule the repairs; those implementation details were not provided at the meeting.

The commission handled the item during the unfinished-business portion of the agenda and took the formal vote during the meeting. No amendments to the motion were recorded. The meeting adjourned at 8:21 p.m.