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Madison County approves emergency flood repairs, state LARP funds and emergency paving contract
Summary
On July 14 Madison County Fiscal Court approved a $555,000 LARP MOA for resurfacing, voted to request permission to exceed the 65% road-fund expenditure limit because of June flooding, and awarded an emergency paving contract to the Allen Company to speed repairs.
Madison County Fiscal Court voted July 14 to move forward on a package of flood-response measures, approving state grant funds for road resurfacing, permission to spend beyond a statutory interim limit, and an emergency paving contract to address damage from the June 27 flooding event.
Scott (speaker S10) presented Resolution 2026-065, a memorandum of agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet that supplies $555,000 under the Local Assistance Road Program (LARP) to resurface New Road and Simpson Lane. The court approved the MOA on a roll-call vote.
The court then approved Resolution 2026-066, authorizing the judge executive to request written approval from the Department for Local Government (DLG) to exceed the statutory 65% expenditure threshold for the first half of fiscal year 2026'27. Sarah (speaker S11) told the court the county expects to expend up to 100% of the road fund in the first half of the fiscal year because of storm damage and asked for DLG authorization to avoid statutory limits. Judge (S1) and others discussed creating a separate budget line to isolate flood-related spending so that future administrations can properly document FEMA-eligible expenditures; the judge noted FEMA reimbursement can take multiple years.
Next, the court adopted Resolution 2026-067 to award emergency paving work to the Allen Company under the county's master paving contract to make urgent repairs following the June flooding. Scott said the award is intended to expedite repairs on damaged stretches and that funding will be provided through available county funds and state and federal disaster assistance, including potential FEMA reimbursement. The resolution directs county staff to maintain full documentation necessary for reimbursement and compliance with grant rules.
The court also approved Resolution 2026-068 to adopt Indigo Run Subdivision Phase 7 roads (Planters Road Drive, Provider Court and Boatwright Drive) into county maintenance; staff had inspected the roads and recommended adoption.
Why it matters: the package clears contractual and funding hurdles so the county can perform urgent repairs and document costs for reimbursement. Several members emphasized the need for separate accounting to avoid future disputes about what costs are FEMA-eligible.
Next steps: county staff will issue work authorizations under the master paving contract, continue to add damaged sections to the emergency scope as needed, and preserve documentation to support state and federal reimbursement claims.
