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Council moves ahead with municipal road-aid resolution after landfill operator warns Sharkow Road is failing
Summary
Calvert City held a public hearing and adopted a municipal cooperative program resolution to accept state municipal road-aid for repairs on Sharkow/Sharkau Road after a local landfill operator detailed heavy truck use and reported more than $1.7 million paid to the county in host fees without seeing road repairs.
Calvert City Council held a public hearing and then adopted a resolution authorizing execution of a municipal cooperative program contract with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to use municipal road-aid funds toward repair and paving of a portion of Sharkow (aka Sharkau) Road.
At the hearing John (city administrator) explained the public hearing was required to access the state funds and that the project’s first phase would aim to get pavement almost to Hollinger Lane and definitely to Clean Earth. John said the city has been saving funds for this purpose and estimated the city could use about $500,000 that it has set aside toward the work, with additional budgeted amounts expected to bring the project to roughly $700,000 this year and additional work in next year’s budget.
A nearby landfill operator, identified in the record as Sales, told the council his operation and nearby businesses have relied on the road for years and that it has not been paved for decades. Sales said his operation has paid sizeable host fees to the county and questioned whether that money was being used to maintain the roads his trucks use: “I have paid during that period of time $1,709,402 … and we have remitted another $961,768” since 2019, he said, and added he had not seen that money used for road repair in the area.
Council members and staff clarified jurisdictional questions during the hearing. Speakers noted the lack of an alternate route for heavy trucks because the McFarland Road bridge carries a 10‑ton limit and that full relief would require additional bridge work or widening. John said the portion to be paved is a city project and that a coproject or interlocal agreement with the county had been discussed for the broader corridor.
After public comment the council read and adopted the municipal cooperative program resolution required by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for the fiscal year beginning 07/01/2026. The council conducted a roll-call vote and recorded affirmative responses; the resolution passed.
The next steps are administrative: staff will finalize the contract documents and move forward with bidding and procurement for the phase of Sharkow Road identified in the resolution. Council members said the funding will not cover the entire corridor but will address the most critical section now and that leftover work would be considered in the next budget cycle.
