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New Haven coordinates with county and federal offices to address Rolling Fork log jams
Summary
City officials reported coordinated efforts with congressional staffers, the county and a judge to document Rolling Fork River log jams; county crews collected photos and GPS coordinates and are pursuing a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit to remove obstructions.
Mayor Linda Mattingly told the board that representatives from Sen. Rand Paul's and Rep. Brett Guthrie's offices, Judge Hutchins and Nelson County Fiscal Court member Brad Metcalf have been working with the city to seek solutions to log jams on the Rolling Fork River within New Haven. Brad Metcalf and his team photographed and recorded GPS coordinates for log jams on Sept. 19, and Metcalf is attempting to secure a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow county removal of some logs to improve immediate river flow.
The minutes note that county personnel documented the obstructions on the same day as the meeting. The record does not specify which log locations will be removed first, the scope of any removal plan, or whether private landowner permission is required for particular sites. The minutes also do not record a timeline for any Corps permit decision.
Board members flagged the issue as ongoing coordination with county and federal partners rather than a city-only project. No vote or expenditure was recorded on the log-jam item in the meeting minutes.
