Fiscal Court accepts remodel bids, Rural Secondary Road recommendations

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During its April 14 meeting, the Ohio County Fiscal Court accepted bids for a courtroom remodel and recommendations from the state as a part of the Rural Secondary Road Program. — The fiscal court and the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) agreed to split the cost of renovating the district courtroom in the Community Center. It was estimated the renovation would cost around $90,000. The fiscal court pledged $45,000 to the renovation in a special-called needs assessment meeting in July. Over the last several months, the fiscal court has sought bids on the remodeling of the District Court Room. In the past, the bids have come in higher than what the court was able to pay. Adjustments were made to the bid specifications and the project was re-bid. During the April 14 meeting, the fiscal court opened the latest bids. County Treasurer Anne Melton opened the bids and informed the court if it accepted all the low bids, the cost of the project would still be around $20,000 more than budgeted. Melton said the fiscal court could use $10,000 from court fees to help with the cost, but would still come in around $10,000 short. Ohio County Judge-Executive David Johnston said the fiscal court would take $10,000 out of the year-end surplus to make up the difference. After discussion, Fourth District Magistrate Larry Keown made a motion the fiscal court accept the four lowest bids. Those bids were Allen Builders at $7,580 for removal of windows, casework and carpet. H&H Interiors at $7,425 for pain, wallpaper and prep. Cooper Carpets at $4,800 for floor covering and Camps Cabinets at $87,000 for casework. Fifth District Magistrate Larry Morphew seconded the motion. After a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously. — Representatives from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) came to the April 14 meeting of the Ohio County Fiscal Court to discuss the Rural Secondary Road Program. Each year the state presents a list of state roads in the county it will pave or improve. The state will use motor fuels tax revenue to pay for the road work. In addition to improving the state roads, the state also provides the ability for the county to use some funding, known as flex funds, to improve the roads of its choosing. Jason Ward, with the KYTC, came before the court to announce which state roads would be improved over the next fiscal year. Ward reminded the court that because fuel prices dropped significantly, the money available to improve state roads would be less than years past. The motor fuels tax rises is based on the wholesale price of fuel in the state. When gas prices rise, so does the motor fuels tax and vice versa. Demand should go down when prices are high, but that wasn’t the case. Now that prices are lower, with little change in demand, the tax revenue is also low. The state legislature passed a bill earlier this year that set a minimum amount for the motor fuels tax. The tax will not go below $.26 per gallon. There is also a limit on how high the tax can rise over a period of time. This limits the amount the tax can go up per year. After explaining this to the court, Ward began to lay out the plans for the 2015-2016 fiscal year’s Rural Secondary Road Program. The state will spend around $1,079,000 improving rural secondary roads in Ohio County. The first improvement will be a bridge replacement at Indian Creek on State Route 505. The state will also resurface State Route 505 from the beginning to the 2 mile marker. Next the state will resurface State Route 878 beginning around the 3 mile marker and ending at around the 5.5 mile marker. Finally, the state will reseal a bridge deck on State Route 1245 and replace three culverts on State Route 1414. Each year, the state gives the county flex funds as a part of the Rural Secondary Road Program. These funds come with recommendations from the state on how to use them, but the county can decide to use the funds on the roads of its choosing. This year the county has around $307,000 in flex funds. Ward gave the court the state’s recommendations, but the county decided to reject the recommendations. Near the end of the presentation, Ward informed the court of some different sealants available for use to help pavement last longer. After Ward’s presentation, Keown made a motion to accept the state’s Rural Secondary Road Program plan for 2015-2016 with the exception of the recommended use of the flex funds. The motion also included the exploration of repairing roads with sealants available from the state. The motion was seconded by Johnston. After a roll call vote, the motion passed unanimously.

Fiscal Court accepts remodel bids, Rural Secondary Road recommendations

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