In his monthly address at Monday night’s fiscal court meeting, Estill County Judge-executive Wallace Taylor said the sewer deal between the Estill county Water District and Irvine Municipal Utilities has been signed after “10 or 11 years.”
Both boards and their lawyers unanimously agreed to the terms laid out in the agreement, Judge Taylor said, and details are being worked out for a date to transition into a new billing cycle.
He also said a good crowd attended the ninth annual ‘One Day at a Time’ March for Drug Recovery that happened last Sunday.
He commended the band for being there after competing the previous night and thanked the community for supporting the March. Taylor estimated there were a few hundred people there.
He also reminded everyone that CSEPP exercises will be conducted on Wednesday, and said if anyone notices unusual activity, “we’re just playing…hopefully.”
Judge Taylor said the sewer deal between the Estill county Water District and Irvine Municipal Utilities has been signed, after “10 or 11 years,” and the details are being worked out for a date to transition to a new billing cycle.
Also, the judge said he has visited with a local property owner about purchasing a 23,000 square foot building for a vocational school and
has spoken with a senator about acquiring some funding for it.
Estill County Fire Chief Derrick Muncie said the department has answered 52 calls this month. He said vehicle accidents are the biggest thing they respond to, particularly since school started back.
He reminded everyone that fire season begins October 1, but said it shouldn’t be too big of an issue this year as long as weather conditions stay “moist.”
Muncie said there will be a heavy/farm equipment safety training next month at the fairgrounds.
He also said that as new water lines have been laid, new hydrants have also been installed, resulting in lower ISO ratings and considerably lower home owner’s insurance for some residents out in the county.
Other items addressed on the fiscal court’s agenda include:
•Permission granted by the court to advertise for the fire department’s self-contained breathing apparatus grant bids
•Permission granted to advertise for bids for an environmental impact study at the CSEPP tower site
•Myra Finney was appointed to fill a library board seat
•The conservation district annual report was accepted into the minutes, as well as the conservation district tax rate, the Red Lick Conservancy tax rate, and the school board tax rate.
•An intrafund transfer request was approved, including $80,000 from the general fund to the jail.
In his monthly report, County Attorney Rodney Davis said there have been numerous accounts of people disregarding the traffic officers in yellow vests down by Estill Springs Elementary. He said at least people are facing felony charges, and he reminded that disobeying traffic laws around schools can be serious business.
He also presented a memorandum on the sewer agreement between IMU and ECWD and said “it sounds reasonable to me.” He said the document states that the transition is to happen on or before October 20.
Mary Skipper, director of Estill County Adult Education, was a guest at Monday night’s fiscal court meeting. Estill County Judge-executive Wallace Taylor presented a proclamation to her declaring September 22-28 Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. The GED pretest can be taken for free during this period.
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After more than a decade, sewer deal a done one
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