Hardin County Fiscal Court holds first December meeting

The Hardin County Fiscal Court met for their first meeting of the month Tuesday afternoon.

Following a closed session, the court approved a resolution related to the execution of documents related to the BlueOval SK project. The resolution, which can be found in full on the county website, amends language in the county’s bond agreement with the company for the issuance of Kentucky Industrial Building Revenue Bonds for the factory’s construction.

A public hearing was held on ten-year extensions for county franchise agreements with Charter Communications and Comcast Communications. No public comments were made during the hearing, and the court approved the extensions as part of their consent agenda.

Hardin County Emergency Management Director Joey Scott said during his report that all of the county’s data for their emergency services study has been submitted to EmergencyServices Consulting International.

“A rough draft has come back, and we’re waiting for a final draft on the emergency service study, and we’re really excited about getting that information back, so I know a lot of people worked really hard and we can’t thank everybody enough for putting the time and effort into this, too,” Scott said.

Hardin County Jailer Josh Lindblom said inmates last month worked more than 10,700 hours, which saved the county $63,959.50. Inmates collected 1,728 bags of trash along 128.9 miles of county roadways. Lindblom also said the Kentucky Jailers Association won a summary judgement in a lawsuit with the state under which the state will reimburse counties more for state prisoner medical bills.

“It’s in the appeals court, but the judge in the appeals court has put a stay making it to where they’re going have to start paying as of May of 2024, so we’ve got some people together and so far we believe right now they owe us about $52,000,” Lindblom said.

The Hardin County Fiscal Court will next meet December 19.