Nelson Fiscal Court OKs subdivision speed humps, accepts state road funds
By JIM BROOKS
Nelson County Gazette / WBRT Radio
Judge Executive Dean Watts and Magistrate Keith Metcalfe review the list of bills and transfers during Tuesday’s Nelson Fiscal Court meeting.
Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, 1 p.m. — Nelson County subdivisions may now consider installing speed humps after the adoption of a set of guidelines at Tuesday’s Nelson Fiscal Court meeting.
Subdivisions with active homeowner’s associations can petition the county for speed humps to reduce vehicle speeds and improve safety.
The first county speed humps were installed several years ago in Maywood subdivision under the guidance of its homeowner’s, Judge Executive Dean Watts told fiscal court. The guidelines were developed after the judge’s office received additional inquiries regarding speed humps. “We have a pending request at Woodlawn Springs subdivision for speed humps and another request from a subdivision out on Louisville Road” he said.
The guidelines specify where they can and cannot be placed, which is an important because of the maintenance issue they can create. “To me they’re a nuisance for our snow plows,” county road engineer Jim Lemieux told the magistrates. The Maywood speed humps have been there four years and are in good shape.
The speed humps are mass-produced and approximately two-feet wide and two inches tall. The humps cost about $1,600 each and are installed by the county and maintained by the homeowner’s association. The guidelines state that the costs to repair damage to speed humps is the responsiblity of the HOA or residents.
Jim Lemieux, county road engineer, discusses the county’s new speed hump policy the magistrates approved Tuesday.
The county will review requests to determine if the placement of the speed humps is appropriate, Lemieux explained.
Residents of subdivisions and areas that have no active HOA will require 70 percent of residents to agree to the speed hump request.
BUDGET AMENDMENT. The magistrates approved a budget amendment that adds the $1.3 million the county received for the sale of property in the county industrial park to the Bardstown Bourbon Co.
Watts discussed the amendment and the price the county received.
ROAD RESURFACING. The court unanimously approved a resolution to accept $110,000 in state contingency funding and $105,000 in rural secondary road funds to pave parts of the following county roads:
– Tollgate Road, from KY 52 going east for 1.04 miles;
– Pottership Road from Bear Creek Bridge .98 of a mile to Mill Creek Bridge;
– .54 mile of Airport Road between KY 2738 and Barnes Road;
– .81 mile of Hobbs Lane east of KY 509;
– 1.06 miles of Stevens Lane from KY55 west to Big Spring Creek Bridge.
ALCOHOL SALES. Changes in state law that were effective July 1 mean that the county can grant special mixed drink alcohol licenses to non-profit organizations who plan special events in the county.
County Attorney Matthew Hite said that because Bardstown is a fourth-class city, the hardship clause in the county’s ABC ordinance allows the county to grant the licenses.
In other action, the court:
— approved first readings of two zoning change requests: B1A to R-1A, 53 acres at 6445 Loretto Road, and R-1A to A-1, 2.331 acres on Old Bloomfield Road.
— heard a report from Watts on the county’s assessment of about $650,000 to the Lincoln Trail Health District.
— approved paving the Sutherland Building parking lot.
— approved paying the final payment of $118,000 to the contractor on the recently completed KY 733 project.
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