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Mercer sanitation coming up short with operating costs

November 25, 2009|By SUSIE LAUN

HARRODSBURG — Officials from the Mercer County Sanitation District hope $25,000 will be enough to tide the district over for the rest of the fiscal year.

At its meeting Tuesday, the Mercer County Fiscal Court approved a request from David Weber for a $25,000 draw for the district. Weber is secretary and treasurer for the district's board. The money comes from the court's budget and will help the district with its operating cost.

The court budgets $50,000 per fiscal year for the district, Fiscal Court clerk Gayle Horn said at the meeting.

In October, the district paid out more than $18,000 and its income was about $9,000.

Weber said he hopes this is the only time he has to ask the court for a draw on the sanitation district's budget this fiscal year, but he can't make any promises. He told the court the district is down to one month's worth of operating costs.

Mike Sanford, the executive director of the Lake Village Water Association and general manager of the sanitation district, said the district has been battling with defects at Bright Leaf, an area the district took on in April. Repairs have been made to the systems and there are two more defects found after heavy rains in October.

The project at Scenic Hill has been under way for about six weeks and should be complete in mid- to late-January, which will help with cash flow to the district. But for now, Sanford said the district needs a little extra help.

In other business

n The court approved the creation of a joint human rights commission with Harrodsburg and Burgin. Magistrate Alvis Johnson asked magistrates to get their names for appointees to Judge-Executive Milward Dedman in the next five days so Dedman can review candidates and make the best decision possible for the new commission.

The commission will be an 11-member board; five will come from the county, four from Harrodsburg and two from Burgin.

n The court tabled awarding a bid to a company to do duct work in the courthouse until more research can be gathered. Two companies, Rutledge Environmental Services out of Louisville and JWI out of Winchester, bid on the project. Dedman said the courthouse underwent an environmental inspection to be sure there was no mold in the building, and while no mold was found, the ducts do need basic cleaning done to them.

Rutledge bid $2,250 and JWI bid $1,263.50. The court tabled a decision to get a better idea of what it will be spending its money on to clean the ducts.

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