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State releases $286,408 in county road aid Wayne County will receive $286,408 in County Road Aid a little earlier than anticipated, according to an announcement made by Governor Ernie Fletcher last week. The award is part of Fletcherıs decision to release $33 million in County Road Aid and Municipal Road Aid to eligible county and city governments. ³Many areas of the Commonwealth have been hit hard by the December snow storm and the January flooding,² stated Fletcher. ³The inclement weather has taken its toll on many roads and stretched city and county road department funds to the limit. The early release of these funds will allow Wayne County to start repairing roads and bridges damaged by snow, ice, and high waters.² Since November 2004, Fletcher has directed an estimated $60 million to county and city governments from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinetıs Department for Intergovernmental Programs. The early release represents $28 million from the County Road Aid co-op, and $5 million from the Municipal Road Aid fund to those eligible communities in the Municipal Aid co-op. The funds being released by Governor Fletcher to Wayne County, which is 35 percent of their total allotment, were originally scheduled to become available to eligible city and county governments in March 2005. All counties and cities in Kentucky are eligible to participate in the County Road Aid co-op and Municipal Aid co-op. These county and city governments that do sign an agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet that stipulates the money will be used for manpower and materials to repair and improve roads and bridges maintained by county and city governments. The participating counties and cities receive 60 percent of their allotted funds in August, 30 percent in March, and 10 percent at the end of each fiscal year. Non-participating county and city governments receive their funds monthly from the Governorıs Office for Local Development of GOLD. The money for the County Road Aid co-op and Municipal Road Aid co-op funds comes from the collection of the motor fuels tax in Kentucky. Approximately half of the motor fuel tax is mandated by law to be used specifically for improvements and maintenance of Kentuckyıs city streets, county roads, and secondary state roads. Add a comment |
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