Wayne County Outlook

County approves one year lease agreement for EMS
Melodie Phelps
News Editor

The county approved a new one-year lease agreement for the building

currently being used by the Wayne County EMS. The action was taken during a

meeting of Wayne County Fiscal Court on Thursday, February 10.

County Attorney Lee Tobbe said the new lease agreement was drawn up

after negotiations between EMS and the owner of the building, which is

located on Main Street. Tobbe noted there is a slight increase in the

monthly rent.

The lease is for a one-year period and there is an option to renew it an

additional year, according to County Judge-Executive Bruce Ramsey.

During Thursdayšs meeting, the court opened the only bid received for

cleanup of the dump site on Ritner Road. Junior New Construction bid $23,800

for the project.

The state provided up to $27,225 in funding to clean up the illegal dump

site.

Bids were also awarded for culverts for the month. Bids were opened

earlier in the day, and were received from three companies. As in the past

few months, the court approved all bids with the stipulation that culverts

be purchased at the lowest bid if available.

Solid Waste Coordinator Andrew Parmley announced that the Commonwealth

Cleanup and the PRIDE Spring Cleanup will begin locally on March 14 and will

continue through April 24. This will give local residents the opportunity to

get rid of large household items free of charge during this effort.

He said that anyone who would like to participate should call beginning

March 1 to schedule a pickup of items. Calls will not be taken after March

15, according to Parmley. Following are numbers to call as of March 1 for

pickup of large items: Monticello City Hall, 348-5719; County

Judge-Executive, 348-4241; Wayne County Extension Office, 348-8453, or

Parmley, 348-8522 or 307-5065.

Parmley also told court members about the upcoming Tire Amnesty days,

which may be the last sponsored by the state. He encouraged anyone with old

tires that need to be disposed to get them ready to drop off during Tire

Amnesty, May 12-14.

During this three-day period, tires may be dropped off at the State

Highway Garage on Old KY 90.

Parmley also noted that Wayne County received a $14,183 check from the

state for Litter Abatement funds.

Wayne County Jailer Ray Upchurch reported that the current jail

population is 180, including 80 county inmates and 100 state inmates. The

county received $73,194.1 from the state for housing inmates during the

month of December. They have billed the state for $84,460.86 for the month

of November.

Upchurch said inmates have collected several bags of trash on East KY 90

in the Gap of the Ridge area, and he said the cleanup effort would continue

as weather permits.

He expressed appreciation to Dewayne Perkins and the Wayne County EMS

for training deputy jailers in CPR on Tuesday, February 8. This type of

training is required every two years, according to Upchurch. He added that

first aid training will be scheduled soon.

Wayne County EMS Director Bubby Corder said the ambulance service had

answered 313 calls since January 1. He noted that the new radio tower site

is complete and operational. A generator is also placed at the site.

Corder announced that the new tornado sirens are all installed and are

operational. He said that the sirens will be tested at noon on Thursday,

February 17.

Also during Thursdayšs meeting, the court:

?Agreed to adopt 1,050 feet of Whitney Lane into the county road system.

?Agreed to remove 2,500 feet of the Jack Chaplin Road from the county

road system.

?Accepted $18,879.19 in excess fees from the Wayne County Sheriffšs

Department.

?Agreed to advertise to take a 261 foot extension of the Frank Bell Road

into the county road system.

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