Taking steps toward riverport project
GREENUP The Greenup County Fiscal Court will pay $2,500 to the City of Wurtland to put in 2-inch sewer and water taps at the Greenup-Boyd Riverport in Wurtland. Judge-Executive Bobby Hall said during Tuesday's fiscal court meeting that Wurtland and Boyd County's fiscal court will each toss in $2,500, too.
Strawser Construction — based in Columbus, Ohio — will build a 9,500 square-foot building on 4 acres at the riverport, Hall said. He said the project will be complete between Oct. 1 and Nov. 1 of this year.
'That will be 30 new jobs in Greenup County,' Hall said.
He thanked Wurtland Mayor Bobby Reynolds for his role in the project. Reynolds was in attendance for Tuesday's meeting.
A groundbreaking for the project will take place sometime in April, Hall said.
Other notable items from Tuesday's monthly meeting:
• Kevin Callihan, Director of the Greenup County Ambulance Authority, recognized Garth Wireman, Greenup County's emergency management director, after Wireman was placed in command of the state Emergency Operations Center a couple weeks ago.
'To my knowledge, that's the first time anyone outside of Frankfort has ever been put in that position,' Callihan said.
Wireman drew a standing ovation from everyone present on Tuesday morning.
'It was a very good experience,' Wireman said.
• Hall expressed excitement in his report about UK King's Daughters' future plans in Greenup County, which include a $7 million medical office building project and a $3.5 million investment into The Bellefonte Centre on Ashland Drive.
'We are excited for the medical services they will be providing our citizens and we are excited that more jobs will be coming to Greenup County,' Hall said. 'Everybody wins.'
Work on those projects will not begin until July, Hall noted.
• Hall spoke about county roads and tiles, and he asked all citizens to help keep tiles and ditches clean.
'We have found litter, cut brush, toys, tricycles, Big Wheels and tires, clogging up these tiles,' he said. 'Our solid waste department and inmate program pick up thousands of bags of trash every year. This helps tremendously, but when the tiles are full of toys, this forces water to create a different path. These tiles are made for water flow. Replacing tiles is not cheap and clogged tiles creates flooding. Please help us by keeping these items out of the tiles.'
• Greenup County Library Director Tim Gampp provided an update on the splash pad in the works. He said Greenup Mayor Lundie Meadows has agreed to install a tap that runs through the city.
'Right now what's taking a little bit of time is we're trying to figure out how the runoff is going to work,' Gampp said.
Gampp said the library will have its Summer Reading Kickoff — which usually draws about 500 people — on Thursday, May 8. Live music, inflatables, miniature golf and more are included in the event that is slated for 6-8 p.m.
• The Greenup County Ambulance Authority reported 646 calls for February — increasing the 2025 tally to 1,286. Total number of miles logged in February: 17,077.
• Hall proclaimed March 11 'Cheerleader Day' in Greenup County, recognizing achievements by Greenup County varsity and junior varsity squads, Pride Athletics cheerleaders and Raceland cheerleaders.
• He also read a proclamation for Arbor Day, which is April 4.
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