16-04-2025
Commission approves fiscal court budget
GREENUP The Greenup County Fiscal Court approved budgets for the Fiscal Year 2026 as part of its regular monthly meeting Tuesday.
Judge-Executive Bobby Hall and the commissioners unanimously passed the budget upon first reading. While they didn't reveal specific numbers publicly, the fiscal court provided The Daily Independent the figures upon request.
The breakdown is as follows for the Fiscal Year 26, according to Judge Hall: general fund $5,708,725; road $4,497,808; jail $3,104,035; 911/emergency $1,543,500; and landfill $956,000.
The $15.8 million budget is 'pretty much the same' as the previous year, Hall said.
Hall said Jailer Larry Pancake has 'done a terrific job with his budget. … This past fiscal year we saved $75,000 in food costs with the garden that is taken care of by our inmates in the work-release program.'
Hall and the commissioners also approved the Greenup County Extension Office budget — $520,806.
As reported in Wednesday's edition, Hall announced the Progress Rail property had been sold, paving the way to 60 jobs in the near future.
Other notable items from Tuesday's meeting:
• Eric Patton, grant manager, presented five bids for the fiscal court to review regarding Load Fire Department improvements.
• Lance Warnock, solid waste director, announced a spring cleanup on May 3 and May 10.
• Garth Wireman, the county's emergency management director, said the siren has been fixed at the Greenup Fair, but it makes a different noise — which is by design. There are three different sounds — one indicates tornado, another shelter in place and the third sound is 'all clear.'
• Kevin Callihan, of the ambulance authority, said there were 685 transports in March. The service logged 18,693 in the 31-day month.
• Strawser Construction will soon have a groundbreaking at the Wurtland Riverport where the Columbus-based company will build a 9,500 square-foot building. It will create 30 new jobs, Hall said.
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