Money given out early to help local governments hit by snow storms, flooding

Frankfort, KY- Governor Ernie Fletcher announced today the early release of $33 million in County Road Aid and Municipal Road Aid funds to numerous counties and cities across Kentucky. 

“Many areas of the Commonwealth have been hit hard by the December snow storm and the January flooding”, stated Governor Ernie Fletcher.  “The 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 city and county governments to start repairing roads and bridges damaged by snow, ice and high waters.”

Since November 2004, Governor Fletcher has directed an estimated $60 million to county and city governments from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Department for Intergovernmental Programs. The early release represents $28 million from the County Road Aid fund to those eligible counties in the County 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, which is 35 percent of the total allotment, were originally scheduled to become available to eligible city and county governments in March 2005.

 “Through the leadership and vision of Governor Fletcher to provide a safe and reliable transportation system for all our citizens, today’s announcement is further proof of our commitment to improving the highway infrastructure throughout the Commonwealth,” said Maxwell Clay Bailey, Secretary, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.  “Governor Fletcher is to be commended for his decision to release these funds early to help our local governments deal with storm related damage now instead of waiting until March.”

All counties and cities in Kentucky are eligible to participate in the County Road Aid co-op and Municipal Aid co-op.  Those 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 Governor’s Office for Local Development, or 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 fuels tax is mandated by law to be used specifically for improvements and maintenance of Kentucky’s city streets, county roads, and secondary state roads.

List of eligible counties and cities receiving $33 million in County Road Aid and Municipal Aid:

COUNTIES

Adair: $285,403                             Allen: $254,595                        Anderson: $170,350

Ballard: $186,449                           Barren: $355,778                     Bath: $205,368

Bell: $256,236                                Boone: $239,697                     Bourbon: $193,220

Boyd: $173,023                             Boyle: $155,625                       Bracken: $168,572      

Breathitt: $288,783                         Breckinridge: $364,985            Bullitt: $242,038

Butler: $285,164                            Caldwell: $222,758                  Calloway: $307,645    

Campbell: $158,242                       Carlisle: $153,696                    Carroll: $123,958

Carter: $323,500                            Casey: $301,481                      Christian: $406,158     

Clark: $197,683                             Clay: $325,584                        Clinton: $171,324

Crittenden: $228,027                      Cumberland: $203,988             Daviess: $343,463

Edmonson: $215,517                     Elliott: $181,494                       Estill: $199,338

Fayette: $177,765                          Fleming: $236,508                    Floyd: $348,885

Franklin: $180,982                         Fulton: $144,976                      Gallatin: $118,175

Garrard: $186,030                         Grant: $214,219                       Graves: $402,468

Grayson: $340,842                         Green: $225,269                      Greenup: $258,948

Hancock: $159,009                        Hardin: $418,490                     Harlan: $288,214

Harrison: $224,329                        Hart: $284,520                         Henderson: $301,149

Henry: $223,610                            Hickman: $175,246                  Hopkins: $349,404

Jackson: $257,183                         Jefferson: $314,857                  Jessamine: $166,013

Johnson: $225,937                         Kenton: $129,637                    Knott: $250,600

Knox: $295,283                             Larue: $200,345                       Laurel: $383,647

Lawrence: $265,776                      Lee: $175,178                          Leslie: $256,792

Letcher: $282,147                          Lewis: $291,809                      Lincoln: $266,495

Livingston: $219,906                      Logan: $358,810                      Lyon: $164,548

McCracken: $232,870                   McCreary: $298,676                Madison: $335,250

Magoffin: $235,542                        Marion: $233,834                    Marshall: $285,031

Martin: $182,844                           Mason: $173,216                     Meade: $256,172

Menifee: $155,796                         Mercer: $198,881                    Metcalfe: $221,779

Monroe: $238,505                         Montgomery: $173,125            Morgan: $256,456

Muhlenburg: $321,848                   Nelson: $309,130                     Nicholas: $156,236

Ohio: $363,255                              Oldham: $191,261                   Owen: $230,579

Owsley: $155,252                          Pendleton: $221,895                Perry: $276,926

Pike: $595,853                               Powell: $163,398                     Robertson: $99,812

Rockcastle: $240,425                     Rowan: $221,365                     Russell: $229,868

Scott: $212,047                             Shelby: $276,548                     Simpson: $181,170

Spencer: $171,098                         Taylor: $211,899                      Todd: $249,386

Trigg: $266,176                              Trimble: $142,706                    Union: $235,082

Warren: $405,841                          Washington: $214,615              Wayne: $286,408

Webster: $232,131                        Whitley: $321,764                    Wolfe: $175,553

                                                      Woodford: $163, 220

 TOTAL: $28,654,140

CITIES

Alexandria: $43,539                       Augusta: $6,327                       Barbourville: $18,859

Bardstown: $54,511                       Barlow: $3,757                        Beattyville: $6,269

Beaver Dam: $15,937                    Benham: $3,147                       Benton: $22,053

Berea: $51,762                              Bloomfield: $4,492                   Booneville: $583

Boone Co.: $108,659*                  Brooksville: $3,095                  Brownsville: $4,840

Brownsboro Village: $1,671           Buechel: $38,211*                   Bullitt Co.: $53,076*

Burlington: $56,639*                 Calvert City: $14,193               Cave City: $9,878

Campbellsville: $55,162                  Carrollton: $20,209              Centertown: $2,186

Christian Co.: $13,215*                 Claryville: $13,599*             Clay: $6,195

Clay City: $6,847                           Clay Co.: $15,879                    Clinton: $7,435

Cloverpoint: $6,600                        Cold Spring: $19,999               Corbin: $40,681

Corinth: $951                                 Corydon: $3,909                      Daviess Co: 70,511*

Dawson Springs: $15,659               Eddyville: $12,349                    Elkhorn City: $5,570

Elsmere: $42,766                           Eubank: $1,881                        Ewing: $1,461

Fairdale: $40,239*                   Falmouth: $10,814                   Ferguson: $4,629

Fern Creek: $93,899*               Fleming-Neon: $4,413              Flemingsburg$15,817

Fort Wright-                                   Fountain Run: $1,240               Franklin: $42,016

  Lookout Heights: $29,851            Frenchburg: $2,896                  Gamaliel: $2,307

Greenup Co.: $15,227*             Hardin: $2,964                         Harlan: $10,935

Hazard: $25,253                            Henderson: $143,833               Hendron: $22,274*

Hickman: $13,452                          Highview: $79,665*             Hindman: $4,135

Hustonville: $1,823                         Hyden: $1,072                         Irvine: $14,939

Irvington: $6,605                            Island: $2,286                          Jackson: $13,084

Jamestown: $8,533                         Knox Co.: $19,909*            Lacenter: $5,454

Latonia Lakes: $1,707                    Lawrenceburg: $47,365            Lebanon: $30,045

Leitchfield: $32,358                        Livermore: $7,787                    Ludlow: $23,168

Louisville: $1,346,379                    Mackville: $4,840                     Manchester: $9,132

Massac: $20,430*                    Mayfield: $54,379                    Middlesboro: $54,563

McCracken Co.: $19,763*         Morehead: $39,898                  Mt. Sterling: $30,876

Mt. Washington: $44,585               Murray: $78,555                      Nebo: $1,156

Newburg: $108, 433*               Nicholasville: $103,409            Oak Brook: $40,597*

Okolona: $93,568*                   Olive Hill: $9,527                     Owenton: $7,288

Owingsville: $7,818                        Paducah: $138,232                  Pewee Valley: $7,546

Pikeville: $33,078                           Pine Knott: $8,828                   Prestonsburg: $18,980

Pleasure Ridge Park: $135,442*   Princeton: $34,344                   Radcliff: $115,396

Reidland: $22,873*                   Richmond: $142,672                Rowan Co.: $13,325*

Russell Springs: $12,605                 Russellville: $12,605                 Salyersville: $8,428

Scottsville: $22,736                        Slaughtersville: $1,250              Somerset: $59,649

Springfield: $13,840                       St. Dennis: $48,221*            Stanford: $18,023

Stearns: $8,334                              Taylor Mill: $36,325    

Tompkinsville:$13,977

Valley Station: $120,571*           Versailles: $39,467                   Vine Grove: $21,906

Walton: $12,874                            Warfield: $1,492                      Warsaw: $9,516

West Liberty: $17,219                    West Point: $5,780                   Whitley City: 5,837*

Whitley Co.: $16,920*               Wickliffe: $4,172                      Williamstown: 16,957

Wilmore: $31,028                          Wingo: $3,052                        

Woodford Co.: 32,883*

Woodland-                                     Worthington: $8,791

 Oakdale: $25,941*

 TOTAL: $5,096,433

*Unincorporated area