Legal Notices for 05/19/10

 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MINE

Pursuant to Application 918-0415, Renewal

In accordance with the provisions of KRS 350.055, notice is hereby given that D & H Coal Company of Laurel County, Inc., P. O. Box 1016, Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769 has applied for renewal of a permit for a surface coal mining and reclamation operation affecting 58.4 surface acres located 1.0 mile west of the community of Faber in Whitley County.

The proposed operation is approximately 0.1 mile northwest from the junction of KY Route 26 and Faber Corinth Road and located 0.3 miles west of Watts Creek. The proposed operation is located on the Wofford and Vox U.S.G.S. 7 ½ minute quadrangle maps. The operation will use the area, remining and auger methods of surface mining. The surface area is owned by Cumberland College and Carl & Virginia Smith.

The application has been filed for public inspection at the Division of Mine Reclamation and Enforcement’s Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 E. Cumberland Ave., Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965. Written comments or objections must be filed with the Director, Division of Mine Permits, #2 Hudson Hollow Complex, U.S. 127 South, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. 

NOTICE OF BOND RELEASE

In accordance with the provisions of KRS 350.093, notice is hereby given that Monties Resources, LLC, 4184 S HWY. 25W Williamsburg, KY. 40769 has applied for a Phase I Bond Release on Increment No. 2 of Permit No. 918-0408 which was last issued on 3-10-2009.  This application covers an area of approximately 12.58 surface acres located approximately 0.1 miles south of Corn Creek in Whitley County, Kentucky.  The permit is approximately 0.4 miles southwest of Corn Creek McNeil Hollow Roads junction with State Route 1064 and located approximately 0.5 miles SE of Corn Creek Church.

A cash bond is now in effect for this increment in the amount of: $32,000.00.  Approximately sixty (60%) percent of this total original bond amount of $32,000.00 is requested to be released in this request for a Phase One Bond Release.

As of April 9, 2010 Increment No. 2 had been backfilled and graded to the approved final slope configuration, with all surface disturbed areas seeded, and mulched.

Written comments, objections, and requests for a public hearing must be submitted to the Dept. for Natural Resources;  Director, Division of Field Services, #2 Hudson Hollow, Frankfort, KY 40601, by 7-9-2010.  A public hearing has been scheduled  for  10:00 AM on 7-12-2010                    at the Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 E. Cumberland Ave. Middlesboro, KY 40965.

This hearing will be cancelled if the cabinet does not receive a request in writing for the public hearing by  7-9-2010.

PUBLIC HEARING

Budget hearing regarding proposed use of County Road Aid, Municipal Road Aid and Local Government Economic Assistance Funds

A public hearing will be held by the Whitley County Fiscal Court at the courthouse on June 2, 2010 at 11:00 AM till 11:30 AM in the Fiscal Court Room for the purpose of obtaining citizens comments regarding the possible uses of the County Road Aid (CRA) and Local Government Economic Assistance (LGEA) Funds. All interested persons in Whitley County are invited to the hearing to submit oral or written comments on possible uses of the CRA and LGEA Funds. Any person(s) who cannot submit comments, should call the Office of the County Judge Executive at (606) 549-6000 by June 2, 2010 so that arrangements can be made to secure their comments. 

Attention Residential Building Trades Businesses and Individuals!

Kentucky Highlands Community Development Corporation and Southern Tier Housing Corporation build affordable and low-income single-family detached homes in Cumberland, Clinton, Wayne, McCreary, Whitley, and  Bell Counties of southern Kentucky.  From time-to-time KHIC and STHC solicit bids from contractors and sub-contractors for this work including but not limited to the following trades:

Crane service, backhoe and dozer work, mason and block laying, plumbers, electricians, roofers( metal and asphalt),  gutter installers, drywall hanging and finishing, concrete finishers, building material suppliers, termite treatment providers, floor covering material and installers,  insulation contractors, quarry materials and related, cabinet makers, kitchen appliances, HVAC contractors and others capable of providing services or materials for the residential home construction industry.  Businesses and individuals interested in being placed on the active bidder list for this work should mail a resume of qualifications, a list of capabilities and any appropriate promotional literature to:

Charlie Gatton and Andy Ridge

c/o Kentucky Highlands Community Development Corp

321 Jacobs Way

Albany, KY  42602

As work becomes available, listed firms/individuals will be contacted with specific bid information.

Woman-owned and minority-owned businesses are encouraged to participate

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Public Service Commission of Kentucky will hold a hearing on June 8, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, in Hearing Room 1 of the Commission’s offices, located at 211 Sower Boulevard in Frankfort, Kentucky, for the purpose of cross-examining witnesses of Kentucky Utilities Company (“KU”) and Intervenors in Case No. 2009-00548, which is the Application of KU for an Adjustment of Base Rates.

KENTUCKY UTILITIES COMPANY, 220 West Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky