Legal Notices for 1/23/13

 INTENTION TO MINE

Pursuant to Application Number 918-0454

In accordance with KRS 350.055, notice is hereby given that Blue Gem, Inc. 1009 Lark St. suite 1A, Johnson City, TN. 37604 has applied for a permit for a surface coal mining and reclamation operation located in the Mountain Ash Community  in Whitley County. The proposed operation will add 33.75 acres of surface disturbance and will underlie an additional 47.3 acres making a total area of 81.05 acres within the permit boundary.  

The proposed operation is located approximately 0.6 miles east from 25w’s  junction with Mountian Ash  Road and located 0.63miles east of the Clear Creek. The latitude is 36° 39’ 16.07” and the Longitude is 84° 07’ 19.37”.

The proposed operation is located on the Williamsburg/Saxton  U.S.G.S. 7 1/2 minute topographical quadrangle maps. The operation will use the surface coutour method as well as  auger methods of surface mining. The surface and underground area is owned by Don Jones.   

The application has been filed for public inspection at the Department for Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 East Cumberland Ave Middlesboro, KY 40965

Written comments, objections, or requests for a permit conference must be filed with the Director, Division of Permits, #2 Hudson Hollow, U.S. 127 South, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.

Notice of Blasting Schedule

Alden Resources, LLC, 332 W. Cumberland Parkway, Corbin, KY  40701, phone number (606)523-9760, gives notice that blasting operations will be conducted on its coal mine permit number 918-0447, covering 186.06 acres owned by David Boyd, Dee Woods Heirs, William and Edna Hill, Ray and Geneva Hill, Doris Vanover, Verlon Johnson, Georgie Terell, Samuel McFarland, Charles Paul, Ella Baker Heirs, Janice Hamm and Wilma Corbin.

The proposed operation is located approximately 0.5 miles north of Perkins, Kentucky.  The proposed operation is approximately 0.80 miles east of the Maple Creek Road junction with Brown Creek Road and located 3.9 miles north of the mouth of Maple Creek.  The latitude is N36°47’21”.  The longitude is W84°03’25”.

Blasting operations are projected to commence January 2013. Blasting will be conducted between sunrise and sunset except in emergency situations.  Emergency situations include, but are not limited to, lightning, the imminent threat of lightning, or other circumstances that require unscheduled detonation for the safety of the public or miners.

Signs or barriers identify entry points to the blast area.  A representative or representatives of the permittee will monitor the access point(s) and prevent entry of unauthorized persons during the blast. 

The pre-blast warning signal will be a one (1) minute series of long blasts five (5) minutes prior to the blast signal.  The final blast warning signal will be a series of short blasts one (1) minute prior to the detonation.  The all clear signal will be a prolonged blast following the inspection of the blast area.

Advertisement for Whitley County Local Planning Committee Forum and Meeting

The Whitley County Schools’ Local Planning Committee will conduct a PUBLIC FORUM on Tuesday January 29, 2013 at 5:30 PM EST at the Whitley Co. Board of Education Offices, 300 Main Street, Williamsburg, Kentucky 40769.  This meeting is an informal gathering to encourage local participation through community suggestions relative to future utilization of existing school facilities and construction of new school facilities.  These community suggestions or recommendations will be closely monitored by the Local Planning Committee in the development of a proposed District Facility Plan for the Whitley County Schools.  The Local Planning Committee will meet prior to the Public Forum at 4 PM.

NOTICE:

The City of Corbin, mailing address 805 S  Main Street, Corbin, Kentucky 40701 hereby declares its intention to apply for a Convention Center Alcoholic Beverage license and Extended Supplemental Hours Sunday Liquor license no later than February 28, 2013. The business to be licensed will be located at 500 Arena Drive, Corbin, Kentucky 40701, doing business as The Corbin Arena. The members are as follows: The City of Corbin, 805 S Main Street, Corbin, Kentucky 40701 with Mayor Williard McBurney, City Manager Marlon Sams, City Commissioner Suzie Razmus, City Commissioner Joe Shelton, City Commissioner Ed Tye, City Commissioner Bruce Hodge. Any person, association, corporation, or body politic may protest the granting of the license by writing the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 1003 Twilight Trail, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-8400 within 30 days of the date of this legal publication.         

CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG, KENTUCKY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Planning & Zoning Commission of the City of Williamsburg will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Williamsburg City Hall, 423 Main Street, Williamsburg, Kentucky for the discussion of the newly updated (20 Year) Comprehensive Plan. Included in this 20 year plan may be any zoning changing and/or map amendments.

DR. DAVID WILLIAMS, CHAIRPERSON