Legal Notices for 6/4/14

 NOTICE OF BOND RELEASE

In accordance with KRS 350.093, notice is hereby given that Alden Resources LLC, 332 West Cumberland Gap Parkway, Suite 100, Corbin, KY 40701, has filed for a Phase II and Phase III Bond Release on Increments No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of permit number 918-0445 which was last issued on April 02, 2012. The application covers an area of approximately 340.1 acres located 2.26 miles south of the junction of Gatliff Road with KY 904 near the head of Patterson Creek south of Nevisdale in Whitley County, KY. The latitude is 36°39’32”. The longitude is 84°02’37”.

The bonds now in effect are as follows: Increment One (1) is a Surety Bond in the amount of $15,600.00. Approximately 40% of the original bond amount of $45,900.00 is included in this application for release. Increment Two (2) is a Surety Bond in the amount of $18,500.00. Approximately 40% of the original bond amount of $50,500.00 is included in this application for release.  Increment Three (3) is a Surety Bond in the amount of $15,400.00. Approximately 40% of the original bond amount of $39,000.00 is included in this application for release. Increment Four (4) is a Surety Bond in the amount of $10,600.00. Approximately 40% of the original bond amount of $26,400.00 is included in this application for release.  Increment Five (5) is a Surety Bond in the amount of $16,200.00. Approximately 40% of the original bond amount of $50,600.00 is included in this application for release.  Increment Six (6) is a Surety Bond in the amount of $10,200.00. Approximately 40% of the original bond amount of $17,500.00 is included in this application for release. Increment Eight (8) is a Surety Bond in the amount of $14,900.00. Approximately 40% of the original bond amount of $56,100.00 is included in this application for release. Increment Nine (9) is a Surety Bond in the amount of $10,300.00. Approximately 40% of the original bond amount of $28,100.00 is included in this application for release. 

Reclamation work performed includes: Backfilling, re-grading, topsoil replacement, and drainage control including soil preparation and initial seeding and mulching in accordance with the approved reclamation plan, completed September 2011. Trees were planted in the appropriate areas on March 12, 2013.

Written comments, objections, and requests for a public hearing of informal conference must be filed with the Director, Division of Field Services, #2 Hudson Hollow, Frankfort, KY 40601, by July 5, 2014.

This is the final advertisement of the application. A public hearing on the application has been scheduled for July 8th  at 9:00 am at the Department for Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement’s Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 East Cumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, KY 40965-1229. The hearing will be cancelled if no request for a hearing or informal conference is received by July 5, 2014.

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 12, 2014 at 10:00 AM till 11:00 AM in the Fiscal Court Room on the 2nd Floor 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 11, 2014 so that arrangements can be made to secure their comments.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Second Reading of a proposed Ordinance amending the Whitley County Budget for Fiscal Year 2013-2014, to include unanticipated receipts increasing/decreasing from the General, Jail, LGEA, Ambulance, Occupational Tax and Tourism Funds in the amount of $176,472.00 and increasing/decreasing expenditures in the General, Jail, LGEA, Ambulance, Occupational Tax and Tourism Funds in the amount of $176,472.00 will be held on 06/17/14 at 6:00 PM in the Whitley County Fiscal Court Room during the Regular Meeting. A copy of the proposed Ordinance with full text is available for public inspection at the Office of the County Judge Executive during normal business hours.

Pat White, Jr., County Judge Executive