Legal Notices for 7-14-2021

PUBLIC NOTICE:

Notice is hereby given that The City of Williamsburg, PO Box 119, Williamsburg, KY 40769, has filed an application with the Energy and Environment Cabinet to construct an expansion to the water park and campground.  The property is located at 1050 KY-92, Williamsburg, KY 40769, approximately 0.7 miles from the intersection of KY-92 and I-75, 0 Miles from Brier Creek, and 0 Miles from Morgan Creek.  Any comments or objections shall be submitted via email to: DOWFloodplain@ky.gov and must be received by Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Kentucky Division of Water, Floodplain Management Section, 300 Sower Blvd. Frankfort, KY 40601.  Call Division of Water at 502-564-3410 with questions.

PUBLIC NOTICE:

Pursuant to 405 KAR 8:010, Section 16(5), the following is a summary of permitting decisions made by the Department for Natural Resources, Division of Mine Permits with respect to applications to conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations in Whitley County. ALDEN RESOURCES LLC, 9180497.

NOTICE OF BOND RELEASE

In accordance with KRS 350, notice is hereby given that Southfork Coal Co., 2700 Lee Highway, Suite B, Bristol Virginia 24202, has applied for Phase I Bond Release on Permit No. 918-5170 which was last issued on 10-27-2020. The application covers an area of approximately 2.91 acres of surface area and underlies an additional 171.60 acres of underground area located 2.8 miles east of Hollyhill in McCreary/Whitley counties Kentucky.

The operation lies on Buck’s Branch approximately 2.1 miles southwest of State Rt. 92 intersection with State Rt. 1898 and 1.7 miles west of the confluence of Buck’s Branch and Jellico Creek. The Latitude is 36 degrees, 39 minutes, and 32 seconds, and the Longitude is 84 degrees, 17 minutes, and 37 seconds.

The bond now in effect is a surety in the amount of $75,000.00 of which approximately 60 percent of the original amount of $75,000.00 is to be included in this application for release.

Reclamation work performed included: The area was backfilled and graded which was completed on April 13, 2021, with ground cover seeding and mulching completed April 28, 2021.

Written comments, objections or request for a public hearing or informal conference must be filed with the Director, Division of Field Services, 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort Kentucky 40601, by September 3, 2021.

A public hearing on the application has been scheduled for September 7, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. at the Department for Natural Resources, Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 East Cumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, Kentucky 40965. This hearing will be cancelled if no request for a hearing or informal conference is received by September 3, 2021.