Legal Notices for 7-21-2021

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.

PUBLIC NOTICE:

The financial records of the Williamsburg Whitley Airport Board may be inspected at the terminal building located at 1000 Aviation Blvd., Williamsburg, KY during regular business hours of 9 AM thru 6 PM local time.  Inquiries should be made to the Airport Manager at 606-549-2688.

LEGAL NOTICE

In accordance with Chapters 65 and 424 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, the financial report and supporting data may be inspected by the general public at the Whitley County Conservation District, located at 1707 Cumberland Falls Hwy, Suite L3, Corbin, KY, between the hours of 9:00am and 5:00pm Monday through Friday.  Meetings are held on a monthly basis on the third Thursday of the month at 9:00am, with the exception of November and December, and are open to the public. Citizens serving on the Whitley County Conservation District Board of Supervisors are:

Lee Edd Sears, 2435 Louden Road, Williamsburg KY 40769, Chairman

Charles Ohler, 5101 Cumberland Falls Hwy, Corbin, KY 40701, Vice-Chairman

Harold Prewitt, 211 Angel Road, Williamsburg, KY 40769, Sec-Treasurer

Anne Bays, 331 Pine Street, Williamsburg, KY 40769, Member

Joann Siler, 114 Lud Tolliver Road, Williamsburg, KY 40769, Member

Jackie R. Smith, 920 Corinth Cemetery Road, Corbin, KY 40701, Member

Jim D. Jones, 520 Highway 511, Corbin, KY 40701, Member