At Tuesday’s Grayson County Fiscal Court meeting, magistrates agreed to transition one road and a portion of another road in Falls of Rough to the County Road list.
A petition was submitted last year by a citizen to have the entirety of Willis Green Drive and a portion of Miss Jenny Way added to the County Road list. According to Grayson County Attorney Jeremy Logsdon, there are 69 lots on the affected roadways, with many of the property owners living in other parts of Kentucky or out of state, resulting in the property owner approval process taking nearly a year to complete.
Three criteria must be met, Logsdon said, before a roadway may be transitioned to the County Road list:
- 55 percent of all property owners must sign a petition agreeing to make the roadway or section of roadway a County Road.
- The road[s] must have been in use by the general public for at least 15 years.
- The road[s] must meet minimum construction standards set forth by Fiscal Court.
Logsdon informed magistrates that 57 percent of the property owners of the affected area of Miss Jenny Way agreed with the move, while 62 percent of property owners on Willis Green Drive signed the petition. He added that both roadways have been in use by the public for at least 20 years.
Logsdon said he has “received no objections” to the transition.
Grayson County Road Supervisors evaluated the roadways, Judge-Executive Kevin Henderson noted, and reported that “overall” the roads meet the minimum construction standards, i.e., already ditched and black topped, and meets width requirements.
The primary reasons for adding the roads to the County Road list are current and future developments. It is possible similar requests could be made in the future concerning the remainder of Miss Jenny Way and other non-county roadways in the area.
The petition was approved by magistrates without dissent.
Gravesite relocation
A Caneyville business owner has requested initial approval to move a grave from his recently purchased property.
Jeff Perry, owner of JW Perry Lumber at 670 Caney Creek Road, and who owns “a couple of parcels of property on Caney Creek Road,” according to Logsdon, has an infant’s grave on his property that he would like to have moved.
The grave, according to the marker, is for Eva, the infant daughter of Emmy Layman, and who was born and died on June 2 in either 1794 or 1894 (Logsdon said it’s difficult to determine the year due to the age and condition of the marker).
It is the only grave on the property.
According to Logsdon, arrangements have been made with an existing cemetery on Rabbit Flat Road to provide a plot for the infant’s grave. With no next of kin to consult with about the possibility of moving the grave, asking Fiscal Court for its approval is the first step in the process of seeking approval from the state.
Magistrates unanimously agreed to approve the relocation of the grave.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
