Beginning at the next Trigg County Fiscal Court meeting, November 17, Judge-Executive Stan Humphries said all persons planning to make public comments will be required to sign in prior to the meeting and list the subjects on which they wish to speak.
From there, constituents will have three minutes at the podium — a common practice in a local forum — and could potentially yield their time to others without creating considerable excess.
During Monday night’s session, Magistrate Alana Baker-Dunn made a suggestion to move public comments up to the beginning of meetings, so that future visitors didn’t have to wait through all of the court’s business.
Humphries agreed.
In other fiscal court news:
+ Two bridges earned unanimous supports, but in very different ways.
Magistrates first approved the $620,000 bridge repair and replacement, as well as the agreement with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, for the North Tanyard Road project.
Humphries noted the newly-created city-county road bridge program has done nothing but help the community.
Then, they approved for the KY 124 bridge, heading toward Cerulean at mile marker 3.8, be renamed to the Cerulean Veterans Memorial Bridge — and at the behest of Magistrate Jeff Broadbent.
A ceremony won’t take place, however, until the adopted resolution is vetted at the Kentucky General Assembly next spring.
+ County Clerk Carmen Finley also brought forth her budget for the next year, and was approved for a 7% increase to nearly $6.9 million for Calendar 2026.
She noted that 2025 is already approaching $6 million, and is up $500,000 over this time last year, as citizens continue to buy houses and cars in the community.
Finley also confirmed that 10 registered buyers came to the most recent delinquent tax sale — which netted more than $58,000.
