The Jackson City Council met in regular session on Thursday, December 18, to approve several ordinances and resolutions, as well as to award a contract for the development of a plan for the FEMA buyout lots.
The Council passed, for the second time, sixteen resolutions and eight ordinances, giving their final consent to the items first approved during last week’s special meeting.
With four of the six members present, the Council approved the second reading of eight ordinances related to projects for the coming years, totaling more than $25,800,000. The approved ordinances will amend the 2025-2026 City Budget to reflect grant funding.
The action assures state and national funders that the city would be accountable for any cost overruns related to a series of projects, including the proposed new sewer plant, water treatment plant upgrades, stormwater projects, and other water and sewer projects in the city of Jackson and at Quicksand.
The Council approved the awarding of a contract to QK4 from Louisville to research and develop a Jackson Recovery and Resiliency Project plan for the city.
Mayor Laura Thomas told the council that the project would be “putting together a resiliency plan, but also a plan for what you are going to do with these vacant lots.”
Jennifer McIntosh, a representative from the Kentucky River Area Development District, informed the Council that KRADD had issued requests for proposals and that QK4 had returned the best proposal of the five received.
The project, officially named the Jackson Open Space Planning and Tree Planting Project, was unanimously approved and will solicit input from a variety of sources, including community members.
The Council approved a motion from Council Member Tommy Noble, seconded by Steve McIntosh, to professionally install a television in the Council chambers to be used for presentations and public information. All members of the Council approved the motion.
The Council discussed the process for collecting city property taxes and delinquent taxes for some time.
Mayor Thomas told the council that “we are working on it.”
The Mayor and City Attorney, Samuel Bruce Herald, explained the process of selling the city's delinquent taxes during the annual county tax sale at the courthouse.
The session adjourned after fifty-five minutes.
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