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Martin County Fiscal Court does well in FY2022 audit despite leadership change
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN FRANKFORT — State Auditor Mike Harmon has released the annual audit of the financial statement of the Martin County Fiscal Court for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2022. Despite a sudden change in county leadership following the death of former Judge/Executive Victor Slone, the audit noted fewer issues…
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Saltwell sewer lift makes repair list
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Fixing the sewer lift station at Saltwell Road in Inez will become part of the $3.1 million sewer line extension project on New Route 3. Martin County Fiscal Court approved funding and administration agreements for the project during an April 20 meeting, prompting questions from District 1 Magistrate…
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Fiscal Court planning to help Martin County Sheriff get vehicles
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Fiscal Court is helping Sheriff John Kirk to replace worn-out law enforcement cruisers. Kirk asked the fiscal court to consider using the $22,000 excess fees his office collected and turned over to the county last week toward securing vehicles. “That’s money that we earned,” Kirk…
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Landowner says county ‘illegally’ adopted his property into public road plan
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Fiscal Court addressed an agenda Thursday that included a conflict over a road that a property owner says was illegally adopted into the county road plan in 2020. Magistrates voted to begin the process of adding new roads as well as removing two roads from…
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County announces sewer line extension for Davella
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Sanitation will spend $1.1 million of $3.1 Congressional earmark funding to add 92 new customers to the sewer system in the Davella/Debord area. Big Sandy Area Development District director Eric Ratliff attended a special meeting Friday of the Martin County Fiscal Court to ask magistrates to…
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Sheriff to get additional deputies
County announces new program for opioid settlement funds BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Sheriff John Kirk will get two to three additional deputies thanks to a new program the county is launching with opioid settlement funds. Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty, Sheriff Kirk and Martin County Attorney Melissa Phelps made a joint announcement…
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County selling land, vehicles
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — Martin County Fiscal Court is one step closer to selling two parcels of land, a riding mower and three automobiles. The court declared the property surplus and is taking sealed bids until noon April 20. According to fiscal court documents, the properties “are no longer used or needed for governmental…
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Fiscal court talks infrastructure at February meeting
BY PHILL BARNETT MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ, Ky. — A new “In God We Trust” sign watched over the proceedings of Thursday’s meeting of the Martin County Fiscal Court. The court dealt with new hires and appointments along with financial business. The meeting concluded with Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty warning copper wire thieves that their crimes would…
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Special meeting Jan. 4
INEZ — The Martin County Fiscal Court has called a special meeting for 2 p.m. Jan. 4 in the courtroom on the second floor of the Martin County Government Center. The meeting will be broadcast live on the Martin County KY Fiscal Court Facebook page. The agenda includes the following: Discuss and take action on…
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State finds violations in fiscal court audit
BY PHILL BARNETTMOUNTAIN CITIZEN FRANKFORT — The state’s annual audit of Martin County’s Fiscal Court found numerous weaknesses and violations in the court’s financial statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. The Fiscal Court failed to properly advertise for bids on three separate purchases totaling $164,928 over the course of the fiscal year…
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