Middle school sidewalk project moves forward

By TONY FYFFE

BSN Editor

LOUISA — The Louisa City Council breezed through a brief agenda at its regular meeting last Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Mayor Harold Slone began the meeting by congratulating the winners of the Nov. 8 election and the Louisa Middle School football team, which won the Kentucky Middle School Football Association 8th Grade Division 2 state championship on Nov. 12.

In business from the session, council members approved a resolution accepting a grant and agreement for the Louisa Middle School sidewalk project and authorizing Slone to sign all related documents.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced in August that the city was awarded $98,842 for the sidewalk project, which will include a new pedestrian and bike path and sidewalk that will connect local schools, athletic facilities, healthcare providers and neighborhoods.

The project will stretch nearly four-tenths of a mile at 10 feet wide, beginning at Louisa Middle School as an asphalt bike/pedestrian path, running along Ky. 644 to its intersection with Meadowbrook Lane, where the path will transition to a 5-foot wide sidewalk on the north side of Meadowbrook to its intersection with Gene Wilson Blvd. and along Gene Wilson to Pearl Street.

Slone during the meeting that some adjustments had been made to the project and that the plans were “very, very preliminary.”

In a related matter, the council approved a request for qualifications for the project.

Council members also went into executive session to discuss “potential property acquisition.” Upon return to open session, City Attorney Bud Adams said council “authorized the mayor to see what he could negotiate for the purchase,” but he did not identify the property.