Community Project Funding FY23

2023 Community Project Funding Requests

NOTE: Projects are organized in alphabetical order by county location of project and then alphabetical by name of proposed recipient and then alphabetically by title of project name.

Anderson County

  • Project name: Lawrenceburg Water System Improvement Project
    • Recipient: City of Lawrenceburg
    • Address of Recipient: 100 North Main Street Lawrenceburg, Kentucky 40342
    • Amount Requested: $2,000,000
    • Project Summary: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would be used to construct a new 1,000,000 gallon elevated water storage tank, water treatment plant high service pump improvements, approximately 1,000 feet of 12-inch water line and an emergency connection to South Anderson Water District.
    • Letter

Bath County

  • Project name: KY36 Widening Project
    • Recipient: Bath County Fiscal Court
    • Address of Recipient: P.O. Box 39 Owingsville, Kentucky 40360
    • Amount Requested: $4,000,000
    • Project Summary: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would be used to correct horizontal and width deficiencies on KY 36 from 10005 West Highway 36, Sharpsburg, KY (38.2025891°, -83.8942748°) to the intersection of KY 36 and KY 11 (38.2069114°, -83.9221911°W), spanning approximately 8,135.90 feet, which will improve the safety and operational efficiency of the roadway.
    • Letter

Clark County

  • Project name: Nursing/BioTech Ed: Clark & Distressed KY Counties
    • Recipient: Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC)
    • Address of Recipient: 500 Newtown Pike Lexington, Kentucky 40508
    • Amount Requested: $1,570,102.23
    • Project Summary: The funding would be used to outfit the BCTC Winchester Campus with state-of-the-art equipment and technology for both Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) and Biotech programs, to bring on board additional faculty and staff to ramp-up these degree programs, and to provide additional needs-based support for students who may require additional academic resources.
    • Letter

Fayette County

  • Project name: God’s Pantry: Capacity Expansion – Improved Access to Nutrition
    • Recipient: Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
    • Address of Recipient: 200 East Main Street Lexington, Kentucky 40507
    • Amount Requested: $4,500,000
    • Project Summary: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would be used to address the lack of adequate capacity at God’s pantry Food Bank, Inc. by funding an additional freezer, cooler, conditioned storage, to increase food handling capacity.
    • Letter
  • Project name: Newtown Pike Extension: Scott Street Connector
    • Recipient: Lexington Fayette Urban County Government
    • Address of Recipient: 200 East Main Street Lexington, Kentucky 40507
    • Amount Requested: $7,000,000
    • Project Summary: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would be used be used for the final phase of the Newtown Pike Extension (NPE) project in Lexington, Kentucky and allow completion of the design and partial completion of the right-of-way acquisition phases.
    • Letter

Jessamine County

  • Project name: Jessamine Co/City of Nicholasville - Jenette Industrial Park Phase 3
    • Recipient: Jessamine County Fiscal Court
    • Address of Recipient: 101 North Main Street Nicholasville, Kentucky 40356
    • Amount Requested: $4,000,000
    • Project Summary: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would be used to acquire and develop 91 acres of industrial land in an opportunity zone on the south side of Nicholasville. This development will expand the existing Jenette Industrial Park.
    • Letter

Madison County

  • Project name: Improving Cardiac Health through Nuclear Medicine Technology
    • Recipient: City of Berea
    • Address of Recipient: 212 Chestnut Street Berea, Kentucky 40403
    • Amount Requested: $350,566.29
    • Project Summary: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will improve heart care in the Berea community by purchasing a cardiac-focused nuclear medicine camera,
    • advanced technology that will provide patients with high-quality cardiac images while keeping radiation as low as practical, leading to appropriate medical interventions and treatment at CHI St. Joseph’s hospital.
    • Letter
  • Project name: Meeting the Need for Outpatient Integrated Behavioral Health Services
    • Recipient: Madison County Fiscal Court
    • Address of the Recipient: 135 West Irvine Street 3rd Floor Madison County Courthouse Annex Richmond, Kentucky 40475
    • Amount Requested: $390,118
    • Project Summary: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because would be used renovate space to add therapists and psychiatric nurse practitioners to expand access to behavioral health and substance use disorder services at Baptist Health Richmond.
    • Letter

Montgomery County

  • Project name: Montgomery County Sanitation District Improvements
    • Recipient: Montgomery County Fiscal Court
    • Address of Recipient: 44 West Main Street Suite C Mount Sterling, Kentucky 40353
    • Amount Requested: $3,500,000
    • Project Summary: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would be used to make improvements to the Montgomery County Sanitation District’s sewer collection system and wastewater treatment plant to eliminate/reduce sanitary sewer overflows, reduce inflow and infiltration, and rehabilitate the wastewater treatment plant.
    • Letter

Nicholas County

  • Project name: Nicholas County Water District - Phase 13 Water System Improvements
    • Recipient: Nicholas County Fiscal Court
    • Address of Recipient: 125 East Main Street Carlisle, Kentucky 40311
    • Amount Requested: $1,548,000
    • Project Summary: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would be used to replace two existing elevated water storage tanks as well as replacement of waterlines throughout the Nicholas County Water District system.
    • Letter

Powell County

  • Project name: Stanton Water Improvements Project
    • Recipient: City of Stanton
    • Address of Recipient: 98 Court Street Stanton, Kentucky 40380
    • Amount Requested: $640,000
    • Project Summary: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would be used for the replacement of the Paint Creek water tank and pump station.
    • Letter
  • Project name: Powell County Fire Truck Replacement Needs (Stanton, Middlefork, and Clay City)
    • Recipient: Powell County Fiscal Court
    • Address of Recipient: 525 Washington Street Stanton, Kentucky 40380
    • Amount Requested: $960,000
    • Project Summary: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would allow Powell County to aid the volunteer fire departments of Stanton, Clay City, and Middlefork through a fire truck replacement initiative.  
    • Letter

Scott County

  • Project name: WWTP1 Upgrade & Expansion
    • Recipient: Georgetown Municipal Water and Sewer Service (GMWSS)
    • Address of Recipient: 1000 West Main Street Georgetown, Kentucky 40324
    • Amount Requested: $6,000,000
    • Project Summary: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it would be used to eliminate two, privately-owned, package WWTPs that have, for the last 30 years, failed to adequately treat wastewater from 375 units within two mobile home parks.
    • Letter
  • Project name: Great Crossings Dam - Low Head Dam Mitigation
    • Recipient: Scott County Fiscal Court
    • Address of Recipient: 101 East Main Street P.O. Box 973 Georgetown, Kentucky 40324
    • Amount Requested: $2,400,000
    • Project Summary: The project would be a valuable use of taxpayer funds because it will greatly increase the safety of the Great Crossing Dam, Great Crossing Park, and Elkhorn Creek for citizens of Georgetown Scott County and the region; the area is very popular for recreation and fishing but currently poses a huge drowning threat.
    • Letter

Woodford County

  • Project name: Big Spring Park Placemaking Improvements
    • Recipient: City of Versailles
    • Address of Recipient: 196 South Main Street Versailles, Kentucky 40383
    • Amount Requested: $1,070,000
    • Project Summary: The project would be used to complete a portion of the complete upgrade of Big Spring Park, including new and accessible playground equipment, improved pavilions for gathering spaces, new field for community sports, improved walking trails and changes to the waterway to reduce flooding and improve the experience of park patrons in Versailles.
    • Letter