Christian Fiscal Court made quick work of the agenda for Tuesday morning’s meeting, approving measures related to storm debris clean-up, the Christian County Jail and reimbursements.
To start things off, Christian County Emergency Management Director Randy Graham presented a grant that would allow for further debris removal from several bridges in the county that was the result of a tornado in May of 2024. The clean up of debris from around those bridges will help mitigate future flooding issues.
The project they have proposed will ultimately cost around $400,000, and Graham says there’s still more to the process to go, so while this is a step closer to having that clean-up effort take place, work isn’t likely to begin soon.
Magistrates approved the 75 percent grant unanimously, then approved an interlocal agreement between the Christian County Jail and the Graves County Jail. The Christian County Jail has been housing some inmates from Graves County since December of 2021, when that jail was destroyed in the Mayfield tornado.
Jailer Adam Smith says this agreement solidifies the agreement that Graves County inmates will now be fully housed at the Christian County Jail, rather than scattered around the state.
Graves County could still rebuild their own jail, if they should so choose, but until that happens, this agreement puts those inmates under one roof.
In other action, magistrates approved the renewal of a subscription with CDS Trimble R2 GPS Receiver and reimbursement for firmware.
Those items have to do with GPS tracking for dispatch and other law enforcement agencies, to allow for more streamlined and accurate response to events.