Government

Parts of Mount Tabor and Salem Church roads are recommended for asphalt resurfacing in the upcoming year, according to Patty Dunaway, chief district engineer with Kentucky’s Department of Highways District Four out of Elizabethtown.
Dunaway told members of LaRue Fiscal Court meeting at the courthouse in Hodgenville March 8 the recommendation covers 1.5 miles on KY 584 from Jess Able Road to KY 210, and 7.108 miles on KY 1832 from US 31E to KY 1607.

Passport Health Plan – the state's largest contractor and a Medicaid managed care provider – was targeted by state auditors earlier this year.

A report released last week by State Auditor Critt Luallan showed excessive spending for the four-person staff of Passport. Perks included high salaries, excessive spending on travel and entertainment and little oversight. Many of the activities, which added up to more than $220,000, had no “clear business person,” according to the 229-page report.

The LaRue County Detention Center accepted its first federal prisoner last month, not long after Fiscal Court entered into a contract with the U.S. Marshal’s Office.
It’s a small beginning to offset a potential $750,000 reduction in state funding at the jail. But County Judge-Executive Tommy Turner says the federal contract could produce up to $950,000 plus additional fees for transportation – which will more than offset the lost revenue caused by fewer state inmates being housed in LaRue County.

As part of an asphalt rehabilitation project, Interstate 65 is undergoing right-of-way tree trimming and clearing along north and southbound lanes from mile points 64.1 near Munfordville to 90.5 near Elizabethtown.