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By
Dennis Brown
Lewis County officials
presented their monthly activity reports during the December meeting of Lewis
County Fiscal Court.
Sheriff Bill Lewis filed
his department’s report for activities from November 9, 2009, to December 14,
2009:
* Subpoenas Served
37
* Domestic Related Calls
105
* Civil Summons Served
25
* Felony Arrests
21
* Misdemeanor Arrests
15
* Accident
Investigations 12
* Juvenile
Investigations 20
* Criminal Summons
9
* Prisoners Transp. to
Secure Facility 536 miles
* Juveniles Transported
364 miles
* DVOs and EPOs
4
* Court Bailiff Hours
408
* Prescription
Deliveries 1
* Auto Inspections
69
* Funeral Escorts
8
Property Taxes Collected
$131,652.12
Franchise Taxes
Collected 177,346.39
Total
$308,998.51
Stolen Property
Recovered
* Jewelry
$300.00
* Tools & welder
600.00
* Semi batteries
700.00
* Stolen checks
0.00
Total
$1,600.00
Lewis County Emergency
Management Director Carl Chaney reported the following activities:
* Performed all routine
administrative/office tasks as required by KyEM.
* Turned in all monthly
reports for KyEM.
* Participated in an EM
assessment.
* Located a stranded
motorist.
* Provided dispatch
coverage.
* Attended a County Fire
Association meeting.
* Working on FEMA
paperwork.
* Working on 911 issues.
* Working of Flood Plain
issues.
The Lewis County E-911
Dispatch Center received a total of 421 calls for service for the following
agencies:
* Sheriff’s Department
155
* Vanceburg Police
Department 99
* Traffic Stops
29
* Injury Accidents
10
* Non-injury Accidents
14
* Complaints
50
Fire Department and
other calls:
* Lewis Co. FD
4
* Camp Dix FD
3
* Garrison FD
7
* Vanceburg FD
2
* Firebrick FD
4
* Black Oak FD
7
* Kinniconick FD
4
* Tollesboro FD
9
* Med Corp Ambulance
122
* Coroner
5
Road Supervisor Dane
Howard reported that more than 2,701 tons of gravel and 61.1 tons of asphalt had
been hauled over
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the previous month and
said pothole repairs had been made at Scaffold Lick Road, Old Trace Ridge Road,
Miller Lane, Garrison area, Toller Hollow Road, Vance’s Creek Road and Beechy
Creek Road.
Graded roads included
Heddleston Church Road, Harrison Hollow, Oak Hill Road, Crooked Creek, River
Hill Road, Watering Trough, Lumpy Lane, Liles Lane, Slate Point, Straight Fork
Road, Bethel Church Road, Trinity Station Road, East Fork Church Road, Hazel
Road and Fly Branch.
Howard reported that
pipe had been installed or repaired at Oak Hill Road, Old County Road, Rock Run
Road, Spence Lane, McDowell Road, Swearingen Branch, Toller Hollow, Birchwood
Lane, Straight Fork Road, South Bend Road and Quicks Run Road.
Old County Road,
McDowell Road, Fly Branch, Squires Lane, Toller Hollow and Quicks Run Road
received ditching or road widening.
Tree and debris
removal/brush cutting/mowing was reported for Goodwin Branch, Buck Lick Road,
Brackman Hollow, Montieth Hollow, Swearingen Branch, Firebrick Road, McCarthy
Bend Road and Woodland Cemetery Road.
Various road and
shoulder repairs were made at Fingerboard Road, Gander Branch, Oak Hill Road,
Rock Run Road, Peyton Road, Dye Lane, Vance’s Creek Road, Pine Grove, Elk Lick
Tower, Stone Branch/Davis Fork, Fly Branch, Squires Lane, State Fork Road, Amish
House Lane, Holly Hill Road, Blue Springs Road, Jordan Lane, Slate Hollow Road
and Paint Lick Road.
Signs were printed
and/or installed at McCaullary Cemetery, Tannery School Cemetery, Bradner
Cemetery, Mason-Lewis Cemetery, Stephen-Lewis Cemetery, Old Lock and Dam Road
and Logan Fork Bridge.
Bridge work was
performed on Norman Lane.
Howard also reported a
road reconstruction project on Firebrick Indian Run Road.
Lewis County Jailer Tim
Underwood filed the following activity report for November 1 – 30, 2009:
Inmate Population:
* State Inmates CC/CD/CI
42
* Traded
0
* Served Out
0
* Paroled
2
* County Inmates
44
* Inmates Booked In
60
* Average Daily Jail
Population 82
Fees/Payments Collected:
* Booking, Housing,
Medical, Damaged Property $1,796.49
* Telephone Commission
$1,259.62
* Class D/CC/CI Pay for
July $29,733.00
Food
* Somerset Food in
November $6,768.44
Traveled 200 Miles
* Casey County Detention
Center
Underwood reported that
31 Class D inmates participated in the work program totaling 3,760 man hours.
The agencies they assisted included The Lewis County Courthouse, Justice Center,
Sheriff’s Department, City of Vanceburg, Solid Waste Program, Clean Highways
Program, Garrison Little League, Garrison Boat Docks, Tollesboro Little League,
Lewis County Historical Society, Lewis County Board of Education, Corps of
Engineers, Helen Rayburn Library, and the Black Oak, Tollesboro and Camp Dix
Fire Departments.
Areas covered by the
Clean Highways Program included Ky. Rt. 8, Quicks Run, Lions Lane, Holly Road,
Poplar Flats, Ky. Rt. 59, Ky. Rt. 344, Ky. Rt. 922, AA Highway, Dudley Road,
Smooth Rock, Greenbriar Road, Ky. Rt. 3037, Garrison Avenue and Simmons Lane. A
total of 647 bags of waste were picked up.
Underwood reported the
commissary account at the jail totaled $10,477.94 and the inmate account had a
balance of $6,914.69.
Lewis County Animal
Control Officer Shawn Henderson reported that for the previous month: five dogs
had been tagged; four adopted; none picked up; 26 dropped off; and 47 put down.
He said that $110.00 worth of supplies had been donated including a digital
camera, batteries, pet supplies and dog food.
County Treasurer Kathy
Dillow reported the total of all county funds for the month of November had a
beginning balance of $816,867.44 and an ending balance of $842,759.11. Receipts
for the month totaled $425, 113.51 while disbursements totaled $399,221.84.
The next regular meeting
of Lewis County Fiscal Court will be at 9:30 a.m. January 11, 2010, in the third
floor courtroom of the Lewis County Courthouse.
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