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Maintenance of Creeks, Roads, Bridges and Ditches

Road Closed - Flooding in Daviess County

What's Gone Wrong:

  • Sixty-five county roads closed due to flooding, endangering lives
    • Preventing people from getting to their homes and work
    • Prevented first responders and caregivers from getting to those in need
  • Roads that are crumbling and causing damage to vehicles and are dangerous to travel.
  • Bridges that are unsafe and prone to washout.
  • Ditches that are shabby, unkempt with tall grass and weeds, posing a safety issue, and makes it look like we don't care.
  • Trash along roadways, particularly those enroute to the landfill.
  • We have missed Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) money that could have been used for drainage repair.

What Janie Will Do:

  • Put a line item with dollars in the county budget for drainage.
    • Clean out Panther Creek
    • Use our own road department staff
    • Hire additional staff and purchase equipment needed
  • Re-establish the Drainage Commission with qualified citizens with experience with drainage issues.
  • Set up a Citizen's Hotline for road and drainage issues and act quickly to resolve issues.
  • Regular meetings with agencies such as Kentucky Division of Water, Corps of Engineers, EPA.
  • Hire a full-time road foreman that will:
    • Regularly travel roads and take full photo and video inventory
    • Proactively perform maintenance as needed
    • Document issues so we can prove flood damage on roads and bridges
    • Supervise regular scheduled mowing and cleanout of county ditches
  • Create tough littering enforcement with fines for violators.
  • Pay attention and act on funding opportunities for drainage and flood relief.

Safe, well-maintained roads and bridges are essential not just for convenience, but are essential for our economic well-being, both for business and agriculture. Janie has proven her commitment to improve our county's infrastructure:

Janie's Proven Commitment

  • She has repeatedly advocated for budget dollars to be allocated for flooding and drainage mitigation.
  • She pushed the Fiscal Court to move toward re-establishment of the Drainage Commission.
  • It was Janie's idea for the court to meet with area farmers to discuss flooding concerns, however Judge Castlen did not allow Janie to attend.
  • Janie held town hall meetings on both the west and east side of Daviess County to listen to citizen's concerns about flooding and drainage.

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