Planning

Staff assists county government  with planning in serveral ways: 1. assessing the need and feasibility of developing a new facility or creating a new service to serve a community;   2. conducting 'focus' meetings and organizing community groups in support of projects; 3. drafting proposals and related agreements; and 4. supporting multi-county project applications.  Stafff can also assist when a county is considering developing a planning and zoning program in accord with Kentucky Revised Statutes, Chapter 100. 

 

 In addition, staff represents "'county interests'" through active participation in state legislative committees as well as by serving on state and federal agencies' forums charged to devise statewide planning standards, develop or revise state regulations, establish project eligibility and funding assistance requirements for community development and utility infrastructure projects.  In addition to the Kentucky General Assembly, some important public agencies that affect county services in Kentucky include:

• KY Division of Water (DOW) for both drinking water and wastewater facilities planning and implementation services, as well as watershed planning;
• Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA) in regard to the on-going development of the Water Resource Information System and planning activities of the Area Water Management Planning Councils attached to each of Kentucky's 15 Area Development Districts;
• Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) for merger of regulated water and sewer systems
• DOW and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for water quality in context of watershed planning and related stream mitigation and restoration activities integrated into infrastructure development activities  
• Kentucky Emergency Mitigation Planning Advisory Group and FEMA services

 

NOTE:   A  resource of special value to Kentucky counties engaged in any aspect of community planning -- whether for a project or a new service --  is accurate, graphically displayed, mapped information on your county.   You can easily access a full array of information on each Kentucky county by clicking on the following link to KyGovMaps:           

                                          http://kygeonet.ky.gov/govmaps/

Via repeated mouse clicks while hovering over a county of interest -- and any location within that county, you can access the geological maps of the Kentucky Geological Service, every Kentucky Department of Parks' facility, from lodges to camp sites, complete with photos, and much, much more!          

  For further information regarding planning or to request assistance,

 please contact:   Roger.Recktenwald@KACo.org   or  502-223-7667