Knott County Fiscal Court approves multiple road and bridge bids, authorizes Memorial Day entertainment payments

Knott County Fiscal Court approved a slate of construction contracts and small-event invoices during a May 20 special Zoom meeting.

The court accepted the low bids for several road projects: Southeast Construction and Welding for the Canton Cones (bridal) job at $79,500; Brandon Coleman/ Coleman Engineering for the Star Wars Way contract at $79,400; Hicks Brothers for Washington Drive/Clear Creek at $72,500; Miller & Sons for Beckham Lane at $114,400; and Brett Lobey for Fiona Lane at $56,200. For the J. Little Drive Bridge the court accepted the lone bid from Small Time Construction at $48,000. Speaker 4 reported the submitted bid amounts and the court routinely moved and voted to accept the low or sole bidders.

The court also approved a small resolution to pay event entertainment invoices tied to Memorial Day activities: $500 to Travis Napier, $500 to Dixie Blackbird, $250 to Ethan Allen, and $300 to an act identified in the transcript as "dirt famous," for a total of $1,550. Speaker 1 presented the invoice list and the court approved the payments by voice vote.

The motions and voice approvals were procedural and unchallenged in the meeting record. The court did not provide additional contractual details, such as contract start dates, project completion timelines, or contingency amounts, in the recorded discussion. Where a single bid was the only submission (J. Little Drive Bridge), members confirmed they were comfortable accepting a sole bidder.

Votes at a glance

- Canton Cones (bridal): low bid Southeast Construction and Welding — $79,500 — motion and voice vote approved.
- Star Wars Way: low bid Coleman Engineering/Brandon Coleman — $79,400 — motion and voice vote approved.
- Washington Drive (Clear Creek): low bid Hicks Brothers — $72,500 — motion and voice vote approved.
- Beckham Lane: low bid Miller & Sons — $114,400 — motion and voice vote approved.
- Fiona Lane: accepted bid Brett Lobey — $56,200 — motion and voice vote approved.
- J. Little Drive Bridge: sole bid Small Time Construction — $48,000 — motion and voice vote approved.
- Entertainment invoices (Memorial Day): Travis Napier $500; Dixie Blackbird $500; Ethan Allen $250; "dirt famous" $300 — motion and voice vote approved.

The court did not discuss financing sources, bonding, or start/completion dates for these projects in the recorded segments. The meeting proceeded to other business after the approvals.