Logan County Clerk Scotty Harper purchased an Attorney’s Bench for the clerk’s office for a fraction of the cost of a new one. Harper told Fiscal Court Tuesday new benches – the table used by patrons to look up items at the clerk’s office – usually run approximately $7,000. Harper found a used bench for $200 in Campbell County in northern Kentucky. Harper said it was a countywide effort to save money. He thanked the road department for their help in transporting the table.

• The Logan County Sheriff Department received word last week from Senator Joey Pendleton the county had been awarded two grants from the Department of Homeland Security totaling $70,000. The grant monies will go towards the purchase of the county’s new radio system.

The recent grant cost has brought the cost for the new system down to $470,000.

It is the county’s intentions to sell the old radio system and put those funds towards the purchase of the new one. Whittaker told magistrates Tuesday he had received an offer for the old system from an agency in California for $7,500, but felt the offer was way to low and ridiculous.

Judge/Executive Logan Chick commented during the meeting the old radio system would need to be bid out and the county would have the right to either accept or decline those bids.

• The Logan County Detention Center is still running a low inmate population. As of Tuesday morning there were 108 inmates in the jail with an average of 37 to 38 of those being state inmates. Jailer Jenkins said the jail was running well.

Jenkins, who oversees the Recycling Center, said a truck from Franklin bringing in commodities to the recycling center backed into the center’s doors. There was no damage and Jenkins documented the incident.

Judge/Executive Logan Chick noticed it was looking a lot cleaner at the recycling center lately. More help and new inmates is the reason said Jenkins.

• The Logan County Road Barn Shop is in need of two new steel doors on the shop. Road Superintendent Paul Lyne asked Fiscal Court Tuesday to accept a bid from KT Construction for $4,495 to replace the two 12x14 steel doors which had become a danger to employees.

Lyne received four bids on the doors with KT Construction being the lowest. Fiscal Court unanimously allowed the purchase and accepted the bid from KT Construction.

• Magistrate Curtis Watkins gave a committee report on the status of the roof of the recycling center. Watkins said it was a tar roof and was leaking pretty bad needing replacement. Watkins received two bids for the project. One from Herman Ingram out of Adairville for $6,835 and one from KT Construction for $6,725.

Watkins recommended KT Construction for the project. Fiscal Court unanimously approved Watkins recommendation.

• Mike Humble and Reverend William Washington attended Fiscal Court Tuesday on behalf of the Burden Bearers Chaplaincy organization. Burden Bearers serves the county’s emergency personnel as well as the community during crisis situations such as auto accidents and fires as well as a variety of other traumatic events.

Humble noted the court had graciously given to the organization in the past and appreciates whatever they could do once again.

Magistrate Thomas Bouldin made a motion to give the Burden Bearers $2,500. His motion passed unanimously. Bouldin said although he didn’t believe it was a governmental body’s responsibility to fund private organizations, he felt the Chaplaincy organization was one that touched the community as a whole.