Classifieds and Public Notices - Week of 12-20-2023

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FOR RENT

APARTMENT FOR RENT - Large upstairs apartment in the heart of downtown Barbourville, featuring two full bathrooms, washer/dryer hookup, stove and refrigerator provided. Four large areas that can be used for bedrooms or other purposes. Not HUD approved. Non-smoking. No pets permitted. Electricity, water, sewer and garbage pickup included. $750/month plus $750 security deposit due at lease signing. One-year lease. References and background check required. Call Gerald, 606-546-9225 ext. 102 to schedule an appointment for viewing.

PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO MINE

Pursuant to Application Number 861-0576 Amendment 1

In accordance with KRS 350.070, notice is hereby given that Torchlight Energy Inc, 1658 Torchlight Road, Louisa KY 41230 has applied for an Amendment to an existing surface coal mining and reclamation operation located 2.00 miles north of Bryants Store in Knox County. The proposed Amendment will add 18.56 acres of surface disturbance and will underlie an additional 30.00 acres making a total surface area of 39.56 acres within the amended permit boundary.

The proposed operation is approximately 0.75 miles East from KY 1809’s junction with Stoney Fork Road and located 0.10 miles north of an unnamed tributary of Stoney Fork.

The proposed operation is located on the Barbourville U.S.G.S. 7 ½-minute quadrangle map. The surface and underground area to be disturbed is owned by Jeremy & Genie Waligorski. The operation will use the Highwall/Auger miner methods of surface mining.

This is the final advertisement of this application; all comments, objections, or requests for a permit conference must be received within thirty (30) days of today’s date. The application has been filed for public inspection at the Division of Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Middlesboro Regional Office, 1804 E. Cumberland Ave, Middlesboro, KY 40965. Written comments, objections, or requests for a permit conference must be filed with the Director, Division of Permits, 300 Sower Blvd., Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.

PUBLIC NOTICE

In pursuant of KRS 45A.740, The Knox County Health Department is soliciting letters of interest from qualified Architectural/Engineering firms for consulting and design services. The proposed project is an interior renovation to the existing facility. Interested firms may submit a one-page letter of interest to Rebecca Rains, Public Health Director, 261 Hospital Dr, Barbourville, KY 40906 no later than 12:00 p.m. on January 5, 2024.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to 405 KAR 8:010, Section 16(5), the following is a summary of permitting decisions made by the Department for Natural Resources, Division of Mine Permits with respect to applications to conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations in Knox County.

Alden Resources LLC, 8610578, SU;

Mountainside COal Co Inc, 8610543, AM

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT

Knox County Emergency Planning

Pursuant to Section 24, Title 111 of the 1986 Federal Superfund Amendments and Re Authorization Act (SARA) of 1986 (PL 99-499), the following information is provided in compliance with the Community Right-to-Know requirements of the SARA Law, and the open meetings and the open records provisions of Kentucky Revised Statutes. Members of the public may contact the Knox County Emergency Planning Committee by writing : Mike Taylor, Chairman of the Knox County Emergency Planning Committee. P.O. BOX 173, Barbourville, KY 40906