Whitesburg City Council November 10, 2026

At the November 10, 2026, Whitesburg City Council meeting, the council approved leasing the city’s former water plant to local attorney Casey Hales for $1,200 per year. The proposal is to renovate the building into four rental units, with the tenant handling parking and repairs; the lease may include an option to buy. The city specified that no digging can occur because a 36-inch culvert runs beneath the property. The council also held the second reading of an ordinance amending the FY 2026–27 budget to include and authorize expenditure of a $2,076,000 Appalachian Regional Commission grant for the downtown waterline improvement project; the transcript does not capture a vote on the ordinance.

The project update noted that a bid update for Hell Drive was expected December 8 and that the governor had approved a match waiver for several projects, reducing the local matching-fund requirement. The council also approved a request for the Letcher County Cheer Club to hold a 5K Turkey Trot. No other contract awards or vendor selections were identified.