# Daviess County Fiscal Court Meeting, Thursday, October 8, 2026.

The Daviess County Fiscal Court meeting was held October 8, 2026. The court approved several funding and purchasing items: an $850,000 Kentucky Department for Local Government grant agreement for the Family YMCA daycare expansion (ratifying signatures already made to meet the state deadline), with the county acting as fiscal agent; a $35,000 Green River Area Development District contract for administering that grant, payable from grant proceeds; and a $5,000 Attorney General’s Office grant for detention-center peer-support training. The court also approved a $50,000 funding request from Owensboro Area Shelter and Information Services (OASIS) to help address relocation and renovation-related debts. A replacement full-size SUV for the Sheriff’s Office was awarded to Bachmann Auto Group for $55,731 through the state master agreement, following review of three quotes; the expense is expected to be offset by insurance reimbursement. Department claims were approved, with no total stated.

The court adopted renewable-energy facility regulations that include decommissioning financial-security requirements, and approved a zoning-text amendment concerning solar facilities on a 3–1 roll-call vote. Discussion addressed letters of credit and escrow accounts for cleanup costs, as well as possible recording requirements when leases are transferred. The court also approved extending a moratorium on certain group-housing facilities. Public comments raised data-center siting and an existing animal-shelter contract, but no related procurement action was taken. A $500,000 county match for a senior facility was acknowledged in commissioner remarks as a prior initiative, not a new spending vote at this meeting.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Regulatory Compliance
**Published:** October 08, 2026

### Sources
- [Daviess County Fiscal Court Meeting, Thursday, October 8, 2026.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLy-uOc8qVY) - Daviess County Government