For three years, the McCracken County Fiscal Court has studied the revenue and expenses associated with running the McCracken County Regional Jail (Jail). [1] Historically, the Jail has been a huge cost to McCracken County. Below is a table and graph demonstrating the historic cost of operating the Jail. The financial [...]
I am very proud of my community's effort to enter the business of "sports tourism.” 😎 Reliable sources say that the repurposed facility is potentially booked for 30 weekends out of the remaining 39 weekends in our fiscal year. 😎 Below is a 4 page article about the project. If you [...]
Later today, McCracken County and the City of Paducah will sell the property and building located at 5400 Commerce Drive (the Genova Plant). Below is a summary of the transaction from the County's perspective and from a historical perspective. Summary of the History and the Transaction This property was initially developed [...]
Woo Hoo! The new and improved fence around Carson Park is up and looking proud. 🤠 Below is a letter I wrote pontificating about the future of Carson Park and potential benefits and/or cost savings which may result from combining the Carson Park operations with the Convention Center operations. To be [...]
For those of you who live in McCracken County, Kentucky, you probably know we are dealing with a bit of a financial situation. It is not yet a crisis, but it will be a crisis if there is no change in the numbers. I thought it might be helpful to some [...]
Well . . . today I enjoyed some attention from the Paducah Sun. 😏 I'm still processing their words and thoughts. The paper feels I should have disclosed the fact I assisted Scott Darnell with his last days at PED. The County Attorney said I was not required to disclose. Frankly, I [...]
In recovery, we recovering addicts count time. Initially, we count 90 meetings in 90 days. Very soon we start to feel the power of gratitude and we keep counting because "counting" reminds us to continue to use the power of gratitude. In the early days of recovery, I remember the comfort from [...]
During the past few weeks I have written three (3) blog post about the “Ohio River Triple Rail Mega Site.” This post combines those three (3) posts into one (1) post and makes for a little easier reading. Post 3 is intentionally listed before Post 2 because . . . well, it [...]
In 2016, Sentury Tire Company vetted one hundred (100) communities and building sites in fifteen (15) different states for the purpose of constructing a 1.3 million square foot facility. The anticipated construction costs of the facility would be $530 million dollars. The expansion would result in one thousand (1,000) new jobs with an average annual [...]
Below are the questions and my riveting (humor) answers in The Paducah Sun article interviewing candidates for County Commissioner. 1. Tell us about you. I am a fifty-three (53) year old father, military veteran, and small business owner. My education experience includes an undergraduate degree in Public Administration and a law [...]
