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The court ordered necessary cash transfers totaling $550,000 to pay county bills and payroll for the May 27, 2025 payment run and approved a voucher-claims register showing county bills paid between May 12 and May 27; during that vote a member noted an apparent discrepancy in the amount reported (speaker queried a figure stated as $756,404.88 vs. $764,404). The court carried the motion after the clarification.

The court authorized a transfer of $27,001,230 from the debt fund to the sports park funds; the minutes record the transfer as bond proceeds received for use on the sports-park project and the motion carried.

The court approved an annual standing order authorizing preapproval of recurring expenses for utilities, telephone, payroll, debt service and employee health benefits for fiscal year 2025–26 and noted that such payments may be made electronically \"per KRS 68.2575.\" The court also ordered a transfer of $8,803.40 from the general fund to a Department of Justice (asset forfeiture) fund to account for federal asset forfeiture dollars received through the sheriff’s office.

The court recorded two ordinance actions: a second reading of Commonwealth of Kentucky McCracken County ordinance number 2025-07, described in the record as amendments to ordinance 2024-02 to revise fiscal-year 2024–25 operating budget receipts and modifications (the court voted \"all in favor\" and the vote carried), and a first reading of ordinance number 2025-08, which the record summarizes as the county’s proposed budget with categorical totals across funds and a grand total of $109,772,410 for all funds. The court indicated the first reading will return at the next scheduled meeting.

The court also ordered that appellants listed were approved for refunds pursuant to ordinance number 2024-06 as reviewed by the Paducah-McCracken County 9-1-1 parcel fee appeals board; motions to approve the refunds carried.

Why it matters: The transfers and approvals move significant bond and project funds and maintain county operations; the first reading of the county budget sets the formal public process for adoption and public inspection under state law.

Sources: McCracken County Fiscal Court meeting record, May 27, 2025.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","McCracken County Fiscal Court Live Stream","oneSentenceSummary","At its May 27 meeting the McCracken County Fiscal Court approved several financial orders including cash transfers of $550,000, a transfer of $27,001,230 from the debt fund to sports park funds, refunds ordered under ordinance 2024-06 for E-911 parcel fee appeals and passed the second reading of ordinance 2025-07 while taking first reading of the ","taxTitle","McCracken County, Kentucky","taxId",57028,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6224415,"McCracken County considers single trash-franchise model, asks staff for sample RFPs",1233,1830000,3063000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3550619-5d163353046da326d2196e80fb03b442&start=1830&end=3063","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3550619-5d163353046da326d2196e80fb03b442/thumbnail_1830000.jpg","/articles/6224415/McCracken-County/Kentucky/McCracken-County-considers-single-trash-franchise-model-asks-staff-for-sample-RFPs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6224415-f146f2ef5cb6e9083192548131591fcd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771150969&Signature=bua08bQN5lTsx7x-c3PvNteFcjz5-DKQRGa3fuGAE5DqZDcvSPzaBhgW8QBA33F2~Sbcj-RlGbW6~-MRYLOAJIzKw61nAVO2iFRzAqsye0QnifVmDcwGB0QT3Pw8w2xm3kDzVpAtDs2jXMM9blj5rke2zyCStW2NK1c3qoglXdDbvzhiZWnwgT1vznfFvJVTC4Gb~XJrrX2lehBKuvMCmwTBi16KhZQhwHTouZONX-In0Wn83j1vuZ1Bioe8MaZT3I2VvVBDhFxMImQOrm2qZF3p3B48t-zsa8zcZjWm27OY8m7RLbaB-Ycsax9oWEZnIGYbDDJEDiN2bzE7yj5R3g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Judge Plummer opened a discussion on May 27 about whether McCracken County should move to a countywide trash franchise that would assign residential and business pickups to one provider under a franchise agreement.

Judge Plummer said multiple providers serving the same neighborhoods increase heavy-truck traffic on county roads and create inconsistent service and pricing. \"When you look at what other counties do ... they typically have a franchise ordinance that has a series of requirements that go to equipment, personnel, staffing, customer service to the resolution,\" he said.

Steve Doolittle (speaking during the discussion) said pickup delays and rising costs have prompted constituent complaints. \"I've seen some who said they pay over a hundred dollars for three months,\" he said, adding that a franchise could provide county authority to require standards and help residents recover money when a vendor stops service.

Court members noted potential benefits including reduced illegal dumping, more consistent service and fewer trucks on subdivision streets. They also discussed likely industry responses: some haulers prefer having all county business; others, particularly small multi-county haulers, may not want extended routes.

The court discussed options such as exclusive franchises, nonexclusive franchises with franchise fees or a system of centrally placed dumpsters. Wilcox and other staff members told the court the county currently requires haulers to file annual reports and that there are typically two larger haulers and two to four smaller haulers operating in different parts of McCracken County.

No ordinance or franchise was adopted. The court directed staff to collect sample RFPs and franchise agreements used by other Kentucky counties, circulate those documents to the court and return with recommended language. \"We need to collect some sample RFPs that have been pushed out by other Kentucky counties — pass those around,\" Judge Plummer said.

Why it matters: Changing to a franchise model would shift how many residents secure trash service, could affect household costs, county road wear and code-enforcement workloads, and would require decisions about universal service mandates and any franchise fees.

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Wilcox said Marquette Transportation purchased about a 5-acre tract in Commerce Park, and that the company will bring about 55 jobs and roughly $5,000,000 in capital investment. \"We anticipate utilizing the IMPLAN economic modeling software that that project is to have over an $18,300,000 recurring annual economic benefit to the community,\" Wilcox said.

Wilcox also reported work with AES Energy on a roughly $130,000,000 solar project in the Keble area. He said the project was granted a rezoning and a conditional-use permit and has an off-take agreement with Walmart. \"It's about a $130,000,000 capital investment. It'll be 2 permanent full-time jobs. A good number of construction jobs,\" Wilcox said, adding an estimated construction impact of about $14,000,000.

On federal-site opportunities, Wilcox said Paducah was listed among 16 locations in a Department of Energy request for information seeking sites for artificial-intelligence data centers on federal or former DOE properties. He said GPED submitted a community letter of interest and expects the DOE to request proposals next from companies that express specific interest in Paducah.

Wilcox described other DOE-related activity: Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) is in the licensing process with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and GPED continues to pursue a Trillium H2 hydrogen project Wilcox said is a roughly $1,800,000,000 initiative that, if it proceeds, could secure a couple of hundred acres by late third quarter or fourth quarter of the year.

Wilcox said GPED repurchased a parcel in Industrial Park West that had been sold previously with a clawback provision; he said the parcel is about 3.7 acres with roughly 3 acres buildable. He also said the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development selected the local spec-building application for a $2,000,000 grant award and that GPED will begin site due diligence and engineering work.

On workforce and pipeline numbers, Wilcox said the Marquette deal and other activity bring the county’s tally \"up to 965 jobs,\" with induced and indirect jobs raising the total by his estimate. He said average pay on those projects is \"over $52,000 a year\" and that the projects represent several hundred million dollars in capital investment, noting that some figures are preliminary and based on economic-modeling estimates.

Wilcox described long-standing constraints and recent changes related to contaminated metals at the DOE Paducah site, saying a federal moratorium on contaminated-metal sales was recently lifted. He discussed nickel and used uranium on the site as potential assets that could support local cleanup and reuse activity, but he cautioned that disposition details and federal decisions remain unresolved. \"I do not\" know where proceeds, if any, would go, he said.

Court members asked questions about whether the Marquette jobs were new or transfers; Wilcox answered they would be new positions. On AES and permit status, he said rezoning and conditional-use steps were completed but that construction permits and other detailed approvals likely remained to be obtained.

Wilcox closed by thanking county officials and partners, and the court responded with brief remarks.

Why it matters: GPED’s update details projects that, if built, would affect local employment, county tax and infrastructure planning, and work tied to the Paducah DOE site. Several proposals remain contingent on federal approvals, corporate decisions and additional permitting.

Sources: Presentation by Bruce Wilcox, GPED, to the McCracken County Fiscal Court meeting on May 27, 2025.","At the May 27 McCracken County Fiscal Court meeting, Greater Paducah Economic Development updated the court on a recent land sale to Marquette Transportation, a conditional-use approved $130 million AES solar project, Department of Energy opportunities including an AI data-center RFI response, and other site-development activity.","actionData","errors"]

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