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Danville development group asks to hold funding level while touting industrial prospects
Summary
A representative for the Danville-Boyle County Development Corporation asked the city to maintain its $1.75 annual funding level and described multiple ongoing site-development and company recruitment efforts, including options on parcels in the county industrial park and a possible large deal at the Cody property.
Mister Harris, representing the Danville-Boyle County Development Corporation (DBCDC), asked the city to keep the commission’s annual support unchanged at $1.75 (paid as $25,000 per quarter) and described a pipeline of private-sector projects that he said could produce new jobs and investment for the area.
DBCDC’s representative said the group submitted budget drafts to the commission and county finance committee and noted the board is prepared for projects delayed by winter weather to begin this spring. He described options on 25 acres and 13 acres in the Boyle County Industrial Foundation park, work on Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) applications for incentives, and ongoing discussions with out‑of‑state companies considering the Cody property.
The presenter said the 25‑acre option expires in September and that several local firms are expanding while additional out‑of‑state prospects have completed site visits. He said DBCDC is focusing more marketing on site selectors and plans website updates, newsletters and broader outreach so businesses and residents better understand economic‑development activity.
Mister Harris described the industrial park inventory: about 300 acres under the Boyle County Industrial Foundation, roughly 18 pad‑ready acres with geotechnical work and a gold‑level Site Selectors Guild listing, and an Economic Development Authority (EDA) tract with rail access (78 acres) plus a recently purchased 201‑acre “Redding Tract” with topography and infrastructure challenges. He said power constraints exist for very large users—citing roughly 15 megawatts available at the Cody facility and about 11 megawatts extra at the park substation—and that certain prospects might require 46 megawatts.
Asked about Junction City and Perryville community projects, the presenter said DBCDC coordinates with local Main Street organizations and outside foundations and aims to support local organizations so they can carry projects forward. He said job fairs and workforce events have grown, including a job fair with more than 600 attendees and regional business participation.
The representative repeatedly cautioned that prospective deals are subject to financing and negotiations and said the Cody parcel transfer likely will not close until June; he described the situation as a “log jam” ready to break once weather and permitting allow construction to proceed.
Why it matters: The presentation detailed the county’s available industrial product and constraints (power, water, sewer, rail access) and asked the commission to sustain funding for DBCDC’s operations while the organization markets the county and supports site development.
The DBCDC representative left written materials with the commission and said he is available for follow‑up.
