Paducah commission approves surplus sale, development addendum and code‑enforcement updates; hears CDBG budget introduction

The Paducah Board of Commissioners took several formal actions on April 8, approving routine consent items, adopting an addendum to a development agreement for downtown property, declaring a house surplus for redevelopment, and adopting changes to the city’s code‑enforcement chapter.

Consent agenda: The board approved routine consent items by single motion and roll call, including minutes from the March 25 meeting, the appointment of Tab Brockman to the Brooks Stadium Commission (term through 12/31/2027) and a municipal order authorizing application for a Kentucky League of Cities workers‑compensation safety grant of $3,000 for the fire department. Roll call: Commissioner Henderson — Aye; Commissioner Smith — Aye; Commissioner Thomas — Aye; Mayor George P. Bray — Aye.

Sale of surplus property (Item E): The commission declared the real property at 729 South Thirteenth Street surplus and accepted the bid of Shelia Kuykendall for redevelopment of the parcel at a purchase price of $1 under the surplus program. Staff described the prospective build as a roughly 1,400‑square‑foot, three‑bedroom, two‑bath home and estimated the construction value at about $225,000. Roll call approving the municipal order: Commissioner Henderson — Aye; Commissioner Smith — Aye; Commissioner…