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Paducah expands South Side revitalization plan, outlines incentives and outreach
Summary
City staff proposed expanding a neighborhood revitalization area on the South Side to about 1,061 parcels, described incentive options including homeowner microgrants and gap‑funding for buyers, and set a timeline for public hearings and program rollout in May.
Director Carol Gault presented the City of Paducah’s expanded South Side revitalization plan on April 8, describing a phased approach that would enlarge the program area and add buyer incentives, gap‑funding options and community outreach.
The plan matters because the South Side covers roughly 3,600 parcels across eight neighborhoods and includes large concentrations of vacant lots and aging housing stock; staff said the expanded first phase targets about 1,061 parcels (83 city blocks) where they counted roughly 405 vacant parcels — about a 38% vacancy rate — and where they expect to focus incentives and signage in the near term.
Gault said the city is building on earlier efforts in Lower Town and Fountain Avenue and will scale the South Side program in phases rather than attempt a single, neighborhoodwide rollout. “We want to expand the program area and the incentive area in the next three months,” Gault said, adding that the planning commission public hearing is scheduled for May and the commission intends to return with ordinance readings in mid‑May and…
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