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Paducah mayor pro tem Sandra Wilson says growth, housing and riverfront projects top priorities
Summary
In a City Profile interview, Paducah city commissioner and mayor pro tem Sandra Wilson said population growth, housing development, reindustrialization of the former DOE site and downtown/riverfront projects are her top priorities for the next five years.
In a City Profile interview hosted by Mayor George Bray, Paducah city commissioner and mayor pro tem Sandra Wilson said population growth, housing affordability and downtown and riverfront redevelopment are her top priorities.
Wilson, who told Bray she has served seven consecutive terms and served as mayor pro tem for five of those, traced her entry into public service to a 2010 committee appointment to study higher education needs in Paducah. "I remember thinking, we should be doing better than this," she said, describing the effort that led Paducah and McCracken County officials to partner with Murray State University on a regional campus.
Why it matters: Wilson said the Murray State satellite campus has been a "game changer" for students and the…
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