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McCracken County officials hail DOE-related projects as potential job and revenue drivers; discuss tax cut timing
Summary
Judge and commissioners described major incoming projects — including Global Laser Enrichment activity on roughly 700 acres and DOE plans to contract cleanup/reprocessing of stored uranium and nickel — and debated using new revenue to reduce the county's insurance-premium tax, with a statutory window to act before March 22.
Judge Clymer outlined a string of large projects coming to west McCracken County during the fiscal court's Jan. 26 special meeting, saying Global Laser Enrichment has "purchased, somewhere around 700 acres" and that federal involvement and DOE activity on nearby land could bring substantial new employment and tax revenue.
"They had received $28,000,000 from the federal government to assist them in their endeavors," the judge said, and described DOE's interest in cleaning and contracting for stored nickel and reprocessing uranium. Participants exchanged differing tonnage figures for nickel on site; one speaker cited about "10,000 tons in ingot" and another referenced "18,000 tons." The judge said DOE proposals were expected by the end of the month and that some…
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