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Paducah to Apply for BUILD Grant in 2019

Paducah to Apply for BUILD Grant in 2019
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
Dec. 13, 2018 | PADUCAH
By West Kentucky Star Staff Dec. 13, 2018 | 06:29 PM | PADUCAH
Since Paducah's application for a BUILD grant was not selected in the 2018 group, the city will apply again next year.

Sandra Wilson, with the Paducah Chamber of Commerce, told West Kentucky Star, "this was the city's first time to apply, and it usually takes multiple times to be selected."

Wilson said it is expected that $1 billion dollars will be available for the 2019 BUILD grants, and Paducah will be applying again. 

The Paducah BUILD grant would be used to build a landing pier and area for gatherings, known as Paducah Commons. She also pointed out that this would be much safer for passengers on steamboats that dock in downtown Paducah. The grant would also be used to install a new cargo loading area, which would be managed by the Riverport Authority.

Wilson added that there were three BUILD applications in Kentucky this year that were selected, all dealing with road projects.

The BUILD grant program, which is an acronym for "Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development", is a way that Federal dollars are distributed to local communities for road, rail, transit, and port projects.
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