Paducah Chamber Completes Trip to Frankfort

The Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce recently visited the state capitol, and took several dozen city officials and business owners with them to talk about the needs of western Kentucky.

Paducah Chamber President Sandra Wilson says the more than 50 people from Paducah had to opportunity to talk about multiple issues to different state officials and elected representatives and senators.  

Among the push for the chamber this year is a request to lift the nuclear moratorium in Kentucky so Paducah could have additional options with the nuclear trained workforce that exists after decades of experience at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. 

Wilson says they also talked with State Budget Director John Chilton, who has been busy working on statewide cuts to help balance the budget and begin to  figure out the issues with the state pension plans.

Wilson says they met with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary, Mike Hancock, to talk about infrastructure issues throughout western Kentucky, including the scheduled upgrade of I-69 throughout the region. Wilson says KYTC and Governor Bevin maintained their commitment for finishing I-69 throughout the western part of the state.

"Making our selves visible in Frankfort is important," says Wilson. "It's very important to be visible and be united, and to work together and to keep our community in the forefront of the legislators' minds while they're working in Frankfort."