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Peck Education Trail opens in Noble Park
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City names LOVE award recipients
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Little did he know, parks and recreation would become his whole career.
âI graduated from the University of Kentucky back when they had a degree in recreation administration,â he said. âThey no longer even have that.â
The Louisville nativeâs work took him to different cities in Kentucky, Florida and Alabama, before he ultimately landed with the city of Paducah in 2001 and then stayed. âWithin weeks,â he said, Paducah felt like home to him.
Now, almost 20 years later, Thompson will retire from the city on Dec. 31.
âI just turned 65. Iâve been in the business for 42 years and Iâve been here 20, so itâs just time to hand it off to the next generation,â he said.
City introduces agreement that repositions IDA
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PADUCAHâ The city of Paducah responded to a lawsuit filed by local business owners against the city s proposed tax increment financing district.Â
In November, 14 individuals and an LLC called Concerned Taxpayer of Paducah and McCracken County filed the suit to prevent Paducah s current leadership from taking further action on the proposed TIF district.Â
Three new city commissioners and a new mayor will be sworn into office in January.
In the city s response, filed on Nov. 23, they asked the suit be dismissed.
Key allegations in the initial lawsuit included claims that the city falsely characterized parts of the project, misused funds for the project, omitted information about the TIF district to the public and illegally used a city ordinance.