Governor Beshear Presents $1.5 Million for Paducah Riverfront Redevelopment Project

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Governor Steve Beshear today ceremonially presented more than $1.5 million in state funding to support Paducah's Riverfront Redevelopment Project, which aims to transform the community's Ohio River shoreline.

The state funding will give a boost to a phase of the project that includes completion of a land mass in the river and construction of a gangway and floating service dock at which passing boaters can take on fuel, water and other supplies and have sewage safely disposed.

The project, designated as Riverfront Redevelopment Phase 1-B, will cost $8.1 million. It is part of a larger plan that will transform the riverfront with a public park and landscaping, plazas and a pavilion, ample parking and a host of cultural amenities.

"The funding being presented today represents an investment in a vision," said Gov. Beshear, who presented Paducah Mayor Gayle Kaler with a ceremonial check to the City of Paducah in the amount of $1,525,000.

"The vision is that of a largely barren Ohio River shoreline transformed into a place of pride for the community and enjoyment by citizens and visitors alike, now and for generations to come. When the current vision becomes a finished work, the Jackson Purchase will have even more reason to call itself a tourism destination," Gov. Beshear said.

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