Macracken County And City Of Paducah Aim To Merge, So Why Can't Warren County And Bowling Green And Other Kenyucky Counties And Cities?
Vote on Paducah-McCracken merger may be next year
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) -- A group studying a proposal to merge the governments of McCracken County and Paducah wants to educate residents before the option is voted on.
That means it won't be on the ballot this November, according to The Paducah Sun.
Instead, the Charter County Government Commission decided to hold public forums over the next four months to explain and answer questions about a tentative plan for a merged city-county government.
Commission member John Williams Jr. said the panel will hold five forums around the community and advertise the final document before a vote is taken.
"I think we need to be transparent, accountable and open to the public," Williams said.
The group has spent two years reviewing a 14-section draft plan chapter-by-chapter in an effort to recommend the most effective and efficient type of government.
County resident David Thomas, who is opposed to a merged government, told the panel during a meeting last week that the forums would be a waste of time and just drag out the inevitable failure of the vote.
Commission member Randy Weirsma said the comments are a good example of why the public forums are needed.
He said McCracken's tentative plan isn't like any other merged government in the state, and voters wouldn't be deciding whether or not to merge - they would be voting on the details of the plan.
The forums are tentatively planned to be held at the community's four public high schools and at a joint City Commission-Fiscal Court location.
Judge-Executive Van Newberry, chairman of the charter government commission, said volunteers would be recruited to decide the details and structure of the forums.
The final draft of the merger plan, which is expected to be approved later this month, will also be displayed during the forums and posted online.
PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) -- A group studying a proposal to merge the governments of McCracken County and Paducah wants to educate residents before the option is voted on.
That means it won't be on the ballot this November, according to The Paducah Sun.
Instead, the Charter County Government Commission decided to hold public forums over the next four months to explain and answer questions about a tentative plan for a merged city-county government.
Commission member John Williams Jr. said the panel will hold five forums around the community and advertise the final document before a vote is taken.
"I think we need to be transparent, accountable and open to the public," Williams said.
The group has spent two years reviewing a 14-section draft plan chapter-by-chapter in an effort to recommend the most effective and efficient type of government.
County resident David Thomas, who is opposed to a merged government, told the panel during a meeting last week that the forums would be a waste of time and just drag out the inevitable failure of the vote.
Commission member Randy Weirsma said the comments are a good example of why the public forums are needed.
He said McCracken's tentative plan isn't like any other merged government in the state, and voters wouldn't be deciding whether or not to merge - they would be voting on the details of the plan.
The forums are tentatively planned to be held at the community's four public high schools and at a joint City Commission-Fiscal Court location.
Judge-Executive Van Newberry, chairman of the charter government commission, said volunteers would be recruited to decide the details and structure of the forums.
The final draft of the merger plan, which is expected to be approved later this month, will also be displayed during the forums and posted online.
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