COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
The Community Development Assistance Program brings the PADD's expertise into the areas of project development and management.
Community Development Assistance staff work with local communities and organizations to bring their projects to reality, be it a water line, community center or health department, or a local business working to expand its operations. Our services include assistance in finding the right funding sources, writing grant and loan applications, and providing needed project management services.
Program Accomplishments:
In the past year, the Community Development staff has assisted in obtaining funding or in administering the following projects:
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Ballard County Sidewalk Project – Ballard County was awarded $25,000 in TEA-21 funds to reconstruct the sidewalks around the Ballard County Courthouse.
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Calloway County Health Department – Calloway County received a $500,000 CDBG grant and an additional $500,000 from the Public Health Department grant fund to construct a new health department facility. Construction will occur in fiscal year 2008.
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Fulton County/Burke-Parsons-Bowlby Project – Fulton County received a $1 million CDBG to assist with the location of Burke-Parsons-Bowlby to the community. The total project consisted of over $6 million being invested and 52 new jobs created.
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Progress Rail Services Project – Graves County and the city of Mayfield was awarded $2 million in CDBG funds to assist in the location of Progress Rail Services in the former Ingersoll-Rand building. The project will invest more than $8 million and create 100 new jobs in the region.
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House Bill 267 Projects – PADD staff is assisting in the implementation of 24 projects throughout the region, totaling more than $3 million in funding.
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House Bill 380 Projects – PADD staff is assisting with 21 projects funded in the 2006 session, totaling over $3.5 million.
Listed below are several of our previously funded and administered projects:
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City of Wickliffe – The city of Wickliffe received a variety of funds through the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority. The city was awarded $150,000 for upgrades to the water system, and $235,000 to assist in the rehabilitation of the wastewater system. The PADD is also assisting with the implementation of an EPA Special Appropriations Grant to move a pump station located in the flood zone.
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Webasto Rail Spur Project – The Murray-Calloway Economic Development Corporation received a $772,000 grant from the Economic Development Administration to assist in the construction of a rail spur into the Murray Industrial Park. The spur serves Webasto Roof Systems, Inc. who has built a facility in the industrial park and will employ 150 people. The total cost of the rail spur was over $1.2 million.
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City of Hazel – Hazel received $240,600 in funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to complete repairs to the wastewater lagoon operated by the South 641 Water District.
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Bardwell Water System – The city of Bardwell received a $500,000 CDBG to construct a new water treatment plant. The total project cost was $1 million.
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Fulton County Senior Citizens Center – The Fulton County Fiscal Court received $500,000 in CDBG funds. The funds were used to construct a new senior citizens center in the city of Hickman.
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Fancy Farm Water and Sewer District – The district has received funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to complete a 201 Plan of its wastewater system. Also, the district received $495,000 from the state to assist in improvements to the water system, and $575,000 to assist in wastewater system rehabilitation.
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Peerless-Premier Appliance Company – The Peerless Premier Appliance Company located in the former Garan Building in Clinton. The Hickman County Fiscal Court and Hickman County Industrial Authority received a $985,000 CDBG grant to assist in the renovation of the building. Peerless has committed to created 90 new jobs at the facility. The total project was over $6 million.
Projects are being completed in all eight counties of the Purchase.
The programs funding these projects include the Community Development Block Grant Program through the Governor’s Office for Local Development, the Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development, Delta Regional Authority, Kentucky Infrastructure Authority, and other local investments.
JOINT FUNDING ADMINISTRATION
Through the Joint Funding Administration (JFA) Program, the PADD provides assistance to local communities, economic and community development organizations, and other groups and individuals in vital projects throughout the region.
Activities funded in whole or in part through the JFA are public administration services, economic development assistance, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) technical assistance, administration for business lending, telecommunications, and program administration.
Funding provided through this program benefits the entire eight-county region.
The JFA is funded with a combination of state and federal funds through the Kentucky Governor’s Office for Local Development.
KENTUCKY INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS
The Purchase Area Development District serves as the designated Regional Review Agency (RRA) for the Kentucky Intergovernmental Review Process (KIRP).
The KIRP assists in identifying potential conflicts or duplication in services for proposed projects impacting the state and the Purchase area.
Program Accomplishments
Over 150 federally assisted or initiated projects were reviewed as a part of the clearinghouse process this year. Projects were reviewed in the areas of community service, crime, education, employment, health, housing, natural resources, and transportation.
Proposed projects from the eight counties of the Purchase, as well as others which would impact the state, are included in the review process.
KIRP is funded through the Joint Funding Agreement (JFA) with the Kentucky Governor’s Office for Local Development (GOLD) and the state of Kentucky.
