A hasty and ill advised City and County Planning Project in Winchester Kentucky is on track to negatively impact local homeowners despite their overwhelming objections. Rejecting the new Bond to finance the Project will permit the City Planning Commission and Clark County Fiscal Court to reevaluate the Project and bring in safe and needed businesses that will better serve the community.
WINCHESTER, Ky. , May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- At the Clark County Fiscal Court meeting at 5:30 pm on Thursday 5/22/2025 during the public comments section, residents voiced their surprise and concern regarding executing an Agreement that would create a new bond for the residents of Winchester and Clark County. For two months, residents have been testifying in strong opposition at the Planning Commission meetings and Fiscal Court meetings that their actions to allow and encourage a Truck Stop be built and operated at the intersection of Interstate 64 and Paris Road was poorly planned and unacceptable. This is not just an Truck Stop, but one on a massive scale with 150 semi-trailer truck parking. What was a surprise to the homeowners impacted by the Truck Stop is that the Fiscal Court is actually putting forth a Bond to raise money and having Clark County finance buying the land and paying for the construction of the Truck Stop. An outside commercial venture is expected to lease the Truck Stop premises with a sweetheart lease omitting standard commercial lease provisions and allowing the commercial entity to get onboard with having no skin in the game.
In essence, the Clark County Fiscal Court has signed an Agreement to become the Truck Stop owner-landlord on behalf of Winchester and Clark County, and thereby exposing the residents to become responsible for this endeavor with issuing a new Bond.
WKYT reporter Kelsey Souto interviewed residents impacted by the proposed Truck Stop as well the Fiscal Court Magistrate for this area. Subsequently, Kelsey Souto devoted a segment on her investigative series on WKYT Monday evening 5/19/2025 entitled: Truck Stop Troubles. This provides a balanced view of the issues raised by local homeowners and how a Fiscal Court Magistrate juggles these issues.
Not only the residents along Paris Road north of I-64 but all citizens of Winchester and Clark County should reject the issuing of a new Bond for a hasty and ill advised City & County Planning Project.
This article is submitted on behalf of the Paris Road Action Group, Winchester, Kentucky and the 200 people who signed a petition protesting the Truck Stop Project.
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Wayne Iverson, MD, Paris Road Action Group, 1 8582048701, [email protected], https://www.facebook.com/groups/1018660173044667/
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SOURCE Paris Road Action Group
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