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Additional
members
are
still
coming
in
the
door,
it
does
look
like
we
do
have
a
quorum.
Do
I
have
a
motion
on
last
month's
minutes
in
a
second
all
in
favor
of
approving
last
month's
minutes.
Please
say:
aye
very
good
minutes
are
approved.
We
will
stay
in
order
as
the
agenda
is
printed
and
we
will
start
with
harrisburg's
250th
anniversary.
So
if
my
executive
director
of
Tourism,
will
please
come
up
with
your
guest,
please
introduce
yourself
for
the
record
and
please
proceed.
G
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Derek
gray
I'm,
as
representative
King
said,
I'm
the
executive
director
of
the
Harrodsburg
Mercer
County
tourist
commission,
and
also
the
chairman
of
the
250th
anniversary
celebration,
which
is
happening
in
as
you
see,
2024.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
allowing
us
to
come,
speak
and
I.
Thank
you,
representative.
King,
for
asking
us
to
come.
Speak
I'm
joined
by
some
of
the
board
members
right
here
in
this
front
row
behind
me.
So
if
they
don't
care,
I'll
introduce
them
in
just
a
little
bit
as
we
get
started.
G
What
I
want
to
do
today
is
just
kind
of
update
you
all
what
we've
been
planning
for
the
last
few
years,
the
250th
anniversary
or,
as
you
see,
the
semi
quincentennial
or
sester
Centennial,
for
today's
sake,
we'll
just
call
the
250th
anniversary,
and
this
was
kind
of
a
project
that
our
former
mayor,
art
Freeman,
started
three
or
four
years
ago
and
started
a
board
to
try
to
Showcase
what
we
have
in
Harrisburg
being
Kentucky's
oldest
city.
So
he
put
together
a
board
and
it's
kind
of
you
know
we're
a
15
person
board.
G
Just
a
little
brief
history,
as
you
all
are
probably
all
aware,
we
are
Kentucky's
oldest
city
founded
in
1774,
founded
by
James
Herod
on
June
16
1774..
It
is
the
first
permanent
English
settlement
west
of
the
Allegheny
Mountains
and
then
just
a
little
information.
The
city
has
a
population
of
9112
County,
22
850,
that
was
in
2021,
so
it's
probably
changed
a
little
bit,
but
not
much,
and
then
that
picture
you'll
see
is
Old
Fort,
herod's,
State,
Park.
G
250Th
board
of
directors
directors,
as
I
said,
my
name
is
Derek
gray
I'm.
The
chairman,
our
vice
chair,
is
Jill
Cutler.
She
is
over
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
she's.
The
executive
director
Miss
Nancy
Hill
is
back
here
right.
There
she's,
our
secretary
Noel
Turner,
he's
right
over
here.
He's
our
treasurer
Caitlin
harder
she's
behind
me.
G
She
is
our
director
of
our
Main
Street
program,
Harrodsburg
first,
so
they
are
in
charge
of
beautifying
our
Main
Street,
throwing
a
lot
of
events
on
our
Main
Street
David
Coleman,
who
is
Old,
Fort
haired
state
park
manager,
David
Kirkpatrick,
he's
behind
me
as
well,
and
he
is
employed
at
the
local
library
in
Mercer,
County
and
the
others
are
listed.
Tony
Preston,
Tony,
Patterson,
lemayne,
Ellis,
Steve,
Hadden,
Barry,
still,
Rosalind
Turner,
Scott,
Hammond's,
Robin
ice
and
Lois
matuse.
G
So,
just
a
kind
of
a
scope
that
we've
done
when
I
took
over
as
chairman
in
June
of
2021,
we
had
closer
to
eight
committees.
I
really
wanted
to
narrow
it
down
to
four
to
get
our
Focus
I
thought
eight
was
a
little
too
broad
for
what
we
were
trying
to
do.
So
we
narrowed
it
down
to
the
history
committee,
obviously
being
the
oldest
city
in
the
state
of
Kentucky.
We've.
We've
got
a
lot
of
history
in
Harrisburg
beautification
committee.
G
If
we're
wanting
to
welcome
thousands
to
our
community,
so
we
thought
it
was
important
to
beautify
even
more
than
we
already
are
events
committee.
Obviously,
when
we
want
to
throw
a
lot
of
events
in
the
year
2024
to
Showcase
and
bring
people
to
our
community
and
marketing,
another
obvious
thing
that
you
want
to
get
out
to
the
community
around
the
state
and
Country
we've
created
subcommittees
the
fundraising
committee,
an
abandoned
property
committee
as
as
a
lot
of
communities,
probably
all
have
those
abandoned
properties.
G
They
want
cleaned
up,
so
we're
really
putting
an
initiative
to
get
those
cleaned
up,
especially
on
the
entryways,
to
Kentucky
or
to
Harrodsburg.
It's
you
know
along
Highway
127
along
Highway,
68
8,
so
when
these
visitors
come
and
then
murals
and
we're
really
putting
an
emphasis
on
trying
to
beautify
by
putting
a
lot
of
murals
throughout
the
town.
G
So
as
of
now,
we've
narrowed
down
to
a
four-day
Festival
in
2024,
which
will
be
June
13th
through
16th,
which
is
a
Thursday
through
a
Sunday
that
Sunday
will
be
the
actual
250th
birthday.
The
festival
will
reach
from
our
Main
Street
down
through
historic
child
Street,
to
Old
Fort,
Herod,
State
Park,
and
for
those
of
you
who
aren't
familiar
with
harrodsburg's
downtown,
that's
basically
three
streets
in
a
row.
So
you
know
we.
Those
are
our
main
areas
that
we
want
to
focus
on.
G
Is
our
downtown
and
obviously
Old
Fort
Herod
state
park
right
now
we're
in
the
process
of
trying
to
get
some
updates
done
to
Old
Fort
Herod
State
Park,
as
it
needs
a
lot
of
work,
and
so
we're
hoping
to
have
a
lot
of
that
done
by
2024
to
get
that
ready
for
this
big
celebration
as
you'll
see,
Old
Fort
Herod
state
park
is
going
to
be
host
to
a
lot
of
our
historical
reenactments
speeches.
Mr
Coleman
back
here
has
a
lot
of
exciting
things
planned
for
there
that
he's
been
working
on
so
you
know.
G
Obviously
we
want
to
show
that
off.
Main,
Street,
Caitlin
and
her
group
will
be
charged
of
you
know.
A
lot
of
live
music,
kids
activities,
vendors,
food
trucks,
Etc
and
then
child
Street,
which
is
in
between
Main
Street
and
Old
Fort
Herod,
State
Park,
will
be
a
lot
of
those
same
things
and
there's
also
historical
Morgan
Road,
our
Historical
Society
is
so
you
know
the
goal
is
to
bring
people
here
who
may
be
interested
in
music.
Some
may
be
interested
in
history.
Hopefully
they
cross
over
in
that
path.
G
G
Our
history
committee-
this
is
some
of
the
things
they've
been
working
on
at
the
first
one
you
see
is
one
of
the
most
excited
where
things
we're
most
excited
about
is
a
children's
book,
and
that
was
David.
Kirkpatrick's
I
think
that's
his
brainchild
right
now
he's
working
on
that.
But
one
thing
we
want
to
do
is
educate
the
children
in
our
community
and
the
surrounding
communities
about
our
history.
Sometimes
history
is
kind
of
lost
and
we
think
that's
important
way
to
reach
those
and
get
that
in
the
school.
G
So
we're
also
working
on
a
one-hour
documentary
and
some
of
the
other
things
you
can
read
there
walking
tours
book,
signings,
reenactments,
church
services,
old
mud
meeting
house.
So
we're
excited
about
what
the
history
committee
is
doing.
Obviously,
that's
one
of
our
biggest
focuses
for
2024
..
Here's
just
an
example.
If
you
all
can
read
that
children's
book
is
you'll
see
the
Decker,
the
artwork
is
obviously
related
to
for
a
child.
The
reading
is
a
little
bit
simpler,
so
children
in
elementary
school
are
able
to
understand
that.
G
As
we
discussed,
the
city
commission
has
just
recently
recommended
a
project
to
put
a
new
park
along
127
that
is
kind
of
the
entryway
to
Harrisburg
and
we'll
be
honoring
our
veterans.
So
we're
excited
about
that
potential.
The
tree
board
obviously
is
planting
trees
around
town
as
I
told
you
all.
The
entryways
is
what
we're
working
on
so
we're
updating
the
signage,
welcoming
people
to
Harrodsburg
on
127
on
each
side,
North
and
South.
As
long
as
looking
at
installing
a
new
sign
on
Highway
68.
G
there's
another
new
District
called
the
warehouse
District,
which
is
still
in
the
process
of
getting
cleaned
up
in
Harrodsburg.
There's
several
businesses
down
there,
where
we
want
to
have
some
other
events
as
well,
so
we're
working
on
getting
that
updated
and
then
we're
also
working
on
beautification
of
Kentucky's
oldest
street,
which
we're
also
home
to
in
Harrodsburg,
which
is
our
Broadway,
which
has
gone
over
done
a
lot
in
the
last
few
years
and
still
got
a
little
bit
of
ways
to
go.
G
The
events
committee
pretty
cool
picture
there
that
was
actually
from
Oktoberfest
this
year
in
Harrodsburg,
we
don't
have
exact
numbers,
but
thousands
upon
thousands
were
there.
So
that's
kind
of
a
small
scale
of
what
we
want
to
this.
To
look
like
that's
just
one
of
the
streets.
We
want
all
three
streets
to
maybe
not
be
that
that
tight
quarters,
but
pretty
close
so
that
the
events
committee
we're
playing,
live
music
acts
on
Main
Street.
You
know.
G
Originally
we
had
our
I
said
on
your
Chris
stapleton's
and
your
huge
names
we've
tried
to
recently
get
a
little
more
realistic.
You
know
we
won't.
We
would
love
to
get
those,
but
you
also
got
to
make
sure
you
have
the
infrastructure
to
handle
these
type
of
acts.
So
we
are
looking
at
local
acts
and
also
trying
to
get
a
little
bigger
to
some
outside
acts,
but
any
suggestions,
you
all,
have
you
want
to
throw
our
way
for
some
music
acts.
That'll
bring
you
down.
G
Just
let
us
know
reenactments
at
Old,
Fort,
Herod,
State,
Park,
I'm,
sure
you
all
have
been
to
Shaker
Village
of
Pleasant
Hill
we're
going
to
be
hosting
a
lot
of
events
with
them.
We're
excited
about
the
things
they
do
there,
so
we're
excited
to
partner
with
them.
They've
got
a
lot
of
cool
things
they
haven't
released
yet
that
they
are
going
to
be
doing
there.
So
we
will
also
be
having
events
on
Kentucky's
oldest
street.
G
As
I
said,
events
at
our
local
park,
Anderson
Dean,
Community,
Park
events
at
the
Mercer
County
Fairgrounds,
which
is
also
home
to
the
longest
consecutive
Horse
Show
in
the
nation.
I
think
it's
at
195
years
consecutive,
so
events
in
the
warehouse
district
and
we
are
actually
looking
to
partner
with
triangle
Talent,
who
hosts
the
Kentucky,
State
Fair
and
all
their
events,
so
we'll
leave
it
to
the
professionals
to
take
on
that
task
of
welcoming
that
many
people.
G
That
brings
me
to
marketing
myself
and
Caitlyn
behind
me
are
involved
with
that
committee
and
you
know
obviously,
there's
a
bunch
of
different
ways
to
Market,
Billboards,
TV,
radio,
obviously
the
big
ones,
social
media
and
we're
looking
at
creating
an
app
as
well
that'll
help
make
people
getting
to
Harrisburg
easier,
but
also,
while
they're
there
guiding
them
letting
them
know
the
events
that
are
going
on
easier.
G
We've
created
a
website
with
a
countdown
to
the
date
magazines
and
then
we're
obviously
collaborating
with
the
Harrodsburg
Mercer
County
tourist
commission,
which
is
where
I'm
the
executive
director
and
we
are
hoping
to
partner
with
the
Kentucky
Department
of
Tourism,
which
brings
me
to
the
fundraising
committee.
Our
current
budget
is
forty.
One
thousand
dollars
is
what
we
have
we're
expecting
this
event
with
all
the
projects
to
be
a
minimum
of
five
hundred
thousand
dollars.
G
The
Mercer
County
tourist
commission
currently
has
175
thousand
dollars
in
reserve
to
give
to
the
event
and
then
we're
still
looking
at
raising
284
thousand
dollars
to
hit
that
five
hundred
thousand
dollar
budget.
How
do
we
plan
to
raise
the
rest?
Obviously
we're
going
to
go
to
local
businesses
and
try
to
get
sponsorships
from
around
the
state
and
grants
we're
still
searching
that,
but
still
have
ways
to
go
to
get
to
that
284
thousand
dollars.
G
We
do
appreciate
the
tourist
commission
board
agreeing
to
set
that
money
aside,
but
there's
still
some
work
to
be
done
and,
lastly,
our
goals.
You
know
we
want
to
show
the
case.
The
rich
history
of
Kentucky's
oldest
city,
we're
very
proud
of
that.
That's
something
we
hang
our
hats
on.
We
want
to
embrace
the
growth
of
Harrisburg
and
Mercer
County
since
70
70
1774..
We
want
to
prepare
for
the
future
of
Harrodsburg
and
what
we've
got
planned
ahead.
We
want
to
bring
visitors
from
around
the
state
and
Nation
to
Mercer,
County
and
Kentucky.
G
With
that
being
said,
you
know
the
Oktoberfest
photo
I
showed
you.
We
had
people
from
48
of
the
50
states,
excluding
Alaska
and
Hawaii,
so
we
we
want
to
continue
with
that
growth.
All
of
our
events
in
Mercer
County
have
been
bigger
this
year,
numbers
wise
than
ever
in
history,
and
that's
just
a
good
way
to
lead
up
for
this
250th
and
lastly,
when
we
provide
educational
opportunities
for
the
students
in
Mercer
County
and
surrounding
areas
as
well
as
the
citizens
of
Kentucky
and
Beyond.
G
With
that
being
said,
I
appreciate
you
all
letting
me
be
here
and
any
questions
you
all
have
I'll
try
to
answer.
One
of
these
behind
me:
I'm
sure
cans.
A
And
without
us
talking
about
it,
you
absolutely
read
my
mind
when
I
was
formulating
the
eating
it
was
connecting
the
past
the
present
and
the
future
I
mean
you
just
read
my
mind
literally
of
what
I
was
anticipating
with
both
sets
of
presenters.
So.
G
Yeah,
that's
that's
huge
on
us,
as
you
said,
but
tons
of
history.
There
obviously
and
we're
excited
about
what
we
have
now,
but
we
we've
got
a
lot
of
work
to
be
done
in
the
future
as
well.
A
G
A
We
appreciate
the
entire
250th
committee
taking
time
out
of
your
busy
days
to
come
down
and
help
us
understand
better
about
and
I
joked
when
we
were
passing
the
resolution
that
semi-quancentennial
and
sister
Centennial,
where
our
Sesame
Street
words
of
the
day.
You
know
when
we
were
talking
about
those
in
passing
that
resolution.
Thank
you
all
so
very
much
for
being
here.
A
We
appreciate
you
and
it's
my
understanding
as
our
presenters
are
changing
table.
Senator
Thomas
may
have
guests
to
introduce
thank.
H
You
madam
chair
Madam,
chair
I,
have
visiting
with
us
this
afternoon
the
international
public
policy
and
Management
Institute
of
the
University
of
Kentucky.
Of
course,
that's
part
of
the
Martin
School
of
Public
Policy
Administration,
which
is
well
known,
not
just
here
in
University
Kentucky,
but
throughout
the
nation,
Dr
doh.
Oh.
D
H
I
got
that
correct
is
director
of
the
international
public
policy
management
Institute
and
he's
standing
right
before
us
he's
brought
students
from
South
Korea
that
that
want
to
learn
more
about
the
state
government
they're
pretty
familiar
with
our
federal
government
here
in
the
United
States.
H
Since
everyone
here
knows,
every
Community
member
knows
that
South
Korea
is
very
strong
allies
with
the
United
States
and
these
South
Korean
students
want
to
know
more
about
how
we
do
how
we
operate
state
government
here
in
Kentucky,
so
I
invited
them
here
to
see
on
a
committee
meeting
and
see
how
we
conduct
business
and
I
would
like
this
committee
to
to
to
welcome,
prefer
Dr
Kim
and
the
South
Korean
students
here
this
afternoon.
A
Thank
you,
Senator
Thomas.
We
certainly
appreciate
you
bringing
your
esteemed
guest
with
with
you
today
to
commit
welcome,
welcome.
We
appreciate
you
being
here
today
and
if
you
have
any
questions,
please
just
let
us
know
thank
you
all
for
being
here
no
I
to
okay.
My
professor,
would
you
like
to
approach
the
the
table,
so
we
can
have
you
on
mic.
Your.
A
F
Push
hello,
I'm
very
honored
to
attend
the
this
is
the
a
committee
and
my
host
is
the
senator
Thomas
and
the
senator
thank
you
so
much
again
and
my
students,
they
are
from
South
Korean
government
official
and
told
them
from
the
Korean
National
Assembly.
The
180
are
from
the
state
government
and
I'm
the
professor
and
the
director
of
The
International
Institute
at
the
Martin
school
on
the
University
of
Kentucky.
Currently
this
semester
around
the
45th
they
are
starting
under
my
program.
F
A
You're
no
stranger
to
this
committee,
but
please
introduce
yourself
for
the
official
record
again
thinking
about
past
present
and
future
I
appreciate
every
one
of
our
conversations
over
the
summer
over
the
last
two
disasters
and
everything
you
and
your
team
have
done,
and
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
the
committee
knew
how
you
all
have
been
serving.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
today
and
we
look
forward
to
your
presentation.
Yes,.
I
Ma'am
Madam
chair
and
thank
you
for
having
us
again
to
to
your
committee,
to
give
you
a
report
answer
any
questions
that
you
all
may
have
about
anything
going
on
in
Kentucky
state
parks,
so
we're
excited
about
what
is
what
has
happened
and
what's
going
to
happen
in
Kentucky
state
parks
and
what
what
we've
been
able
to
do
for
the
people
of
Commonwealth,
especially
in
Western
Kentucky
and
Eastern
Kentucky,
with
our
parks
with
your
parks
and
it's
pretty
exciting.
I
I
All
right,
our
mission
with
Kentucky
state
parks
is
to
provide
a
sustainable
system
of
parks
that
delivers
quality
programs,
amenities
and
services
which
create
memorable
experiences
and
a
sense
of
place,
contributes
to
the
economic
growth
of
the
Commonwealth
and
preserves
the
historic
and
natural
integrity
and
traditions
of
of
our
Parks
or
for
existing
and
future
Generations.
I
Focus,
advertising
efforts
on
encouraging
travelers
to
take
advantage
of
Kentucky's
outdoor
assets,
build
public
and
private
Partnerships
to
ensure
that
Kentucky
state
parks
bring
both
recreational
and
economic
value
to
the
communities
that
relay
on
our
Parks
as
the
primary
tourist
attraction
pursue
funding
opportunities
that
will
allow
Kentucky
state
parks
to
continue
to
address
and
continuous
maintenance
needs
at
each
of
our
state
parks,
protect
and
conserve
Kentucky's
natural
resources
and
to
be
responsible
stewards
of
the
nation's
finest
State
Park
system.
While
promoting
these
opportunities
to
tourists,
Sportsmen
and
sports
women,
we've
had
a
couple.
K
So
on
I'm,
just
probably
not
close
enough
to
it.
Let
me
say
it's
indeed
a
pleasure
to
be
here:
you're,
probably
wondering
what
I
brought
with
me
today.
I
I
have
over
30
years
of
experience
with
Kentucky
state
parks
in
various
parks
in
our
Commonwealth,
but
when
Mrs
King
and
I
were
discussing
history,
I
told
her
I
had
a
fiddle
in
my
family
that
was
played
at
Cumberland
Falls
before
it
was
even
a
state
park,
so
that
was
Circa
1920.,
so
I
have
brought
that
today.
K
K
D
K
By
streamlining
this
effort,
we
now
have
a
system
that
will
benefit
all
of
our
parks
and
their
employees
and
improve
efficiency,
management
and
accountability.
Moreover,
the
department
of
parks
has
an
engagement
division.
That's
a
big
word
that
works
with
visitor
Services
through
Recreation
and
interpretive
natural
sled
programs
and
special
events
to
engage
visitors
about
the
conservation
and
biological
programs
at
various
state
parks.
K
We
also
maintain
an
extensive
database
for
all
of
our
volunteer
organizations
that
same
Department.
The
engagement
and
interpretation
division
now
directs
all
of
our
Trail
towns
into
Commonwealth.
The
Kentucky
Trail
Town
program
is
a
tourism
and
economic
development
initiative
designed
to
provide
a
strategic
plan
for
communities
to
capitalize
on
local
travel
opportunities.
That
program
recently
welcomed
Liberty,
Burkesville
and
Haydn.
I
And
I'll
carry
on
from.
There
are
Kentucky
state
parks
play
an
essential
role
in
our
state's
emergency
response
efforts
during
the
pandemic.
An
array
of
services
provided
by
our
Parks
created
an
opportunity
for
us
to
provide
necessary
resources
that
position
the
Commonwealth
added
an
advantage
for
fighting
the
virus.
Four
Kentucky
state
parks
provided
temporary
housing
for
First
Responders
front
line
health
care
workers
and
low
Acuity
patients,
utilizing
over
2
000
room
nights
as
a
low
Acuity
shelter.
I
The
December
11th
quad
State
tornado
was
the
worst
tornado
event
in
State
history
with
at
least
four
tornadoes
devastating
eight
Kentucky
counties
the
devastating
event
resulted
in
the
governor
declaring
a
state
of
emergency.
The
emergency
declaration
ensured
that
Federal
funding
was
available
to
provide
emergency
resources
and
rebuild
our
Western
Kentucky
communities.
I
I
Our
state
parks
served
as
a
community
resource
by
providing
lodging
for
the
American
Red
Cross
utility,
Crews,
First,
Responders
and
displaced
families.
As
part
of
the
state's
emergency
response
efforts,
seven
Kentucky
state
parks
were
designated
to
provide
emergency
shelter
and
food
services
for
individuals
impacted
by
the
tornado.
I
K
That
was
in
the
heart
of
where
this
tornado
came
through
and
we
had
to
act
quickly.
We
had
to
put
boots
on
the
ground,
so
that
number
sticks
out
higher,
even
though
it's
a
smaller
Lodge,
in
addition
with
their
First
Responders
we're
talking
about
our
Rangers,
but
we're
also
talking
about
our
sister
agency,
Fish
and
Wildlife.
We're
also
talking
about
the
National
Guard
people
coming
in
to
assist
us.
So,
overall,
what
I
wanted
to
point
out
with
this
slide,
we
provided
13
300
overnight
rooms,
in
addition,
4815
first
responder
rooms.
K
We
wanted
to
find
ways
of
how
we
can
keep
people
safe,
but
we
also
knew
we
had
to
feed
them,
and
many
people
stepped
forward
lots
of
donations,
and
with
that,
we
estimate
that
we
probably
did
30
000
bills
during
that
that
time,
as
I
mentioned
before
Pennyrile
Forest
State
Park,
they
did
something.
In
addition,
we
worked
with
secretary
gray
at
the
Kentucky
transportation
cabinet
and
provided
Kentucky
Emergency
Management
trailers
same
way
as
what
we're
doing
in
Eastern
Kentucky.
Today
we
had
Coach
Cal,
come
in
the
Samaritan
feet,
donated
lots
of
shoes.
K
K
It
was
bad
real,
bad,
so
I'm
glad
that
we've
been
able
to
work
with
our
neighbors
and
our
friends
working
hand
in
hand
whether
it
be
Kentucky,
Emergency,
Management,
whether
it
be
with
a
range
of
Divisions,
but
we
also
had
to
look
at
Behavioral
Health.
We
knew
we
had
folks
that
needed
that
type
of
assistance
our
local
County
Emergency
Management
officials
were
on
the
ground,
helping
us.
K
I
And
with
that
said,
we
moved
from
the
Western
part
of
our
state
to
the
East
part
of
our
state
when
the
floods
hit
and
July,
and
the
two
pictures
that
you
see
the
top
picture
is
car
Creek.
That
is
the
beach
area
that
the
water
didn't
make
it
to
the
campground,
which
is
at
the
top
of
the
hill,
and
the
lower
picture
is
Jenny
Wiley,
State,
Park,
campground
and
those
are
all
FEMA
trailers
that
are
that.
You
see
in
that.
I
That
picture
there
in
July
as
a
part
of
the
state's
emergency
response
efforts
in
Eastern
Kentucky
for
Kentucky
state
parks
have
been
designated
to
provide
emergency
shelter
for
individuals
impacted
by
the
flooding
over
360
people
impacted
by
the
flooding
have
been
temporarily
housed
at
our
state
parks
in
Eastern
Kentucky.
Currently,
645
individuals
are
housed
in
320
travel
trailers,
including
65
travel
trailers
at
Jenny,
Wiley
and
car
Creek,
State
Park,
since
July
our
Park
staff
and
volunteers
have
been
working
with
the
American
Red
Cross
local
churches,
businesses
and
restaurants.
K
In
contrast,
this
is
the
same
type
of
slide.
We
were
working
at
looking
at
a
moment
ago.
This
is
dealing
with
those
same
overnights.
Buckhorn
Lake
was
down
for
a
little
while
it
was
really
destructive.
I'm
sure,
representative
Fugate
could
tell
you
more
about
how
Buckhorn
was
at
that
time.
No
water,
no
electricity.
So
we
worked
very
diligently
to
get
that
Park
up
to
where
we
could
House
people
that
were
heavily
hit
in
that
Perry,
County
and
Buckhorn
region.
K
To
date
of
as
of
the
13th,
we
provided
3425
overnight
rooms,
Jenny
Wiley
has
provided
five
thousand
five
hundred
and
fifty
four
Pine
mounted.
We
use
them
in
case
we
needed
them,
but
we
knew
they
weren't
in
the
flood
area,
but
we
still
ended
up
with
42
relief
rooms,
so
for
total
running
date
is
9021
relief
rooms.
I
With
that
we'll
take
questions,
but
you
know,
as
commissioner
van
overstated,
you
know
our
Commonwealth
came
together.
The
people
in
this
state
came
together
during
these
tragedies
in
our
local
communities.
You
know
I
know
when
we
had
the
floods
about
two
three
weeks
into
it.
There
was
a
group
from
Western
Kentucky
Cattlemen
group
that
came
in
and
cooked
for
the
the
displaced
families
that
Jenny
Wiley
and
the
community
there.
I
They
drove
six
hours
to
get
to
Jenny
Wiley
to
cook
for
him
that
morning,
so
it
was
a
true
Testament
of
coming
together,
reaching
out
and
and
working
for
the
people
in
our
Commonwealth
in
your
community.
So
it's
been
wonderful
to
be
a
part
of
been
been
tough
on
your
communities
and
people
out
in
the
state.
So
with
that
said,
we'll
take
any
questions
that
you
all
have
on.
What's
going
on
in
Kentucky
state
parks
what
has
gone
on
and
what
what
we,
what
our
vision
is.
So
thank
you.
A
Thank
you
all
very
much
for
reminding
us
just
how
vitally
important
you've
been
to
the
recovery
in
in
both
of
those
areas.
I
think
it's
important
for
this
Committee
in
particular
to
to
stay
on
top
of
that
and
make
sure
that
we
understand
the
many
ways
you've
served.
We
do
have
a
few
questions
in
the
queue
looks
like
starting
with
representative
branscome.
L
L
Thank
you
all
for
this
presentation
and
I
I
think
it's
it's.
What
the
Rangers
and
staff
have
done
during
these
natural
disasters.
There's
no
doubt
the
importance
and
the
role
that
our
state
park
system
played
for
during
this
and
for
our
fellow
Kentucky,
and
so
first
I
just
want
to
say.
Thank
you
all
very
much.
L
L
There's
been
mention,
I
know
we're
not
in
a
r
but
there's
been
we.
We
have
150
million
dollars
coming
coming
available
for
Park
projects.
L
I
know:
there's
a
report,
that's
supposed
to
be
due
here
in
the
next
couple
weeks.
I
think
December,
1
I
think
that's
somewhat
the
the
deadline
for
that,
and
you
probably
don't
have
your
numbers
right
here
with
you,
so
I'm
just
going
to
ask
just
just
some
basic
questions
on
that
I've
heard
you
mentioned
many
times
that
we
have
a
large
knee
for
I.
Think
I
think
you
call
them
have
to
projects
things
like
our
water
and
infrastructure.
L
Structural
issues
at
some
of
the
parks
Ada
things
like
that.
These
are
things
that
that
we've
got
to
get
got
to
get
short
up
as
you're,
aware,
I,
think
and
I'm
going
to
bring
this
up,
because
this
was
a
group
that
has
come
in
and
testified
in
in
our
committee
here
in
the
interim,
which
is
the
Burnside
Island,
State,
Park
and
I
know
you.
L
You
spoke
with
mayor
mayor
Lawson,
quite
a
bit
and
Chris
Gardner
they've
been
very,
very
forward
thinking
and
you
know
trying
to
try
to
get
ready
to
prepare
for
this
and
obviously
looking
at
some
p3s
as
well
with
the
money
that's
coming
down.
L
My
question
is
and
I
know
your
report.
You
don't
have
that
out.
Yet,
where
do
you
see
these
projects
like
the
the
Burnside
Island
project?
L
In
this
150
million
I
know,
we've
got
like,
as
you
said,
we've
got
a
lot
of
these
have
to
projects
things
that
we've
we've
got
to
get
done
just
for
basic
infrastructure,
but
these
groups
that,
like
Burnside
Island
they're
looking
to
do
these
p3s.
Where
do
you
see
them
in
that?
That
mix
with
the
150
million.
I
Well,
that's
a
great
question
and
you
know:
p3s
are
no
stranger
to
Kentucky
state
parks
and
then
it's
not
a
New
Concept.
It's
it's
something
that
has
been
going
on
for
quite
a
long
time.
I
believe
there's
eight
or
nine
rfps
in
past
years
have
gone
out
on
Burnside
Island.
So
you
know
we're
in
discussions
with
with
that
group
right
now
and
you
know
that's
an
important
Park
in
in
the
Commonwealth
huge
I
mean
ton
of
History
very
important
to
the
lake
region.
I
That
you're
talking
about
and
is
a
is
a
very
productive
part
too.
You
know
with
the
golf
course
there
it's
a
top
10
golf
course
in
the
state
of
Kentucky.
It's
got
a
a
campground
that
you
know.
In
most
recent
years
we
put
million
and
a
half
dollars
in
to
reinvest
in
so
that
park
has
had.
You
know
a
lot
of
reinvestment
that
that
you're
talking
about
that
that
a
lot
of
parks
haven't
missed
out
on.
I
So
you
know
with
the
150
million
that
we
hope
to
get
and
really
appreciate
your
urals,
Forward
Thinking
and
bringing
that
to
our
state
parks.
It's
it's
much
over
needed.
You
know
when
we
were
going
into
our
recession
five
years
prior
to
that
is
when
we
should
have
been
reinvesting
in
our
Parks,
but
but
that
was
not
at
the
at
the
front
of
the
table.
Then
we
go
into
a
recession,
it
hits
and
and
the
game
changes
here
in
Frankfurt
it
changes
in
our
local
communities.
I
So
now
we
have
the
opportunity
to
reinvest
in
our
our
state
parks.
You
know
the
the
Outlook
has
is
good.
The
economy
has
been
great
and
it-
and
it
looks
great
so
with
that
said
how
some
of
these
groups
fit
in.
I
I
That's
where
we're
looking
for
for
something
like
that,
but
you
know
deferred
maintenance
out
there
in
our
state
parks,
as,
as
you
all
know,
those
that
have
been
here
for
for
many
years
and
have
just
been
in
the
legislature.
In
the
last
couple
years,
deferred
maintenance
has
ridden
right
around
200
million
for
state
parks
so,
and
that
was
previous
year's
numbers
where
you
know
to
get
a
lot
of
these
projects
done.
You
know
your
costs
have
risen.
I
H
I
Anr
committee
chair,
chair,
Petrie
and
McDaniel
getting
that
to
that
committee
and
and
in
your
all's
hands,
so
we
can
start
working
towards
you
know:
solidifying
our
state
parks.
So
if
that
answers
your
question,
it.
L
Areas
we
understand
the
the
economic
impact
of
those
and
what
that
brings
into
to
Kentucky
and-
and
you
talking
about
the
sustainability
and
really
setting
these
up
for
our
future
Generations.
We
need
to
make
sure
we're
we're
covering
those
bases
and
I
know,
there's
a
there's,
a
need
with
that
deferred
maintenance
and
it's
probably
it's
a
pretty
healthy
chunk
of
money.
L
But
we've
also
got
some
of
these
projects
like
I
use
Burnside,
because
that's
close
to
my
it's
not
in
my
district,
but
it's
in
a
county
I
represent,
and
we
all
have
have
state
parks
who
have
those
needs
and
looking
to
to
grow
and
expand
and
and
I
just
just
want
to
make
sure
we're.
Keeping
that
in
Focus
as
well
and.
I
They
are
unbelievable,
each
and
every
day,
but
but
through
these
disasters,
the
tornado,
the
flooding
you
know
they
come
together
and
and
work
across
Park
lines
and
and
go
to
those
parks
in
need
and
have
really
done
a
phenomenal
job.
So
thank
you
for
mentioning
them
because
they
are.
They
are
why
our
Parks
work-
and
you
know,
as
you
said
too,
our
state
parks
are
part
of
our
community
they're,
huge
parts
of
our
our
communities,
the
the
economic
aspect
of
our
community.
So
thank
you
for
mentioning
that
also
thank.
E
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Just
a
couple
things
please.
First
of
all,
commissioner,
thank
you
all
for
what
you
did
for
the
people
of
Perry
breath,
not
let
your
counties
and
other
counties
that
were
affected
by
the
flood
and
just
amazing
to
see
you
know
how
many
people
that
came
out
of
the
flood
Wars
that
had
absolutely
nothing,
not
anything,
no
shoes
on
their
feet,
wet
pajamas,
rescued
by
helicopter
and
taken
to
different
places,
and
thank
you
for
making
Buckhorn
Lake
available
in
other
state
parks
available
to
that.
E
With
that
being
said,
I
know
the
the
jobs
that
the
park
rangers
do
and
the
employees
there
at
Buckhorn
and
just
just
a
plug
for
something
that
that
I
think
as
a
former
state
trooper
that
needs
to
happen
is
our
park.
Rangers
are
handcuffed
as
far
as
their
Authority
across
the
state.
Many
of
you
may
not
realize
this,
but
but
they
are
all
certified
police
officers
that
went
through
the
the
academy
dlcjt
trained,
that
only
have
authority
on
Park
property,
which
means,
if
there's
a
domestic
or
something
a
hundred
feet
off.
E
Park
property,
legally
they're
not
even
allowed
to
respond
to
that
domestic
because
they
don't
have
authority
so
we're
working
on
legislation
that
would
allow
them
to
have
not
to
change
the
mission
of
the
park
rangers
not
to
change
what
they
do
on
the
park
properties
and
not
to
put
them
out
on
the
highways
and
streets
and
the
haulers,
but
to
give
them
a
full
Authority
like
we
did.
The
Fish
and
Wildlife
officers
a
couple
a
couple
sessions
ago
and
that's
something
that
we're
working
on
with
Captain
Crockett
I.
Think
is
your
title.
E
So
I'd
love
to
see
that
maybe
come
come
to
pass
this
session
and
and
we'll
meet
and
talk
about
that.
But
that's
just
food
for
thought
for
this
for
this
committee
and
then
for
the
vmap
committee.
But
the
third
thing
is
I.
Think
in
the
future
for
East
Kentucky
Adventure
tourism
is
going
to
be
a
great
big
economic
boost
to
the
entire
region,
and
so
I
look
forward
to
partnering
with
Buckhorn
Lake
and
other
state
parks
in
that
region.
E
E
So
to
speak,
that
we
could
partner
and
I
think
we
could
re
Revitalize,
Buckhorn,
Lake,
State,
Park
I
think
we
could
fill
that
place
up
nine
months
out
of
the
year
with
tourists
coming
in
from
other
states
to
bring
their
ATVs
and
hit
the
trails
and
go
through
the
mountains
and
would
eat
their
rent
pontoons
there
in
the
evenings,
fishing
and
all
the
the
whole
the
whole
gamut
of
things
that
they
could
do
there
in
our
Park
system.
E
And
so
thank
you
for
what
you're
doing,
and
hopefully
we
can
partner
together
on
a
lot
of
those
things
to
see.
Eastern
Kentucky
be
a
place
where
a
lot
of
people
come
to
visit
and
ride
through
the
mountains
and
see
what
God's
blessed
us
with
there
in
East
Kentucky.
Thank
you.
I
E
K
K
Well,
buckhorn's
a
special
Park
if
you've
never
been
there,
it's
one
of
my
favorite
parks
for
Scenic
views
now
granted
it
takes
a
while
to
get
there
but
I'm,
no
stranger
from
taking
a
while
to
get
there.
I
grew
up
right
on
the
Tennessee
Border
too
Mr
branskin,
it's
a
beautiful
area
in
those
areas,
but
they're
isolated.
K
So
we
appreciate
what
you
do
for
US
Representative
Fugate.
We
we
are
looking
at
relationships
that
we've
kindled,
for
example,
most
recently
with
the
Dawkins
line.
Rail
Trail,
with
our
sister
agency
and
and
commissioner,
like
pageville
I,
don't
know
if
we
have
any
representatives
for
the
Paintsville
area,
but
we
did
reach
out
to
the
judge
executive.
There
groundbreaking
ceremony
and
they're
putting
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
into
an
ADA,
slash,
kayak
launching
ramp,
no
cost
to
the
state,
it's
their
monies,
and
these
are
the
type
of
the
relationships
we're
trying
to
to
rekindle.
Thank
you.
M
Thank
you
and
I
just
want
to
say.
Thank
you
very
much.
Just
like
the
rep
Fugate
said
that
your
the
parks
you,
commissioner
Deputy
Commissioner
van
over
you
know,
have
I've
seen
you
at
our
local
parks
multiple
times,
since
these
tragedies
have
have
struck
not
only
Eastern
Kentucky,
but
also
in
Western
Kentucky
I'm.
Certain
you've
also
been
there,
but
at
this
point,
I
just
really
want
to
say
thank
you,
because
I'm
really
I'm
I'm
amazed
with
not
only
you
know.
M
As
you
can
see,
our
park
is
very
beautiful
and
it's
right
now
it's
serving
a
beautiful
purpose
of
housing.
People
who've
lost
everything
until
they
can
get
their
FEMA
claims
or
their
insurance
claims
in
a
place
to
where
they
can
go
somewhere.
New,
but
I've
also
been
amazed
at
how
you
all
have
addressed
those
have
to
do
projects
in
the
meantime,
because
of
course,
as
you
talked
about
with
Buckhorn
getting
the
water
on
I
know
during
right
after
the
flood,
you
know
our
Park
also
flooded,
so
you
had
to
have
transportation.
M
You
all
had
a
boat
for
people
to
go
back
and
forth
because
they
were
flooded
into
the
lodge.
The
gas
well
the
gas
line
that
has
been
you
know
we
had
to
get
warm
and
hot
water
to
these
folks.
So
so
all
of
those
repairs
that
you
you
took
care
of,
timely
and
I-
know
that
we're
talking
here
today,
A
lot
about
past
present
and
future
and
I.
M
Just
think
that
you
know
they've
always
been
a
very
important
part
of
our
Commonwealth
right
now
we're
seeing
how
important
they
are,
and
not
only
that
during
I
know
Jenny
Wiley.
My
Park
was
also
used
for
our
first
responders
during
covet.
If
a
first
responder
came
home
with
Cove
and
tested
positive
for
covid,
we
put
them
them
up
at
the
park,
so
they
won't
expose
their
their
families
to
those
things.
M
They've
played
an
important
role
throughout
the
last
few
years
and
I
think
they're
only
going
to
play
a
very
important
role
in
the
future,
especially
in
Eastern
Kentucky,
so
I
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
and
to
not
only
you
all,
but
also
to
the
staff.
Who's
worked
so
hard
during
this
time.
Thank
you.
N
I
want
to
join
with
the
others
in
in
saying.
Thank
you.
We're
I
had
not
seen
any
of
these
numbers.
I
knew
that
the
state
parks
were
open
to
the
tornado
victims,
but
I
had
no
idea
how
massive
it
was
when
the
tornado
came
through
the
immediate
relief
the
the
individuals
were
transported
out
to
the
grace
County
elementary
schools,
because
they
had
power
and
water
and
sewer,
and
there
was
a
place
for
them
to
get
in.
N
I
Representative
I
know
that
was
that
was
an
event
down
there
into
to
organize
our
efforts
and
and
communicate
our
efforts
and
and
be
successful
with
it
was,
was
a
big
undertaking.
I
You
know
I
want
to
thank
our
our
governor,
Andy
beshear
and
his
leadership.
He
did
a
great
job
and
everyone
with
the
administration.
You
all
in
our
local
communities,
did
a
fantastic
job.
I
know
me
myself
and,
and
my
wife
Allison
we
were
there
I
believe
30
plus
straight
days.
We
did
a
couple
back
and
forths
back
home
to
get
stuff,
but
commissioner
vanover
was
down
there
for
Christmas
to
give
us
a
little
relief.
I
I
know
that,
but
we
were
there
with
the
people
in
the
Parks
and
making
sure
that
they
were
taken
care
of,
and
their
stay
was
what
it
was
supposed
to
be
so
yeah,
but.
N
H
K
Representative
Heath,
commissioner
and
I,
were
there
probably
about
six
or
seven
months
ago
and
actually
spoke
I
think
to
your
Rotary
Club
there
about
the
devastation
and
what
we
had
done,
which
is
very
helpful.
Mrs
chairman
I,
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
talk
about
director
sleeker
with
Kentucky
Emergency
Management
he's
been
extremely
helpful.
He
was
a
former
former
Colonel
of
our
ranger
division
and
he's
been
very
helpful
to
all
of
us
and
have
been
very
helpful
to
this
entire
Commonwealth,
including
our
Rangers.
A
N
C
Thank
you,
madam
chairman,
y'all
have
been
making
the
tours
of
the
Committees
recently
and
I
appreciate
reports
back
to
us
and
thank
you
for
the
work
that
you
did
in
the
Pennyrile
State
Park
area.
That's
on
the
edge
of
my
district
and
I'm,
very
appreciative
of
that
you
were
talking
about
these
relief
rooms
and
giving
us
the
count
on
there
as
as
far
as
those
rooms
go.
And
then
you
just
mentioned
that
everybody's
been
transitioned
out
out
west
any
thoughts
as
far
as
funding
and
money
to
go
to
these
parks.
C
To
quote
unquote,
take
care
of,
wear
and
tear
that
may,
as
may
have
occurred
from
all
of
these
visits
and
rooms,
because
you
know
we
we
want
those
parks
to
be
up
to
up
to
Snuff.
They
did
some
great
work
for
the
Commonwealth
and
I
hope
that
we're
looking
at
that
in
the
future.
So
any
comments
on
that.
I
We
definitely
are
in
The
Proposal
that
we'll
make
to
on
the
spending
of
the
150
million,
definitely
are
and-
and
we
will
be
getting
reimbursed
for
for
some
of
that-
you
know
for
the
stays
FEMA
reimbursement,
but
as
far
as
wear
and
tear
reimbursement
for
the
rooms,
I
don't
know
how
much
of
that
will
be
we'll
be
getting.
But
we
we
plan
on
you
know
using
a
good
portion
of
this
money
as
you'll
see
for
renovation
of
of
Lodge
rooms.
Thank.
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
Tourism
is
such
a
vital
part
of
our
economy,
and
it
especially
is
in
our
area.
I
live
in
the
Lake
Region
as
well
with
representative
branscome,
but
one
question
related
to
state
parks
and
and
The
Lodges
that
we
have
could
tell
us
what
the
occupancy
rate
was
of
the
lodges
in
2022
and
the
revenue
and
what
the
trends
look
like
for
the
past
one
three
and
five
years.
I
K
D
K
Was
was
a
hurtful
thing
in
terms
of
Travelers
wondered
if
they
needed
to
travel
or
whether
they
wanted
to
stay
at
home.
But
what
we
did
see
was
those
folks
took
advantage
of
our
Campground
operations
because
they
could
be
inside
their
own
cabins
and
that
generated
about
7.5
million
a
year
so
far,
but
you
look
at
her
highest
occupancy.
A
lot
of
those
numbers
are
coming
back.
Natural
Bridge,
for
example,
usually
is
setting
about
68
occupancy
for
the
entire
year.
That's
our
highest
occupancy,
State
Park.
I
K
I
I'll,
add
with
that
representative,
Baker
and
and
commissioner
vanover
Natural
Bridge,
the
rooms
have
been
re,
renovated
there,
correct
and
with
that
said,
it's
it's
very,
very,
very
important
that
we
can
solidify
this
money.
So
we
can
put
that
money
back
into
our
lodges
which
are
starving
for
a
renovation
if
you've
been
to
any
of
them
absolutely
as
of
lately
and-
and
you
know,
I
I
would
guess
just
to
say
you
know
and
I've
been
in
this
position.
I
Two
years
as
I
came
before
your
committee
was
it
Monday
I
was
just
here,
I
believe
it's
been
a
long
time
since
a
a
renovation
has
been
done
across
the
board
in
our
parks
and
and
the
reinvestment
in
our
Parks
is-
is
overly
overly
needed.
We,
we
need
to
proceed
with
this
and
you're,
going
to
see
those
numbers
increase
after
we
do
this,
but
occupancy
numbers
yeah.
I
D
K
D
K
The
ones
that
are
renovated
are
seeing
more
traffic
Buckhorn
would
be
one
of
her
lowest
if
we
had
to
put
one
out
there,
and
it's
only
because
it's
it's
in
in
the
region
of
where
we
need
to
do
a
little
bit
more
marketing.
No
doubt,
but
that's
part
of
this
150,
where
we
need
to
get
up
to
a
standard
of
where
we
want
to.
P
Thank
you.
I
want
to
get
a
little
bit
more
in
depth
on
what
I
heard
earlier
about
the
park
rangers
and
expanding
I.
Think
I
heard
expanding
jurisdiction
or
whatever
can
I
get
hear
a
little
bit
more
about
what
we
have
in
mind
or
if
we're
not
sure
what
is
the
current
jurisdiction
of
and
training
level
of
our
park
rangers.
J
Sure,
thank
you,
commissioner.
The
current
training
is
they're
all
pop
certified
police
officers,
which
mean
they
carry
the
same
certifications
as
any
police
officer
in
the
state
of
Kentucky.
They
are
required
to
annually
receive
training
with
the
Department
of
Criminal
Justice
and
currently
most
of
our
Rangers
are
retired,
state
police,
Troopers,
sheriff's
deputies
and
local
police
departments.
J
As
far
as
the
the
current
jurisdiction,
the
jurisdiction
is
limited
to
on
Park
property
or
road
that
transverses
through
the
park.
We've
had
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
things
occurred
over
the
past
year
that
have
kind
of
brought
light
to
the
jurisdictional
issues.
We've
had
the
the
tornadoes
out
in
Western
Kentucky.
We
had
the
flooding
in
Eastern
Kentucky.
We
had
an
incident
at
Carter
caves
where
ranger
was
not
on
Park
property
was
traveling
to
to
the
park,
came
across
a
young
child
standing
in
a
road.
J
His
parents
had
crashed
their
car
overturned
in
a
Ravine
and
the
both
parents
and
siblings
perished
in
that
crash.
That
Ranger
went
into
that
Creek
to
try
to
save
those
individuals.
Unfortunately,
he
was
unable
to.
We
also
had
the
devastating
shooting
in
Allen
Kentucky,
which
was
roughly
six
miles
from
Jenny
Wiley
State
Park
Rangers
were
on
duty
at
that
time.
They
could
not
respond
to
offer
assistance
to
those
officers
that
perished
in
that
gun
battle.
J
We've
also
had
there's,
there's
been
some
other
issues
with
accidents
and
wrecks
and
calls
from
assistance
from
local
authorities
where
we've
had
to
tell
the
the
Rangers.
No,
you
can't
respond,
but
even
on
a
daily
basis.
Outside
of
these
issues,
the
Rangers
have
to
travel
to
various
Parks
throughout
their
shift,
so
they're
on
the
road
they
have
to
stop
and
get
gas
at
gas
stations.
Things
happen
all
over
the
place.
You
know,
there's
nothing
that
says
that
the
Rangers
pumping
gas
for
his
vehicle
and
a
domestic
happens
well
were
at
a
disadvantage.
It's
either.
J
You
know,
and
most
of
my
Rangers
are
probably
going
to
act
and
do
the
right
thing,
but
it
puts
them
in
a
serious
disadvantage
because
number
one
they
have
no
legal
authority
to
act
in
those
situations,
and
you
know
the
implications
of
not
having
that
Authority.
It's
you
know
it's
sort
of
twofold
I
mean
they.
They
take
the
risk
of
civil
lawsuits
and
whatnot,
and
you
know,
we've
got
a
I
feel
like
it's.
J
It's
long
overdue
to
kind
of
look
at
this
and
and
look
at
a
solution
and
I
believe
representative
Fugate
has
has
talked
about
this
last
year
and
what
we're
looking
at
is
something
similar
to
what
fish
and
wildlife
have
a
Statewide
jurisdiction.
But
we
would
also
have
a
a
policy
that
that
basically
nails
that
down
to
hey,
there's
only
certain
circumstances
that
you're
going
to
act
outside
of
the
the
park.
J
P
Okay,
the
that
does
answer
my
question
and
I
guess.
The
thing
we
have
to
balance
here
is:
you
know:
should
every
pop
certified
officer
be
a
state
level
police,
or
should
we
figure
out
how
we're
doing
jurisdiction
Alliance?
And
earlier
this
week
we
had
another
committee
that
talked
about
making
the
calls
for
assistance
and
reciprocity
of
jurisdiction
an
easier
process?
So
perhaps
it's
not
the
jurisdictional
area,
but
the
process
of
getting
additional
help
or
doing
things
you
know
remotely
and
so
forth.
So
very
interesting
thanks.
So
much
for
going
into
that.
M
Referencing
your
the
bill
that
you
put
forward
and
which
passed
to
celebrate
100
Years
of
our
parks
in
2024,
so
our
state
parks.
You
know
hopefully
we'll
see
some
celebrations
celebrating
those
I
just
wanted
to
mention
that.
So
maybe
some
folks
can
keep
an
eye
out
and
look
forward
to
attending
those.
A
Great
observation,
which
circles
back
to
our
first
set
of
presenters,
that
was
all
all
in
the
same
piece
of
legislation.
Are
there
any
other
comments
or
questions
from
the
members?
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
recognize
a
special
guest
who's
in
the
back.
If
she
would
wave
Kim
yeast,
she
has
a
long
career
history
directly
with
tourism
and
is
now
serving
the
general
assembly
assisting
Senators.
So
thank
you
for
being
here
with
us
today.
A
Q
I
just
want
to
say
it's
been
a
real
pleasure
serving
on
the
Tourism
Committee
and
as
a
retired
state,
employee
I
spent
a
lot
of
years
a
lot
of
time
at
the
state
parks.
They
were
our
home
away
from
home.
We
always
kept
the
money
within
the
system.
So
anytime
we
had
meetings
and
so
forth.
There's
not
any
of
the
parks
in
Kentucky
that
I
haven't
been
to
from
General
Butler
to
Buckhorn,
to
Rough
River
and
every
single
Park
is
beautiful,
so
I
hope
you
guys
continue
to
improve
upon
our
Park
system
and
I.
Q
You
know,
Kentucky
is
one
of
the
most
beautiful
States
or
well
Commonwealth,
but
it
has
been
a
pleasure
to
have
served
on
this
committee
and
I
have
learned
so
much
about
the
inner
workings
of
everything
so
and
to
serve
with
everybody
has
been
a
pleasure,
so
I
will
look
forward
to
keeping
an
eye
on
you
all
from
out
in
the
distance.
Thank
you.
A
Appreciate
your
service
and
wish
you
all
the
best
in
your
future
endeavors.
We
don't
have
a
December
meeting
on
the
schedule,
but
I
look
forward
to
seeing
everyone
in
regular
session,
which
will
gavel
in
on
January
the
3rd.
If
we
would
take
just
a
brief
moment
and
thank
our
staff
and
I
think
it's
the
best
staff
around
our
our
Tourism
Committee.
So
please
join
me
in
thanking
them
for
their
hard
work
and
dedication.