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A
The
fourth
meeting
of
the
interim
joint
committee
on
economic
development,
Workforce
investment.
We
have
two
items
on
our
agenda
today,
but
those
are
good
items
that
might
lead
to
some
good
discussion.
So
at
this
time
I
want
to
ask
Sasha
to
please
call
the
role
Senator.
C
C
D
E
F
A
President,
all
right,
we
are
lacking
a
couple
members
necessary
for
Quorum,
so
we
will
come
back
to
approval
of
the
minutes
from
the
previous
meeting
at
this
time.
We're
going
to
be
doing
a
Workforce
overview.
We
want
to
ask
our
panel
to
come
forward
on
the
first
presentation:
Michael
griton,
Myra,
Wilson,
Dean
and
Dean
McKay,
and
anyone
else
that
will
be
presenting
with
you.
If
you
all
will
introduce
yourself
for
the
record
and
then
after
you've
done
so,
you
can
go
ahead
and
begin
your.
G
Good
good
morning,
I
apologize
Dean
McCay,
who
is
my
Northern
Kentucky
Workforce
investment
board.
Chair
was
unable
to
be
here.
He
had
a
a
work
commitment
and
had
which
took
him
out
of
state,
so
my
name
is
Corey
imer
I'm,
the
Northern
Kentucky
Workforce
investment
board
director.
Thank.
H
Choose
all
right
again
good
morning
and
thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
be
here
and
have
this
opportunity.
It's
the
first
time
us
as
Workforce
directors,
have
been
in
front
of
this
committee.
Behind
me.
We
have
several
of
our
colleagues
from
the
different
Workforce
boards
across
the
Commonwealth
on
our
next
slide.
H
You
will
see
that
Kentucky
has
10
Workforce
boards,
there's
one
State
Workforce
board,
which
is
called
the
Kentucky
Workforce
Innovation
board
or
the
kweb,
but
the
10
Workforce
boards
around
the
Commonwealth
were
commonly
referred
to
as
the
Workforce
Development
board,
the
local
Workforce
area,
or
maybe
even
your
Workforce
investment
board.
Seven
of
those
10
Workforce
boards
are
managed
by
the
area
development
districts
I'm
going
to
pass
it
over
to
my
colleague,
Michael
griton
he's
going
to
take
us
through
some
of
our
formulas
and
how
we
receive
funding
from
the
federal
government.
I
Well
and
we're
just
trying
to
make
a
basic
introduction
to
you
all
for
of
who
we
are
and
what
we
do
so
to
keep
it
really
simple.
We
get
money
from
a
federal
law
called
the
workforce,
Innovation
and
Opportunity
Act,
and
that
law
flows
the
the
money
flows
from
the
federal
government
to
each
of
the
50
states
and
from
each
of
the
50
states.
Each
Governor
can
keep
15%
of
the
money
and
spend
it
on
Workforce
pilot
programs.
I
The
other
85%
flows
down
to
those
10
local
Workforce
boards
that
you
just
saw
on
the
map
and
those
Workforce
boards
are
overseen
by
a
board
of
directors.
That's
required
to
have
a
majority
of
business.
People
on
the
board
and
I
want
to
thank
and
acknowledge.
I've
got
three
board
members
if
they'll
raise
their
hand,
one
from
East
and
Westbrook
construction,
one
from
Norton
healthc
care
and
one
from
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
in
oldum
County.
Who
bothered
to
come
all
this
way.
I
Just
to
let
you
know
they
really
care
about
what
we
do
and
and
want
to
introduce
themselves
to
you
as
well
next
slide.
What
we
want
to
show
you
is
in
general,
Workforce
Development
has
been
thought
of
as
a
federal
obligation,
but
what
you'll
see
is
the
federal
government
is
just
slowly
but
surely
disinvesting
from
this
work.
So
in
real
terms,
we
are
now
getting
overall,
almost
half
of
what
we
used
to
get
20
years
ago.
I
It's
40
49%
down
in
the
last
two
decades
and
the
next
slide
you'll
see
that
Kentucky
in
particular,
has
seen
its
own
share
of
that.
So
the
pie
is
shrinking.
Ky
share
has
been
shrinking
by
177%
just
over
the
last
5
years.
That's
good
news
in
a
way,
because
some
of
the
federal
formulas
are
based
on
things
like
unemployment
rates
and
poverty
rates.
I
So
as
unemployment
rates
have
gone
down,
our
share
of
the
overall
money
from
the
federal
government
has
gone
down,
but
what
that
means
is
myself
and
the
other
Workforce
colleagues
that
are
here
simply
have
less
money
to
try
to
solve
the
problems
that
you
all
are
hearing
about
from
all
of
your
employers
every
day.
Next
next
slide,
in
particular,
one
of
the
three
funding
streams
that
comes
from
that
Workforce,
Innovation
and
Opportunity.
Act
is
titled
youth
and
it
targets
young
adults,
and
we
want
you
to
know.
I
We've
got
a
big
problem
in
the
Commonwealth,
roughly
one
out
of
every
seven
young
people
who
are
between
the
ages
of
16
and
24
are
not
in
school
and
not
working.
So
just
think
about
that.
For
a
minute,
this
is
the
best
econ
we've
had
in
my
lifetime
and
I'm
old
right.
It's
easy
to
get
a
job.
Every
employer
is
hiring,
and
yet
one
out
of
seven
young
adults
across
the
Commonwealth
is
not
in
school
and
not
working
our
that.
I
We
call
that
disconnected
young
adults
and
kuy's
rate
in
that
is
among
the
bottom
10
of
the
50
states,
and
you
can
only
imagine
the
many
different
things
that
have
caused
that
to
get
worse
in
the
last
three
years,
whether
it's
the
pandemic
or
other
kinds
of
things.
I
Next,
this
is
a
map
that
shows
you,
the
darker,
the
color.
The
higher
percentage
of
those
disconnected
young
adults
are
in
those
areas
and
what
you'll
see
is
this
is
not
a
louville
or
an
urban
problem,
it's
not
in
Eastern
Kentucky
or
a
rural
problem.
It's
a
commonwealth
problem
right.
We
have
disconnected
young
adults
all
across
the
state
and
we
do
what
we
can
with
the
federal
money
that
we
get,
but
we
simply
don't
get
enough
to
really
try
to
solve
this
problem.
I
Next,
you
all
are
experts
about
this,
so
I
will
not
read
the
slide
to
you,
but
the
economic
costs
are
very
large,
whether
it's
for
that
individual
who
isn't
working,
isn't
getting
health
insurance
from
their
employer,
they're,
clearly
lost
and
not
moving
forward
in
a
positive
way.
I
Unfortunately,
for
us
that
means
we
end
up
getting
lower
tax
revenue
because
they're
not
working,
but
we
also
end
up
spending
money
on
them
in
lots
of
ways
that
none
of
us
want
to
spend
money
on
them
because
they're
not
doing
productive
things
and
ultimately,
that
ends
up
leading
to
higher
poverty
rates,
which
are
obviously
linked
to
higher
crime
rates
as
well.
So
these
are
all
things
you
all
know
and
and
live
with
here
every
day
as
you
make
these
hard
decisions,
there
was
a
big
study
in
2012.
I
That's
considered
the
best
one.
That's
been
done
about
this,
the
taxpayer
burden
for
each
one
of
those
disconnected
young
adults
is
about
$14,000
a
year
and
over
there
lifetime
they
cost
us
all
a
lot
of
money
in
other
ways
that
we'd
like
to
avoid.
If
we
could
turn
turn
them
into
productive
citizens,
next
slide.
I
just
wanted
to
give
you
an
example
in
in
the
seven
County
area
that
I
oversee
in
Louisville
and
the
six
counties
around
it.
I
Goodwill
is
the
service
provider
who
provides
this
service
for
us
and
we
call
it
the
spot.
The
young
adult
opportunity
campus.
They
are
doing
great
work
and
just
in
the
last
year,
with
Federal
money
and
also
with
a
big
investment
from
the
city
of
Louisville
we're
serving
almost
500
of
those
young
adults.
We
got
over
200
of
them
into
jobs
last
year.
That's
what
we're
about
we're
the
workforce
people,
so
we
know
they
need
help
addressing
barriers,
but
ultimately
the
objective
is
to
get
them
into
work
next
slide.
I
This
is
just
an
example
of
one
of
those
people
we'll
share
these
slides
with
you
afterwards.
So
I
don't
want
to
read
it,
but
again
lots
of
kids
and
young
adults
come
to
us
like
Alvi,
who
need
help
right,
overcoming
barriers
in
their
personal
life,
sometimes
in
their
educational
life,
but
we
know
how
to
help
them
and
when
we
do,
we
can
get
them
going
in
the
right
direction.
I
H
Within
our
area,
during
the
time
frame
between
between
spring
2020
and
summer
2022,
we
was
able
to
help
over
500
youth,
which
put
2.1
million
dollars
into
paid
work
experience
that
helped
our
13
counties.
That's
just
one
of
the
many
examples
of
the
ways
that
we
could
reach
youth
if
we
had
the
ability
to
do
more
with
them.
Corey
has
a
couple
of
testimonies
from
his
area
that
he's
going
to
share
with
us.
G
Next,
as
I
mentioned
in
the
beginning,
my
board,
chair,
Dean
M
McKay
sends
his
regrets
for
being
unable
to
attend,
but
he
did
prepare
some
remarks
that
I'm
going
to
read
on
his
behalf,
hello.
My
name
is
Dean
mck
I'm,
the
director
of
organizational
development
in
Information
Technology
at
skillcraft,
and
the
current
board
chair
of
the
Northern
Kentucky
Workforce
investment
board.
First
I
would
like
to
thank
this
committee
for
the
opportunity
to
share
my
unique
experience.
G
The
team
of
professionals
through
the
Kentucky
crew,
CER
Center,
were
exceptional
and
I
appreciate
the
help
they
provided
that
positioned
to
me
for
the
next
chapter
of
my
professional
Journey.
Now,
as
a
member
of
the
executive
team
at
skillcraft,
I
work
with
the
Kentucky
career
center
team
in
a
different
capacity,
the
Career
Center's
business
services
team
is
there
to
support
skillcraft
with
attracting
and
retaining
the
talent.
We
need
to
be
successful,
whether
it's
assisting
with
hiring
events
identifying
untapped
Talent
pools
through
unconventional
hiring
practices
or
training.
G
We
are
thinking
creatively
about
strategies
to
continue
our
services
at
a
high
level
in
the
face
of
recent
and
anticipated
funding
reductions.
Lastly,
since
the
majority
of
what
was
presented
to
you
today
involves
services
for
our
youth
and
young
adults,
I
would
like
to
share
my
experience.
The
I'm
sorry
share
the
experience
my
daughter
Macy
has
had
recently,
which
will
help
paint
the
picture
of
how
all
youth,
not
just
those
who
have
notable
life
barriers,
need
support
from
our
public
work
system.
G
Macy
is
24
years
old
and
was
struggling
to
find
a
career
that
gave
her
the
opportunity
to
be
productive
and
provide
a
stable
income
within
her
personal
limitations.
Less
restrictive,
Workforce
funding
is
needed
to
meet
the
needs
of
many
of
our
opportunity.
Youth
who,
like
Macy,
may
have
personal
limitations
that
make
a
traditional
College
route
unlikely,
but
can
offer
specialized
training
and
certifications
that
opens
doors
to
real
careers
after
a
2-year
journey
through
several
jobs.
Macy
is
now
on
what
we
believe
to
be
her
path
tomorrow.
She
will
be
taking
her
National
pharmacy
tech
certification.
G
Keep
your
fingers
crossed
for
her.
That
may
have
been
two
days
ago,
so
I
hope
that
went
well
now
more
than
ever,
funding
for
Workforce
programs
is
critical
as
an
advanced
manufacturing
employer.
We
see
the
impact
of
the
labor
shortage
every
day.
It's
incumbent
on
all
of
us
who
work
in
the
Workforce
Development
to
find
answers
to
engage
these
pockets
of
workers
who
can
become
assets
to
Employers
in
the
Commonwealth
and
continue
to
grow
existing
businesses
and
attract
new
ones,
and
that
concludes
Dean
McKay's
comments
again.
A
A
C
Thank
you
chairman,
and
thank
you
all
for
for
being
here
today.
It's
always
good
to
see
myish
she's,
my
director
in
the
Cumberlands
area,
but
looking
at
this
youth
disconnection
and
these
numbers
I
mean
that's
pretty
staggering
and
that's
our
that's
our
future
and
current
Workforce
right
there
so
I
think
that's
U!
That's
a
pretty
important
thing
that
we
all
need
to
be
paying
attention
to.
C
You
mentioned
a
couple
programs
here:
the
spot
and
the
weoa
youth
one
question
I
have
is
what
point
do
you
get
involved
with
the
with
the
youth?
Is
that
seniors
or
you
know
at
what
age?
What
point
do
you
start
trying
to
to
tackle
that.
I
Issue
so
most
of
that
money
targets
young
people
who
are
not
in
school,
so
we
typically
find
them
when
they
find
us
after
they've
gotten
out
and
been
struggling.
We
get
a
lot
of
referrals
from
folks
who
are
bumping
into
the
criminal
justices
system,
which
is
much
later
than
we'd
like
to
be
able
to
catch
them,
but
I.
Think
all
of
my
Workforce
colleagues
share
the
concern
that
that
money
doesn't
really
let
us
serve
high
school
seniors
very
well.
So
all
of
us
get
asked
by
our
high
schools.
I
Can
you
help
our
seniors,
particularly
the
kids?
We
know,
might
struggle
and
could
use
some
extra
help
right,
but
the
money
that
we
get
from
the
federal
government
isn't
really
designed
to
do
that.
So
we're
always
stuck
either
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
do
something
without
saying
too
much
about
about
it
or
Rec.
Just
telling
them
we're
not
able
to
do
it
so
part
of
what
we're
interested
in
talking
to
you
all
about
is.
I
We
would
love
to
find
ways
to
be
able
to
serve
high
school
seniors
very
directly,
particularly
when
they're
not
going
on
to
college
as
a
first
step
and
also
be
able
to
serve
more
of
those
young
adults.
Again
in
my
sount
area,
there
are
more
than
15,000
of
those
young
adults
and
we're
serving
about
500
right.
You
saw
on
the
map.
The
number
is
77,000
for
the
whole
Commonwealth
of
Kentucky.
So
again,
College
colleagues,
who
are
sitting
behind
me
all
wish
they
had
resources
to
serve
them
more.
We
know
how
to
do
it.
J
King,
thank
you.
Mr,
chair,
I
have
a
recognition
and
a
question
if
I
may.
Thank
you
very
much.
I
would
like
for
Mike
Ry
to
wave
to
the
crowd.
He
is
a
constituent
and,
and
I
can
tell
you
he
is
a
trusted
resource
in
this
space
and
many
things:
Workforce
investment,
so
I'm
I'm
thankful
that
you
are
a
part
of
this
discussion.
My
question
is
regarding
terminology
I
didn't
hear.
You
mentioned
the
phrase:
Workforce
partici
participation
rate,
that
is
the
metric
I
like
to
track.
J
G
To
thank
you
for
the
question
representative,
King
Workforce
participation
rate
is
something
we
all
pay
close
attention
to
and
we
would
agree.
That's
it's
a
more
important
indicator
than
unemployment
rate,
because
unemployment
rate
just
measures,
those
who
are
at
the
time
receiving
benefits
and
that
once
they
drop
off
they
sort
of
drop
out
of
that
number.
Statewide
Kentucky
is
falling
behind
with
Workforce
participation
as
a
state
we're
about
58%.
It's
different
in
each
region,
we're
fortunate
in
Northern
Kentucky
to
have
a
67%
Workforce
participation
rate.
G
Which
is
higher
than
the
national
average,
but
that
it's
different
in
every
region
of
the
state
and
just
so
that
everyone
is,
has
a
clear
understanding
of
how
that's
calculated
it
measures
everyone
who
is
16
years
of
age
and
up
so
99
year
olds
are
part
of
this
formula.
Whoever
is
not
incarcerated,
not
institutionalized
and
not
in
the
military,
is
counted
if
they're
16
and
over.
So
that's
the
reason
that
you
see
percentages
so
low
as
58%
is
because
we're
we're
capturing
a
lot
of
our
older
Americans
too
within
that
statistic.
G
I
Can
I
just
add
one
other
thing:
Kentucky
stats
has
put
out
a
Blog.
We
can
share
it
with
the
committee
afterward,
the
workforce
participation
rate
in
the
urban
areas
of
Kentucky
basically
match
the
national
average
there's
nothing
unusual
about
them,
or
that
seems
problematic
from
the
federal
level.
The
the
workforce
participation
rate
in
the
rural
parts
of
Kentucky
other
than
our
appalachin
counties
in
Eastern
Kentucky
basically
match
the
workforce
participation
rate
of
rural
areas
around
the
country.
So
our
real
challenge
is
in
Eastern,
Kentucky
and
I
know.
I
My
colleague,
Becky
Miller
is
here
they're
doing
heroic
work
through
ekp,
right
and
other
things.
So
there
are
good
things
happening,
but
all
I
want
to
make
sure
the
committee
understands
is
sometimes
I.
Think
people
have
an
idea
that
folks
are
at
home,
not
working
and
not
doing
anything.
There
isn't
much
evidence
that
that's
true,
whether
it's
the
Louisville
area,
Northern,
Kentucky
or
Lexington,
those
big
Urban
areas,
the
the
labor
force
participation
rate-
basically
tracks
the
national
average.
So
there's
nothing
unusual
about
it.
I
J
I
I
So
your
question
is
partly
about
the
way
the
formula
is
right
and
and
you're
correct
it.
It's
uses
poverty
rates
and
unemployment
rates,
not
labor,
force
participation
rates.
So
that
may
be
a
change
you
could
suggest
to
some
of
our
federal
officials
in
terms
of
they're,
looking
at
reauthorizing
that
Workforce
Innovation
Opportunity
Act,
and
that
may
be
the
kind
of
change
you
would
want
to
suggest
to
them.
Representative.
F
Lawrence,
thank
you
chairman.
Thank
you
guys
for
being
here
today.
First
I
want
to
say
say
that
I
fully
support
what
you're
working
toward
I
know
that
I
said
in
a
room
full
of
colleagues
that
since
I
was
elected
in
2020,
we
have
all
talked
about.
How
can
we
better
serve
our
constituents,
the
businesses,
the
people
that
are
looking
for
jobs?
This
is
the
answer.
I
truly
believe
that
I
sat
with
our
local
director,
which
they're
here,
if
you
guys
want
to
wave.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here.
Denise
and
Amy.
F
I
I
sit
here
today
as
someone
that
has
used
the
service
in
my
early
20s
when
I
was
looking
for
a
job,
I
went
there,
that's
where
I
applied
for
that
work,
actually
got
the
job
and
then
turned
it
down
and
kept
doing
what
I
was
doing.
So
you
know
the
time
that
I
spent
down
there
and
the
the
the
way
that
I
looked
at
things.
F
Our
principles
are
calling
down
there
and
saying
hey:
can
you
help
these
people
and
I
sat
with
Denise
the
other
day
and
she
teared
up
as
she
talked
about
some
of
the
students
that
she's
not
able
to
help
because
the
money
is
so
restricted
coming
from
the
federal
government?
And
for
that
reason,
and
many
other
reasons,
I
fully
support
this
and
I
think
that
this
is
our
opportunity
to
put
action
into
the
words
that
we
say.
So.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
today.
Thank.
D
Thank
you
chair.
Just
a
couple
questions
I
may
one
is
you
show
a
slide
up
here
that
the
participation
rate
for
people
from
16
to
24
was
at
like
1%
one
and
seven
were
working
where,
where
are
they
at?
What
are
they
doing?.
I
So
this
is
one
in
seven
who
are
not
in
school
and
not
working.
So
that
means
six
out
of
seven
are
in
school,
are
are
working,
which
is
great,
that's
where
we
want
them
when
they're
16
to
24,
but
we
don't
know
much
about
what
the
others
are
doing.
What
I
can
tell
you
from
the
customers
that
come
in
is
they're,
sometimes
working
off
the
books,
they're,
sometimes
not
working
at
all,
they're,
overcoming
criminal
backgrounds
that
are
making
it
hard
for
them
to
find
work.
I
I
Many
of
them
are
parents,
so
they're
scrambling,
working,
they're,
they're
working
for
cash
they're
doing
anything
they
can
to
scramble,
but
it
may
not
be
captured
in
official
statistics,
but
a
lot
of
them
are
really
just
wandering
and
need
guidance
and
need
a
caring
adult
to
try
to
point
them
in
the
right
direction
over
and
over
and
over
again
what
our,
what
Goodwill
tells
us
and
what
we've
seen
from
this
doing.
This
work
over
the
last
20
years
is
a
lot
of
these
young
people.
I
Just
don't
have
the
kind
of
caring
family,
that's
G,
guiding
them
in
the
right
direction,
and
once
you
can
connect
them
to
a
caring
adult
help
them
create
a
career
plan.
They
can
follow
the
steps
to
do
to
get
their
life
back
on
the
right
track,
but
without
that
kind
of
advice
and
guidance,
they're
really
wandering
and
don't
know
what
to
do
and
oftentimes
that
leads
them
into
doing
the
wrong.
D
Thing,
thank
you
and
the
other
question
I
had
was
how
are
the
funds
distributed?
So
you
said:
there's
several
different
area:
development
districts
across
the
state,
so
I'm
in
an
area
of
Elizabeth
Town.
This
going
probably
the
fastest
growing
due
to
the
EV
battery
plant,
going
in
fastest
growing
area,
the
structure
and
the
need
for
training
and
using
Elizabethtown
Community
College's
mothers
to
training
people.
We
need
some
more
dollars.
So
how
is
the?
How
are
the
funds
divided
up?
Is
there
more
funding
going
to
an
area,
that's
seeing
more
development?
I
That
so
the
formula
doesn't
work
on
where's
the
projected
growth
going
to
happen.
It's
basically
once
it
goes
from
each
from
the
federal
government
to
each
state.
It
goes
by
formulas
are
based
more
on
poverty
rates
and
employment
rates
than
anything
else,
and
the
same
when
it's
divided
up
among
the
10
areas
in
Kentucky,
so
it
doesn't
take
into
effect.
This
area
is
going
to
grow,
they
need
more
resources.
I
The
federal
money
is
shrinking
and
just
isn't
functioning
that
way
and
is
not
going
to
allow
us,
as
representative
Lawrence
pointed
out,
it
just
doesn't
allow
us
to
do
some
of
the
most
obvious
things
you
would
think
we
should
be
doing
as
Workforce
people
and
that's
part
of
what
we're
trying
to
highlight
it
doesn't
take
into
effect
at
all
the
kind
of
growth
in
ewn
that
you're
talking
about.
G
I'm,
sorry,
if
I
may
add,
the
federal
dollars
are
very
much
attached
to
unemployment
rate
and
that
does
not
take
into
account
the
assistance
our
employers
need.
You
know
we're
called
to
to
serve
both
job
Seekers
and
employers
and,
as
our
unemployment
rate
shrinks,
our
investment
shrinks,
but
we're
still
expected
to
deliver
a
high
level
of
service
to
our
employers
and
in
this
labor
market.
Our
employers
need
us
more
than
any
time
in
the
recent
past.
So
that's
really
put
a
strain
on
our
ability
to
effectively
serve
employers.
K
Carney,
thank
you
chairman,
thank
you
all
for
being
here
and
for
the
work
that
you
do.
I
have
three
specific
questions
to
ask.
Just
so
I
can
understand
some
of
the
context
that
you
all
have
presented
this
information
in
there's,
obviously,
a
disconnect
between
the
number
of
Youth
that
you're
able
to
serve
and
the
number
that
are
disconnected
one
and
seven,
and
you
have
tied
that
to
the
federal
formula
and
the
shrinking
monies
because
of
that
formula.
So
I
want
to
understand
that
Trend
in
in
one
of
the
slides
was
across
I.
K
I
Funding
so
the
what
we
know
is
the
percentage
of
kids
who
are
or
young
adults,
who've
gotten
disconnected,
really
went
up
after
coid
in
TW
in
2020,
but
you
don't
see
that
reflected
in
the
the
way
the
chart
looks
and
and
honestly,
at
the
federal
level.
I
There
just
isn't
a
commitment
to
really
invest
in
this
kind
of
thing.
At
the
federal
level,
I
think
it's
fair
to
say
that
a
lot
of
Congressional
members
would
essentially
stop
funding
this
at
the
federal
level.
If
they
could.
The
recent,
when,
as
we're
considering
the
workforce,
Innovation
Opportunity
Act
the
the
Congressional,
the
house
committee
that
just
considered
the
reauthorization
of
that
law
voted
to
eliminate
the
funding
stream
that
serves
those
disconnected
young
adults.
They
didn't,
they
didn't
vote
to
cut
it.
They
voted
to
eliminate
it.
I
So
at
least
at
the
Congress
at
the
federal
level.
There's
open
evidence
that
many
members
of
Congress
don't
see
this
as
a
federal
obligation
and
I.
Think
part
of
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
alert
you
all
to
that,
because
we
know
we
know
how
to
do
good
work
and
the
need
is
quite
serious
and
those
young
adults
are
exactly
the
people.
I
K
May
I
follow
up
so
I
wanted
to,
in
light
of
all
of
that,
and
in
light
of
the
fact
that
we
should
anticipate
I,
guess
all
of
that
burden
falling
to
the
states.
What
is
the
plan?
So
if
it's
just
funding,
is
the
plan
to
continue
the
same
methods
of
Outreach
the
same
strategies
for
outreach
to
reach
the.
H
Youth,
so
thank
you
for
the
question.
We
are
working
with
a
through
a
budget
to
go
to
the
budget
and
Appropriations
Committee
and
talk
to
the
representatives
there
as
well.
We
realize
we
need
more
funding
and
we
are
trying,
through
grants
and
other
avenues,
but
at
this
time
there's
no
other
funding
stream
for
us.
K
And
then
last
question
chairman
sorry,
given
all
of
that,
are
you
going
to
be
restricted
so
if
the
state
is
able
to
and
does
fund
the
amount
needed
for
you
to
continue
the
work
successfully,
are
you
restricted
in
terms
of
the
formula
that
you
can
use,
or
can
you
then
tie
it
to
Workforce
participation
as
opposed
to
unemployment.
I
So
the
beautiful
thing
is,
if
you
all
choose
to
invest
through
us
part
of
what
we
want
you
to
know
is
there
are
business
members
on
all
of
our
boards
who
guide
the
work,
and
we've
already
been
in
this
young
adult
work
for
many
years,
and
we
know
how
to
do
it,
but
we
just
need
investment
to
be
able
to
do
it
well,
depending
on
how
you
would
choose
to
invest,
you
can
make
that
money
much
more
flexible
than
the
federal
money
is,
and
we
already
have
existing
programs
that
that
money
would
flow
right
through
to
make
them
bigger,
better
and
better
known
than
they
are
now
with
just
one
of
one
example.
I
The
federal
law
doesn't
allow
us
to
advertise
our
services,
so
when
people
always
say
to
me
well
how
come
I
never
hear
about
you?
How
come
I?
It's
because
the
federal
law
explicitly
in
the
black
letter
of
the
law
doesn't
allow
us
to
tell
you
about
our
services
easily.
They
make
it
hard.
So
this
is
one
of
those
things.
The
other
thing
that
I
think
all
of
us
want
to
alert
you
to
is.
I
We
would
love
to
work
with
those
High
School
seniors
who
are,
who
we
know,
are
not
going
on
to
college
and
need
some
guidance
and
help
every
high
school
counselor.
Every
principal
knows:
kids
man
I
wish
I
could
get
some
help
to
that
kid.
But
at
the
moment
we're
not
doing
that
and
it's
just
it's.
It's
a
crazy
thing
not
to
be
doing
that
and
to
wait
for
that
young
person
to
get
out
struggle
right
and
then
hope
they
find
our
program
that
we
can't
tell
you
very
much
about.
H
Okay,
thank
you.
Thank
I
would
like
to
follow
up
to
that.
Many
people
refer
to
us
as
the
unemployment
office
and
we
need
those
brand
ambassadors
that
say
no.
This
is
your
Kentucky
career
center.
This
is
where
you
can
get
some
help.
So
I
think
that
is
part
of
the
misconception
as.
A
Well,
all
right
I'm
going
to
jump
in
here
for
just
a
second
and
I
want
to
follow
up
on
where
I
thought
representative
K
carne's
question
was
going.
If
you
receive
additional
funding
to
to
broaden
your
work,
or
are
you
going
to
continue
in
the
same
pattern
that
you've
been
doing
just
broadening
the
current
strategy,
or
are
you
going
to
explore
new
strategies
for
reaching
folks
and
I?
Think
that's
that's
what
I
thought
her
question
entailed.
A
G
Thanks
for
the
question
representative
Weber,
our
strategies
are
going
to
be
very
localized,
so
we
have
the
10
local
Workforce
investment
boards.
I
I
do
believe
that
in
some
cases
we
will
be
able
to
scale
up
existing
programs
to
with
less
restrictive
funds,
we'll
be
able
to
serve
more
people
with
the
existing
programs,
but
I
also
think
there
will
be
opportunity
to
create
some
new
strategy
based
on
each
local
area's
unique
needs.
G
A
Thank
you
I
appreciate
that
response,
Senator
Boswell.
L
Yes,
thank
you
chairman.
There
was
mentioned
several
times
about
the
word
college
and
a
lot
of
these
young
people
and
I
think
you
would
agree
that
maybe
they
don't
need
to
go
to
a
for
college
and-
and
so
my
question
to
you
is,
do
you
think
we
have
adequate
vocational
opportunities
for
this
young
people?
What
I
see
for
a
lot
of
people
in
this
age
group
that
aren't
participating
in
the
workforce?
L
They're
not
properly
trained
in
anything
they're,
not
trained
as
a
heating
and
air
conditioning
people,
brick
masons,
there's
a
lot
of
jobs
in
our
current
economy
that
are
lacking,
and
it
seems
like
that
we
need.
We
need
to
be
spending
more
time
tracking.
Some
of
these
young
people
into
vocational
training.
H
I
think
we're
all
in
agreement
with
that
Senator
Boswell,
we
all
realize
the
need
is
there
and
we
have
more
and
more
students
that
would
like
to
be
able
to
go
in
those
trades,
but
the
trades
cost
money
for
training
too,
and
sometimes
they're
not
able
to
afford
that.
So
to
answer
your
question:
yes,
we
would
definitely
push
them
into
trades.
Anyone
that
was
willing
to.
M
Fomar,
yes,
and
and
I
want
to
especially
say
good
morning
to
Corey,
thank
you
for
being
here
from
Northern,
Kentucky
and
Denise
and
Amy.
Thank
you
for
all
the
work
that
you're
doing
in
Bracken
County
and
in
the
Buffalo
Trace
region,
it's
so
needed
and
when
I
think
about
the
77,000
that
I
want
to
know
their
names.
M
You
know
how
can
we
know
their
names,
because
if
we
knew
their
names
and
in
Northern
Kentucky
there's
about
5,800
that
are
in
need
of
our
help
and
in
we
know
that
referral
based
marketing
is
perhaps
one
of
the
the
best
sources
of
marketing.
And
there
are
many
good
things
happening
so
part
of
what
we
have
heard
in
the
last
six
months.
M
Just
in
this
interim,
where
all
of
us
legislators
are
available
to
be
free
and
talk
with
whomever,
we
want
we're
talking
a
lot
about
education,
and
this
Commerce
piece
seems
to
be
the
most
important
aspect
of
the
education
process.
But
we're
hearing
that
there's
not
enough
time
in
the
day
to
assess
the
Curiosities
of
the
kids,
assess
whether
they're
learning
something.
But
what
about
their
Curiosities
and
I?
M
Hear
about
some
really
interesting
assessments
that
maybe
you
have
access
to
and
you
could
perhaps
get
into
the
middle
schools
so
that
these
middle
schoolers
are
once
again
great
career
paths
that
students
can
consider
going
into
high
school,
but
they,
but
they
may
not
even
know
themselves
that
well
but
I,
hear
about
some
of
these
good
assessments
that
maybe
our
Workforce
investment
board
has
access
to.
Can
you
help
us
understand,
and-
and
maybe
some
of
this
is
a
wish,
but
having
those
dollars?
G
On
thanks
for
the
question,
Senator
funky,
fromom,
I,
I
100%,
agree.
We
need
to
reach
our
kids
earlier,
and
middle
school
is
really
the
time
for
career
exploration
in
Northern
Kentucky
through
a
pretty
big
collaborative
project,
called
growing
Regional
outcomes
through
work,
Workforce,
grow
and
and
in
partnership
with
an
organization
called
navigo.
We've
been
administering.
What's
called
a?
G
U
Science
assessment,
every
High
School
in
the
state
is
required
to
do
some
type
of
career
interest,
assess
assment,
but
the
beautiful
thing
about
the
U
Science
assessment
is
that
it
it
measures,
interest
and
aptitude.
So
it
really
helps
kids
understand
what
they're
good
at
gives
them.
You
know
optimism
for
the
future.
So
far
after
doing
this,
for
two
years,
we've
reached
over
22,000
students
who
have
taken
that
assessment
and
what
we're
finding
is
that
in
the
and
the
data
can
be
compiled
per
school.
G
What
we're
finding
is
that
many
female
students
in
particular
have
high
aptitude
for
STEM
related
careers
but
low
interest.
So
what
that
tells
us
is,
we
need
to
do
a
better
job
of
intentionally
having
conversations,
particularly
with
our
female
students,
about
what
career
opportunities
may
exist
within
the
stem
field,
because
I
think
it's
more
of
a
matter
of
lack
of
awareness
than
anything
else
a
and
we
are
introducing
this
assessment
to
Middle
Schools
as
well.
G
Now,
when
the
question
comes
back
to
cost,
there
is
a
cost
for
compiling
the
data
and
and
giving
a
comprehensive
Talent
pipeline
report.
We've
done
one
in
iteration
of
that
report
and
it
cost
$1,000
per
School.
So
our
first
report
was
$117,000
because
we
had
17
schools
participate.
We
anticipate
the
next
report
will
be
for
25
schools
and
that
will
tell
employers
where
the
opportunities
are
even
for
connections
to
work-based
learning
opportunities
within
their
company
for
more
for
the
high
school
than
the
middle
schools
there.
Thank
you.
M
Thank
you
and
that's
such
a
great
answer
in
in
we
were
visiting
with
our
superintendents
on
Monday
K
hosted
a
gathering
and
a
number
of
the
superintendent
said.
We
really
don't
even
have
time
in
the
day
to
take
that
gr
assessment
and
now
sit
one
toone
with
a
student
and
help
take
that
information
and
create
inspiration.
So
it's
it's
there.
The
information
is
there.
M
The
student
was
assessed,
but
who's
got
the
time
or
candidly
the
expertise
and
I
and
I
do
look
out
in
the
audience
and
see
we
have
some
business
leaders
and
business
owners
in
some
ways.
I
know
I
have
volunteered
my
time
and
Junior
Achievement
and
a
lot
of
other
places
back
to
the
school
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
us
Business,
Leaders
and
legislators
that
want
to
volunteer
our
time
in
that
way,
because
it's
it's
not
necessarily
missing
on
the
dollars.
Sometimes
it's
missing
on
the
delivery
of
the
information
to
the
student.
M
G
I
would
say
absolutely
we
love
our
schools.
Our
our
K
through2
system
is
doing
an
amazing
job
capacity
and
resources
are
limited
on
on
their
end
as
well.
So
what
we've
seen
is
that
the
majority
of
attention
is
given
to
the
top
10%
and
the
bottom
10%
of
the
school
and
that
middle
80%
is
is
left
to
to
kind
of
fend
for
themselves,
so
to
speak,
and
often
times
wind
up
in
that
opportunity.
Youth
category
that
77,000
number
after
graduation.
G
A
C
Thank
you,
chairman,
I,
think
in
the
last
three
have
covered
everything
that
I
had
so
I'll
move
on.
Oh.
A
Good
deal
all
right,
representative
King
did
have
a
follow-up
question.
J
Thank
thank
you.
Mr,
chair,
I
appreciate
your
Indulgence,
based
on
the
Q&A
we've
had
in
the
last
few
minutes
it
it
brought.
This
follow
follow-up
question
to
mine,
kuy's,
Work,
Ready
scholarships
I
was
just
working
on
that
earlier
this
week,
so
there
is
State
funding
and-
and
we
have
shown
that
to
be
a
priority
and
looking
at
the
top
six
seven
employment
needs
in
our
state.
Does
your
group
work
with
that
group,
and
this
gentleman
just
mentioned
the
talent
pipe
line
which
brought
to
mind
the
Kentucky
chamber
initiative?
I
You
so
we
all
work
with
our
community
colleges
and
they
do
a
great
job,
so
you
fund
them,
partly
through
Kentucky
trains,
to
to
provide
incumbent
worker
training.
So
companies
will
come
to
us.
I
need
help.
We've
got
a
new
piece
of
equipment
or
we're
trying
to
do
a
new
process,
and
we
would
love
to
train
people.
We
refer
them
straight
to
our
community
college
friends
who
can
use
those
trains
dollars
to
to
offset
part
of
that
cost
and
to
provide
what
those
companies
need.
I
That's
a
great
thing:
the
work
ready
scholarships
are
another
great
investment
from
the
state,
but
they're
not
quite
getting
where
we
need
them
to,
because
the
Community
College
start
time
is
only
twice
a
year,
basically
August
and
January.
So
if
someone
comes
into
a
career
center
in
February
and
wants
to
try
to
reinvent
themselves
and
get
in
figure
out
a
way
to
pay
to
go
back
to
school,
our
federal
money
is
shrinking.
I
So
much
most
of
us
don't
have
job
training,
scholarship,
money
anymore,
and
they
may
have
to
wait
six
or
more
months
before
they
can
even
start
and
by
then
their
unemployment
insurance
benefits.
Will
have
run
out
so
then
they
got
to
then
they've
got
a
real
challenge
about
how
to
figure
out
how
to
get
into
school
and
pay
for
it
and
keep
a
roof
over
their
head
so
and
the
work
ready
scholarship
money
has
been
running
out.
So
the
good
news
is
there's
demand
for
it.
I
The
bad
news
is
there's
more
demand
than
than
we've
provided
funding
for
so
far
and
I'm
sure
you're
digging
into
those
details
more
than
we
are.
So
we
appreciate
that.
So
yes,
we
work
with
them
all
the
time
and
we
appreciate
what
they
do
and
there's
no
duplication.
The
more
they
can
do.
The
more
they've
got
a
funding
stream
to
try
to
help
people
pay
for
the
skills
they
need,
the
less.
We
have
to
try
to
find
scarce,
Federal
money
to
do.
F
Thank
you.
So
normally
in
committee
meetings,
I,
don't
say
a
lot
and
if
I
speak
twice,
I'm
definitely
excited
about
it
and
I
forgot
to
say
earlier.
I
have
several
local
employees
and
I
wanted
to
give
just
a
little
testimony
to
what
you
guys
do.
Local
employers
can
call
in
to
our
local
district
and
they
will
create
a
program
if
there
isn't
one
to
help
train
employees
to
retain
them.
F
We
had
a
local
company
getting
ready
to
upgrade
some
of
their
systems
and
they
were
maybe
going
to
have
to
move
from
my
hometown
Mayville,
because
their
workers
weren't
trained
on
this
machinery
and
it
was
very
expensive
for
them
to
get
that
training.
F
The
Workforce
Development
Group
there
in
Mayville
actually
created
a
program
to
train
them,
found
ways
to
fund
for
those
employees
to
remain
in
there
to
even
help
with
some
of
the
their
pay
for
that
week
or
month,
whatever
the
case
may
be,
but
the
testimony
is
going
on
I
feel
like
we
dump
a
lot
of
money
into
a
lot
of
things
and
we
get
slides
that
say:
oh
here's,
the
here's,
the
fruits
of
your
your
labor.
Well,
this
is
something
that
I
can
physically
see
in
touch
and
I'm.
F
A
Here
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
being
here
today.
I
have
served
on
this
committee
for
11
years.
My
entire
time
in
the
general
assembly
and
the
workforce
issue
has
always
been
an
item
on
the
agenda
when
I
first
came
here,
Senator
Wilson
would
talk
about
the
Bowling
Green
area
and
they
had
between
four
and
5,000
jobs
that
they
were
unable
to
fill
I.
Think
now.
A
That
number
is
up
between
8
to
9,000
we're
going
to
hear
a
presentation
next
in
in
north
of
Bowling
Green,
where
we're
looking
at
probably
another
five
to
seven
thousand
jobs.
A
That
folks
are
going
to
be
looking
at
where,
where
do
we
find
the
employees
and
folks
to
come
in
and
work
those
jobs
with
policies
enacted
by
the
Kentucky
general
assembly
in
the
last
six
years
and
with
fiscal
responsibility,
we've
been
able
to
do
quite
a
number
of
things
in
the
area
of
of
job
creation
and
bringing
jobs
to
the
Commonwealth.
We
still
have
the
challenge
of
finding
an
available
Workforce
to
fill
these
jobs,
and
so
I
do
want
to
say.
A
I
appreciate
you
coming
here
today
as
we
way
where
we
invest
State
money
in
programs.
I
will
agree
with
representative
Lawrence.
We
have
to
invest
in
programs
that
have
a
proven
track
record
I
think
Senator
Meredith
I'm,
referring
to
a
lot
of
senators
today,
Senator
Meredith
talks
about
a
return
on
investment,
and
we
have
to
see
that,
and
so
I
want
to.
Thank
you
all
for
coming
here
today,
as
we
weigh
that
and
as
we
look
at
it
so
I
appreciate
your
time.
Thank
you.
A
Our
next
speaker
will
be
Daniel
London
who's,
the
executive
director
of
the
Lincoln
Trail
area
development
District,
the
general
assembly
in
a
special
session
appropriated
funds
for
the
blue
oval
electric
battery
plant
in
the
Glendale
area.
That
is
a
big
project.
That'll
have
a
huge
economic
impact
on
our
region,
I
Mr
London
to
come
today
and
speak
before
we
do
that
I
and
I
lose
a
quorum.
I
would
like
to
ask
for
a
motion
to
approve
the
minutes
of
the
last
meeting
representative
Lockett
representative
bransom.
A
Second,
all
those
in
favor
say
I
and
oppose
no.
The
minutes
are
adopted
Daniel
at
this
point
at
this
point,
if
you'll
introduce
yourself
and
Senator
Denine
for
the
record
and
then
after
you've
done
so,
you
all
can
begin
your
presentation.
N
E
Senator
Matt
Denine
district
10
Mr,
chairman
committee
members.
Thank
you
for
making
time
to
hear
our
presentation
today.
As
you
all
well
know,
Harden
county
is
the
home
of
blue
oval
SK
largest
investment
in
kuy's
history,
and
with
that
comes
many
challenges.
Many
opportuni
ities.
As
the
last
group
presented,
discussed,
Workforce
Development.
E
We
have
turned
over
I
think
every
blade
of
grass
and
dirt
in
Harden
County
to
make
room
for
blue
oval
SK
the
challenges
that
we
face
and
the
needs,
though,
go
beyond
just
the
workforce
and
the
development
that
we
see
coming
into
the
area.
The
number
of
employees
5
to
6,000
new
employees.
What
goes
without
I
guess
a
whole
lot
of
fanfare
is
the
infrastructure
that
is
needed
to
support
the
workforce
that
is
coming
in
to
the
Lincoln
Trail
area.
E
Development
region
related
to
water
lines,
sewer
lines
utilities
all
of
those
things
vastly
needed,
and
that
is
why
we're
here
today
and
with
that
I,
will
turn
it
over
to
my
friend.
Who's
done
a
wonderful
job
of
bringing
many
of
the
judge
Executives
together
from
the
Lincoln
Trail
area,
development
that
will
be
impacted
by
blue
oval
SK
So,
Daniel
London.
N
Thank
you,
Senator
and
I
want
to
take
couple
personal
moments.
If
I
may
Mr
chairman
a
little
bit
Liberty
First
of
all
thanking
Senator
denim
for
joining
me
today,
he
doubles
as
my
bodyguard
so
glad
to
have
him
today
and
some
of
the
ground
work
that
he
has
done.
Certainly
with
you
Mr
chairman
as
well,
I
was
texting
Tommy
drwan
a
moment
ago.
N
Today
is
a
little
surreal
for
me
as
I
look
around
the
room,
I
have
a
classmate
from
medf
County,
High
School
and
Tommy
drwan
College
classmate
in
Senator,
Max
wise.
We
went
to
Campville
University
U,
together,
he's
older
than
I
am
just
want
to
make
that
note.
So
he
was
a
couple
years
ahead
of
me,
but
we
had
a
few
classes
together.
Tommy
another
side,
note,
Tommy
and
I
also
were
going
back
and
forth.
N
He
beat
me
in
a
speech
contest
in
high
school,
so
I
I
have
a
little
pressure
on
me
today.
Aside
from
the
fact
that
we
have
a
room
full
of
legislators
and
certainly
Mr
chairman,
you
and
I
have
worked
together
a
lot
over
the
years
as
well
and
I
certainly
appreciate
your
dedication
to
our
region
and
I
certainly
appreciate
the
representatives
in
the
room
from
my
area.
Lincoln
Trail
representative
King
certainly
appreciate
all
that
you're
doing
to
to
help
us
you're
on
the
front
line
representative
brater.
N
The
the
same
certainly
appreciate
you
guys
and
all
you're
doing
and
representative
BR
bransk
a
quick
word
to
personal
connection
with
your
dad.
He
built
a
building
for
me
about
20
years
ago.
Please
tell
him.
It's
still
standing
and
doing
well,
so
certainly
appreciate
appreciate
that
with
that
we'll
get
started.
The
first
thing
I
want
to
highlight.
N
Obviously,
as
all
of
you
are
aware
of,
we
have
a
lot
of
Economic
Development
occurring
across
the
state
of
Kentucky,
but
Lincoln
Trail
area
development,
District
of
which
I'm
per
obviously
partial
to
is
entertaining
A
lot
of
that
and
blue
osk
is
the
shiny
new
Penny
in
in
Kentucky
as
it
reles
to
that
economic
development,
but
there's
other
Economic
Development
occurring
within
our
region
and
across
the
state.
I
want
to
speak
to
that
quite
a
bit
today.
In
addition,
I
can
speak
as
Senator
Denine
will
affirm.
N
I
can
speak
on
behalf
of
all
of
our
elected
officials
in
our
region.
We
are
in
unison
as
we
approach
this
challenge,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
one
takeaway
you
do
not
have
here
today
is
the
fact
that
anyone
is
complaining
about
this
Economic
Development.
It
is
a
an
opportunity
that
any
Community
across
this
nation
would
absolutely
kill
for
they
dream
of
this
every
day
and
we
have
it
in
the
Lincoln
Trail
area,
development
District
as
I
often
say.
If
I
had
a
rich
uncle.
N
That
left
me
a
goal
mine,
it
would
be
wonderful,
but
it
would
have
challenges
and
with
this
Economic
Development.
Obviously
we
have
some
challenges
and
we'll
talk
about
some
of
that
today.
But
we
are
ready
for
the
challenge
we're
going
to
meet
it
and
with
your
partnership
we
will
get
there.
So
the
first
slide
today
just
outline
my
three
goals.
Obviously,
I
want
to
provide
you
an
update,
specifically
blue,
o
WK
and
then
we're
going
to
drill
down.
N
We
start
at
the
30,000
foot
level
and
then
we're
going
to
drill
down
to
ground
zero
and
exactly
what
we're
dealing
with
all
across,
not
just
Lincoln
Trail
area
development
District,
but
the
one
to
the
north
of
me
and
Kea
that
you're,
a
member
of
Representative,
Weber
Mr
chairman,
as
well
as
Baron
River
area
development,
District.
N
What
we're
seeing
in
that
entire
I65
Corridor,
because
we're
all
going
to
be
fishing
from
the
same
Lake
when
it
comes
to
employment
and
other
needs,
so
I
want
to
make
sure
I
highlight
highlight
that
piece
and
then
last
the
projects
that
we're
looking
at
as
a
result
of
this
economic
growth
and
what
we're
all
going
to
need
in
that
in
that
regard,
all
right.
What
is
blue
o?
N
We
we've
all
heard
the
the
acronym
a
little
news
about
it,
but
again,
I
want
to
dig
down
a
little
bit
as
we
start
at
this
30,000
ft
level
and
give
you
a
good
U,
good
understanding,
$5.8
billion
project,
obviously
not
small.
That
number
relates
directly
to
the
investment
by
the
plant.
This
is
a
partnership
between
Ford
and
SK
Group,
which
is
the
second
largest
conglomerate
in
South
Korea,
a
very
large
company.
N
They
are
very
involved
in
high-tech
the
high-tech
industry
and
they
and
Ford
have
joined
in
this
as
a
joint
venture
to
build
this
build
this
plant,
so
it's
not
solely
owned
by
Ford.
Again,
this
is
a
new
partnership
as
they
move
forward.
As
you
will
see,
I
know
down
in
Hopkinsville
I
believe
it
was
yesterday
that
SK
the
SK
group
announced
another
economic
development
project
there
as
it
relates
to
battery
recycling.
N
So
there's
a
lot
of
investment
from
that
company
occurring
across
across
our
our
state
and
region.
The
number
of
jobs
5,000
that
relates
again
just
directly
to
Blue
OS
has
that
number
has
nothing
to
do
with
the
ancillary
companies
that
will
have
come
to
the
region
and
the
state
as
a
result
of
that.
N
So
again,
when
you
see
that
5,000
is
just
related
to
that
plan,
we'll
go
into
a
little
bit
more
detail
in
a
moment,
but
I'm
I'm,
an
old
army
planner
and
whenever
we
general
rule
is
whenever
we
sent
100,000
soldiers
to
to
fight
there
was
100,000
soldiers
that
needed
to
support
them.
N
It
runs
pretty
close
to
that
in
Economic,
Development
you're,
going
to
see
that
number
here
in
just
a
just
a
moment,
so
we're
going
to
see
a
large
influx
again,
not
just
this
plant,
but
all
the
ancillary
across
across
the
state.
Just
to
give
you
a
perspective
and
I
know,
representative
King,
you
talked
about
with
the
previous
panel
Workforce
participation
quite
a
bit.
The
Lincoln
Trail
area
development
district
has
280,000
roughly
residents
in
that
region.
N
Roughly
180,000
of
them
are
working,
so
that's
a
participation
rate
of
about
57%,
which
tracks
the
the
the
state
percentage
that
we
have
just
the
blue,
oval
K
number
at
5,000
is
4%
of
those
participating
that
participating
Workforce.
That's
a
pretty
large
impact,
and
again
we
haven't
even
talked
about
the
ancillary
portion
of
that.
Yet
production
of
this
plant,
which
we'll
talk
about
here
in
a
moment,
is
86
gwatt
per
year.
N
That
meant
absolutely
nothing
to
me
when
I
saw
that
because
I
I
am
not
an
electrician,
so
I
don't
understand
that,
but
I
have
a
slide
later
that
we'll
talk
about
that
in
just
a
moment.
This
obviously
is
an
historic
investment,
largest
single
investment
as
a
governor
talks
about
in
Kentucky
ever
and
again
as
I'll
talk
about
in
a
moment.
The
second
largest
is
just
to
the
south
of
us
about
an
hour
and
on
I65,
so
again
a
lot
happening
within
that
region.
N
Next,
I
really
want
to
communicate
the
size
of
this,
because
it
is,
it
is
absolutely
monstrous.
Now,
Senator,
Denine
and
I
have
the
opportunity
of
seeing
this
almost
daily.
So
we
get
to
we
get
to
absorb
it
a
little
bit
and
see
it
in
this
transformation,
and
so
I
I
want
to
highlight
this
a
little
bit
today.
It's
two
plants,
not
one.
Obviously
they
both
will
be
performing
the
same
same
function.
N
It's
on
the
15
Acre
megga
Site
in
Glen,
Glendale
that
the
state
purchased
back
in
the
early
2000s,
as
many
of
you
recall,
as
a
result
of
their
recruitment
of
day,
which
did
not
pan
out
I
will
say
today
as
a
resident
of
Harden
County,
we
have
turned
out
much
better
and
the
state
has
turned
out
much
better
as
a
result
of
that
those
two
plants-
total
8.4
million
square
ft
or
2.3
square
miles-
that
is
large,
very
large
world,
ranking
it's
10th
in
the
in
the
world
in
terms
of
sheer
size,
it's
the
largest
ev
battery
facility
in
the
world.
N
So
that
is
certainly
something
for
our
region
and
our
state
to
to
brag
about,
and
then
national
ranking
is
number
two
behind
Kia
West
Point
Georgia
facility
progress,
as
of
August
again
wanted
to
bring
this
to
to
the
Forefront
just
to
have
a
good
understanding
of
exactly
how
much
Building
Material
has
gone
into
this
I'll
highlight
right
off.
They
have
40
dirt,
hauling
trucks
on
site,
15,
excavators,
12
bulldozers,
nine
cranes
and
30
full-time
cement
trucks.
N
Chairman
Weber
you
and
I,
had
a
conversation
the
other
day
when
you
went
down
I65
just
trying
to
comprehend
the
massiveness,
the
the
closest
I've
ever
seen
in
terms
of
that
construction
site
was
my
backyard
Tonka
playground,
and
so
this
is
every
5-year-old's
dream
to
be
able
to
go
to
that
site
and
and
see
this.
It
is
absolutely
enormous.
It
looks
more
like
a
cat
dealership
than
it
does
a
construction
site,
but
you
can
see
from
the
SL
slide.
N
They've
moved
7
million
cubic
yards
of
Earth,
which
obviously
is
a
lot
of
dirt
and
I
represented
bransom.
You
are
probably
a
little
more
familiar
with
that
amount
than
I
am,
but
obviously
very
large.
2.8
million
square
ft
of
roofing
535,000
ft
of
exterior
cting
257,000
cubic
yards
of
concrete.
They
have
I
know
at
least
and
I
failed
to
get
this
number
before
I
come
two
full-time,
concrete
plants
on
site,
and
we
have
more
coming
to
the
area.
I
believe
there's
two.
N
If
I
remember
right,
one
in
Elizabeth
Town
one
in
hogville
as
far
as
concrete
plant,
that's
coming!
So,
if
you're
having
a
hard
time
getting
Concrete
in
your
region,
you're
going
to
have
to
come
to
Glendale
to
get
it
because
that's
where
it's
that's,
where
it's
at
steel,
4,
44,000
tons
of
steel,
which
is
a
lot
and
that's
a
small
amount
compared
to
what
it's
going
to
be
by
the
time
it's
finished.
Moving
on
the
next
slide.
Pictures
are
always
worth
a
thousand
thousand
words
the
upper
left
hand.
N
Pitcher
is
when
they
started
shortly
after
they
started
in
September
2022.
The
right
hand
picture
is
where
they
stand
today.
So,
as
you
can
see,
the
one
plant
to
the
left,
which
is
referenced
as
Kentucky
1,
is
mostly
complete
from
an
exterior
standpoint
and
we'll
talk
about
about
this
again
in
a
slide.
In
a
moment,
but
they're
going
to
begin
installing
equipment
in
that
plant
here
in
the
next
60
to
90
days,
probably
a
little
bit
less
than
that
the
plant
to
the
right's
Kentucky
number.
N
Two
again,
those
are
sister
plants
same
size,
producing
the
same
same
same
product.
You
can
see
the
contractors
have
not
wasted
any
time
at
all.
This
has
been
an
enormous
enormous
effort.
The
bottom
picture
is
showing
rendition
of
what
it
will
look
like
upon.
Completion,
you'll
see
the
see
the
two
two
plants
side
by
side
in
the
distance
there
and
then
around.
That
is
the
electrical
infrastructure
that
will
support
that
plant.
N
I
have
heard
I,
don't
have
this
factually,
but
I'll
throw
this
number
out
because
it
it
it's
been
repeated
enough.
I
think
it's
fact,
but
they
expect
their
electric
bill
in
per
month
to
be
between
5
and
$10
million.
So
that's
a
lot
of
electric
that's
going
to
be
consumed
at
at
those
two
facilities
getting
into
the
gwatt
production
86
gwatt
hours
per
year.
N
Ford
has
not
or
skon
either
one
have
not
talked
about
exactly
what
that
production
is
going
to
be
at
that
at
that
plant.
I
presume
that
that's
proprietary
information,
but
the
Dallas
fed
through
a
couple
researchers
H,
have
produced
an
article
just
highlighting
a
little
bit
of
what
a
gigawatt
looks
like
in
terms
of
production.
So
I
want
to
highlight
that
which
is
the
lower
left
of
of
your
slide,
particularly
hone
in
on
the
household
per
day.
N
We're
we're
averaging
30
kilow
per
hour
of
daily
use,
50
to
100
kilowatt
depending
on
size,
and
obviously
they
have
different
sizes,
makes
up
an
an
EV
battery
pack
and
therefore
one
gaw
hour.
Factory
is
10
to
20,000
EVS
per
per
year.
So
you
can
tell
these
two
plants
are
going
to
have
a
very
large
capacity
in
turning
out
EV
battery
packs
in
as
a
result,
Vehicles
all
right.
N
Moving
on
to
the
next
slide:
blue
West
K's
economic
impact,
which
is
going
to
be
absolutely
huge.
So
we're
going
to
start
at
the
the
left
and
then
move
over
to
the
right
and
just
talking
about
what
that
construction
looks
like
at
this
point.
In
the
economic
impact
in
in
in
our
region,
as
you
can
tell
720
20
workers,
almost
3,00
of
those
are
traveling
workers.
I
was
a
Harden
County
government.
N
Prior
to
this
job
and
I'll
tell
you
when,
when
this
was
announced,
Barton
mow
and
gray
were
in
our
office
saying
the
first
thing
you
need
to
do
through
Planning
and
Zoning
is
get
more
campgrounds.
N
We
are
going
to
bring
a
lot
of
workers
from
Across
the
Nation
here
they
travel
in
in
campgrounds,
and
the
community
has
answered
the
call
we
have
more
campgrounds
than
we
know
what
to
do
with
at
this
point,
but
they're
all
full,
and
so
the
economic
impact
has
been
enormous,
3500
Peak
workers,
which
is
about
where
they're
at
right
right
now
and
I,
think
that
number
is
is
actually
a
little
bit
larger
than
that
as
they've
reality
has
somewhat
hit
hit.
N
2,800
housing
units
for
traveling
workers,
I,
will
highlight
and
again
Senator
Denine
will
and
representative
Brer
will
will
affirm
this
Elizabeth
Town
Harden
County
riddle.
Market
was
already
stressed
because
of
Economic
Development
within
our
our
region.
I
have
the
the
blessing
of
having
some
rental
properties,
as
does
Senator
Den
n,
and
if
you
put
put
one
up
for
rent,
you
better
be
ready
for
a
lot
of
phone
calls,
and
that
was
before
this
project
was
announced
and
now,
if
you
don't
have
it
least
in
24
hours,
you
you've
done
something.
N
You've
done
something
wrong.
People
are
absolutely
clamoring
for
housing
units,
so
it
it
has
been
a
bit
of
a
challenge
and
we're
going
to
see
more
of
that
which
we'll
highlight
here
in
a
moment:
$1.6
billion
Construction
payroll,
$5
million
in
local
materials
and
services-
that's
just
what's
being
U
purchased
on
the
local
local
market
equipment.
Install
I
talked
about
that
just
a
moment
moment
ago,
they're
in
the
process
of
beginning
that
this
this
quarter
obviously
go
into
to
to
next
quarter.
N
So
we're
going
to
have
text
from
South
Korea
on
site
in
in
the
community
Workforce.
That
gives
you
a
schedule
of
what
it
looks
like
in
terms
of
what
BLK
intends
to
have
on
at
each
one
of
those
Gates
end
of
year,
with
full
capacity
end
of
year,
2025
at
5,000,
full-time
equivalent
and
the
plant
will
be
pretty
much
a
247
operation
moving
to
the
top
right
of
of
the
slide
average
construction
pay
is
50
50,000.
N
N
So
that
gives
you
a
little
bit
of
a
scale
you
see
over
our
eight
counties
and
27
cities,
then
8,6
total
jobs
in
the
region
that
a
recent
study
by
the
Harden
County
Chamber
of
Commerce
predicts
will
be
as
a
result
of
this
of
this
plant
and
that
that
number
takes
into
account.
Obviously
the
5,000
at
blew
overk
and
then
the
supporting
of
that.
N
So
you
you
almost
again
when
I
ref
referenced
earlier,
that
one
one:
one
we
not
quite
there,
but
it's
pretty
pretty
dog
gone
close.
That
study
also
moving
to
the
next
one
in
terms
of
discussing
people,
is
looking
at.
They
did
a
comparison
of
Boom
towns,
Across
the
Nation
in
this
study
and
then
took,
took
a
look
at
our
region
and
the
economic
development
that
was
going
to
occur.
N
Their
prediction,
which
is
actually
on
the
low
end
of
some
analysts
that
Elizabethtown
Harden
county,
is
going
to
gain
22,000
residents
as
a
result
of
this
by
2030,
and
so,
as
you
can
imagine,
Elizabeth
town
right
now,
H
is
hanging
right
around
the
32,000
Mark
in
terms
of
residence,
so
you're
going
to
get
a
near
it's
about
a
75%
increase.
If
my
mental
math
is
right,
that's
an
enormous
drain.
Obviously
on
services
and
infrastructure,
which
we'll
talk
about
here
here
in
a
moment
goes
back
to
Workforce
participation.
N
We've
talked
about
we're
all
fishing
again
from
the
same
Lake
in
terms
of
employees
up
and
down
the
I65
Corridor.
This
is
a
national
effort
in
terms
of
bringing
people
in
to
work
at
at
not
just
this
plant,
but
all
the
economic
development
projects
we're
going
to
have
and
as
referenced
by
the
previous
panel,
we're
already
in
middle
schools
and
high
schools.
Trying
to
get
people
queued
in
on
these
are
stem
jobs.
This
is
exactly
what
we've
hoped
for.
N
This
is
exactly
what
you're
studying
for
here's
the
opportunity
we
need
you.
We
need
you
to
start
thinking
about
this
right
now
and
you
don't
necessarily
going
back
to
one
of
the
members.
Question
have
to
have
a
college
degree
for
for
these
jobs
a
total.
The
last
point,
total
of
8,800
new
housing
units
are
going
to
be
needed
in
the
in
the
area.
N
Right
now
we
have
4,000
just
in
the
Elizabeth
Town
City
Limits,
that
is
in
various
stages
of
planning
or
construction,
and
so,
according
to
this
study,
we're
going
to
need
another,
almost
5,000
housing
units
and
again,
as
I
referenced
before
we
were
already
stressed
a
little
bit
in
in
in
that
area,
so
developers
are
answering
that
call
and
building.
N
We
also
for
the
first
time
in
history,
have
National
Builders
like
Dr
Horton
in
the
in
the
area
building
as
well,
and
so
we
think
we're
going
to
see
a
lot
more
of
that.
As
a
result,
Elizabeth
Town
can
move
up
to
the
fifth
fifth
largest
city
as
well.
N
So
I
want
to
point
point
that
out
there's
going
to
be
strain
on
the
U
on
the
school
system,
predicting
almost
4,000,
more
students
and
then
75
new
hospital
beds
and
I
can
tell
you
Baptist
Health
right
now
is
the
primary
caregiver
in
Harden
County,
and
they
are
working
hard
to
really
get
after
this
this
issue
and
looking
at
their
their
plans
over
time,
as
is
our
school
districts.
They
are
on
the
front
end
of
this
really
honing
in
on
on
what
what
is
needed.
N
Moving
on
to
the
next
slide-
and
this
is
where
I
want
to
move
away
from
Blue
SK
for
a
moment
and
really
highlight
before
we
get
into
the
Shocker
of
this.
This
presentation,
in
the
in
the
price
tag
of
some
of
what
we're
looking
at,
to
give
you
a
holistic
picture
of
what
we're
looking
at.
Not
just
in
the
lad
region,
but
that
I65
Corridor
that
you're
going
to
hear
us
reference
I,
certainly
don't
want
to
offend
my
Northern
Kentucky
friends
or
Lou
Lexington
friends.
N
But
you
know
we
talk
about
the
Golden
Triangle
a
lot
now.
I
wasn't
real
Swift
in
in
Geometry,
but
we're
going
to
Str
stretch,
I'm,
not
sure
what
shape
this
will
end
up
being,
but
we're
going
to
stretch
that
Golden
Triangle
on
down
to
Bowling
Green
with
W
with
this
Economic
Development,
and
that's
going
to
be
huge
for
the
state,
that's
beneficial
for
all
of
us,
because,
obviously
the
more
people
we
have
participating
more
people.
N
We
have
paying
taxes
more
production
that
we
have,
that
evens,
the
the
the
tax
burden
and
the
burden
of
civilization
out
across.
So
this
is
going
to
be
obviously
a
good
thing
in
what
we're
seeing
in
terms
of
this
Economic
Development
new
core
steel
about
a
year
ago,
opened
up
in
me,
County.
That
was
a
$
1.7
billion
investment
in
400
jobs.
N
That
seems
so
small
when
you're
talking
about5
billion
Investments
and
$3
billion
do
Investments,
which
we
talk
about
here
in
a
moment,
but
obviously
in
our
region
me
County,
being
right
next
door
at
harden.
County
was
a
very
large
investment,
bourbon
industry,
which
obviously
several
of
you
in
this
room
are
invested
in
in
this
three-year
representation,
$2.1
billion
in
new
Investments
and
700
jobs.
N
Last
year
alone,
which
was
record
for
the
bourbon
industry,
Miss
King,
you
have
a
new
one
in
Washington
County,
that's
going
to
that
was
just
announced.
We
have
one
in
Harden
County
that
was
just
announced.
That's
going
to
continue
to
to
grow.
There
are
several
others
across
the
state
that
have
been
announced
so
that
industry
is
growing,
Leaps
and
Bounds,
which
again
is
contributing
to
our
Economic
Development
and
our
infrastructure
needs.
N
Obviously,
as
many
of
you
are
aware,
they
all
industry
is
large
consumer
of
Wastewater
and
water,
but
the
bourbon
industry
particularly,
is
very
large
in
that,
so
that
that
presents
a
little
bit
of
a
challenge
for
us
as
well.
The
new
battery
plant
in
Bowling
Green
in
Vision.
They
are
another
large
large
company
based
in
Japan,
much
like
SK
on
and
the
SK
group.
They
have
announced
a
$2
billion
do
plant
a
little
more
than
two
billion
dollars
in
Bowling
Green
2,000
jobs.
N
The
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
Warren.
County
government
recently
said
that
this
is
going
to
have
a$2
billion
impact
over
the
next
decade
in
$233
million
annually
in
payroll.
So
again,
that's
a
very
large
economic
development
project.
That
is
the
number
two
single
investment
in
Kentucky
behind
the
Glendale
battery
plant
blue
over
SK.
So,
as
you
can
tell
an
hour
apart
a
little
less
than
an
hour
apart,
you
have
the
two
largest
single
Investments
ever
made
in
Kentucky
in
terms
of
Economic
Development.
So
that
is
absolutely
huge.
N
That
facility
to
give
you
a
little
perspective
to
the
blue
over
SK
facility.
They
are
going
to
be
30
gaw
production.
They
see
in
the
future
through
their
planning
that
that
could
go
to
40
gwatt.
So
again,
that's
going
to
be
a
large
capacity
about
half
of
what
what
blue
osk
is,
but
still
very
large,
and
their
facility
is
going
to
be
3
million
square
feet.
So
again,
that
is
not
a
small
project
by
no
means
Mr
chairman
up
in
your
area.
N
Obviously
UPS
continues
to
grow.
You
also
have
rivan,
which
is
another
EV
battery
or
EV
U
Vehicle
Manufacturer
that
continues
to
grow
and
invest
in
in
bullet
County.
Obviously,
that's
an
next
County
north
of
of
Harden
County
rumors
are
abound.
That
rivan
will
continue
to
to
to
expand
and
invest
in
bullet
County.
So
again,
we're
going
to
see
that
I65
corridor
from
Louisville
all
the
way
down
to
well
the
Indiana
line.
N
All
the
way
down
to
the
Tennessee
line
is
going
to
be
chalk
full
of
economic
activity
and
it
it's
it's
going
to
be
huge
for
the
state
and
our
region
and
again
contribute
to
some
of
what
we're
going
to
ask
for
and
what
we're
looking
at
in
terms
of
our
forward
planning.
The
last
slide.
N
I
want
to
talk
talk
through
I
know,
there's
a
lot
of
material
here
and
I
won't
go
through
this
individually,
but
this
we
have
laid
out
over
the
last
six
months
and
Senator
Denine
and
representative
brater
have
been
very
integral
in
in
this
in
this
process
and
bringing
everyone
together.
N
This
was
actually
started
before
I
came
on
board
at
elad
city
of
eTown,
and
the
Mayors
and
judges
got
together
and
said:
hey
we've
got
to
start
planning
what
this
is
going
to
look
like
not
just
across
our
region
but
again
up
and
down
the
I65
Corridor,
so
Jerry
re,
judge,
executive,
Jerry,
Summers,
Mr,
chairman
in
bullet
county,
is
very
involved
in
that
process
process.
Our
Hart
County
judge
executive
from
the
Brad
region
is
very
involved
in
this
process.
It
is
not
limited
to
the
Lincoln
Trail
area.
N
Development
District,
in
fact
Senator,
Nan
and
I,
are,
are
facilitating
a
meeting
today
at
1:00
at
our
elad
headquarters,
which
is
going
to
be
a
little
bit
of
a
windown
of
exactly
what
you're
looking
at
in
this
strategic
plan
and
having
everyone
in
the
room
to
do
the
final
sign
off
on
all
the
planning
effort
that
we've
done
over
the
nine
last
nine
months.
In
what
we
see,
we
really
need
to
focus
on
over
the
next
six
years
highlight
in
this
plan.
Again.
N
This
is
a
summary
sheet
of
our
larger
larger
plan.
The
water
and
sewer
utilities,
just
I
classify
as
utilities,
because
that's
going
to
include
water,
sewer
and
gas
just
that
needed
infrastructure.
We
need
across
the
region
up
and
down
the
I65
Corridor
to
land
I
reference
this
as
an
economic
tital
wave,
because
it's
exactly
what
it
is
so
to
facilitate
a
soft
laning
of
that
we're
looking
at
a
price
tag
of
$534
million
just
on
the
Utility
side
over
the
next
next
six
years.
N
That
does
not
take
into
account
any
of
the
other
projects
that
we
have
and
needs
going
across,
our
region
and
the
other
regions,
because,
obviously,
as
you
all
know,
there's
great
need
out
there
for
water,
water
and
sewer
that
534
million
is
just
directly
related
to
what
we
see
is
needed
for
the
economic
development
picture
that
I
just
outlined
to
you
in
roads
we're
looking
at
$217
million.
N
So
you
can
obviously
quick
math
in
that
we're
just
a
little
less
we're
right
around
$800
million
in
terms
of
what's
needed
in
infrastructure
to
to
Su
successfully
engineer
a
soft
Landing
in
with
this
Economic
Development
in
closing
I
appreciate
again
the
opportunity
to
have
this
conversation
with
you,
I
look
forward
to
any
questions
and
certainly
ways
that
we
can
partner
and
talk
about
how
we
make
this
successful
for
all
of
us
all
across
the
state.
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman.
A
Thank
you,
Senator
Denine,
for
being
here
and
presenting
I
wanted
members
of
the
committee
to
to
get
an
an
idea
of
the
of
the
size
and
the
scope
of
the
project
and,
as
Daniel
pointed
out
not
long
ago,
I
had
the
opportunity,
while
heading
south
on
65
to
pass
it
and
the
the
the
scope
of
the
project
is,
is
bit
overwhelming
just
to
see
I've
never
seen
that
many
cranes
in
one
place
in
my
entire
life
I
was
told
by
some
folks
that
were
were
working
in
the
concrete
business
that
the
demand
for
concrete
and
and
the
construction
we've
seen
so
far
actually
was
creating
a
concrete
shortage
in
in
Kentucky
others
that
needed
it
couldn't
find
it
because
it
was
all
being
utilized.
A
So
I
appreciate
you
coming
here
today
and
and
presenting
and
I
hope
members
have
gotten
a
better
idea
of
the
the
scope
and
the
impact
that
the
project
will
have
on
the
South
Central
Kentucky
Region.
We
do
have
one
question
at
this
point:
U,
Senator,
Mills
and
then
we'll
get
to
Senator
Thomas.
O
Over
here
guys,
sir,
how
are
you
thank
you
for
your
presentation?
Just
you
talked
about
being
a
a
planner,
a
detailed
planner
and
thinking
through
things.
Just
a
couple.
Things
was
curious
to
get
your
comments
on.
Does
it
concern
you
from
a
planning
standpoint
that
only
35%
of
Americans
are
interested
in
buying
an
electric
vehicle
and
then
the
second
question
is
what
occurs
to
these
huge
Investments?
If
federal
policy
changes,
that's
kind
of
driving
the
electrification
of
our
vehicles,.
N
Thank
you,
Senator
Mills,
for
for
that
that
question
I.
We
get
this
question
a
lot
and
I'll
I'll
be
honest
with
you,
Senator
Mills,
it's
probably
above
my
pay
grade
in
in
talking
to
some
of
those
some
of
those
issues,
but
I
I
will
tell
you
through
extensive
market
research.
What
we're
being
told
from
Ford
is
with
gosh
I'm
I'm
going
to
date
myself
here,
the
newer
Generations.
N
This
is
where
America
is
going
and
and
and
their
desire
for
those
electric
automobile
so
much
so
that
Ford
has
bet
their
entire
future
on
it,
which
obviously
is,
is
significant
I
and
to
your
next
question
in
terms
of
really
presidential
leadership.
I
think
is
what
you're,
what
you're
getting
at.
Obviously
we
all
know
politics
can
can
change
on
on
on
on
a
dime
I've
often
said
this
is
an
absolute
personal
opinion.
N
I
want
to
stress
that
being
a
ky
and
I
wish,
we
were
talking
about
more
Coal
Fire
plants
and
than
solar
and
some
of
this,
but
I
I
I
think
we're
a
little
far
down
the
road
at
this
point
in
terms
of
the
Electrical
that
the
politics
it
make
it
very
difficult
to
to
turn
around
because,
let's
face
it,
is
being
driven
largely
by
the
private
sector,
so
I
I
I
personally,
don't
see
any
impact
of
that,
and
certainly
with
Ford
betting,
their
future
on
it
I
assume
they
don't.
P
P
Have
you
had
any
kind
of
dialogue
with
the
University
of
Louisville
or
West
Kentucky
regarding
engineering
and
Technology?
As
this
project
advances,
you
know,
I
know
with
UK.
You
know
they.
They
have
a
a
very
close
relationship
with
Toyota
with
regard
to
to
working
with
with
their
Technology
and
Engineering.
P
So
does
kctcs
there
in
in
in
Georgetown
they've
built
an
advanced
manufacturing
plan
to
assist
with
Toyota,
so
I
was
wondering
whether
you've
had
any
any
coordination
or
nor
of
any
kind
of
attempts
to
work
together
from
both
Western
Kentucky,
University
and
U
of
as
this
plant
progresses
and
comes
online.
Sir.
N
Yes
to
all
of
it,
and
so
I'll
I'll
highlight
a
little
bit.
We
as
in
elad,
we
recently
sold
our
building
and
moved
and
we
sold
that
building
to
ectc
and
their
plan
use
for
it
as
an
engineering
school
and
obviously,
as
you
know,
two
year,
College
doesn't
have
a
full,
four-year
engineering
program.
We
have
a
great
leader
and
president
in
Dr
Justin
Pate,
who
is
as
Forward
Thinking
as
anyone
in
the
in
the
nation.
N
In
my
humble
opinion,
he
is
working
tirelessly
and
I'll
be
honest,
sir.
We
are
taking
a
backseat
to
that
because
he
is
the
one
that
is
driving,
that
train
and
frankly,
needs
to
and
bringing
all
the
schools
together
in
their
engineering
knowledge
and
his
plan
and
I
know
he
has
a
number
of
M
signed
and
ready
to
go.
Now
is
to
turn
our
former
building
into
an
engineering
school.
N
That's
going
to
house
all
those
program,
so
we
have
an
onsite
in
the
area
school
that
will
produce
these
engineers
and
they're
already
recruiting
in
middle
school
and
high
school
to
bring
those
engineers
in
we've
talked
a
lot
about
in
our
communities,
and
you
know
Tommy,
drwan
and
I
said
here
as
meaf
County
and
we
had
to
leave
our
County
to
have
find
opportunity.
N
We
now
have
the
opportunity,
not
just
in
Harden
County
but
the
region,
that
our
sons,
daughters,
grandsons
granddaughters,
no
longer
have
to
leave
our
community
to
find
the
STEM
related
jobs.
It's
the
Holy,
Grail,
obviously
of
stem
jobs
and
we're
really
really
laser
focused
on
that
pushing
it
forward.
E
And
if
I
will,
if
you
I
would
like
to
add,
Western
Kentucky
has
brought
with
it
to
Elizabeth
Town
lots
of
entrepreneurial
technology
opportunities,
and
we
see
that
ripple
effect.
E
There
are
lots
of
incubators
if
you
will
of
Technology
from
payroll
to
Workforce
Development,
but
there
is
just
a
great
deal
of
Technology
small
technology
companies
that
are
coming
into
the
Harden
County
area
in
the
Lincoln
Trail
area.
As
a
result
of
of
this.
L
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman,
some
of
my
questions
were
were
asked
by
Senator.
Well,
Senator
Mills.
My
concern.
One
of
the
concerns
I
have
is
you
know
there
is
a
war
on
fossil
fuels
in
our
country.
Right
now,
in
Kentucky
certainly
is
coming
out
on
losing
into
that,
but
we
need
to
continue
as
we
go
into
the
future,
to
make
sure
we're
going
to
be
able
to
provide
this
power,
and
that's
so
that's
my
first
question.
This
is
that's
a
lot
of
power.
L
I
mean
this
is
when
I
look
at
this
project,
I
just
have
to
say
wow.
You
know
that
is
a
lot
of
power,
so
I
hope
that
as
we
go
into
the
future,
we're
going
to
be
a
provide
Power
for
these
type
of
things,
and
the
only
other
thing
I'd
say
is
one
word
caution.
I'm
a
businessman
and
years
ago
I
had
a
fairly
large
business
and
early
in
my
career,
I
I
had
one
client
that
was
huge
and
they
went
out
of
business
and
so
I
I,
just
I.
N
To
speak,
I
appreciate
that
Senator
and
speak
that
to
that
a
little
bit
that
we
we
have
we're
fortunate
in
Harden,
County
and
and
I
think
the
outad
region
as
a
whole
we're
we
have
a
pretty
diverse
economy
and
obviously
this
is
going
to
be
a
big
big
role
in
the
Bread
Basket,
so
to
speak,
but
we're
fortunate
to
have
Fort.
Knox
I
talked
about
new
core
steel,
we're
now
bringing
on
bourbon
distillery,
so
we're
very
diverse
So.
N
That
obviously
helps
in
quite
quite
a
bit
to
speak
to
the
the
power
issue.
I
know
in
speaking
to
Congressman
guth's
Representatives.
Last
week,
TVA
has
expressed
a
concern
about
their
power
generation
and
being
able
to
facilitate
more
of
these
large
projects
in
Kentucky,
so
they're
they're
nearing
their
their
allocation.
Is
my
my
understanding.
I,
don't
believe
that
to
be
the
case
with
LG
and
and
KU,
which
is
supplying
this
plant
in
in
a
lot
of
the
northern
part
of
the
I65
Corridor.
N
To
my
knowledge,
they
have
not
expressed
any
concerns,
but
TVA
has
you
know
so,
and
it's
not
just
I,
don't
want
to
focus
just
on
electricity
either,
sir,
because
we,
the
city
of
Elizabeth,
Town
I,
have
to
be
careful
what
what
I
say
as
a
result
of
inside
knowledge,
but
the
city
of
Elizabeth
Town
is
now
in
the
position
of
having
to
turn
away
other
Economic
Development
projects
that
are
very
large
because
we
lack
the
infrastructure
to
be
able
to
to
support
it.
N
So
it's
a
number
of
these
but
I
think
that's
a
good
problem
to
have,
because
people
want
to
invest
in
Kentucky
and
that's
a
great
that's,
that's
not
a
bad
thing.
That's
a
that's
a
blessing
for
all
of
us.
Thank
you.
D
Brater,
thank
you,
Mr
London,
for
being
here,
it's
great
to
see
you
and
Senator
de
it's
good
to
see
you
too,
but
just
if
you
think
about
this,
the
sewer
roads,
Bridges,
electric
housing,
hospitals,
restaurants,
trades,
Professional,
Services
jails,
daycares
vehicle
sales,
all
this
across
the
board
is
expanding
in
this
one
little
community,
so
the
infrastructure
we
are
limited
by
our
sewer.
We
can't
grow
or
expand
anymore
unless
we
have
sewer
facilities,
water
facilities,
electric.
So
that's
a
huge
huge
thing
that
we
need
to
be
aware
of.
D
The
other
thing
I
want
to
talk
about
is
that
we
you
touch
a
little
bit
on
was
investment
in
people,
so
we
need
the
people,
the
technology
and
the
training
to
do
to
prepare
these
people
for
these
high-tech
type
jobs
and
one
of
the
best
ways
in
the
community
to
do
that
is
through
our
community
colleges.
D
Can
you
put
together
a
program
that
would
train
people
on
how
to
build
this
battery
or
how
to
engineer
think
about
the
engineering
side
of
building
this
battery
in
a
clean
room
that
we're
going
to
have
at
this
facility,
so
they're,
developing
programs
in
college
curriculum
that
doesn't
yet
exist
in
our
College
Programs.
So
I
think
that
if
you
think
about
investment
in
people
to
prepare
people
for
these
high-tech
and
jobs,
it's
very
important
to
that.
D
R
R
Although
I'm,
you
know,
I
Rejoice,
like
all
kuckian
and
the
investment
made
in
the
community
I
think
it's
clear
that
the
push
for
electrical
Vehicles
is
driven
from
the
federal
government
and-
and
you
know
I
think
potentially
threatens
to
put
the
United
States
in
a
crisis
as
far
as
having
adequate
generation
to
to
power
these
vehicles.
But
I
guess
one
question
I
might
have
is:
do
you
have
any
idea
of
what
the
average
vehicle
is
going
to
cost
it's
going
to
be
produced
U,
you
know
utilizing
the
batteries
in
this
plant.
N
Sir
I
I
I
do
not
that
hasn't
been
information.
That's
been
provided
to
my
knowledge.
R
So
you
don't
even
know
whether
the
average
American
is
going
to
be
able
to
afford
one
of
these
vehicles.
I
do
not
know
that
sir,
a
brief
followup,
where
are
most
of
the
materials
being
sourced
to
produce
these
batteries
coming
from?
Are
they
coming
from
the
United
States
of
America
or
these,
or
will
these
materials
be
coming
from
China.
N
I
I,
don't
know
the
breakdown.
Sir
again
I
haven't
that
information
hasn't
been
provided
by
the
by
the
company.
We've
been
told
that
they're
going
to
source
as
much
of
that
on
Shore
as
possible
due
to
obviously
trade
Wars
and
concerns,
but
I
I
don't
have
the
breakdown
of
that.
Sir.
R
Okay,
don't
you
think
that
these
would
be
important
things
to
know
before
we
do
a
serious
investment
I
mean
clearly
we've
seen
major
American
cities
like
Flint,
like
Detroit,
that
eventually
have
large
Investments,
become
ghost
towns
due
to
various
poor
planning
in
the
long
term,
some
of
which,
as
a
result
of
of
of
government
overreach
and
Regulation
and
other
types
of
of
things.
R
E
Washington
I
can
address
some
of
those
things.
I
I
believe
it's
not
whether
or
not
it
is
coming.
It
is
here
it
is
here
now.
The
development
is
here:
the
need
for
infrastructure
not
only
surrounding
blue
oval
SK,
but
the
multitude
of
factories.
Many
of
them
such
as
that
are
already
currently
in
our
Industrial
Park
deal
with
not
just
electric
or
EV
battery
Productions,
but
they
also
deal
in
truck
parts
that
are
combustible
engines.
E
You
have
to
understand
that
our
hospitals,
our
roads,
our
schools,
everything
from
education,
we're
actually
meeting
with
middle
schoolers,
now
discussing
Advanced
manufacturing
opportunities.
It's
here,
it's
not
a
debate
whether
or
not
it's
coming
or
it's
not
coming.
It
is
here-
and
we
have
got
to
step
forward
and
address
the
issues
that
feed
our
Commonwealth,
and
that
is
the
people
of
our
Commonwealth.
These
are
the
jobs
that
the
people
of
the
Commonwealth
really
need.
They
are
high-paying
jobs.
E
E
We
need
the
infrastructure
for
the
housing
for
the
sewer
for
the
water,
for
the
Emergency
Services,
it's
badly
needed.
It's
a
must.
We
can
play
Politics
on
a
national
level,
but
Ford
blue
oval
SK
has
invested
in
the
Commonwealth
and
I
believe
that
we
have
to
build
around
that
investment
for
the
people
of
our
Commonwealth
to
move
forward.
If
we
want
to
talk
about
poverty,
levels
and
unemployment
levels
and
all
of
those
things
that
our
state's
been
known
for
for
years,
this
is
our
opportunity.
This
is
the
strike
point.
E
This
is
the
tip
of
the
spear.
This
is
what
brings
other
factories
here
and
you've,
seen
it
up
and
down
I65
Corridor
and
Beyond
I
believe
they're
here
in
Kentucky
because
of
the
wealth
of
coal
and
infrastructure,
that's
available
land,
that's
available
opportunities,
that's
available!
So
I
implore
you
to
look
beyond
the
short-term
of
politics
and
to
look
at
the
long-term
employment
opportunities
for
the
people
of
the.
Q
Lockett,
thank
you
chairman
and
thank
you
Senator
for
those
those
remarks.
I
just
had
a
couple
of
questions
in
a
statement.
Q
First
of
all,
I
I've
I
drove
down,
like
you,
Mr
chairman
a
couple
weeks
ago,
heading
towards
Nashville
and
past
this
Behemoth,
that's
on
the
side
of
the
road
and
honestly
I
probably
caused
a
wreck
because
I
slowed
down
just
to
look
at
it
and
just
just
to
just
to
kind
of
take
it
in
I,
mean
kind
of
you
know,
looks
like
six
flags
being
being
being
built
there
on
the
side
of
the
road.
But
it's
a
it's
a
super
thing.
Q
My
my
question
does
revolve
around
electricity
and
I
know
that
you
threw
out
some
terms
that
I'm
not
familiar
with
in
terms
of
the
amount
of
power
that
is
needed.
You
did
mention
that
the
power
is
coming
from
primarily
lgn
and
KU.
Are
you
familiar
with,
where
or
or
how
that
power
is
being
produced
currently
that
they
will
supply
these
these
plants?
So
is
it
Coal
Fired?
Is
it
wind?
Is
it
solar?
N
It's
going
to
take
all
of
it.
Obviously,
because,
as
you
know,
the
the
infrastructure
in
Kentucky
for
Renewables
is
pretty
pretty
slim
at
this
point.
N
I
don't
want
to
speak
for
LG,
lgn
and
and
KU
in
terms
of
what
that
mix
is,
but
I
know
it's
blue
oal
sk's
desire
to
have
as
much
renewable
energy
as
possible
that
they're
they're
going
to
use
their
goal
is
to
be
0%
carbon
footprint
right
off
right
off
off
the
bat
so
I'm
presuming
most
of
this
is
going
to
be
fed
in
some
way
by
Renewables
but
again
I
sir
I,
with
all
due
respect.
I,
don't
want
to
speak
for
LG
and
KU.
N
Yeah,
of
course
they
it
was
a
purchase
contract,
obviously
between
Ford,
LG
and
and
KU,
so
to
break
this
down
just
a
little
bit
further.
N
That
site
was
divided
in
terms
of
service
between
LG
and
KU
and
noin
electric,
which
is
ekpc
Eastern,
Kentucky,
Power,
Cooperative,
noin
and
ekpc
end
up
seeding
that
territory
to
lgn
and
KU
I,
don't
know
all
the
specifics
as
to
why
that
why
that
occurred,
I
presume
it
part
of
it
was
because
of
capacity
and
split,
split
that
and
then
ekpc
and
no
Lin
took
the
everything
else.
Basically,
in
that
area,
in
order
to
to
ensure
proper
service
was
provided
to
them.
N
So
those
discussions
between
Ford,
LG
and
KU
obviously
are
occurring
in
terms
of
what
their
desires
are
and
what
they
can
supply
and
I'm.
Not
privy
to
that.
Sir
sure.
Q
One
more
question
too:
Mr
chairman
one
of
the
questions
that
I
get,
which
I
cannot
answer
from
constituents
when,
when
they
talk
about
EVs
and
talk
about
kind
of
going
forward
and
so
forth
in
this
environment,
there's
all
kinds
of
things
online
and
so
forth.
On
social
media
that
that
will
say
you
know
a
battery
replacement
on
a
car.
Is
this
much
you
know
x
amount
of
thousands
of
dollars?
Do
you
have
any
idea?
Q
N
I,
do
not,
sir,
they
have
not
released
that
information,
and
much
of
this
is
still
proprietary,
obviously
as
part
of
their
part
of
their
agreement
and
I'll
go
back
and
reference.
N
This
is
a
again
a
joint
partnership
between
Ford
and
skon,
and
so
they're
still
filling
out
a
lot
of
their
relationship
and
what
things
are
going
to
to
look
like,
so
their
focus
has
been
on
construction
building
these
Partnerships
to
make
sure
that
they
have
suppliers
in
place
as
well
as
work
for
so
they
haven't
really
gone
into
those
details.
Yet,
okay,
thank
you.
Yes,
sir
all.
Q
M
Fromom,
thank
you
for
sharing
this.
This
is
astounding.
In
particular,
this
last
th
thrust
slide
it.
It
is
almost
a
strategic
plan
that
we
could
all
take
and
apply
to
almost
anything
when
I've
been
in
committee
meetings.
M
Over
the
last
three
days,
we've
spent
a
tremendous
amount
of
discussion
on
the
multiple
billions
of
dollars
that
our
Kentucky
taxpayers,
all
those
that
are
working
so
diligently
daily
earning
a
wage,
are
putting
towards
those
that
aren't
working
daily,
earning
a
wage,
so
we're
looking
at
huge
Medicaid
dollars
that
we're
paying
out
enormous
unemployment
dollars,
just
it
even
the
presenters.
Just
before
you
talking
about
77,000
students
or
people
between
the
age
of
16
and
24.
M
Can
you
help
declare
the
process
underway
to
reach
around
the
Commonwealth
of
Kentucky
and
invite
draw
mark
Market,
promote
reach
out
to
those
unemployed,
underemployed
unkilled,
because
I
love
what
you
said
about
the
president
of
the
community
college
in
that
area?
That
has
a
vision,
but
how
do
we
get
people
from
Newport?
In
my
Senate
District
to
eTown.
N
Sure,
and
that's
a
great
question
and
I
appreciate
that
I
I've
heard
this
this
statistic
numerous
times:
I
presume
it
to
be
a
fact
that
Toyota
draws
from
over
80
counties
at
any
given
time
in
terms
of
employment.
I
would
argue
that
we're
a
little
more
centrally
located
than
Georgetown
in
terms
of
what
we
can
pull
from.
So
I
fully
expect
us
to
be
pulling
again
from
the
entire
State
in
addition
to
Tennessee
Indiana
and
those
nearby
States
and
Nationwide.
So
it's
all
hands-
on
Deck.
N
Obviously
the
friends
and
colleagues
you
see
behind
me
in
the
workforce,
Community,
we
all
are
queued
in
we
collaborate
closely.
One
of
the
questions
for
the
previous
panel
is
how
closely
where
work
we
work
with
Chambers
community
colleges
Etc.
We
are
all
dialed
in
on
this
on
on
this
issue
and
we're
working
together
to
recruit,
get
information
out
all
across
through
the
chamber
networks
through
our
Workforce
networks
and
through
kcts.
N
Networks
as
well
to
let
everyone
know
that
we
have
this
need
and
recruiting
has
started
in
that
not
only
Workforce
boards
from
the
elad
region
and
others
we're
out
recruiting
blue
oval
SK
has
their
own
recruiting
team.
They
are
going
Statewide
at
every
career,
fair,
every
school
event,
whether
it
be
middle
school
or
high
school
that
they
can
get
into
to
pull
from
these.
N
In
addition
to
College
events
in
in
recruiting
we're,
also
looking
at
hey,
how
can
we
look
at
this
as
a
Revival
of
sorts
of
those
who
are
underserved
and
under
privilege
whether
they've
had?
U
a
criminal
issue,
a
drug
issue,
which
obviously
is
huge
huge
I
I'll,
give
you
a
great
example,
our
Workforce
board
and
the
bar
river
or
I'm?
N
Sorry,
the
Warren
County
Workforce
board
just
partnered
and
received
a
grant
on
someone
dedicated
solely
to
recruiting
for
the
EV
battery
manufacturers
in
our
area,
as
well
as
Bowling
Green,
and
their
primary
focus
is
going
to
be
underserved
and
under
privilege
and
folks
that
we
can
get
on
the
right
track.
Going
back
to
Senator
Den's
comment.
This
is
a
unique
opportunity
that
we
have
this
opportunity
from
from
the
Indiana
Kentucky
border
down
to
the
Kentucky
Tennessee
border.
N
All
that
economic
development
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
write
a
lot
of
wrongs
in
terms
of
our
Workforce
and
where
people
stand,
we
we
not
only
will
be
having
people
to
come
to
Kentucky
specifically
to
work
here,
which
obviously
is
a
focus
because
we
don't
have
enough
people,
but
we
now
have
the
unique
opportunity
that
saying
hey
you've
had
a
drug
issue,
we're
going
to
get
you
rehabed,
but
I'm.
Sorry,
you
don't
have
anywhere
to
work.
N
We
are
now
going
to
have
those
opportunities,
and
so
I
think
this
is
a
magical
moment
for
us
to
be
able
to
pull
all
that
together
and
we
are
working
fervently
ma'am
to
make
that
make
that
happen.
M
And
and
just
thank
you,
a
followup
to
that
I
was
attending
the
Kentucky
manufacturers,
Association
hosted
at
Gateway
Community
and
Technical
College
and
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
Senator
Denine
is
a
ship
Builder
he's
a
relationship,
partnership,
friendship,
he's
a
ship
Builder
and
one
of
the
outcomes.
From
that
meeting
there
were
five
panelists
that
acknowledged
they
couldn't
hire
someone
with
a
felony
background.
They
wouldn't
hire
because
they
have
Federal
contracts
and
they
have
other
contracts
that
won't
allow
them,
and
there
was
some
suggestion.
Well
then,
let's
get
their
records.
Expunged.
I,
don't
agree
with
that.
M
I
do
believe
that
we
as
employers
really
care
to
walk
in
that
recovery
Journey,
but
the
recovery
journey
is
a
lifetime
and
I
would
rather
not
expunge.
I
would
rather
be
aware
and
partner
and
recognize
and
acknowledge.
So
that
means
company
policies.
That
means
encouraging
these
policies
to
be
clearly
established.
Don't
expunge
past
history
know
it
live
it
acknowledge
it
and
you
know,
walk
on
the
journey
with
it,
but
and
let's
get
him
employed.
N
Absolutely
and
and
to
that
point
ma'am,
obviously,
as
you're
aware
Senator
NE
was
a
pretty
previous
Eliz
town
city,
council,
member
and
city
government,
as
well
as
other
governments
in
our
region
are
now
taking
a
look
at
hey.
Why
are
we
not
hiring
someone
just
because
they
have
a
fony
on
the
record?
What
is
their
story?
What
is
their
journey
and
if
they're,
at
the
right
spot
in
that
Journey
we're
going
to
hire
them?
The
city
of
Elizabeth
Town
is
taking
a
look
at
that
now.
N
Our
Employers
in
the
area
are
taking
a
look
at
that.
Our
Jailer
Josh
lindblum
started
a
couple
years
ago,
providing
employees
from
the
Detention
Center
to
factories
and
other
business
businesses
who
have
shown
and
demonstrated
that
they're
on
the
road
to
recovery,
and
so
that
was
a
contract
between
the
detention
center
and
many
of
the
employers
to
get
them
inside
an
employment
environment
teach
them
new
skills,
abilities
responsibility
so
that
they
have
something
when
they
return
to
to
to
to
the
real
world.
E
And
I
would
like
to
add
to
your
to
your
question
about
the
importance
of
our
community
colleges
and
the
Workforce
Development
and
I
I
was
steal
a
phrase
from
Dr
Pate
at
ectc.
This
is
a
generational
and
transformational
moment
for
Kentucky.
We
will
see
more
first
gen
people
attending
Workforce,
ready
programs
at
our
community
colleges
to
be
eligible
for
employment
at
these
factories
that
are
coming
not
only
for
this
one,
but
for
all
all
the
factories
that
are
coming
around
it.
This
is
transformational.
E
This
is
going
to
move
people
out
of
poverty
off
of
welfare
and
into
high-paying
jobs.
This
is
a
once
in
a
lifetime
opportunity,
so
I
want
to
stress
the
importance
of
of
please
take
a
close
look
at
the
last
slide
and
some
of
the
funding
that
are
is
being
requested,
and
that
is,
of
course,
maybe
not
over
one
budget
but
over
the
next
several
budgets.
So
please
take
a
close
look
at
that.
Thank.
O
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Mr
chairman,
and
this
is
this-
is
in
no
way
to
put
you
guys
on
the
hot
seat
and
you
can
choose
not
to
even
answer
this
question,
but
the
discussion
that
we've
just
had
really
brings
another
question
to
mind.
So
you
said
LG
and
K
are
going
to
supply
power.
You
know
they
are
before
the
PSC
requesting
to
shut
down
four
coal
power
plants
in
the
next
three.
You
know
two
to
four
years
and
replace
it
with
gas
and
Renewables.
O
O
There
does
not
come
from
Renewables,
so
I
would
just
ask
that
if
you
haven't
asked
the
question
of
KL
g&,
how
they
plan
to
supply
reliable
energy
not
only
to
SK,
but
we
don't
want
to
get
put
our
whole
Commonwealth
in
a
situation
like
you
find
eTown
right
now
in
water
and
sewer
where
we
can't
do
anything,
because
we
have
no
power
and
we
have
no
reliable
power.
O
So
please
ask
that
question
of
your
power
suppliers
as
you
get
together
and
plan
some
more
and
congratulations
on
the
on
the
Venture.
It's
awesome
when
you
drive
by
it
I
want
to
add
my
kudos
to
that
best
of
luck.
But
when
you
come
before
us
and
explain,
a
lot
of
us
hadn't
had
much
explanation
about
the
plant,
so
it
brings
up
questions
like
you're
hearing
today
and
they
not
to
be
we're
not
downplaying
the
the
size
and
the
the
greatness
that
it
could
be
for
your
community.
O
So
but
that
is
a
concern
of
mine.
Is
that
LG
and
KU
will
not
have
consistent,
reliable
energy
not
only
for
SK
but
for
central
part
of
Kentucky.
N
Thank
you,
sir.
We
will
ask
that
question
if
I
may
make
one
final
remark
and
Senator
nine
talked
about
this
a
little
bit
in
terms
of
water
and
sewer
need
and
I
want
to
focus
in
a
little
bit
on
Water,
I
I
know.
All
of
you
hear
this
on
a
daily
basis
in
terms
of
what
the
in
water
infrastructure
need
is
across
the
state.
It
is
critical,
it
is
absolutely
critical.
The
Aging
of
our
systems
are
enormously.
N
Understated
rates
have
been
a
challenge
in
terms
of
being
able
to
produce
the
amount
of
income
to
really
keep
up
and
replace
this
infrastructure.
So,
as
you
look
at
this
issue
across
your
state,
just
please
keep
in
mind.
We
don't
want
just
like
power,
Mr
Mills.
We
certainly
don't
want
to
end
up
in
a
situation
like
the
West,
is
in
in
having
water
issues
and
and
not
because
we're
not
getting
enough
rain,
but
because
we
don't
have
the
infrastructure
facilitated.
N
I
have
counties
now
in
my
region
that
have
water
interruptions
as
a
result
of
failing
infrastructure
and
we're
really
looking
at
that
as
being
wide
scale
wide
scale
across
across
the
state.
If
we
don't
do
something,
thank
you.
A
A
That's
necessary
for
this
to
happen,
and
that's
why
we
have
this
discussion
today
and
that's
why
I
as
Daniel,
to
come
and
and
present
on
this,
so
that
we
can
do
what
I
believe
was
accomplished
today
and
that's
where
we've
vet
this
project,
we
ask
questions,
look
to
the
Future
and
think
about
things
that
maybe
previously
had
not
been
discussed
or
thought
of,
and
so
I
appreciate
the
the
dialogue
and
the
impact
with
the
members
of
the
committee
today
on
this
discussion
again,
thank
you
for
being
here.