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F
A
We
have
a
quarrel
very
good,
very
good
in
addition
to
having
a
quorum.
We
also
have
several
new
members
to
our
committee.
So
before
we
officially
get
started,
we
will
ask
each
of
them
to
give
a
brief
introduction
to
the
committee
and
folks
watching
at
home,
and
also
maybe
just
a
quick
how
how
come
you're
interested
in
tourism
or
why
it's
important
to
your
district
and
we'll
start
with
our
new
Vice
chair,
Sean
McPherson.
A
G
You
chairwoman,
my
name's
Sean
McPherson
I
represent
the
22nd
District,
which
is
Alan
Simpson,
and
a
southern
portion
of
Warren
County
and
I'm
just
happy
to
be
here
my
background:
I'm,
a
real
estate
appraiser
by
trade.
Also
my
family
and
I
own,
a
couple
of
assisted
livings
there
in
Allen
County.
We
have
Baron
River
State
Park
there,
and
we
have
just
a
lot
of
park
services
around
us.
G
There,
we've
got
Mammoth
Cave,
pretty
close
to
us
in
my
former
life
I
used
to
be
a
staff
Appraiser
for
the
highway
department
and
did
a
lot
of
work
all
over
the
state
around
the
park
system,
so
I'm
very
familiar
with
that.
I
want
to
support
it
in
any
way.
I
can
and
just
tickle
to
death
to
be
here
as
the
vice
chair.
Thank
you.
A
C
Thank
you,
madam
chairman.
Chad.
All
79th,
District
Lexington
Kentucky
I,
represent
a
good
central
part
of
the
City
of
Lexington,
including
UK
in
the
neighborhoods
just
south
of
the
University
I'm
excited
to
be
on
this
committee
to
help
visit
lacks
and
other
organizations
to
bring
more
tourism
to
Lexington
and
Central
Kentucky.
You
know
in
a
previous
life
as
well.
C
I
had
the
opportunity
to
work
in
a
previous
Governor's,
Administration
and
visit
most
of,
if
not
all
the
state
parks
throughout
Kentucky,
so
I'm
excited
to
support
our
state
parks
system
and
support
tourism
throughout
all
the
Commonwealth
I
do
want
to
recognize
a
special
guest.
Ali
Walters
is
in
the
audience
today.
Ali
is
both
a
constituent
and
a
student
at
the
University
of
Kentucky.
She
is
double
majoring
in
Poli
SCI
in
Spanish,
so
she's
smart
as
a
whip
and
she
plans
to
go
to
law
school.
So
everybody
watch
out.
H
You,
madam
chair,
my
name,
is
Ryan
Dyson
I'm,
State
Rep
of
the
73rd
District,
which
is
all
of
Clark
County,
and
the
southeast
portion
of
Fayette
County,
along
with
small
business
I,
think
this
committee,
an
economic
development,
is
the
backbone
with
tourism
to
really
grow
our
Commonwealth
and
to
really
bring
new
adventures
and
new
opportunities
to
this
Commonwealth
and
I
I'm,
so
glad
to
be
a
part
of
it.
This
is
my
fourth
committee
and
I
really
was
looking
forward
to
it
serving
along
with
representative
King.
H
A
I
F
Thank
you.
Madam
chairman.
I'm
Richard
white
I'm
represent
the
99th
District,
which
is
round
County
Morgan
and
Ella
County.
In
my
district
we
have
a
Cave
Run
Lake,
which
is
a
popular
tourist
attraction.
We
have
the
Daniel
Boone
National
Forest
a
lot
of
hiking
trails.
It's
a
trail,
town
and
Moorhead
is
a
lot
of
people
come
up
and
spend
their
vacation
there
in
our
area
and
I'm
happy
to
be
on
this
committee
and
hope
to
make
an
impact.
Thank
you.
J
Thank
you,
madam
chairman
I
I'm
from
Whitley
County,
District,
82
and
parts
of
Laurel.
We
have
the
Cumberland
Falls,
which
is
a
rather
large
State
Park
and
there's
plenty
of
hiking
trails
there
and
we
have
Laurel
Lake
and
our
state
is
just
so
diverse
and
beautiful,
and
so
many
areas
of
our
state
have
so
much
to
offer
for
tourism,
Eastern,
Kentucky,
Southeastern,
Kentucky,
I.
J
Think
with
the
Apple
Appalachian
Mountains
is
a
big
part
of
that
I
I
live
right
on
the
Tennessee
border,
so
I
definitely
want
to
help
those
folks
that
might
be
driving
down
from
Ohio
Michigan
I
want
to
help
to
make
sure
they
stop
in
one
of
our
areas
on
their
way
down
there.
So
that's
that's
my
hope
for
this
committee
and
I'm
honored
to
be
a
part
of
it.
Thank
you.
A
And
I
know
we
will,
with
your
help,
we
will
encourage
them
to
stop
and
spend
some
money
in
Whitley
County.
So
thank
you
for
being
on
board.
This
committee
would
not
be
the
excellent
committee
that
it
is
without
our
tremendous
staff.
We
have
Janine
Coy
our
committee
staff
administrator
Sasha
Allen,
who
serves
as
committee
assistant,
Audrey,
Ernst,
Berger
committee,
analyst
Crystal,
Thompson
committee
analyst
and
the
chair,
and
vice
chair
also
have
cabinet
liaison
Brad
Montel
and
our
policy
analyst
Rachel
Volk.
A
So
thank
you
all
for
helping
us
to
get
data
together,
and
we
appreciate
everything
that
you
do
so
very
much
as
far
as
introductions
I
want
to
spec
introduce
my
special
guest.
Today
we
have
teen
leadership,
Mercer
County
and
adult
leadership
Mercer
County.
This
is
a
project
of
the
Mercer
County
Chamber
of
Commerce.
If
they
will
stand
for
just
a
brief
moment,
we've
got
a
good
full
day
planned
and
thank
you
for
welcoming
my
special
guest
to
this
committee
and
I
know
they're
going
to
have
a
great
day.
A
If
you
would
be
so
kind
to
make
sure
that
your
phone
is
silenced,
if
you
would
like
to
speak
on
any
presentation
or
have
a
question
about
a
bill
at
Future
committees,
if
you
will,
please
use
the
sign
in
sheet
by
the
door,
as
is
lrc
and
committee
policy.
We
don't
allow
signs
or
anything
like
that,
and
please
signal
to
one
of
our
tremendous
staff.
If
you
would
like
to
have
a
question
put
in
the
queue
and
we
have
called
the
roll,
we
do
have
a
quorum.
A
E
You
Chair
King
and
we're
going
to
start
well.
First
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
having
us
here
to
to
speak
with
you
all
today,
you've
been
a
great
committee
to
Kentucky
state
parks
and
we
appreciate
all
your
efforts,
interests
questions
and
you
know
we
look
forward
to
moving
forward
in
the
future
and
and
and
take
big
steps
so
with
that
I
want
to
introduce
and
for
our
opening
and
introductions.
E
Our
new
secretary
of
Tourism
secretary
case
beer
Landy
case
beer,
who
is
a
familiar
face
over
here
in
the
general
assembly.
So
with
that
said,
secretary
thank.
K
You
Russ
so
I'm
Lindy
case
beer,
the
second,
the
new
secretary,
as
of
just
like
today
that
fish,
actually
it's
official
tomorrow,
but
we're
very
pleased
to
be
over
here
for
18
years.
I
set
where,
where
you
all
set
now
I
was
in
the
house
for
six
in
the
senate
for
12
and
wouldn't
trade
that
experience
for
anything
and
served.
K
Then
in
the
executive
branch
two
years
in
the
Fletcher
Administration
and
eight
in
the
governor,
shears
Administration
in
the
tourism,
Arts
and
Heritage
cabinet
and
and
I,
can
assure
you
that
you
know
we're
a
little
biased
over
there.
But
we
think
it's
the
best
cabinet
in
state
government,
because
it
actually
is
what
showcases
everything.
That's
so
wonderful
about
Kentucky
and
what
draws
people
into
the
state.
K
What
draws
them
here
and
keeps
them
here
and
things
that
some
of
you
all
have
said
in
your
introductions
this
morning
of
the
areas
that
you
represent
and
how
important
that
is
to
you.
So
it's
important
up
to
every
Kentuckian
and
we
take
that
very
seriously
all
day
every
day,
because
we're
stewards
of
the
state
parks
and
I
think
that
you'll
see
that
in
this
presentation
you
know
they're,
not
just
a
popular
tourist
attraction
but
they've
been
instrumental
in
the
state's
emergency
response
efforts
under
the
direction
of
Governor
beshear.
K
The
array
of
services
provided
by
state
parks
during
covid
created
an
opportunity
for
us
to
provide
the
necessary
resources
that
positioned
the
Commonwealth
for
fighting
the
virus
and
throughout
the
pandemic,
four
Kentucky
state
parks
provided
temporary
housing
for
First
Responders
Frontline
health
care
workers,
low
Acuity
patients,
utilizing
over
2
000
room
nights
as
a
low
Acuity
Acuity
shelter.
Some
of
our
Parks
also
served
as
a
vaccination
sites.
K
The
state
parks
I
got
my
pages
out
of
order,
so
that
was
page
two,
so
you
can
tell
I'm
new
on
the
job.
Okay,
so
bear
with
me.
So
what
I
should
have
said
at
the
beginning
was:
is
state
parks
reach
our
100
year
anniversary
next
year,
we're
looking
for
that
decade
and
Beyond.
It's
critical
to
update
the
parks,
infrastructure
and
our
equipment.
K
K
And
so
not
just
during
covid,
but
also
during
our
large-scale
natural
disasters
with
the
tornadoes
and
the
flooding
in
Eastern
Kentucky,
the
state's
emergency
response
effort
mobilized
by
Governor,
beshear,
totaled,
11,
state
parks
to
service
Community,
Resources,
providing
emergency
emergency
shelters
and
food
services
for
displaced
families
and
responders.
Some
of
those
families
are
still
in
our
Parks.
Some
are
at
Ginny
Wiley
and
some
are
car
Creek
in
Western
Kentucky,
our
state
parks
provided
temporary
housing
to
more
than
800
individuals
and
250
First
Responders
over
360
individuals
impacted
by
the
flooding
in
Eastern.
K
K
Even
though
this
is
my
first
official
day
I've
been
in
the
office
since
January,
23rd
and
I've
learned
very
quickly.
Just
the
dedication
and
how
there
is
such
buy-in
on
the
part
of
all
the
folks,
then
this
is
just
a
sampling,
but
the
folks
that
are
behind
us
of
their
dedication
to
the
Kentucky
state
parks
and
and
their
desire
to
see
them
succeed
and
grow
and
the
pride
that
that
they
and
we
all
have
in
our
Park
system.
And
we
want
to
maintain
that
for
the
next
hundred
years.
E
Thank
you,
secretary
I
want
to
introduce
a
friendly
face
to
this
committee
and
to
Kentucky
state
parks.
Those
of
you
that
are
new
I
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
introduce
him
properly.
Ron
vanover
is
our
Deputy
Commissioner
of
Kentucky
state
parks
he's
a
lifelong
team,
member
of
Kentucky
state
parks.
He
started
his
career
and
with
the
Commonwealth
and
state
parks
in
the
late
80s
and
has
been
park,
manager
has
been
State.
Naturalist
has
been
a
director
of
state
parks
and
is
now
Deputy
Commissioner
we're
proud
of
of
rhyme.
E
What
he's
done
you
should
be
proud.
He's
brings
a
great
wealth
of
knowledge
to
Kentucky
state
parks
and
our
path
forward.
So
with
that
said,
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Mr
vanover
and
he
will
take
off
and
start
our
presentation.
Thank
you.
L
L
L
You
know
when
we
look
back
at
our
Kentucky
state
parks.
Next
year
we
do
celebrate
our
100th
anniversary
as
the
secretary
and
we
celebrate
that
simultaneously.
Chairwoman
King
with
your
250th
anniversary
at
Old,
Fort
Herod,
with
Kentucky
with,
starts
here,
to
give
just
a
brief
history
as
it
leads
into
our
mission.
E
Thank
you,
commissioner.
Vanover
and
I'll
lead
us
into
Parks
operations
again,
I
want
to
reiterate
what
the
secretary
and
commissioner
vanover
have
stated
about
our
team
behind
us
and
the
work
that
they
do.
Straight
From
the
Heart
all
for
the
right
reasons
for
the
Commonwealth
for
your
communities
to
bring
tourism
to
Kentucky
to
your
communities
and
help
us
prosper
and
give
us
opportunities
for
the
future.
E
So
I
want
to
thank
our
team,
their
efforts,
they've
served,
as
commissioner
vanover
said,
over
150
years
of
experience
and
several
several
several
administrations
here
in
Frankfort,
so
they're
true
servants,
and
we
appreciate
everything
they
do.
This
is
what
Kentucky
state
parks
operations
is
all
about.
Take
all
this
in
44
state
parks,
including
17,
Resort
parks,
six
cover
Bridges,
300,
miles
of
trails,
13,
golf
courses,
30
campgrounds,
15,
marinas,
34
pools
and
beaches,
approximately
2500
campsites,
two
Scenic
trails
and
almost
50
000
Acres
I've,
been
to
every
state
park
across
the
state.
E
E
Our
Park
staff
Works
to
protect
and
con
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
will
continue
to
be
a
leader
in
Kentucky's
tourism,
industry
and
an
economic
driver
for
tourism
across
the
Commonwealth
and
within
your
communities.
E
Under
our
proposed
plan
that
we
presented
the
a
r
committee
for
the
150
million
that
Parks
have
proposed
to
receive
from
the
general
assembly,
we
will
address
deferred
maintenance
issues
and
bring
operations
back
to
pre-covet
standards.
We
will
improve
accommodations
and
Facilities
to
meet
guests
expectations
and
improve
recreational
amenities,
and
we
will
improve
recreational
amenities
with
that.
I'll
turn
turn
it
back
over
to
commissioner
vanover,
as
he
wants
to
Enlighten
us
on
campgrounds.
L
L
L
L
L
E
over
the
nearly
100
years
since
our
Inception,
the
number
of
buildings
site
improvements
and
mechanical
electrical
Plumbing
Systems
have
been
added
to
our
inventory.
Today.
The
number
of
buildings
in
Kentucky
State
Park
systems
totals
1517,
which
includes
recreational
buildings,
public
lodging
maintenance,
mechanical
spaces
service
and
support
locations
and
employee
residences.
E
Parks
will
continue
to
address
the
renovation
needs
to
our
Lodge
rooms
and
Cottages
annually.
That
would
also
include
renovating
38
percent
of
The
Lodge
rooms
and
33
percent
of
the
Cottages
in
our
State
Resort
Park
system.
As
you
can
see,
at
a
lot
of
our
parks
they're,
like
little
cities,
we
provide
water
sewer,
the
electric
grid,
it's
like
operating
a
little
city,
so
we're
looking
forward
to
that
opportunity
to
upgrade
60
years
ago.
L
It's
the
Cornerstone
to
the
mission
and
service
of
Kentucky
state
parks
is
providing
these
recreational
and
interpretational
opportunities
stretch
it
across
the
Commonwealth.
The
state
park
system
provides
access
to
some
of
our
most
treasured
locations
and
encourages
active
participation
of
Our
Guest
to
provide
the
best
possible
customer
service.
L
E
Buildings
in
ground
improvements,
the
Kentucky
Department
of
parks,
operates
and
maintains
a
wide
variety
of
Parks
from
historic
sites.
Recreational
parks
to
Resort
Parks
across
the
Commonwealth
of
Kentucky,
the
first
step
to
preserving
our
beloved
lodges
and
other
buildings,
as
well
as
improving
the
customer
service.
Experience
is
to
invest,
invest
in
the
capital
projects
that
will
extend
the
useful
and
economic
lives
of
our
parks.
E
The
Kentucky
Department
of
parks
plans
to
utilize
funding
to
address
our
aging
structures
by
updating
the
following
mechanical
electrical
and
plumbing
needs
foundation,
repair,
exterior
improvements,
fireship
suppression
systems,
elevators
Ada
improvements
and
I
feel
like
that.
We
need
to
be
a
lead
state
in
Ada
for
our
Parks,
absolutely
Ada
access,
doors,
windows
and
Marina
electrical
utility
improvements.
E
L
L
The
Medallia
program
on
your
screen
will
allow
us
to
have
a
system
that
makes
it
easier
to
track
all
of
our
customers,
experiences
and
feedback
across
all
channels
and
answer
within
minutes
A
system
that,
instead
of
generating
large
reports
it
offers
real-time
analytics
tailored.
Excuse
me
to
every
person
in
our
organization.
L
It's
a
system
that
makes
sure
that
everyone
knows
exactly
what
they
need
to
do
to
improve
the
customer
service
initiative.
Customer
data
would
not
be
fragmented
across
their
system.
The
system
makes
it
easy
for
us
to
monitor
our
customers
experience
across
the
entire
customer
Journey
from
the
minute
they
check.
A
L
L
L
L
Engaging
and
using
many
areas
of
funding
opportunities
will
create
this
sustainable
operation
moving
forward,
so
building
an
appreciation
for
a
Kentucky
state
parks
and
all
they
have
to
offer
will
ensure
not
only
the
longevity
but
also
their
conservation,
I'm
reminded
of
Jesse
Stewart
when
he
once
said.
If
these
United
States
can
be
called
a
body
than
Kentucky
can
be
called
its
heart.
L
E
But
that
said,
we
want
to
open
it
up
to
questions
discussion
again:
Fair
King!
Thank
you
so
much
for
having
us
here
and
and
thank
you
all
for
your
friendship
and
friendship
to
Kentucky.
A
E
A
lot
of
them
most
of
them
are
ketchup,
oh
I'm,
sorry,
most
of
them
are
ketchup,
Cherry,
King
and
and
members
of
the
committee
here,
but
we
have
a
they.
They
are
in
place
with
the
150
million
that
you
all
wanted
us
to
propose
how
we
spend
that
money
to
get
our
Parks
back
and
how
we
move
forward.
Most
of
all,
we
have
to
set
ourselves
up
for
success.
E
As
you
know,
we've
struggled
over
the
years
in
Kentucky
state
parks
and
in
a
lot
of
areas
of
state
government.
Here
in
the
Commonwealth.
Since
the
recession,
it's
been
been
a
struggle
to
come
out
of
that
hole.
We've
had
to
make
a
lot
of
tough
decisions
over
the
years
and
I'm
just
happy
to
see
us
coming
out
of
it
in
good
light
and
have
this
as
an
opportunity
to
yes,
move
Kentucky
state
parks
forward
and
secure
our
assets
and
and
what
we
have.
A
We're
we're
listening.
We
we
love
those
more
to
come
as
soon
as
possible
would
would
be
excellent.
I
will
look
to
Vice
chairman
first
and
first
to
see
if
he
has
any
comments
or
questions
and
then
we'll
get
to
the
queue.
G
Thank
you,
chairwoman.
Yes,
I
appreciate
the
report
you
have
given
to
us
today.
You
know
as
a
real
estate
appraiser
that
I
said
kind
of
looks
at
projects
all
the
time.
I
was
stepping
out
of
a
house
about
two
years
ago
and
this
gentleman
says
I'm
selling
my
truck
my
camper
no
longer
needed
I've
got
my
house
finished
and
myself
with
three
grandkids
now
they've,
never
really
camped,
except
in
a
tent
on
the
backside
of
the
farm.
G
Maybe
looked
at
that
and
said,
let
me
go
get
my
wife,
and
so
we
have
purchased
a
camper
and
now
Camp
around,
and
then
we
look,
we
love
it.
We
really
do
so
I'm
taking
more
part
of
that
for
sure.
G
In
your
report,
we're
talking
about
and
I
think
I've
seen
were
parks
in
the
state
of
Kentucky
generate
about
44
of
their
own
Revenue
and
look
to
the
state
to
Supply
about
56
percent,
we're
going
to
invest
150
million
dollars.
Your
report
is,
is
really
good
about
the
broad
base
of
what
you're
going
to
do.
I
guess,
I,
look
at
rate
of
return.
G
What
do
we
think
kind
of
to
the
chairwoman?
You
know
I
know
we're
catching
up.
Do
we
have
any
long-term
scores?
Do
you
like
you
to
score
these
Parks?
Do
you
score
the
buildings,
the
number
of
buildings?
Do
you
score
them
and
say
this
is
the
one
in
the
most
need?
This
is
where
we
could
put
our
money.
You
know
and
I
realize
that
we
want
to
generate
money
for
our
Parks,
but
our
parks
are
also
very
much
of
a
service
to
our
community.
G
I
personally
would
like
to
see
more
of
a
detailed
breakdown
where
I'm
going
to
invest,
if
which
buildings,
what
the
score
of
that
building
is
versus
the
score
of
another
Park
is
one
of
them
in
poorer
condition
than
the
other,
and
this
is
where
we
need
to
put
it
so
I
appreciate
your
efforts
here,
I'd
like
to
see
a
little
more
breakdown
myself.
So
I
appreciate
that
if
you
have
any
comment
to
that,
I'd
appreciate
I'd
like
to
hear.
E
It
absolutely
and-
and
thank
you
for
your
for
your
comments
and
your
and
your
questions
and
that
is
to
come
the
detail,
breakdown
and
that's
been
presented
to
our
a
r
committees,
joint
committees,
which
will
be
coming
in
front
of
next
week,
so
that
detail
breakdown
will
be
presented.
Then
all
righty
22nd
we've
got
it
on
our
calendars.
So.
E
A
Well
and
update
me
on
that
representative
Lawrence
thank.
D
You
madam
chair
I'd,
like
to
First,
say
thanks
for
my
Cynthiana
Mayer
coming
up
today
to
join
us
Russ
I
want
to
thank
you
guys
for
coming
up
today.
You
guys
are,
commissioner,
you
have
been
an
absolute
open
resource
to
me
anytime.
That
I've
reached
out
want
to
thank
you
for
coming
up
and
visiting
the
Blue
Lick
State
Park,
which
is
part
of
my
district.
D
It's
a
big
part
of
our
community
there,
especially
for
Robertson
County
and
the
surrounding
areas.
The
state
park
means
a
lot
to
that
area.
The
campground
is
starting
to
Boom.
Again,
things
are
happening
there.
Our
communities
really
started
to
get
behind
that.
In
fact,
we
were
so
worried
about
our
park
at
one
time.
D
There
is
actually
a
group
now
of
friends
of
Blue
Licks,
which
has
grown
exponentially
in
the
last
few
years,
because
people
were
going
out
there
and
volunteering
to
make
sure
that
things
were
getting
done
so
mainly
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
taking
your
time
last
year
when
you
come
up
to
visit,
and
you
know
boots
on
the
ground.
That
means
something
you
know
anybody
can
send
an
email,
but
you
came
there.
D
A
Thank
you
just
a
quick
reminder:
we
need
to
vacate
the
room
by
11
for
the
next
committee
meeting
to
be
prepared.
So
if
we
can
keep
our
comments
and
questions
concise,
that
would
be
excellent.
Representative.
All.
C
Right
I'll
be
quick.
Madam
chairman
I
promise
one
congratulations
on
your
Centennial
for
100
years
old
I.
Think
you
look
great.
J
C
Two
The
Medallion
program
is
that,
like
a
Rewards
program
like
a
Marriott
Rewards,
or
do
you
all
have
a
Rewards
program
in
place
already.
E
It
is
not
a
an
actual
Rewards
program
from
what
I
understand
I'll.
Let
commissioner
van
over
explain
it,
but
the
simplest
way
I
can
put
the
Medallion
program
in
place.
Is
it
is
an
opportunity
to
have
a
customer
service
representative
24
7
at
each
and
every
Park?
Okay,.
E
L
I
think
you've
summed
that
up
I
think
you've
summed
that
up
quite
well.
We
do
have
our
director
of
marketing
here
too.
It
does
come
up
occasionally
about
a
Rewards
program,
but
at
present
we
do
not
have
one,
but
we
do
have
a
lot
of
different
benefits
in
terms
of
discounting
that
happen
with
our
Commonwealth
citizens
and
if
you
have
extra
questions
about
Medallia
with
our
assistant
director
here,
Kevin
Maine,
maybe
after
this
meeting
as
representative
King
has
said,
we
can
get
with
him.
M
You
chairwoman,
first
of
all,
I'm
sure
I
speak
on
behalf
of
the
entire
committee
when
I
say.
Thank
you
all
so
much
for
everything
that
you
did
for
for
our
citizens
during
the
natural
disasters
of
the
last
two
years.
Our
parks
are
literally
Havens
for
us
all
to
go,
enjoy
nature
and
Recreation,
but
you
are
actual
Havens
for
people
who
did
not
have
homes
and
needed.
E
Do
and
we're
compiling
those
at
this
time.
There's
you
know
a
lot
that
has
gone
into
caring
for
the
needs
of
the
displaced
families.
A
whole
lot,
a
lot
more
than
any
of
us
even
in
this
room,
could
even
imagine
only
the
people
that
the
park
managers
and
the
staff
that
truly
gave
it
up
to
serve
the
needs
of
these
displaced
families.
They
put
it
in
overdrive
and
overtime
and
just
gave
it
110
percent.
We
want
to
you
know
thank
them
for
for
all
their
efforts,
but
Ron.
L
Representative,
we
keep
extensive
records
and
we
turned
that
in
for
FEMA
reimbursement
so
and
that's
been
a
good
reimbursement
back
to
the
Commonwealth.
M
Another
thing
as
we
are
all
considering
you
know
the
financial
needs
of
the
park
and
the
return
on
investment
I,
think
it
it
Bears
reminding
to
all
of
us
that
our
parks
are
one
of
our
biggest
tourism
drivers
in
the
state,
and
that
makes
them
absolutely
not
only
Economic
Development
parks
for
us,
but
also
Workforce
Development
tool
for
us,
because
nothing
gets
people
to
move
to
the
state
of
Kentucky
like
visiting
us
for
tourism.
So
thank
you
for
all.
M
N
I'll
I'll
try
to
keep
it
brief.
I
know
we
only
have
a
few
more
minutes,
but
at
first
I
wanted
to
say,
welcome
secretary,
very
glad
to
have
you
here
the
commissioner's
office.
We
we
see
him
time
and
time
again,
not
only
in
Frankfurt
but
also
at
home
in
our
state
parks.
N
Our
park,
my
Park
in
my
district
Jenny
Wiley
State
Resort
park.
It
did
some
beautiful
things
during
our
time
of
need
in
Eastern
Kentucky.
It
housed
folks
who
had
lost
their
home
who've
been
displaced
by
the
flooding,
and
we
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
We
saw
the
commissioner's
office
there
time
and
time
again
boots
on
the
ground,
as
it's
been
said,
and
I
also
just
want
to
talk
about
a
few
of
the
things
that
representative
McPherson
talked
about.
N
I
want
to
say
thank
you
not
only
for
what
you've
done
in
the
past,
but,
for
instance,
you
know
I
know:
we've
been
really
trying
to
on
your
board
of
all
things
that
Parks
provide
I
noticed
there
was
no
archery
range.
N
So,
of
course
we
have
the.
We
do.
Have
the
unused
golf
course
at
genuine,
State,
Park
and
I
know
you
parks,
along
with
fish
and
wildlife,
have
been
working
very
hard
to
see
if
it's
a
possibility
of
bringing
a
state
of
archery
range
to
our
beautiful
Park.
You
know
from
my
understanding
it
would
be
one
of
the
only
outdoor
facilities
where
schools
could
host
competitions.
You
talk
about
bringing
heads
to
beds
at
our
parks
and
not
only
for
our
Park
system,
but
also
for
our
community
in
Eastern,
Kentucky
and
I.
N
E
Thank
you
very
much,
and
you
know
I
want
to
address
that
as
a
as
a
question
and
then
and
then
back
up
and
answer
representative
McPherson's
question
which
they
kind
of
coincide.
When
we
put
our
plan
together
for
the
150
million,
it
was
not
me,
it
was
not
Ron
and
I.
Commissioner
van
over
and
I
it
was
our
entire
team
that
sat
down
at
a
table
for
seven
months
and
worked
it.
E
E
N
You
very
much
well
as
the
mother
of
a
child
in
high
school
middle
school
and
in
kindergarten
I
know
exactly
how
many
people
show
how
popular
archery
is
getting,
how
many
people
go
to
these
meets,
and
you
know,
and
currently
in
Eastern
Kentucky
we're
sending
our
kids
to
to
Lexington
and
Louisville
to
compete
in
these
in
these
competitions.
So
I
think
it's
a
great
idea.
I
think
it
shows
real
vision
and
I
want
to.
Thank
you
all
for
for
all
your
hard
work.
Thank.
H
E
A
O
O
L
A
Thank
you
for
that
input.
If
we
can
go
through
just
three
or
four
of
my
lightning
round,
I
will
do
my
best
to
get
to
representative
Lockett,
so
just
hitting,
like
game,
show
style
lightning
round.
Here
we
have
Labor
shortages
in
all
of
Labor
sectors.
You
know
in
all
of
our
Industries
in
all
categories,
are
you
all
experiencing
that
in
in
your
sector,.
E
Shortage,
oh
my
gosh.
Yes,
it's
been
a
struggle.
It's
been
a
real,
a
real
battle
for
us,
but
I
feel
like
we
feel
like
it's
getting
better.
Yes,
it.
A
J
L
Ron,
what
we
had
proposed
today
and
it'll
be
more
detailed
in
our
report
next
week
is
our
Five-Year
Plan
on
what
we
have
left
when
I
mentioned
only
seven
of
the
30
campgrounds
we'll
be
working
on
those
the
two
other
Resorts,
so
we
we've
moved
a
long
ways
representative
King.
We
still
have
more
to
do.
L
A
The
impact
on
local
governments
and
local
areas
brought
to
mind.
Do
you
have
good
interaction
in
communication
with
local
governments?
Are
they
participating
in
your
vision
and
are
you
getting
good
participation
from
the
local.
E
Well,
one
thing
that
we
did
along
with
House
Bill
one
and
our
proposal
for
the
150
million.
E
We
sent
a
letter
out,
as
some
of
you
may
know,
we
sent
a
letter
out
to
65,
Mayors
and
judges
to
that
are
close
to
proximity
or
are
actually
the
park
is
in
their
Community
to
see
about
interest
in
Partnerships
for
any
projects
that
that
they
have
ideas
for,
or
you
know,
projects
that
we
are
are
working
on
ourselves
so
and
we
have
been
contacted
by
several
and
have
have
been
to
meet
several
yeah
Mayors
and
judges.
So
thank.
O
E
That's
that's
ongoing
process.
There
looks.
A
E
I
can,
and
commissioner
van
over,
if
you
want
to
add
in
first
I,
want
to
say
public-private
Partnerships
have
been
around
a
long
time
and
we
have
sent
out
many
many
many
rfps
to
four
projects
within
state
parks.
We
will
have
all
those
that
are
in
our
plan
and
and
they
will
all
be
submitted
next
Wednesday
next
week.
So
all
of
that
is
covered,
and
you
know
it's
we've
gotta
we've
got
one
or
two
out
right
now,
so.
A
E
That's
not
a
part
of
the
150
million
it
is.
You
know.
We
will
note
that
we
have
sent
an
RFP
out
on
Burnside,
Island,
State
Park
so
and.
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22Nd
for
the
150
million
and-
and
that
will
be
noted
that
we
sent
that
RFP
out
and
I
know.
There
has
been
a
lot
of
interest
in
that,
and
you
know
also
as
a
representative
as
a
commissioner
staff
here
at
Kentucky
state
parks.
We
have
to
be
careful
how
rfps
are
handled
too.
So
yes
from
a
communication
standpoint,
there's
guidelines
that
have
to
be
you
know,
gone
by
to
protect
everyone's
interest.
A
Well,
thank
you
all
again
for
your
presentation.
It's
a
lot
of
data
and
information
for
committee
members
to
digest
and
stay
on
top
of
and
I'm
thankful
that
Vice
chair
McPherson
also
serves
on
a
r,
so
you'll
be
part
of
that
conversation
next
Wednesday
and
you
can
keep
these
questions
in
mind
and
then
follow
up
with
me,
and
maybe
this
committee,
the
next
time
that
we
meet
is.
Is
there
anything
else
for
the
good
of
the
group.