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Commission Repeals 1967 Profanity Ordinance

Commission Repeals 1967 Profanity Ordinance
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By Mike Cooper, West Kentucky Star Staff
Dec. 11, 2018 | PADUCAH
By Mike Cooper, West Kentucky Star Staff Dec. 11, 2018 | 08:11 PM | PADUCAH
The Paducah City Commission repealed a 1967 profanity ordinance and approved a professional service agreement at their Tuesday evening meeting.

The commission approved an ordinance to repeal Section 66-93 of the Paducah Code of Ordinances regarding the use of profane, offensive, or indecent language in public places. The ordinance was enacted in 1967, however, in February 2017, the Supreme Court of Kentucky addressed ordinances regulating speech. Paducah has since received a legal opinion stating that Section 66-93 of Paducah’s Code is believed now to be unconstitutional.

They also approved a Municipal Order for a professional services agreement in the amount of $50,000 with Thomas P. Miller & Associates for the development of a marketing and engagement strategy in an effort to attract private investment into Paducah’s Opportunity Zones.

Opportunity Zones are economic development tools promoting investment in distressed communities through legislation enacted by the Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.  New investments in an Opportunity Zone area may be eligible for preferential tax treatment such as capital gains tax advantages.  To qualify as an Opportunity Zone, a census tract must have a poverty rate of at least 20 percent, be nominated by the State for designation, and certified by the U.S. Department of Treasury. The City has two Opportunity Zone designations for Census tracts 303 and 304, located on the northern and downtown areas in Paducah.

In other business, Jay Page, Beverly McKinley, and Vic Patel were reappointed to the Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau Board, Commissioner Richard Abraham was reappointed to the Brooks Stadium Commission, a municipal order was approved to extend the fuel contract with Midwest Terminal for the 2019 calendar year, and the Parks and Recreation Department presented the awards for the 2018 Christmas Parade, which was held December 1st.

The parade award winners are:

Themed Float Division:
1st Place – Paducah McCracken Composite Mountain Bike team
2nd Place – James Sanders Nursery
3rd Place – Girl Scout McCracken County Service Unit
4th Place – Dippin’ Dots
5th Place –BFW/Marcum Engineering

Religious Float Division:
1st Place – Highland Cumberland Presbyterian Church
2nd Place – West KY Christian Alliance
3rd Place – Grace Point Church

Non-Float Division:
1st Place – MelRhea Balloons
2nd Place – Goodwin Farms
3rd Place –Blackburn Farms

School Float Division:  Paducah Middle School

Drill Team Division:
1st Place – Tornado Cheer Squad
2nd Place – Paducah Quick Step Cloggers
3rd Place – Silver Lining Home School

Band Division:
1st Place – Paducah Tilghman High School Band of Blue
2nd Place – McCracken County High School Band

The commission also had an executive session before the meeting was adjourned.
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