“Here is what I know, everybody loves Barren County. Everybody loves their community and everyone wants this to be the nicest community it can be in many ways… I sense we have great momentum in the right direction,” Riley said.
“This is an opportunity for these women, there are 15 of us, to come together and dream about what Barren County can really, truly look like,” said Judge Executive Jamie Bewley- Byrd, while speaking of how the idea for the non-profit came to fruition. According to Foushee, each board member pays a nominal fee to be on the board as an expression of their commitment to the projects.
These projects bode well for the county’s future. Maureen Carpenter, in a statement to WCLU News expressed hopes for added industry as a result of endeavors such as these.
“These projects really help us with economic development. They want to see a community that you want it to look ni when they come into town, that aesthetic, it makes a much more presentable community, a place people will want to live and work,” Carpenter said.
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