By James Brown
Glasgow News 1
U.S. Department of Agriculture representatives delivered a large check — both in size and amount — to Barren County this morning to help facilitate the construction of a grain elevator in Park City.
Barren County has been awarded a $100,000 Rural Business Development Grant that will go toward building the grain facility on a piece of property owned by CPC Commodities. The property is along West Dixie Street.
“What we are here to celebrate today is investment in rural business,” said USDA Rural Development State Director Travis Burton. “The grant is going to help Barren County build a grain elevator facility. It’s going to be a public-private partnership, so the county is going to own it, but is going to work with CPC to administer it.”
“This is a big deal for agriculture here in Barren County, and for this region,” Burton said.
“CPC is going to work to give [the county] a piece of property to put the grain elevator on,” Barren County Judge-Executive Jamie Bewley Byrd explained. “This $100,000 will help us prepare … that site.”
She added, “We also have other funding coming, that we are working with the ag economic development fund that we can tag on top of this money … to get this project moving.”
Byrd also said there is a study that will help determine the size of the grain elevator to build on the property.
“This is a huge benefit to our farmers locally, regionally, because you have a lot of grain passing through our area,” she said.
Byrd added that the location will have rail access and is near the interchange with Interstate 65.
“On behalf of CPC, we are really excited about the opportunity,” said Ivan Pedigo with CPC Commodities. “With the acquisition of the Park City plant, it enables us to do more work via rail.”
The location was formerly owned by Southern States on West Dixie Street.
“It’s a great opportunity for Barren County and the farmers of Barren County,” Pedigo said.
Byrd said once the recommended size of the facility is determined by a study, then the design of the facility can be done. Then the project can be bid out and the “true” cost of construction will be determined.
Key Facts:
– Barren County received a $100,000 USDA Rural Business Development Grant.
– The planned grain elevator site is on West Dixie Street in Park City.
– CPC Commodities owns the property.
– The county will own the facility and work with CPC to administer it, Burton said.
– Byrd said the location will have rail access and is near Interstate 65.
What’s Next:
Byrd said a study will recommend the facility’s size before design work proceeds. The project can then go out for bids to determine the construction cost.
From left, magistrate Tim Durham, magistrate Derek Pedigo, magistrate Marty Kinslow, judge-executive Jamie Bewley Byrd, USDA Rural Development State Director Travis Burton, deputy judge-executive Garland Gilliam, magistrate Tim Coomer, and Ivan Pedigo with CPC Commodities pose for a check presentation Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, in the conference room of the Barren County Development Center. James Brown/Glasgow News 1
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