The Cadiz-Trigg County Planning Commission took its first steps toward another annexation into the city limits Tuesday night — after hearing out considerable plans for growth and expansion of the Cadiz RV Park near I-24.
Kyle Joiner, with Pin Oak Engineering of Paducah, presented surveys — asking the body to review what will eventually be another 10+ acres added to the existing property.
It’s these 10 acres, Joiner said, that park ownership would like to see in the city’s profile — in order to maintain consistent utilities alongside the nearby B2 zoning.
Mike Heffington, essentially a chairman emeritus, noted this is at least the second time park ownership has sought annexation considerations, and this led to group discussion about the property’s past and future.
Pending a service fee of $500 and a letter from the property’s ownership team officially beseeching the city for annexation, the commission unanimously approved for Joiner and associates to begin this pursuit.
According to long-time member Chappell Wilson, it means the next steps will be for a public hearing to be scheduled and advertised, before a potential recommendation is then made to the Cadiz City Council — where they can either choose to agree or disagree with the possible suggestion.
Per cadizrvpark.com, the property already has bathhouses, a playground, a dog park, free Wi-Fi, a dump station and 50 amp service at 102 campsites. Pets are allowed on a strictly-enforced six-foot leash law, and rates start at $40 for 30 amps, $60 for 50 amps and a full hookup. Long-term guest rates start at $400 a month plus fees and a service charge, which includes sewage and water rates, as well as a monthly electric bill.
In other commission news:
+ With assistance from others, Wilson confirmed he will be spending the next few weeks reconstructing the commission’s bylaws. Most recently, he said he reviewed the City of Murray’s planning commission rigor and regimen, and noted they have issues quite similar to Cadiz — including the consistent rotation of members, a major influx of questions about city and county zoning law, and a frequent influx of residential and commercial opportunities.
+ Wilson noted he and former Chairman Bob Brame, four or five years ago, worked to create a regulated fee schedule for all planning and zoning charges for services rendered. However, Commissioner Rick Clements said a review of them now would serve well, particularly as major development continues to be announced throughout west Kentucky. Even back then, just before COVID-19, Wilson said there was “no hope for continuity,” as fees wildly vary from county to county.
+ Treasurer Jim Mullen also made mention of the fact that most of the organization’s $43,000 in checking stays in place to handle nominal fees like lawyer expenses, permitting, webmaster and e-mail server space, and some incidentals like stationery, ink and a working copier.
Their budget, he said, is “thankfully” made possible not through collected fares from prospective property owners and companies, but from the City of Cadiz and Trigg County Fiscal Court. Combined, the two governing bodies before taxes pass along nearly $10,000 annually.
