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Urban Renewal & Community Development Agency (URCDA)
The Urban Renewal & Community Development Agency (URCDA) is a special board of the city authorized under KRS 99.33-99.590 of the Kentucky Revised Statute and established under Paducah Code of Ordinances Section 34-121 through 34-123.
Specific powers and duties of the board include the ability to purchase, lease, or acquire any real or personal property by negotiation or eminent domain within the City of Paducah for the purposes of redevelopment. Property owned by Urban Renewal can then be sold, rented, repaired, or managed by the board. Urban Renewal also has the authority to obtain loans, grants, or other sources of funds for redevelopment projects. The board may also develop building sites, make infrastructure improvements, and demolish buildings among other duties listed in KRS 99.360.
URCDA Board Members
Jewel Jones
Douglas McClure
Valerie Pollard
Bob Wade
Brian Wyatt
URCDA Meetings
Unless otherwise noted, the regular meeting date for the URCDA Board is the second Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m. in the Commission Chambers Conference Room at City Hall located at 300 South 5th Street.
Note: The June 9, 2026, regular meeting is cancelled.
Acquiring Property
URCDA owns several properties in the city that will hopefully be redeveloped. Anyone interested in one of these properties may submit a proposal to the board for development to acquire the property. The process to make a proposal for a property starts by contacting the Planning Department (270-444-8690). The property then has to be publicly advertised for approximately two weeks by placing an advertisement in the Paducah Sun and posting a sign on the property. Urban Renewal can either select the proposal based on a majority vote, ask for more information, or reject any or all proposals.
The proposal must contain at a minimum:
- the proposed use of the property (plans/elevations if applicable)
- an estimate of the improvements to be made to the property by a third party contractor
- timeline for improvements (start/finish dates)
- how much you are willing to pay for the lot/property
