A property owner along KY 89, 82 or 499 could offer some land for sale to Wal Mart. Dozens of jobs would be created.
A better road from Irvine to Hargett (and beyond) would help usher in a new food mart or fast food resturant close to the Estill County Middle & High Schools, industrial park, and new park.
A new prison around Barnes Mountain or Pryse would help provide jobs. This one will be controversial.
A youth center in Ravenna Elementary School.
A vocational school (next topic for this blog).
A community college.
The business climate in Estill County must improve. Local people aren't doing any new building and out of town chain businesses aren't pushing to expand here. So something is wrong. Something must be done. We must keep our best and brightest youth here.
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I understand your reasoning behind your efforts to modernize Estill County and I see your strain of thought; however, I think it is necessary to consider the political and economic structure of Estill County. The issues constricting Estill County like poverty, for example, have roots seeded in the industrial efforts of the late 19th and 20th centuries and the way I tend to view it is that we must consider who owns the wealth of Estill County. Likely, the wealth is flowing outwards into other areas and bringing a bigger Wal-Mart into the area may promote jobs but ultimately, the wealth is leaving. The issue doesn't just encompass Estill County, but all of the Appalachian region. Solving the problem is much more difficult than adding jobs, unfortunately. I applaud your interest because I think that is the first step.
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