Three years ago, the Mt.

Montgomery Fiscal Court applied for a grant through the Kentucky Project Development Initiative for more Land after it outgrew the current industrial park.

The county received $2 million to build a new park right next door.

Today, local officials and members of the Kentucky General Assembly came together to present the check and break ground on the park, which will be about 165 acres in size, according to the Industrial Authority.

The park is expected to have an impact not just on Montgomery County, but 25 other counties.

Great things are about to happen on this parcel of land and great things will continue to happen for generations to come.

At this site, I see opportunity and who knows what company or business may locate here in the future.

But we do know that whoever it is, whatever company it is, that will mean jobs for us, that will mean continued growth for us, that will mean opportunity for our community for decades to come.

It's going to promote job growth.

It's going to retain your younger, hopefully some of the younger generations to stay here.

It's going to develop retail.

It's going to develop housing.

It's going to increase tax base.

And it's also going to have, you know, nicer amenities for the community because there'll be spin off on that, too.

So hopefully we'll start getting some more small businesses in here and we just look forward to being progressive and do the right thing for the town.

I am fortunate and thankful for a General Assembly that saw the worth of the Kentucky Project Development Initiative in the current budget.

$200 million pools.

Guess what?

That was renewed in the new budget that will take place July the first.

This project, when it's finished and you put the money to work, you'll have a build ready industrial site.

Let me say that again.

Build ready.

The new industrial park will be named after the Walker family, whose family farm had previously been on the land for 70 years.