{"id":323,"date":"2026-09-24T11:32:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T15:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paris.ky.gov\/?page_id=323"},"modified":"2026-10-12T11:05:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:05:56","slug":"redevelopment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paris.ky.gov\/redevelopment\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer Station Relocation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"323\" class=\"elementor elementor-323\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3dd5d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3dd5d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f93b3a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f93b3a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style id=\"pk-cc-ov\">#content .rx 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.rx-map{grid-template-columns:1fr}}\n@media(max-width:640px){#content .rx .rx-facts,#content .rx .rx-docs,#content .rx .rx-two,#content .rx .rx-photos{grid-template-columns:1fr}#content .rx a.rx-film{grid-template-columns:1fr}#content .rx .rx-play{width:100%}#content .rx h2{font-size:1.4rem}#content .rx .rx-title{font-size:1.5rem}#content .rx a.rx-btn{width:100%;justify-content:center}}\n<\/style><div class=\"rx\">\n<nav class=\"rx-bc\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a> \u203a <a href=\"\/departments\/\">City Departments<\/a> \u203a <span aria-current=\"page\">Transfer Station Relocation<\/span><\/nav>\n<p class=\"rx-intro\">The City moved its solid waste transfer station to a new facility and is planning the redevelopment of the former site.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rx-open\"><p><strong class=\"rx-big\">The new transfer station is open.<\/strong>300 Thornberry Way, Paris. Opened May 1, 2025.<\/p><a class=\"rx-btn\" href=\"\/recycling-depot\/\">Paris Recycling &amp; Waste Depot<\/a><\/div>\n<ul class=\"rx-jump\" aria-label=\"On this page\"><li><a href=\"#rx-facts\">Key facts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#rx-photos\">Former facility<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#rx-timeline\">Timeline<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#rx-film\">Film<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#rx-docs\">Documents<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#rx-next\">Former site<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#rx-contact\">Contact<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 id=\"rx-facts\">Project Status &amp; Key Facts<\/h2>\n<dl class=\"rx-facts\">\n<div class=\"rx-ok\"><dt>Status<\/dt><dd><span class=\"rx-badge rx-done\">Open<\/span>New facility opened May 1, 2025.<br><span class=\"rx-badge rx-next\">Next<\/span>Implementation of plans and redevelopment of the former site.<\/dd><\/div>\n<div><dt>New facility<\/dt><dd>Paris Recycling &amp; Waste Depot, 300 Thornberry Way, Paris, KY 40361<\/dd><\/div>\n<div><dt>Former site<\/dt><dd>1004 Stewart Street, Paris, KY 40361 \u00b7 20.6 acres. Originally a City park, later the City incinerator and transfer station.<\/dd><\/div>\n<div><dt>Purpose<\/dt><dd>Replace the former solid waste transfer station and incinerator site, first built as the City incinerator, and redevelop the property.<\/dd><\/div>\n<div><dt>Funding<\/dt><dd>$2 million Community Development Block Grant; National Park Service Rivers, Trails &amp; Conservation Assistance grant; a City General Obligation Bond for the City's portion.<\/dd><\/div>\n<div><dt>Cleanup funding<\/dt><dd>$4 million EPA Brownfields Cleanup Grant awarded to Bourbon County in June 2026 for the Revive Riverside Park Project at the former site.<\/dd><\/div>\n<div><dt>Partners<\/dt><dd>Bourbon County Fiscal Court, Bluegrass Area Development District, Kentucky Brownfield Program, EPA Region 4, University of Kentucky Landscape Architecture, Paris West Side Neighborhood Association, Groundwork USA.<\/dd><\/div>\n<div><dt>Key milestones<\/dt><dd>Survey of 300 residents (2022) \u00b7 Site master plan (2023) \u00b7 Construction contract (March 2024) \u00b7 Groundbreaking (April 2024) \u00b7 Opening (May 1, 2025)<\/dd><\/div>\n<\/dl>\n\n<figure class=\"rx-check\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paris-2-million-grant-check-presentation.jpg\" alt=\"A large group gathered for the presentation of a ceremonial $2 million grant check, with several people holding the check in front.\" width=\"1320\" height=\"889\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Presentation of the $2 million state grant check. Photo: Bobby Shiflet | Bourbon County <i>Citizen<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<style id=\"rx-check-css\">#content .rx figure.rx-check{margin:4px 0 26px;max-width:760px}#content .rx figure.rx-check img{display:block;width:100%!important;max-width:none!important;height:auto!important;border-radius:10px;border:1px solid #d5dde6}#content .rx figure.rx-check figcaption{margin-top:6px;font-size:14px;color:#4a5f78}<\/style>\n<h2 id=\"rx-photos\">The Former Facility<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"rx-wide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paris-former-transfer-station-dumpsters.jpg\" alt=\"The former Paris transfer station: a brick building with a row of large dumpsters in front.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"674\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>The former transfer station. Photo: Pat Conley | Bourbon County <i>Citizen<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<style id=\"rx-wide-css\">#content .rx figure.rx-wide{margin:0 0 14px}#content .rx figure.rx-wide img{display:block;width:100%!important;max-width:none!important;height:340px!important;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 60%;border-radius:10px;border:1px solid #d5dde6}#content .rx figure.rx-wide figcaption{margin-top:6px;font-size:14px;color:#4a5f78}@media(max-width:767px){#content .rx figure.rx-wide img{height:200px!important}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"rx-photos\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paris-former-transfer-station-building.jpg\" alt=\"Brick building with open garage bays at the former transfer station.\" width=\"330\" height=\"251\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Former facility building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paris-former-transfer-station-1966-plaque.jpg\" alt=\"Metal plaque on a brick wall reading Municipal Incinerator, Paris, Kentucky, 1966, listing the mayor, commissioners, engineers and contractors.\" width=\"330\" height=\"251\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Original Municipal Incinerator plaque<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paris-former-transfer-station-loading.jpg\" alt=\"Tall caged loading structures at the former transfer station.\" width=\"330\" height=\"251\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Former loading structures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rx-demo\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/paris-former-transfer-station-demolition.jpg\" alt=\"Excavator tearing down the former transfer station, with piles of brick rubble, a roll-off dumpster, and the tall caged loading structures in the background.\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><figcaption>Demolition of the former facility. Photo: Mike Smith, City of Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"rx-note\">Photos of the new facility and of the former site after redevelopment will be added as they become available.<\/p>\n\n<h2 id=\"rx-timeline\">Milestone Timeline<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"rx-tl\"><li class=\"rx-yr\"><h3>1965<\/h3><ul><li>City Incinerator Built<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"rx-yr\"><h3>2019<\/h3><ul><li>Paris West Side Neighborhood Association Founded<\/li><li>West Side Neighborhood Strategic Action Plan process begins<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"rx-yr\"><h3>2021<\/h3><ul><li>Feasibility Study on Paris Waste Transfer Station Brownfield Site Redevelopment process begins<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"rx-yr\"><h3>2022<\/h3><ul><li><span class=\"rx-when\">Summer<\/span> City works with Fiscal Court to use land and approves design team to prepare plans for a recycling center<\/li><li><span class=\"rx-when\">Summer<\/span> 300 residents participate in survey managed by citizen volunteers<\/li><li><span class=\"rx-when\">Summer<\/span> City receives the National Park Service Rivers Trails & Conservation Assistance grant<\/li><li><span class=\"rx-when\">Fall<\/span> City works with Bluegrass Area Development District to apply and is awarded $2M Community Development Block Grant<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"rx-yr\"><h3>2023<\/h3><ul><li><span class=\"rx-when\">Spring<\/span> University of Kentucky Landscape Architecture class develops Master Plan for the site<\/li><li><span class=\"rx-when\">February<\/span> KDEP Brownfield Program completes Phase I ESA<\/li><li><span class=\"rx-when\">February<\/span> City submits EPA Solid Waste Infrastructure For Recycling Grant<\/li><li><span class=\"rx-when\">February<\/span> City submits TBA request to EPA Region 4<\/li><li><span class=\"rx-when\">November<\/span> City opens and rejects bids due to cost overrun<\/li><li><span class=\"rx-when\">November<\/span> Bluegrass Area Development District plans to submit EPA Assessment Coalition Grant<\/li><li><span class=\"rx-when\">December<\/span> Redesign work on Solid Waste and Recycling Convenience Center<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"rx-yr\"><h3>2024<\/h3><ul><li><span class=\"rx-when\">February<\/span> Bids opened and awarded for Construction. City Commission approves issuing a General Obligation Bond to fund City portion<\/li><li><span class=\"rx-when\">February<\/span> EPA Region 4 authorizes to move forward on the TBA<\/li><li><span class=\"rx-when\">March<\/span> Contract signed for construction of new facility<\/li><li><span class=\"rx-when\">March<\/span> Meerkat Media, through Groundworks USA, films for Documentary on Project<\/li><li><span class=\"rx-when\">April<\/span> Ground Breaking ceremony<\/li><li>Complete a Phase II ESA of the site<\/li><li>City applies for Kentucky Brownfield Program Cleaner Commonwealth Fund (CCF)<\/li><li>City resubmits EPA Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant<\/li><li>City request TAB Assistance<\/li><li><span class=\"rx-when\">Fall<\/span> City submits EPA Cleanup Grant Application<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"rx-yr\"><h3>2025<\/h3><ul><li>Opening of Solid Waste and Recycling Convenience Center<\/li><li><span class=\"rx-when\">May<\/span> Former transfer station closes<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"rx-yr\"><h3>2026<\/h3><ul><li><span class=\"rx-when\">June<\/span> EPA awards Bourbon County a $4 million Brownfields Cleanup Grant for the Revive Riverside Park Project<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"rx-yr\"><h3>Next<\/h3><ul><li>Implementation of Plans and Redevelopment<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n<div class=\"rx-map\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ParisKY_Roadmap_Horizontal_3.25.2024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ParisKY_Roadmap_Horizontal_3.25.2024.jpg\" alt=\"Paris, KY Pathway to Progress roadmap graphic. The timeline above has the same information as text.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"426\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><span class=\"sr-only\"> Open the full-size roadmap image in a new tab<\/span><\/a>\n<div><h3>Pathway to Progress roadmap<\/h3><p style=\"font-size:.93rem\">The original roadmap graphic. The timeline on this page has the same milestones as text, plus updates since the roadmap was made.<\/p><ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ParisKY_Roadmap_Horizontal_3.25.2024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View full-size image<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ParisKY_Roadmap_Horizontal_3.25-searchable.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the roadmap (PDF, 162 KB)<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ttemiprod.com\/paris-ky\/roadmapLandscape.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interactive roadmap (Tetra Tech)<span class=\"sr-only\"> (outside website, opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"rx-film\">Community Film<\/h2>\n<a class=\"rx-film\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1PNGFOI4XO0Z39L-5lnzxMVcKaSkCCNp-\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"rx-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\">9 min<\/span><span><strong>The Transfer Station story<\/strong><span class=\"rx-fs\">Meerkat Productions, in collaboration with Groundwork USA, produced a nine-minute film on the history of the Solid Waste Transfer Station and Incinerator. The film focuses on the community's determination to build a better future.<\/span><em>Watch on Google Drive \u2192<\/em><\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (outside website, opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a>\n\n<h2 id=\"rx-docs\">Documents &amp; Reports<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"rx-docs\">\n<li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ParisKY_Roadmap_Horizontal_3.25-searchable.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redevelopment Roadmap (PDF)<span>The Pathway to Progress roadmap.<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> opens in a new tab<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ttemiprod.com\/paris-ky\/roadmapLandscape.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Relocation Project Timeline (Tetra Tech)<span>Interactive version of the roadmap.<\/span><span class=\"sr-only\"> (outside website, opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 id=\"rx-next\">The New Facility &amp; the Former Site<\/h2>\n<div class=\"rx-two\">\n<div class=\"rx-box\"><h3>New facility<\/h3><p>The Paris Recycling &amp; Waste Depot at 300 Thornberry Way handles recycling and transfer station services. Hours, accepted materials, and contacts are on the depot page.<\/p><p><a href=\"\/recycling-depot\/\">Paris Recycling &amp; Waste Depot \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"rx-box\"><h3>Former site's next use<\/h3><p>A University of Kentucky Landscape Architecture class developed a master plan for the site in 2023. In June 2026, EPA awarded Bourbon County a $4 million Brownfields Cleanup Grant for the site, now called the Revive Riverside Park Project. The County's grant application proposes a restored public park along Houston Creek and new senior housing. Plans are not final.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/epa-announces-115-million-brownfields-grants-revitalize-communities-kentucky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPA grant announcement<span class=\"sr-only\"> (outside website, opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"rx-contact-cc\" id=\"rx-contact\" aria-labelledby=\"rx-contact-h\"><h2 id=\"rx-contact-h\">Project Contact<\/h2><div class=\"pk-cc-grid\"><section class=\"pk-cc\" aria-labelledby=\"rx-cc1\"><h3 id=\"rx-cc1\" class=\"pk-cc-h\">New facility questions<\/h3><ul class=\"pk-cc-list\"><li class=\"pk-cc-row\"><span class=\"pk-cc-ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 21s-7-6.2-7-11.5A7 7 0 0 1 19 9.5C19 14.8 12 21 12 21z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"9.5\" r=\"2.5\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"pk-cc-tx\"><span class=\"pk-cc-lb\">Location<\/span>Paris Recycling &amp; Waste Depot<\/div><\/li><li class=\"pk-cc-row\"><span class=\"pk-cc-ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"\/><path d=\"M12 7v5l3 2\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"pk-cc-tx\"><span class=\"pk-cc-lb\">Hours<\/span>Monday \u2013 Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM<\/div><\/li><li class=\"pk-cc-row\"><span class=\"pk-cc-ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M22 16.9v3a2 2 0 0 1-2.2 2 19.8 19.8 0 0 1-8.6-3.1 19.5 19.5 0 0 1-6-6A19.8 19.8 0 0 1 2.1 4.2 2 2 0 0 1 4.1 2h3a2 2 0 0 1 2 1.7c.1.9.4 1.8.7 2.7a2 2 0 0 1-.5 2.1L8 9.8a16 16 0 0 0 6 6l1.3-1.3a2 2 0 0 1 2.1-.4c.9.3 1.8.6 2.7.7a2 2 0 0 1 1.7 2z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"pk-cc-tx\"><span class=\"pk-cc-lb\">Phone<\/span><a href=\"tel:+18599872114\">(859) 987-2114<\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/section><section class=\"pk-cc\" aria-labelledby=\"rx-cc2\"><h3 id=\"rx-cc2\" class=\"pk-cc-h\">Project questions<\/h3><ul class=\"pk-cc-list\"><li class=\"pk-cc-row\"><span class=\"pk-cc-ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M12 21s-7-6.2-7-11.5A7 7 0 0 1 19 9.5C19 14.8 12 21 12 21z\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"9.5\" r=\"2.5\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"pk-cc-tx\"><span class=\"pk-cc-lb\">Address<\/span>City Hall, 525 High Street, Paris, KY 40361<\/div><\/li><li class=\"pk-cc-row\"><span class=\"pk-cc-ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"\/><path d=\"M12 7v5l3 2\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"pk-cc-tx\"><span class=\"pk-cc-lb\">Hours<\/span>Monday \u2013 Friday, 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.<\/div><\/li><li class=\"pk-cc-row\"><span class=\"pk-cc-ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M22 16.9v3a2 2 0 0 1-2.2 2 19.8 19.8 0 0 1-8.6-3.1 19.5 19.5 0 0 1-6-6A19.8 19.8 0 0 1 2.1 4.2 2 2 0 0 1 4.1 2h3a2 2 0 0 1 2 1.7c.1.9.4 1.8.7 2.7a2 2 0 0 1-.5 2.1L8 9.8a16 16 0 0 0 6 6l1.3-1.3a2 2 0 0 1 2.1-.4c.9.3 1.8.6 2.7.7a2 2 0 0 1 1.7 2z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"pk-cc-tx\"><span class=\"pk-cc-lb\">Phone<\/span><a href=\"tel:+18599872110\">(859) 987-2110<\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/section><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home \u203a City Departments \u203a Transfer Station Relocation The City moved its solid waste transfer station to a new facility and is planning the redevelopment of the former site. 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