Murray State Plans Paducah Campus
The Murray State University board of regents has voted to approve a ground lease for the construction of a planned extended campus in Paducah.
The vote happened in a special-called meeting on Friday.
In May, the board voted to enter into a memorandum of understanding with McCracken County, Paducah and the Greater Paducah Economic Development Council to build the new campus, the Murray Ledger & Times reported .The new campus would replace the current extended campus at the Crisp Center.
McCracken County will issue a $10 million bond to fund the construction in the area known as Barkley Woods along Interstate 24.
The resolution says MSU will enter into a ground lease with McCracken County and will lease the project site, which the university owns, to the county.
