Mayor thinks groundbreaking could occur in spring 2027
Additional funding to cover inflation-caused price increases to the Audubon Conference Center are included in the state budget recently approved by the Kentucky General Assembly.
With the approved $2.8 million, design work can continue with the hope of a spring 2027 groundbreaking, said Henderson Mayor Brad Staton.
The mayor, who has been working on the project with Hafer and Associates of Evansville—the firm that was awarded the contract from the state—as well as officials with the Kentucky Department of State Parks and local state legislators, said the $2.8 million brings the current approved funding up to $16.5 million…