A Statement of Support from the People of Lewis County
We, the undersigned residents, landowners, business owners, workers, and public servants of Lewis County, Kentucky, support the development of a advanced nuclear power plant at Carrs.
We sign as neighbors, not as a faction. Some of us hold office and most of us do not. We are farmers, teachers, retirees, parents, tradesmen, church members, and young people who would like to build a life here. We sign because we love this county and want it to have a future.
Why we support it
- Jobs that let our children stay home. For too long, Lewis County's young people have had to leave to find good work. A project of this size means years of construction jobs and then hundreds of lasting, well-paid careers in operations, maintenance, security, and engineering.
- A tax base for our schools, roads, and services. A power plant would pay taxes for generations. That money can strengthen our schools, our emergency services, our roads, and our libraries without raising the burden on the families already here.
- A boost for local business and agriculture. Workers buy groceries, fuel, meals, and homes. Local contractors, suppliers, and small businesses grow with them. Many of our farm families depend on off-farm income, and better jobs close to home help keep family farms in the family.
- Clean, reliable power for Kentucky. Nuclear energy runs day and night in every season and produces no carbon emissions. Kentucky has always powered this nation. This is how we keep doing it.
- A site made for it. Carrs already has a major rail line, a state highway, and high-voltage transmission close at hand. Few places in Kentucky are as well suited.
- A proven safety record. American nuclear plants are among the most closely regulated and safely run industrial facilities in the world, overseen by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
What we ask in return
Our support is given in good faith, and we ask the same in return:
- That safety, the Ohio River, and our land and water come first, at every stage.
- That Lewis Countians and Kentucky workers be hired and trained first, wherever possible.
- That the community be kept informed and given a real voice through public meetings as the project moves forward.
- That the project leaves Lewis County stronger than it found it.
Our pledge
We welcome this opportunity. We ask our state and federal leaders, our regulators, and the companies involved to know that Lewis County is ready, willing, and open for this project at Carrs. By signing below, we add our names to that support. Our county needs to be heard and be recognized as "OPEN FOR BUSINESS".
Signatures
By signing, I state that I live, own property, work, or do business in Lewis County, Kentucky, and that I support building a nuclear power plant at Carrs.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
October 14, 2026
35 Comments
Lewis county needs jobs, I have worked away from home for 25 years now. Because there is nothing around home that pays enough to make a decent living. Im 62, so its not going to help me, but it can help my children and grandchildren.
I drive 81 miles one way to work. I love to have a good paying job where it didn't take me a 1.5 hour to drive one way
We need something here like this for more work in the county. We have everything any business needs fr shipping and receiving from the railroad, the double a highway, and the Ohio River!
Future good paying jobs with every good there will be some draw backs but it is crazy that in our county with railroad rivers and the double a highway that there is not more work in our area some of us are tired of commuting 2 hrs one way for work
I work in the trades and would love an opportunity closer to home and also to better this small boring poor town/county.
Local high paying jobs, more and more construction would follow. Lewis county could become more than a retirement home.
Love Lewis Co , we must move forward and not block progress , whether we agree 100 % with the facility … it’s going in somewhere
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A Statement of Support from the People of Lewis County
We, the undersigned residents, landowners, business owners, workers, and public servants of Lewis County, Kentucky, support the development of a advanced nuclear power plant at Carrs.
We sign as neighbors, not as a faction. Some of us hold office and most of us do not. We are farmers, teachers, retirees, parents, tradesmen, church members, and young people who would like to build a life here. We sign because we love this county and want it to have a future.
Why we support it
- Jobs that let our children stay home. For too long, Lewis County's young people have had to leave to find good work. A project of this size means years of construction jobs and then hundreds of lasting, well-paid careers in operations, maintenance, security, and engineering.
- A tax base for our schools, roads, and services. A power plant would pay taxes for generations. That money can strengthen our schools, our emergency services, our roads, and our libraries without raising the burden on the families already here.
- A boost for local business and agriculture. Workers buy groceries, fuel, meals, and homes. Local contractors, suppliers, and small businesses grow with them. Many of our farm families depend on off-farm income, and better jobs close to home help keep family farms in the family.
- Clean, reliable power for Kentucky. Nuclear energy runs day and night in every season and produces no carbon emissions. Kentucky has always powered this nation. This is how we keep doing it.
- A site made for it. Carrs already has a major rail line, a state highway, and high-voltage transmission close at hand. Few places in Kentucky are as well suited.
- A proven safety record. American nuclear plants are among the most closely regulated and safely run industrial facilities in the world, overseen by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
What we ask in return
Our support is given in good faith, and we ask the same in return:
- That safety, the Ohio River, and our land and water come first, at every stage.
- That Lewis Countians and Kentucky workers be hired and trained first, wherever possible.
- That the community be kept informed and given a real voice through public meetings as the project moves forward.
- That the project leaves Lewis County stronger than it found it.
Our pledge
We welcome this opportunity. We ask our state and federal leaders, our regulators, and the companies involved to know that Lewis County is ready, willing, and open for this project at Carrs. By signing below, we add our names to that support. Our county needs to be heard and be recognized as "OPEN FOR BUSINESS".
Signatures
By signing, I state that I live, own property, work, or do business in Lewis County, Kentucky, and that I support building a nuclear power plant at Carrs.
Updates
Reached 100 supporters
October 14, 2026
35 Comments
My dad has worked away my entire childhood. I have kids of my own and while I appreciated my dad working hard to provide. Having him home would’ve been so nice.
Lewis county needs jobs, I have worked away from home for 25 years now. Because there is nothing around home that pays enough to make a decent living. Im 62, so its not going to help me, but it can help my children and grandchildren.
I drive 81 miles one way to work. I love to have a good paying job where it didn't take me a 1.5 hour to drive one way
We need something here like this for more work in the county. We have everything any business needs fr shipping and receiving from the railroad, the double a highway, and the Ohio River!
Future good paying jobs with every good there will be some draw backs but it is crazy that in our county with railroad rivers and the double a highway that there is not more work in our area some of us are tired of commuting 2 hrs one way for work
I work in the trades and would love an opportunity closer to home and also to better this small boring poor town/county.
Local high paying jobs, more and more construction would follow. Lewis county could become more than a retirement home.
Love Lewis Co , we must move forward and not block progress , whether we agree 100 % with the facility … it’s going in somewhere
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My dad has worked away my entire childhood. I have kids of my own and while I appreciated my dad working hard to provide. Having him home would’ve been so nice.