Six New Members Join Paducah Site’s Citizens Advisory Board

PADUCAH, Ky. – EM has appointed six new members to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Citizens Advisory Board (CAB):

• Cheryl “Gaye” Brewer is a retired state regulator with the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection.
• Gaylon Grubbs is a retired studio operator and cameraman with the WPSD television station in Paducah.
• Reese Henderson is a University of Kentucky College of Engineering Paducah campus student.
• Rodney Hill is the pastor at Fairview Baptist Church in LaCenter, Kentucky.
• Andrew Paul is a student at West Kentucky Community & Technical College and University of Kentucky College of Engineering Paducah campus.
• Benjamin Stinnett oversees recruitment, scholarships and career services for the University of Kentucky Paducah campus.

Eight reappointed members will continue their service for the next two years:

• Don Barger is a retired educator from Mason Public Schools in Mason, Michigan.
• Eric Butterbaugh is a franchise owner of Stanley Steamer in Paducah.
• Hannah Chretien is an economic developer and chamber of commerce director in Ballard County, Kentucky.
• William Robert Clark is an operator with EM Paducah Site cleanup contractor Four Rivers Nuclear Partnership and a United Steelworkers union member.
• Clinton Combs is an insurance agent with Peel & Holland Insurance in Benton, Kentucky.
• Myron Wessel is a senior process engineer at the Honeywell facility in Metropolis, Illinois.
• Riley B. Willett is the public health director at the Graves County Health Department in Mayfield, Kentucky.
• Elizabeth M. Wilson is a loan servicing relief specialist with Paducah Bank in Paducah.

The CAB is a federally chartered board that provides advice to DOE concerning environmental remediation and future use of the Paducah Site.

The board is comprised of up to 15 individuals from McCracken, Graves, Ballard and Marshall counties in Kentucky and Massac County in Illinois. Volunteer members can serve up to three consecutive two-year terms.

Members represent a diverse group of interests within the community such as business, academia, labor, local government, the environment as well as the general public. Additionally, the board has liaisons from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

The CAB meets the third Thursday of most months at 5:30 p.m. for presentations and discussions regarding environmental management activities at the Paducah Site as well as issues pertaining to future use of the site. Additionally, the CAB meets to consider recommendations and conduct any pertinent business. Public comment may be made during formal board meetings.

Click here for information on the CAB, including meeting times and location, or contact Buz Smith at (270) 441-6821.