Interview with George Lusby, November 19, 2019

Interview Summary

Mike Key interviews former Scott County Judge-Executive George Lusby, who held his office for many years until his retirement on December 31, 2018. Lusby briefly discusses his early life in Georgetown, Kentucky, his education, and his careers in education and public service. He discusses Toyota's arrival in 1985 and how it changed Scott County. Lusby also details the history of the proposed Lytle's Fork Reservoir in Scott County, the steps taken to prepare for its construction, and losing the battle with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville office to obtain a permit to begin the reservoir's construction.

Interview Keyword

Garth High School (Georgetown, Ky.) Education Georgetown, Kentucky School principals University of Kentucky Georgetown City Council Scott County Fiscal Court Judge-Executives Toyota Tobacco Johnson Control Blanket factory Royal Spring Steel manufacturers Charlie Sutton Macy Tackett U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Scott County Reservoir Skullbusters Lytle's Fork Indiana Bat Running Buffalo Clover Reservoir costs, acreage, and depth Buying reservoir land Eminent domain Reservoir recreational use Relocating cemeteries Hiking trails Bike trails Horse trails Hunting Origin of Skullbuster name Origin of Clabberbottom name County Judge-Executives Second Street (Georgetown, Ky.) Eastern Kentucky University City councils County budgets Interstate highways I-75 I-64 Lexington (Ky.) Kentucky American Water Water supplies Public utilities Elkhorn Creek (Ky.) Royal Spring (Ky.) United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Indiana bats Mitigation Veterans Memorial Wildlife Management Area Watersheds Blue Spring Branch (Scott County, Ky.) Lytle's Fork Reservoir Louisville (Ky.)

Interview LC Subject

Georgetown (Ky.) Scott County (Ky.) Georgetown College (Georgetown, Ky.) County government--United States Manufacturers--United States Toyota Motor Manufacturing U.S.A. Water-supply--Kentucky Reservoir ecology Reservoirs. Watershed hydrology. United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Louisville District Drinking water Reservoirs—Regulation Public lands--Recreational use Owen County (Ky.)

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