Former Pennyrile Area Development District executive director Chris Sutton is returning to duty as PADD’s disaster recovery and resiliency coordinator.
Sutton retired after a 25-year career at PADD in 2013 and says he felt compelled to return in the new capacity after being encouraged to apply for the CARES Act funded position that won’t last any longer than two years.
He says his most important duties will be working with local officials and businesses in the nine-county region to find ways to help them recover in a world changed by the pandemic.
Sutton’s goal is to work with those officials to make a plan in each of the nine individual counties.
Part of making a plan is determining the largest challenges to address and Sutton says that part of the job also begins now.
Sutton was one of two applicants for the job and begins his duties Tuesday.
PADD serves Christian, Todd, Trigg, Caldwell, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Livingston, Crittenden and Lyon counties.