Harley move might mean special session
Posted: 11/13/2009
A decision by Harley Davidson to relocate its York, Pa., plant to Shelbyville might prompt a special session of the Kentucky General Assembly.
The Frankfort-based CNHI News Service is reporting that Gov. Steve Beshear is considering a special session in December if Harley Davidson decides to move a York, Pa., motorcycle facility to Shelbyville.
The story was first reported by The Kentucky Gazette, which quoted Senate President David Williams, R-Burkesville, and Minority Leader Ed Worley, D-Richmond, saying Beshear had told them to clear their calendars for a possible session in the second week of December.
Worley and Beshear both said a special session isn't connected with Beshear's call to pass legislation authorizing video lottery terminals at horse tracks.
"We are very excited about the potential opportunity for Harley Davidson to locate a facility in the commonwealth," Beshear told CNHI. "We are making plans related to this project and don't know if there will be a need for a special session at this juncture. However, if there is a need for any kind of economic development project to be addressed by a special session, it would certainly be the only item on the agenda."
Worley and Beshear both said a special session isn't connected with Beshear's call to pass legislation authorizing video lottery terminals at horse tracks.
"We are very excited about the potential opportunity for Harley Davidson to locate a facility in the commonwealth," Beshear told CNHI. "We are making plans related to this project and don't know if there will be a need for a special session at this juncture. However, if there is a need for any kind of economic development project to be addressed by a special session, it would certainly be the only item on the agenda."
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