By Rebecca Feldhaus/Paducah Sun
Paducah, KY – The McCracken County-Paducah merger panel's new draft plan, currently under review, supports term limits for elected officials. Members proposed limiting commissioners' time in office to three terms, elected every four years. The panel also debated the number of commissioners for the governing board. The Paducah Sun reports Vice Chairman Tom Garrett prepared a draft suggesting nine commissioners elected by districts and three at-large elected countywide. The next merger panel meeting is at 6 p.m. on Thursday.