East Kentucky Power Cooperative will host t a public meeting to provide an opportunity for neighbors and the public to learn more about plans to demolish the powerhouse of Dale Station in southern Clark County. 

EKPC will have a meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 31, at the offices of Dale Station, 1925 Ford Road.

The meeting will be an open-house format with informational displays. The public can attend any time during the scheduled hours and will be able to talk one-on-one with people from EKPC who are involved with the project. There will be no speeches or formal presentations.

The powerhouse and stacks of Dale Station, located adjacent to the Kentucky River, will be torn down and removed over the next year. Plans call for work to begin in July and be completed by July 2019. The site of the structures will be filled and leveled.

The plant ceased operations in early 2016. Since that time, the powerhouse, which houses the plant’s generating units, has been unused and is beginning to deteriorate.