Dustin Shane Scott : “ We need a place for families and friends to have fun , like a Malibu Jacks . I think old Kmart is plenty big enough to have the indoor mini golf , go carts , bowling , arcade , and a fully functional bar and grill .”
Katie Bales : “ Plastic free store . You bring your own bottles and jars to fill up on things such as laundry detergent , soap , even things like beans and rice .”
Karen Warren Crowder : “ Socks . I love the place in Gatlinburg !”
Emily Woodcock : “ I would love for the Drive-In to be remodeled and opened back up ! I would love to open a Costco !”
Pamela Picard : “ Somerset needs a Greek restaurant . I need Kalamata olives and spumoni ice cream in my life . Gyros would be nice too .”
Amber Hall : “ A Good authentic Italian restaurant .”
Jeff Salter : “ A tamale cart ... with the cornhusk-wrapped tamales that I grew up with in south Louisiana .”
Maria Johnson : “ A clothing / accessory store for young boys where they have the options / selections so widely offered to girls in Somerset .”
Rachael Bowman : “ I would open a children ’ s museum that would be a great place for families while also educational .”
Kaylene Monique Collins : “ I would open a Korean-inspired food truck , if I had the funds ! It ’ s my favorite food and I always make it at home , so I don ’ t have to drive all the way to Lexington .”
Cheryl Shearmire Frietch : “ Indoor firing range , Escape Room and Italian Restaurant .”
Alvina Privett : “ I ’ ve always dreamed of a coffee shop / book store . Buy a book and start to read it while having a hot coffee and treat , or surf the internet .”
Rhonda Kay Sears : “ A place for adults to let their hair down and boogie and get adult beverages . Also , a place for teens to hangout and have good clean fun .”
Louanne Cress Heist : “ SomerPark - Somerset ’ s very own go-carts , mini golf , bumper boats , arcade , carousel , small train ride .”
Heather Rosenberger : “ A cat cafe !”
Kenny Kelly III : “ Chili and ice cream parlor . A grill with full concert venue . Perhaps a lake cleaning service followed by a small cruise line on Lake Cumberland .”
Kirk Stickley : “ Pulaski County needs a baseball card shop !!! Desperately !!”
Victoria Smith : “ An amusement park close to Lake Cumberland ! Would attract a lot of tourists .”
Tammi Brooks Hines : “ I would create a Parent / Teacher store . It would go over so well ! The closest one now is in Lexington .”
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