Is the city offering free parking spots somewhere?
I worked with a city commissioner who said he had identified spaces that would fit Tesla's needs. Paducah has a pretty reasonable layout, with 2 exits along I-57/I-24 that have plenty of businesses near the highway. I have reached out to him to see if there has been any more activity. The last I spoke, he told me that Tesla had contacted him to say they might contact him in the future, which squares with the response I received from the Supercharger team. The Supercharger team informed me that they were looking at Mt. Vernon, IL in addition to Nashville, but that's not a very good location as Mt. Vernon to Nashville is 235 miles - in the winter this would be extremely difficult to do.
I've reached out to see if there's any more activity. At a minimum, I'm pleased with the fact we now have a semi-reasonable way to get to Florida for vacation if we *have* to (via Indy), but at 225 extra miles and 3 extra charging stops each way, it's definitely not optimal (especially with a 2-year-old in the car!)