57th Board of Directors Annual Meeting

The Lincoln Trail Area Development District’s (LTADD) Fifty-Seventh Annual Meeting on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, was highlighted by the presentation of the LTADD Board of Directors’ prestigious Palmer A. ‘Pete’ Peterson Award to City of Elizabethtown Mayor Jeff Gregory; and the acceptance of the “Dorothy Dolle Award” by Ms. Patsy Allen of Brandenburg in Meade County.

The Annual Meeting was held at the Historic State Theater in Elizabethtown, Hardin County. LTADD Board Chair, Judge Executive David Daugherty of Marion County served as Master of Ceremonies, welcoming guests from the region’s eight counties and other areas of the Commonwealth.

Mayor Jeff Gregory was presented with the LTADD Board of Directors’ Palmer A. ‘Pete’ Peterson Award. This award is presented annually in memory of Pete Peterson, a former staff member of the LTADD, to an outstanding member of the Board of Directors. The recipient is recognized for their outstanding leadership, cooperation, and dedication to the aims of the LTADD.

Ms. Patsy Allen was the recipient of the Dorothy Dolle Award, which is presented annually to an individual within the Lincoln Trail region who demonstrates service and dedication to the cause of Older Americans in the region and exemplifies the standards set by Ms. Dolle, also a former LTADD employee.

 

  Press Release (202 kb PDF)

 

The 2025-2026 Officers for LTADD were recognized and sworn in during the meeting:

  • Judge/Executive David Daugherty (Marion County) – Chair
  • Judge/Executive Timothy Graves (Washington County) – 1st Vice Chair
  • Mayor Jim Phelps (City of Hodgenville) – 2nd Vice Chair
  • Ms. Becky Miller (Grayson County) – Secretary
  • Secretary
Mayor Jeff Gregory (City of Elizabethtown) – Treasurer

 

The LTADD Officers were sworn in by Senator Matt Deneen, who represents Senate District 10.