Category: News

The Lincoln Trail Area Development District (LTADD) recently announced that Phillips Brothers Construction, LLC has been awarded the bid for the initial ground leveling work for the upcoming LTADD expansion and the adjacent site of the potential YMCA, spearheaded by the Central Kentucky Community Foundation (CKCF). This community-minded bid will ensure both projects are highly…

On November 4, Meade County broke ground for its long-awaited animal shelter. This new $2.5 million facility, funded through five years of county budgeting, will replace the county’s current aging structure, built in 1978. In a recent News-Enterprise article, Judge-Executive Troy Kok stated that this is “a major step forward for both our staff and…

On November 7th, at the quarterly meeting of the Lincoln Trail Area Development District (LTADD) Hazard Mitigation Council, Jeremy Slinker, Federal Coordinating Officer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), discussed the agency’s most recent responses to the Commonwealth and how local governments can best prepare for disasters. His presentation highlighted the three most recent…

The October 2025 issue of the Lincoln’s Log is now available HERE. Go to the Newsletter page HERE for past issues.

The September 2025 issue of the Lincoln’s Log is now available HERE. Go to the Newsletter page HERE for past issues.

The AUGUST 2025 issue of the Lincoln’s Log is now available here. For current and past newsletters, go to the Newsletter page here.

The Lincoln Trail ADD is currently developing a Safety Action Plan for Breckinridge, Grayson, Hardin, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, and Washington counties. This survey will be combined with crash analysis and local agency review of roadways to identify potential safety issues on county roadways. Once identified, the ADD and local counties will work to identify…

The Lincoln Trail Workforce Development Board wishes to contract with an entity(ies) or person(s) to serve as the One Stop Operator (OSO) for the Lincoln Trail Workforce Development Area. the Request for Proposal packet can be downloaded here (769 kb PDF). Deadline for submission of proposals is 4:30 PM (EDT) on March 24, 2025. The…

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…

The Lincoln Trail Area Development District (LTADD) hosted a press conference at the Historic State Theater in Elizabethtown Wednesday afternoon announcing the acquisition of a new fleet of advanced drones. Funded through grant support and a public-private partnership with Lincoln National Bank to advance local disaster preparedness, these state-of-the-art search and rescue drones will enhance…