Press Release: LTADD Executive Board transfers underwater drone to Nelson County Emergency Management and invests in regionally responding dive team

Elizabethtown, KY – November 20, 2025 – At the November Lincoln Trail Area Development District (LTADD) Executive Board Meeting, the Board approved the permanent transfer of the district’s underwater drone to the Nelson County Emergency Management Agency (NCEMA) and approved investments to expand the agency’s existing dive team. The transition to NCEMA ensures the drone…

November Lincoln’s Log

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

Blog Post: FEMA Officer Jeremy Slinker Addresses LTADD Hazard Mitigation Council

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…

October Lincoln’s Log

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

September Lincoln’s Log

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

Safety Survey

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…

RFP – One Stop Operator

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…

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…

LTADD Announces Acquisition of New Drone Fleet

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…

2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan

The Metropolitan Transportation Plan update is closed for public input.  Thank you for your help.   2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (14MB PDF)