The Lincoln Trail Area Development District, part of Kentucky's Area Development Districts,
   is unique as an organizational structure and unique in its historic and current mission.
January 29, 2010 - The Lincoln Trail Area Development District (LTADD) has completed the audit for FY2009.
click here to download a copy of the audit (17.5Mb PDF) or visit the 'Other Documents' section on the Downloads page.

January 15, 2010 - The Radcliff/Elizabethtown MPO is seeking public comments on the draft 2010-2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan. Comments will be received between January 15 and February 14, 2010. The draft plan can be found on the MPO webpage. Please send comments to LTADD, attention MPO Public Comments at PO Box 604, Elizabethtown, KY 42702-0604 or by email to mskaggs@ltadd.org.

November 10, 2009 - Thank you to all that have participated in the MPO Walkability Study Survey. A draft version of the study has been developed and is currently under review by both the Technical Advisory and Policy Committees. A final version will be hopefully be available by January.

July 23, 2009 - The Metropolitan Planning Organization is conducting a Walkability Study to evaluate the extent to which the built environment supports and encourages walking. If you are a resident of Radcliff or Elizabethtown, please complete the survey linked below. Thank you very much for your cooperation.
Click Here to take the survey.

July 20, 2009 - The Radcliff/Elizabethtown 2009-2014 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is currently open for public review and comment. The public comment period closes on Wednesday, August 12. The TIP can be found on the MPO webpage. Public comments can be submitted to LTADD, Attention MPO Public Comments, PO Box 604, Elizabethtown, KY 42702-0604, or by email to mskaggs@ltadd.org.


The concept of Area Development Districts (ADDs) originated in Kentucky in the early 1960's with the establishment of Area Development Councils. These Councils were organized in all counties and ultimately became the model for Area Development authorization in landmark federal acts such as the Appalachian Regional Development Act and the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965. The fifteen Area Development Districts were formed during the period that followed, from 1966 to 1972.
The ADDs are designed to be the focal point of a necessary Federal-State-Local partnership for improvement of the quality of life in the Commonwealth.

The mission of the ADDs is basic:
To bring local civic and governmental leaders together to accomplish major objectives and take advantage of opportunities which cannot be achieved or realized by those governments acting alone.

Organizationally, the Kentucky Area Development Districts are truly a federal/state/local partnership, a council of governments, a sub-state regional planning district, a regional clearinghouse for coordination of public/private investments, a regional technical assistance center to the public and private sectors, and a local/regional/statewide programming and services organizer and implementer.

Each ADD is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of elected officials from the counties and communities within the District, as well as non-elected citizen members representing a cross-section of the region's social and economic institutions.
The ADD network has been in operation for over three decades. The network serves as a model of accountability, through annual, independent financial audits and the regular submission of reports covering various activities and programs.

Two organizations grew out of the ADD network and have enhanced their role in the development of the Commonwealth. The Kentucky Council of Area Development Districts (KCADD) is an organization representing all ADD Board members throughout the state. The Kentucky Association of District Directors is an organization of the fifteen ADD Executive Directors. The KCADD employs a full-time Information Director in Frankfort to coordinate network information flow in the state capital.
   
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