Hi and welcome here! This is the Purchase Area Development District's Data Center.
Here you will find a variety of information about the PADD itself, our service region as a whole and for each of our 8 counties. Hopefully, you will find what you are looking for!
The Purchase Area Development District is a partnership organization that offers support to city and county governments
in the 8-county region of Western Kentucky. We provide opportunities for community leaders to gather, share common concerns, and create innovative approaches to local and regional challenges.
The Purchase Area Development District is governed by those we serve. Our Board of Directors includes
Judge/Executives, Mayors, and citizen members from throughout the Purchase. Additionally, 250 community members actively participate in committees and task forces that provide input and guidance to
the program areas they support.
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The Purchase ADD is one in a network of 15 Area Development Districts serving the state of Kentucky.
These districts were formed through state legislation to assist in the planning, coordinating and implementing of services provided through federal, state, and local funding sources.
Click on any numbered / colored area to get more information about each Area Development District.
Area Development Districts in Kentucky have been in existence over
thirty-five years. Conceptually, they grew out of the efforts of local
elected officials and citizens in the Commonwealth to try and find
collaborative means with which to deal with problems that beset their
communities. The combination of federal programs and state enabling
legislation provided a national strategy and funding mechanism that
allowed the concepts to become reality in the late 1960's and early
1970's.
The Area Development Districts, as they now exist, serve as forums,
clearinghouses, technical centers and as conveners for the region.
Unlike many other organizations structured along multi-jurisdictional
lines, the ADDs have both federal and state statutory authority.
The ADDs share some common characteristics with other regional councils throughout the United States:
Extensive program and service delivery experience
Fiscal Accountability
Technical and Professional Staff
Non-partisan approach
Flexibility
Broad-based partnership development
Established capacity
While they do share the traits listed above, the regional
approach in Kentucky has also been tailored to the needs of the
Commonwealth. The Area Development District network is best
characterized by the following distinctions, unique among regional
organizations:
The fifteen ADDs provide a system of complete coverage to all 120 counties.
ADDs provide systematic linkage between local leadership,
the Governor's office, state and federal agencies, and private
organizations.
The ADDs deal with all program areas within the Commonwealth.
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