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Purchase Area Development District, Inc. P.O. Box 588 1002 Medical Drive Mayfield, KY 42066
270.247.7171 - Phone 270.251.6110 - FAX  Email:
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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. |
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1. Purchase Area Development District |
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Jennifer Beck-Walker P.O. Box 588 1002 Medical Drive Mayfield, KY 42066 |
Phone: (270) 247-7171 Fax: (270) 251-6110 Website: www.purchaseadd.org |
Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman, Fulton, McCracken, Graves, Marshall, and Calloway. |
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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:
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:
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