Success Stories By MajorProgram FY2019Jul 1, 2018 - Jun 30, 2019
Robertson County Committee Sets Its Sights on Community Improvement
Author: Samantha Saunders
Major Program: Community Strategic Planning
Robertson County has a population of 2,134 (2017) and is considered to be the smallest county in the state. Even though we are small, that does not define us and that has been made apparent in several ways. Robertson County is home to Blue Licks State Park where the last battle of the Revolutionary War took place. It is also home to the Robertson County School, which is a Pre-K through 12th grade school all housed in one building. Most of the people who live here, were born and raised here. Howe
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Community Collaboration
Author: John Fourqurean
Major Program: Community Strategic Planning
In the fall of 2018 the McLean County District Board started discussing improvements to the facilities that they own at Myer Creek Park in Calhoun KY. They enlisted this agent to help secure funding for those facilities through grants or other means. The McLean County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources sought a partnership between the McLean County Extension District Board and the McLean County Ag Fair Board to apply for funds through the Kentucky Department of Agriculture&rsq
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LADDER
Author: Keenan Bishop
Major Program: Community Strategic Planning
The UK Emergency Management System team received a grant for LADDER: Local Approach to Discussion-BasedDisaster Exercises and Readiness, a unique project that offers emergency management,Extension educators and other stakeholders a low-cost, low-technology “exercise-in-a-box” toincorporate into their exercise schedule, allowing communities to identify ways to become moreresilient. Franklin County Extension is a partner in this pilot project.The project goal is to engage whole communi
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