Community and Economic Development

The Community and Economic Development program helps communities resolve locally determined problems with objective information and educational assistance. The program also develops community leadership potential and assists communities determine long-range programs of action on such issues as economic development, community services, community planning and visioning, land use, and community resource management.

Rural Development Clubs are a very important part of the Community in Butler County.  Rural Development truly got its start in Butler County in August of 1956.  It was then that representatives from several agencies, including the UK Extension Service, met with farmers and businessmen to decide if Butler County should participate in the program.  The basics idea of the program was to get people who were natural leaders to take initiative and get people to help themselves.  The Butler County Development Association was then formed.

The idea of community based leadership was a new one, but it was well received by people in rural communities.  Soon Rural Development Clubs were organized in  several Butler County communities.  These clubs served as gathering places for people in the community.

The Rural Development Program in Butler County has always been focused on benefiting all citizens of the county.  Over the years the Butler County Rural Development Program has undergone many changes.  There have been club=organized in many of the communities in Butler Count, some have remained active and some not. but the things they accomplished should be evident to all Butler Contains.

Current Rural Development Clubs are Provo Rural Development, Little Muddy Rural Development, Reedville Rural Development, and Big Bend Rural Development. 

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

Meeting times are: 

Big Bend  -    First Thursday of each month at the Big Bend Community Center in Logansport.

Provo    -    Second Thursday of each month at the Provo Community Center in Provo.

Little Muddy -    Third Monday of each month at the Little Muddy Community Center in the Little Muddy Community.

Reedyville  -    Fourth Thursday of each month at the Reedyville Community Center in Reedyville.

The Butler County Rural Development Steering Committee meets the second Tuesday of each quarter at 4:15 p.m. at the Butler County Extension Office.

If you would like more information about Rural Development Clubs in Butler County, call the Butler County Cooperative Extension Service at (270) 526-3767.