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The
Bobby McDowell Award for Excellence
is presented each year by the LaRue County Cooperative
Extension Council.
This award recognizes those who have made significant
contributions to LaRue County.
This
year's recipient is being recognized for a significant
contribution to community development. community
development is economic development.
The contributions we are recognizing this year are
recent. However, they are already benefiting the
residents of LaRue County, and will continue to do so
for decade to come.
The
Bobby McDowell Award this year is being presented to a
group. This group was able to accomplish what it has
because it is an effective team.
This
team generated considerable financial support for
their projects through successful grant writing. They
planned and successfully implemented the improvements
we see on the square, new landscaping, new lighting,
new construction. The end result is a harmonious, well
planned and practical improvement to downtown
Hodgenville.
This
team has improved the quality of life and triggered
additional investment and economic development for
LaRue County. The downtown is being revitalized. For
example, most of us enjoy eating. Not too many years
ago, the number of good clean restaurants in downtown
Hodgenville was few in number. Today there are at
least five.
It is a pleasure to drive through downtown
Hodgenville on our new roundabout. We have all noticed
the spruced up buildings in the downtown area and
several new businesses. Additional investments and
business development will follow because the efforts
of this group clearly show that the citizens of our
community believe in the community and take pride in
it.
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