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FOUNDING AND ORGANIZATION

On May 20, 1993, the first organizational meeting was held of the Livermore Enhancement Committee, a committee of the McLean County Chamber of Commerce.  By August 20, 1996, the organization was approved as a 501(c) (3) private incorporated foundation that could receive tax exempt donations to fund its purposes for community enhancement projects. Its Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws call for at least 11 and not more than 20 board of directors, and membership shall be representative of the following groups:  local government of Livermore (the Mayor or his designee), Livermore Woman’s Club, McLean County Chamber of Commerce, Livermore Lion’s Club and local merchants and citizens.

LEF Articles of Incorporation

LEF By-Laws

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PURPOSES

According to its Articles of Incorporation, “The purpose for which this corporation is organized shall be to strive to enhance Livermore in the areas of family recreation, tourism, cultural arts, community beautification, economic development and community growth – through planning, consensus-building, fund raising and implementation efforts in cooperation with city and county government.  This corporation is organized exclusively for education, civic, recreational and cultural purposes.”



ACCOMPLISHMENTS

*Secured professional design and planning for the Livermore Riverfront Park

*Guided implementation of Riverfront Park features to include:

            *Two Rivers Historic Overlook on old railroad pier & historic marker

            *Large picnic pavilion with restrooms, storage room and large grill

            *Children’s Playground

            *Park benches and picnic tables and large cooking grill

            *Concrete Pedestrian river walk

            *Corner park recognition walk and monument

            *Volleyball court

            *Rough River Nature Trail

            *Tennis Courts and Lighting and donor recognition sidewalk

             *Boat service dock and approach concrete ramp & aluminum walkway

            *Tree plantings, to include a large number of bald cypress

            *Nine hole disc golf course

*Sponsored beautification and property ordinance enforcement forums

*Secured the prototype for the current city property “nuisance” ordinance

*Sponsored three economic development forums

*Initiated planning for city web site development

*Community education on matters of city property ordinances and solid waste disposal

  options and burning laws

*Helped the city enact the sexually-oriented business ban ordinance

*Contributed information for the McLean County “Battles and Bridges” tourism brochure

*Contributed information for the Livermore web site, www.cityoflivermore.info and the

  McLean County web site that covers Livermore, www.trailsrus.com

*Designed and constructed portable performing arts stage

*Hosted a "Community Vision Forum" to enlist ideas and business involvement

*Nature trail footbridge construction and tree and trail identification markers

*Riverfront Park educational kiosk

*Sponsored two Community and Business Leader Capital Campaign luncheons in

  2013 and 2017

*Two Hwy 431 welcome signs with TEA grant funding

*Hwy 431 “Triangle” roadside park with landscaping and horse farm fencing

*Two 3-tier bleachers at Yellow Jacket Basketball Court by City Hall

*New edgers at the riverfront children’s playground

*Riverfront park disc golf course with the Michael Horne Foundation grant funding

*Two benches at the riverfront tennis courts

*Organized the Livermore - Kentucky Trail Town Task Force in 2017

*Developed “Livermore Points of Interest” color map

*Assisted in the yellow curb painting in downtown Livermore

*Developed a city communication email letter called the Good News Rivertown Gazette



CURRENT PROJECTS

*Disc golf course concrete tee pads, tee signage, tree plantings

*Completion of the concrete river walk connecting the nature trail with the RV Park

*Highway 431 corridor beautification with flowering tree plantings

*Tourism signage on Hwy 431

*Water fountain at Yellow Jacket Court

*Upgrade grass volleyball court to sand court

*Promote the elimination of eyesores through the city property ordinance

*Assist city in becoming a “Certified Kentucky Trail Town”

*Promote Adventure Tourism as an industry for Livermore

*Riverfront marina and administrative building

*Historic marker at old Livermore Chair Company steam engine

*New tennis court nets



DREAMS AND VISIONS

*Cultural arts center for movies, plays, music

*Friday night music concerts on the riverfront

*Children’s spray park at the Caboose Park

*Quaint cafes with Kentucky cuisine

*River Outfitter (Bait & tackle, canoe livery, boat rental & service, water sports shop)

*Bed and Breakfast

*Rustic lodge with swimming pool

*Antique shops and Kentucky-made products stores

*Bicycle and Horseback trail connecting Livermore Riverfront Park & Myer Creek Park

*Extension of the Rough River Nature Trail upstream and footbridge

*Decorative lamps and/or banners along Highway 431 corridor

*Kentucky Trail Town Certification

*Preservation of remaining historic buildings for Trail Town purposes

*City smoke free ordinance for all public buildings

*Beautification with city-wide dogwood and azalea plantings

*City sledding hill below Hackett Cemetery

*City burning ordinance enactment

*City herbicide abuse ordinance enactment

YOU CAN HELP NOW!

*Join the Livermore Enhancement Foundation!  New volunteer board members welcome!

 Meetings: Last Monday of the month at the McLean County Public Library at 7 pm.

 Contact person:  Ralph Thacker, Chairman

 Postal address:  P. O. Box 490, Livermore, KY  42352

 Email address:  livermore.enhancement@aol.com

 Facebook:  Livermore Enhancement Foundation