Sutherland is the only new member of the
Commission. The former owner of Sutherland
Chevrolet and now an insurance agent, Sutherland
said he’d always had an interest in public service.
“When I left the dealership and got more involved
with the Chamber, I got excited about some of the
projects the city was working on and decided it
would be a good time to run,” Sutherland said.

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As times progressed so did Sutherland Chevrolet. The dealership had outgrown the original location and on June 17, 1996 Sutherland Chevrolet opened in their brand new location at 1060 N Main Street, Nicholasville, KY 40356, where it currently serves our loyal customers. On October 1, 2009 Sutherland Chevrolet again was making a change when Peter Sutherland decided to retire from the car business and pursue a different path in his life. Don Gabbard and Louis Gaver purchased the dealership.

Our History (Sutherland Chevrolet since 1925)

Peter Sutherland worked as an insurance agent. He previously owned Sutherland Chevrolet and retired from the car business.

City Commission - Nicholasville.org

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – Nicholasville voters narrowed a field of 12 candidates down to eight for the November general election and four seats on the City Commission.

Commissioners run at-large in non-partisan races. Voters cast ballots for four candidates in the 12-person field, which included three of the four incumbents.

The top eight vote-getters will appear on the November ballot.

Only incumbent Doug Blackford didn’t run again.

Incumbents Alex Carter, with 2,966 votes, and Patty Grose Teater, with 2,773 votes, led the voting.Bethany Davis Brown got 2,702 votes, Dexter Knight got 2,592, incumbent Betty Black received 2,459, Andy Williams got 1,825, J.R. Allen got 1,711 and Michael Garrett took the eighth spot with 1,422 votes, edging David Kibler, who received 1,326.

Gregory Bohett got 1,037 votes, Michael Harness 837 and Clint Sullivan 587, according to results reported t the Kentucky Secretary of State’s office.

Nicholasville commissioners serve two-year terms while the mayor, Pete Sutherland, serves a four-year term. He will be up for election in 2022.

Eight people move on in Nicholasville Commission race - WTVQ

The Nicholasville City Commission was sworn in
December 17 by Circuit Court Clerk Doug Fain.
Commissioners Doug Blackford, Johnny Collier,
Pete Sutherland and Andy Williams began a two-
year term on January 1. Mayor Russ Meyer's second
four-year term also began that day.
Sutherland is the only new member of the
Commission.

Peter served as mayor of Nicholasville for a four-year term. He previously began a two-year term as a Nicholasville city commissioner on January 1.

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