2008 Comprehensive Plan - Hardin County Government

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COMMUNITY FACILITIES ELEMENT 4-3Electric ServiceHardin County is served by two electric utilities, Kentucky Utilities and Nolin RuralElectric Cooperative. Service areas for these utilities are defined and set by the PublicService Commission. The County should coordinate location of infrastructure with theseproviders to ensure that conflicts between utility locations within developments can beminimized. More information on these utility providers can be obtained at the followingwebsites: http://www.eon-us.com/ku/default.asp and http://www.nolinrecc.com/.Wastewater TreatmentThe principal method for treating wastewater in the unincorporated area of HardinCounty is the use of on-site treatment systems. The primary method of on-sitewastewater treatment is the use of traditional septic systems. Prior to the installation ofan on-site wastewater treatment, a property owner must receive approval of the HardinCounty Health Department. The statistics in the following TABLE, provided by theHealth Department, shows that Hardin County issues the most septic tank permitscompared to selected other counties.TABLE 3A regional wastewater facilities plan is being prepared by Water District No. 2 that willidentify future wastewater treatment options. An Interlocal Agreement was completedin April 2007 for an initiative to seek alternatives for wastewater treatment. TheInterlocal Agreement was signed by the two Water Districts, the Health Department,Hardin County Planning & Development Commission and Fiscal Court. It isrecommended that this effort continue.2008 Comprehensive Plan
COMMUNITY FACILITIES ELEMENT 4-4Natural Gas ServiceUnincorporated Hardin County has only limited natural gas service. Where available, itis provided by Elizabethtown Gas Department and Louisville Gas & Electric. TheElizabethtown Gas Department manages a Gas Storage Facility near Cecilia. Alldevelopment proposals in this area must comply with the established easements for theproperties that are part of the storage area. Additional information may be found at thefollowing web site: www.elizabethtownky.org/home.shtml.TelecommunicationsHardin County is currently served by both adequate landline telephone communicationfacilities and high speed internet facilities. Cellular communications are also available inthe community but the community should examine the possibility of regulating theplacement of telecommunication towers in order to insure that they are placed in thecommunity’s best interest.Solid Waste Service – Landfill & RecyclingHardin County Fiscal Court owns the Pearl Hollow Landfill located on Audubon Trace.This facility presently serves 38 counties in Kentucky and 2 southern counties inIndiana. Annual volume exceeds 300,000 tons and has been designed to provide forsolid waste disposal needs of Hardin County for approximately the next 45-50 years.Information on the landfill facility may be found on the following web site:www.hcky.org/solidwaste.htm.Animal ControlAnimal control activities for all of Hardin County and the incorporated cities are theresponsiblity of the Animal Control Department and the facility located at 116 NicholasStreet in Elizabethtown. Information on this community function may be found on thefollowing web site: www.hcky.org/animalcontrol.htm.SchoolsBoth public and private schools serve Hardin County. The public school system, theHardin County Public Schools, is the primary provider of educational services in theCounty. There are three public high schools and two alternative education schoolsserving grades 7 through 12, 5 middle schools and 12 elementary schools. One of thepublic middle schools, Radcliff Middle, is to become an elementary school. One of thehigh schools, John Hardin High, has enrollment over capacity as of the writing of thisplan. Two middle schools, Bluegrass and East Hardin are over capacity. Five elementaryschools, G. C. Burkhead, Lincoln Trail, Meadow View, New Highland and Woodland areat or over capacity. The Hardin County School District has adopted a facilities plan toaddress these and other needs. New schools consisting of one high school, one middleschool and two elementary schools are planned for the community. The school systembelieves that these new facilities, along with other planned improvements, shouldprovide adequately for the growth anticipated in the community. Based on growthpatterns and other patterns this plan recommends that the new high school be located2008 Comprehensive Plan
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TABLE OF CONTENTSivTABLE OF CONTENT
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTviACKNOWLEDGEMENTThe
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INTRODUCTIONviii5. Implement the In
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PLANNING BACKGROUND 1-1PLANNING BAC
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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 2-2HOUSING DEV
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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 2-84. To prese
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