2008 Comprehensive Plan - Hardin County Government

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COMMUNITY FACILITIES ELEMENT 4-7AmbulanceThe Hardin County Ambulance service is an Advanced Life Support service that providesboth emergency and non-emergency service to the citizens of the County. Theambulance service employs paramedics and emergency medical technicians andoperates twelve ambulances, five of which are staffed around the clock. Two others arestaffed at various times during the day. The Hardin County Ambulance Servicecurrently operates from the following locations: Elizabethtown Station #1(Administrative Office) at 1450 Rineyville Road in Elizabethtown, North Hardin Station#2 located at 1370 Rogersville Road in Radcliff and South Hardin Station #3 located at11969 South Dixie in Sonora. Additional information may be found on the followingweb site: www.hcky.org/ambulance.htm.Emergency ManagementThe Hardin County Emergency Management Service has the arduous task ofcoordinating response efforts among various response agencies during emergencyevents. The office is located at 1450 Rineyville Road in Elizabethtown. Information isavailable on the following web site: www.hcky.org/emergency.htm.Detention CenterThe Hardin County Detention Center is located at 100 Lawson Boulevard inElizabethtown. The Detention Center provides a web site atwww.hcky.org/detentioncenter.htm.Parks / Recreation Facilities & Open SpaceHardin County owns few recreational facilities. Taylor Bend Park located on the NolinRiver south of Glendale is one site. Both the Springfield Road former landfill site andthe Pearl Hollow landfill property provide opportunities for selected recreationalactivities. Non-profit community organizations have been established to providerecreational facilities such as the Rineyville Community Park located on Rineyville SchoolRoad. Some recent subdivisions have included open space such as the fourteen acreBeckley Woods Nature Preserve in Beckley Woods Subdivision on New Glendale Road.The creation of open space in subdivision design is encouraged in this plan.HospitalThe Hardin Memorial Hospital is located at 913 Dixie Avenue in Elizabethtown and is aregional healthcare center. Since opening in 1954, Hardin Memorial Hospital has grownto 300 beds and provides care to citizens in Hardin and 10 surrounding counties.Hardin Memorial Hospital is a not-for-profit, acute care hospital owned by the citizens ofHardin County, governed by the Board of Trustees of the Fiscal Court of Hardin Countyand managed by Baptist Healthcare Systems. At present, Hardin Memorial Hospital hasa medical staff of over 140 active physicians, including 32 specialties and subspecialtiesas well as primary care. Hardin Memorial Hospital is the third largest employer in HardinCounty. Hardin Memorial Hospital is dedicated to offering quality care to the citizens of2008 Comprehensive Plan
COMMUNITY FACILITIES ELEMENT 4-8Hardin and surrounding counties. With a commitment to exploring new programs andoffering new services, Hardin Memorial strives to meet the healthcare needs of familiesin the Heartland both now and into the future. The hospital provides a web site atwww.hmh.net.Health DepartmentThe Hardin County Health Department provides a number of public health functions.These services are available at two locations: 580 Westport Road in Elizabethtown and1463 North Wilson Road in Radcliff. Additional information is available at the followingweb site: www.lincolntraildistricthealthdepartment.state.ky.us/.Fort Knox Military ReservationThe history of northern Hardin County as a military post was first considered as early as1903, but it was in 1918 that a field artillery training center was first established aroundthe small agricultural village of Stithton. Realignments to the missions at Fort Knoxwere established in the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) plan. The ArmorCenter and The Armor School have been primary elements of the Fort Knox MilitaryReservation but will be relocated to Fort Benning, Georgia to form the Maneuver Centerof Excellence. The two major changes included in the BRAC legislation for Fort Knox interms of personnel will be the addition of 3 rd Brigade, 1 st Infantry Division (3,400personnel) and the Human Resource Command (3,100 personnel). The funding for theBRAC is not finalized so future changes may occur. To learn more about the future ofFort Knox and the latest information on the BRAC implementation the following web siteis available: www.oneknox.com.2008 Comprehensive Plan
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TABLE OF CONTENTSivTABLE OF CONTENT
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTviACKNOWLEDGEMENTThe
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