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BULLITT COUNTY KENTUCKY y pftrl : BULLITT COUNTY v:\i:-ft.; - li.:-%M|ii«: ; 'i- 500 miie^ i -■■■ ■ Ijfff- H-i< ! - a !1 BULLITT COUNTY INDUSTRIAL SITES 1970 For additional information concerning the following sites, contact the Honorable Arson Moore, Judge of BuIIitt County, or the Kentucky Department of Commerce, Frankfort, Kentucky. SITE ff 1: ACREAGE AND TOPOGRAPHY: 30. 76 acres SITE # 6: ACREAGE AND TOPOGRAPHY: 150 acres, of level land level land LOCATION: 4 1/2 miles south of Shepherdsville LOCATION: 4 miles north of Shepherdsville, ZONING: None 2 1/2 miles south of Jefferson County line HIGHWAY ACCESS: Kentucky Turnpike ZONING: None interchange located at southwest corner of site, HIGHWAY ACCESS: Kentucky 1020 at west Kentucky 245 borders south side of site border RAILROADS: Louisville and Nashville tracks RAILROADS: Louisville and Nashville at approximately 1/4 mile from site west border WATER: None WATER: None GAS: Louisville Gas and Electric Company GAS: Louisville Gas and Electric Company SIZE LINE: 8-inch SIZE LINE: 8-inch, approximately 1,000 ELECTRICITY: Salt River RECC feet from site SEWERAGE: Package plant necessary ELECTRICITY: Louisville Gas and Electric OWNERSHIP: Bullitt County Company SEWERAGE: Package plant necessary SITE H 2: ACREAGE AND TOPOGRAPHY: 47. 3 acres, OWNERSHIP: Private level land LOCATION: 4 1/2 miles south of Shepherdsville SITE # 7: ACREAGE AND TOPOGRAPHY: 40 acres, ZONING: None gently rolling land HIGHWAY ACCESS: Kentucky Turnpike LOCATION: 5 miles north of Shepherdsville interchange at the southeast corner, Kentucky ZONING: None 245 HIGHWAY ACCESS: Kentucky 61 via two RAILROADS: Louisville and Nashville at lane light duty road northeast corner of site RAILROADS: Not rail served WATER: None WATER: Bullitt Water District GAS: Louisville Gas and Electric Company SIZE LINE: 8-inch SIZE LINE: 8-inch GAS: Louisville Gas and Electric Company ELECTRICITY: Salt River RECC SIZE LINE: 8-inch, 2,000 feet from site SEWERAGE: Package plant necessary ELECTRICITY; Louisville Gas and Electric OWNERSHIP: Bullitt County Company SEWERAGE: None SITE a 3: ACREAGE AND TOPOGRAPHY: 14 acres, level OWNERSHIP: Private land LOCATION: 4 1/2 miles south of Shepherdsville SITE # 8: ACREAGE AND TOPOGRAPHY: 150f acres, ZONING: None level to gently rolling HIGHWAY ACCESS: Kentucky Turnpike north LOCATION: Lebanon Junction city limits border of site, Kentucky 245 ZONING: None RAILROADS: Not rail served HIGHWAY ACCESS: Kentucky 61 via two WATER: None lane light duty road GAS: Louisville Gas and Electric Company RAILROADS: Louisville and Nashville at SIZE LINE: 8-inch west border ELECTRICITY; Salt River RECC WATER: Lebanon Junction Municipal SEWERAGE: Package plant necessary GAS: None OWNERSHIP; Bullitt County ELECTRICITY: Kentucky Utilities Company SEWERAGE; Lebanon Junction Municipal SITE § 4: ACREAGE AND TOPOGRAPHY: 75 acres, level OWNERSHIP: Private to rolling land LOCATION: 4 1/2 miles south of Shepherdsville SITE #9: ACREAGE AND TOPOGRAPHY: 140 acres, ZONING: None level to gently roiling land HIGHWAY ACCESS: Kentucky Turnpike LOCATION: Lebanon Junctitm city limits interchange at north border, Kentucky 245 ZONING: None RAILROADS: Not rail served HIGHWAY ACCESS: Kentucky 61 at east border WATER: None RAILROADS: Louisville and Nashville GAS: Louisville Gas and Electric Company approximately 1/4 mile distant SIZE LINE: 8-inch WATER: Lebanon Junction Municipal ELECTRICITY: Salt River RECC GAS: None SEWERAGE; Package plant necessary ELECTRICITY: Kentucky Utilities Company OWNERSHIP: Bullitt County SEWERAGE: Lebanon Junction Mimicipal OWNERSHIP: Private SITE If 5: ACREAGE AND TOPOGRAPHY: 368 acres, level to gently rolling SITE #10: ACREAGE AND TOPOGRAPHY: 185 acres, LOCATION: 1 1/2 miles southeast of level to hilly Shepherdsville LOCATION: Lebanon Junction city limits ZONING: None ZONING: None HIGHWAY ACCESS: Kentucky 480 at north HIGHWAY ACCESS: Kentucky 61 at west border border RAILROADS: Not rail^ served RAILROADS: Not rail served WATER: Shepherdsville Municipal WATER; Lebanon Junction Municipal GAS: Louisville Gas and Electric Corrq)any CAS: None SIZE LINE: 8-inch ELECTRICITY: Kentucky Utilities Company ELECTRICITY: Salt River RECC SEWERAGE: Lebanon Junction Municipal SEWERAGE: Package plant necessary OWNERSHIP: Private OWNERSHIP: Private fv-I,., „.\ . • -H'r\ Shepherdsvilte Imi. : LEGEND: m UTILITIES AVAILABLE W-WATER G- GAS E - ELECTRICITY 1 MtLE 1000 ?000 3000 4000 FEET CONTOUR INTERVAL 20 FEET BASE: USGS 7.5 MINUTE SERIES- ardstown unction eston G64 SITE-1 sdltG A Ik LEGEND- UTILITIES AVAILABLE W-WATER G- GAS McDoweli'i" i .'ij ; 51S nhanel ; * 11 rTV i Brooks E - ELECTRICITY ron SITE-7 40 TW.G.'e Q p ' J -150 Ac. —["Git jarry "Py=--=>\ ■' \"? 1 MILE 4000 FEET CONTOUR INTERVAL lO FEET BASE: USGS 7.5 MINUTE SERIES-1959 r SKephe LEGEND: UTILITiES AVAILABLE W-WATER E - ELECTRICITY S - SEWERAGE 150 Ac^ m. escendo non 1 MILE 4000 FEET CONTOUR INTERVAL 20 FEET BASE: uses 7.5 MINUTE SERIES -1967 INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES BULLITT COUNTY, KENTUCKY Prepared by The Kentucky Department of Commerce in cooperation with the cities of Shepherdsville, Mt. Washington, and Lebanon Junction 1970 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page INDUSTRIAL SITES . i BULLITT COUNTY, KENTUCKY - A RESOURCE PROFILE . 1 THE LABOR MARKET 5 Population Trends 5 General Employment Characteristics, 1968 5 Manufacturing Employment Trends by Industry . 5 Bullitt County Manufacturing Firms, Their Products and Employment 6 "Wage Rates 7 Labor Organizations 7 Current and Future Labor Supply 7 Total Personal Income 7 Per Capita Personal Income 7 EDUCATION 8 Public Schools . 8 Parochial 8 Vocational Schools 10 Colleges and Universities 10 TRANSPORTATION 11 Rail 11 Truck Service 11 Air 12 Bus 12 POWER AND FUEL 13 Electricity 13 Natural Gas 13 WATER AND SEWERAGE 14 Water • • • 14 Sewerage . 17 IV Chapter Page LOCAL GOVERNMENT 18 City . 18 County . 18 Assessed Value of Property - 1969 18 Local General Property Tax Rates Per $100 of Assessed Valuation - 1969 . 18 Planning and Zoning 19 Safety 19 Police 19 Fire . 19 Rescue Service 19 Sanitation 20 HEALTH 21 Hospitals 21 Nursing Homes . 21 Public Health 21 OTHER LOCAL FACILITIES 22 Communications 22 Library Services 22 Religious Institutions. 22 Financial Institutions. 23 Hotels and Motels 23 Clubs and Organizations 23 RECREATION 24 Local 24 Area 24 AGRICULTURE - NATURAL RESOURCES - CLIMATE. , . 25 Agriculture 25 Natural Resources 25 Climate. 25 HISTORY 26 BULLITT COUNTY LABOR MARKET AREA COVINOTOH.^^ •ry^fCw^OfiT •ur,{n6towq fLOHtNCtf;^ ^ c. 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The county is bounded on the north by Jefferson County, on the east by Spencer and Nelson Counties, and on the southwest by Hardin County. Bullitt County has three incorporated confimunitie s, all classified as fifth-class cities. Shepherdsville, the largest of the three, serves as the county seat. It lies along the Salt River and is located approximately 15 miles via Interstate 65 from Louisville, the state's largest metropol itan area. Lebanon Junction is located in the southern tip of the county, approximately 15 miles from Bardstown and 19 miles from Elizabethtown. Mt. Washington, the county's second largest, is located in the northeast portion of the county, approximately 15 miles from Louisville. The Economic Framework Total employment in Bullitt County averaged 3,500 jobs in 1968, with manufacturing providing almost 900 of these jobs. During the first nine years of the decade, manufacturing employment increased by over 50 percent. The county's major products are distilled beverages, including whisky, cordials, cocktails, and letterpress printing and book publishing. Per capita income in the county in 1968