The City of Elizabethtown recapped the city’s activities last year with the release last week of their 2024 Annual Report.
The report states that the city’s budget in 2024 came in at just over $119.7 million. That budget supported the hiring of additional employees, bringing the total number of city employees to 375, and supported public works activities such as the installation of nearly 21,000 feet of new natural gas pipelines and the paving of more than 12 miles of city streets.
The report states that the city’s wastewater treatment facility increased capacity by 19 percent in 2024. The city’s planning and development department approved 458 building permits and oversaw more than $211 million in construction activity in the city.
The Elizabethtown Police Department responded to nearly 33,000 calls in 2024, and the Elizabethtown Fire Department expanded its training capabilities with a $513,000 live fire training facility. Safety improvements on U.S. 31W resulted in fewer fatal and injury collisions.
Completed capital projects in 2024 included improvements at Freeman Lake Park, phase one of the Buffalo Lake connector trail, completed gas well restoration, and Hawkins Drive sewer upgrades. Projects on the books for 2025 include the extension of Commerce Drive, sidewalk lighting and street improvements on the south end of the city, the completion of Fire Station No. Four, and renovations at the Elizabethtown Police Department.
The annual report can be viewed in full on the city’s website.
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