Elizabethtown’s rapid growth drives major police department expansion | News from WDRB [Video]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — There’s a saying that ‘all roads lead to E-Town’ given that Interstate 65, the Bluegrass Parkway, the Lincoln Parkway, the Western Kentucky Parkway and Patriot Parkway all filter into the city.

As construction on the biggest economic development in Kentucky’s history, the Blue Oval Sk Battery Park, takes place less than 10 miles away, more business and more people will be on those roads that lead to E-Town.

Elizabethtown’s population is expected to double within the next five years, largely due in part to the battery park.

“We want to match the growth of our community and make sure that we can hit our goals because we don’t want to see a reduction in police services,” said Elizabethtown Police Chief Jeremy Thompson.

EPD currently has 77 sworn officers serving the community, and that manpower could pose a problem for a department located in one of the state’s fastest growing cities.

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