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Somerset |
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County seat of Pulaski County |
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Government: mayor and 12 elected councilpersons |
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Law enforcement:
city police chief, 35 officers, three safety officers
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Fire protection-Emergency Medical services: three
stations with 60 professional firemen who are also
trained Paramedics or EMT's, and numerous
volunteer firemen, enhanced 911 telephone system, plus
20 EMS support personnel |
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Fire insurance rating: 4th class |
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School system: one central high school, one
middle school, three elementary schools, numerous
private pre-schools and day care facilities |
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Continuing education,
Somerset Community College |
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Electricity
provided by
Kentucky Utilities |
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Natural Gas
provided by City of Somerset Gas Company |
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Sewer and garbage pickup provided by City of
Somerset Utilities |
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Pulaski
county |
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Government:
Judge Executive and seven magistrates
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Law enforcement:
sheriff and eleven deputies, two detectives, Kentucky
State Police |
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Fire protection:
county-wide organized volunteer fire departments |
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Fire Insurance rating: 10th class |
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School System:
two high schools, three middle schools, seven
elementary schools |
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Five incorporated townships including Somerset,
Ferguson, Burnside, Eubank, Science Hill and Nancy |
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Electricity provided by
South
Kentucky RECC through East Kentucky Power
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Medical
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Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
is a 227-bed facility designed and
equipped to provide medical services to a primary and secondary area
of nine counties with 220,000 residents. The state of the art
facility also provides a 24-hour emergency room. Seven clinics, 72
physicians and 22 dentists serve the county. |
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Taxes |
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Somerset, Pulaski County and Kentucky have very modest property tax
rates. An occupational tax of 1% funds many of the progressive
economic support programs initiated by the county. |
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Churches
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56
Protestant, 1 Catholic |
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Recreation |
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Lake Cumberland (boating, skiing, fishing) 63,000 acre
surface, two marinas, 12 boat ramps, four parks |
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Three municipal, one estate, one federal park |
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Two
public swimming pools, one private |
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Three tennis courts
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YMCA |
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Five
18 hole golf courses, two country clubs |
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