Radcliff Mayor JJ Duvall says the numbers in the budget show the growth the city has seen since he first served as mayor.
“Looking back over my first budget when I became mayor, we had about an $11 million operational budget, and now currently, with stormwater, we have about an $18 million operational budget,” Duvall said. “My reserve fund balance back then, when I first became mayor, was $3 million, and today we’re at nearly $14 million in reserves.”
Duvall was one of the speakers during the Hardin County Chamber of Commerce’s January Membership Luncheon Wednesday.
Duvall talked about the city’s commitment to public safety, including about $600,000 in renovations at the police department, about $350,000 to add female living quarters at Fire Station No. Two, and nearly $4 million that went towards the purchase of new fire trucks and communications upgrades, among other city upgrades.
“We did $50,000 in upgrades to the Colvin Community Center in air conditioners,” Duvall said. “We’re also upgrading our pool and our area around the pool to provide turf so people can lay out where there’s some grass areas now. We did over $130,000 in playground equipment upgrades in our city parks, and we currently are working on grants to provide an all-inclusive playground, similar to what they have in Vine Grove, and we did about $650,000 last year in paving.”
Duvall said increases in business licenses and housing construction continue to show the progress the city is making.
“When you think about progress, I want you to think about some of the numbers I mentioned,” Duvall said. “When you hear people say Radcliff isn’t growing, I disagree. We’re growing, we’re just growing at a slower, steadier pace than maybe what some of the other people do.”
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