HIGHLANDER POINT: A GATEWAY - Floyd County Indiana

Land Use 13musicians. There are three public schoolslocated in this study area: Floyd CentralHigh School, Highlander Point MiddleSchool and Galena Elementary School.These serve as community centers as wellas educational institutions.Mount Saint FrancisInfrastructure and PublicServicesFor fire protection, the community reliesupon a collaborative effort from theGeorgetown, Greenville and New Albanyfire departments. The existing fireprotection systems are not proficientenough to protect the addition of newresidential dwellings (McGee 2006). Thecommunity also relies upon the county toprovide police services. The communitydoes not have any immediate facilities forthese services to employ duringemergency events.An updated inventory of the existing waterinfrastructures (water mains, local watersupply, and fire hydrants) would be helpfulin assessing Highland Point’s ability torespond to events. All fire fighting andprotection services should be provided tonew and existing residential developmentsper local fire department codes andjurisdiction (McGee 2006). Conduct an indepthevaluation of all existing fireprotection systems to meet therequirements of local fire codes. Aseparate fire district should be responsiblefor the Highlander Point corridor. Worktoward creating a fire district map, todistinguish all serviceable fire areas for allfire departments.An updated inventory of the existing waterinfrastructures (water mains, local watersupply, and fire hydrants) would be helpfulin assessing the community’s’ ability toadequately respond to emergency events.All fire fighting and protection servicesshould be provided to new and existingresidential developments per local firedepartment codes and jurisdictions