Civil Municipal Magazine Aug 2023

195 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 8 SCOT TSBORO, ALABAMA Department of Transportation; a safety project to improve Highway 72 as well as an intersection on Highway 35 where the Chick Fil A is going to be located to improve safety and mobility in this area. When broaching the wider-reaching infrastructure city initiatives, the Mayor highlighted a top priority is maintaining an EMS, police, and fire department. “We have made sure our citizens are protected,” he says. “We have a professional EMS, police department, and a career fire department with three fully- staffed fire stations within the city of Scottsboro.” From the health services end, the Mayor divulged that Highlands Medical Center in Scottsboro has been integrated into the Huntsville Hospital System and is now HH Highlands Medical Center. “This has strongly increased the hospital’s purchasing capability for supplies and equipment as well as the recruiting of physicians, nurses, and specialists,” he highlights. In addition to the top-tier first responder and health service infrastructure, Scottsboro’s