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The Boyle County seat is Danville, which is also the location of several offices for state and federal services. Other incorporated areas within the county are Junction City and Perryville, an important destination for anyone interested in Civil War history.

Boyle County
County government services are administered by the office of the judge executive, who is elected at large, and six magistrates who are elected from their respective districts. In addition to maintaining roads, the county operates several services for residents, including emergency medical services, refuse convenience centers, a recycling center, which generates funds while saving landfill costs, the fire department, which has a “6” insurance rating, the sheriff’s department, and the county jail.

Boyle County Courthouse
West Main Street at Fourth
Danville, KY 40422
859-238-1100

City of Danville
Danville government is operated by its city manager according to ordinances put in place by the mayor and four commissioners, all of whom are elected at large. Danville operates water and sewer services and the police and fire departments. The fire department has a main station and substation, which is being replaced by another station currently under construction. The department is equipped with a 100-foot ladder truck and has a “4” insurance rating.

City of Danville
445 West Main Street
Danville, KY 40422
859-238-1200

Danville and Boyle County tax revenues are used to jointly fund various services, such as the Office of Disaster and Emergency Services and Preparedness and 911 Center. Citizens are appointed by the mayor and judge executive to serve on joint boards and commissions that oversee the workings and expenditures of various entities, such as:

Planning and Zoning Commission
Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals
Human Rights Commission
Boyle County Health Department
Clean Community Commission
Local Emergency Planning Committee
Parks and Recreation Board
Danville-Boyle County Humane Society
Boyle County Library
Boyle County Senior Citizens Center
Boyle County Convention and Visitors Bureau

Junction City and Perryville
Except for water and sewer, services for Junction City and Perryville are administered by their respective elected mayors and city councils. The Junction City fire department has a "6" insurance rating; Perryville's rating is "5."

Junction City
Shelby Street
Junction City, KY 40440
859-854-3900

Perryville
216 South Buell Street
Perryville, KY 40468
859-332-8361

Danville / Boyle County Chamber of Commerce
304 S. Fourth Street, Danville KY 40422  859-236-2361

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