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Quick Reference - Page 3

Utilities

 Electricity
   Supplier ............................................................... Private
   Name of Supplier:.............................. MidAmerican Energy

  Water
   Water Supplied By .................................... City of Clarinda
   Name of Supplier ............... Clarinda Water Treatment Plant
   Source of City Water ......................... West Nodaway River
   Elevated Storage Capacity ....................... 890,000 Gallons
   Capacity of Water Plant ........... 2.4 Million Gallons Per Day
   Average Consumption ................. 800,000 Gallons Per Day

 Natural Gas

   Peak Consumption ............................................ 1.3 Million
   Pipeline Source ................. Natural Gas Pipeline of America

 Sanitation

   Type of Sewage Treatment Plant ............................ Trickling
   Percent of Community Served by Sewer ........................ 99%
   Average Load ................................................ 600,000 GPD
   Peak Load ................................................ 3 Million Gallons
   Rated Capacity .................................................... 1.6 MGD

 

Telecommunications

 Local Telephone Company ......... Windstream Communications
 Time required for repair (reg. bus hrs.) ............ 24 Hour Service
 Equal access long distance for Intra-LATA calls? ............. Yes
 Equal access long distance for Inter-LATA calls? ............. Yes
 Type of Central Office Switcher .................................... Digital
 Is fiber currently in the ground? ....................................... Yes
 Fiber is used for .................................. Interoffice Connectivity

 SS7 Service Available
 ISDN Service Available
 T1-DS1 Service Available
 Local Cellular Service Available
 Local Internet Service Available
 Local Video Conferencing Available

 

Tax Structure

 Assesed Value of Property in City ...................... $180,778,110
 Tax Rate Per $1000 Assessed Value ........................... $17.86
 Bonded Indebtedness - City .................................. $2,525,000
 Bonded Indebtedness - School .............................. $3,900,000
 Bonded Indebtedness Capacity of Community ........ $8,972,274
 Future Indebtedness Plans ................................... $1,500,000

Remarks: 
Industrial Tax Abatement, Regional Revolving Loan Fund, Housing Property Tax Abatement and Downtown Revitalization Plan.  Tax Increment Financing is also available to the community for projects providing substantial economic benefit to the community.

 

Transportation

Air Service
Time in Minutes to Nearest Public Airport ...............................1
Type of runway ........................................................ Concrete
Length of runway .......................................... 5,000 Cubic Feet
Unicom Radio ................................................................. Yes
Instrument Landing System .............................................. Yes
VOR ................................................................................ No
Non-Directional Beacon ................................................... Yes
Time in Minutes to Nearest Commercial Air Service .............. 70
Nearest Commercial Airport ............ Eppley International Airfield
City Name ........................................................... Omaha, NE
Airlines Serving Point ..................... America West, American,
Continental, Delta, Frontier, Mesa, Midwest Express,Northwest, Southwest, United.

Motor Service
Number US Highways Serving City ....................................... 1
Number Iowa Highways Serving City ..................................... 1
Time in Minutes to Nearest Interstate Interchange ................ 35
Interstate Number ............................................................ I-29
Time in Minutes to Nearest Four-Lane Highway ..................   35
Highway Number ............................................................. I-29
Number Motor Freight Carriers Serving Community ............... 10
Number of Local Terminals ................................................... 1
Number of Intrastate Carriers .............................................. 10
Number of Interstate Carriers .............................................. 10

Remarks: I-29 is within 45 minutes and I-80 is within 60 minutes.

Rail Service
Community Served by Railroad? ......................................... No
Distance in Minutes to Nearest Piggyback Service ............... 90

Remarks: Centrally located to Kansas City International, Omaha Eppley and Des Moines Airports. 35 minutes to I-29 and 60 minutes to I-80. Highway 71 which runs through  the community, turns in to four lane 35 miles south of town.

 

Municipal

Type of Local Government .............................. Council, Manager
City Zoning Ordinance in Effect .......................................... Yes
Country Zoning Ordinance in Effect .................................... Yes
Subdivision Ordinance With Design Standards in Effect ....... Yes
Number of Full Time Fire Department Personnel ...................... 0
Number of Volunteer Fire Department Personnel .................... 26
Fire Insurance Class in City..................................................  6
Fire Insurance Class in County ............................................ 10
Number of Full Time City Police Officers ...............................  9
Industrial Waste Pick-up Service ........................................ Yes
Percentage of City Streets Paved .................................... 100%

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