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Union County, Georgia
Located 112 miles northeast of Atlanta.
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| Year | County | GA (millions) | U.S. (millions) | | 2007 | 20,968 | 9.5 | 304 | | 2005 | 19,782 | 9.1 | 296 | | 2004 | 19,607 | 8.8 | 296 |
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| Year | County | GA | U.S. | | 2006 | $27,293 | $32,095 | $36,714 | | 2005 | $25,135 | $30,914 | $34,471 | | 2004 | $23,532 | $29,782 | $33,050 |
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| COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 5 county public schools with 191 teachers, 2,582 students, and 140 high school graduates in 2005; 1 private school with 15 students in 2005. New $11 million high school opened in summer 2002. 8 th grade reading level ranked #1 in Georgia. | HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: North Georgia at Clarkesville (41 miles) with 1,771 students.
2-yr: Young Harris College at Young Harris (8 miles) with 660 students.
4-yr: North Georgia College & State University at Dahlonega (36 miles) with 3,683 students; Piedmont College at Demorest (45 miles) with 1,998 students.
| | OTHER FACILITIES: Blairsville campus of North Georgia Technical College has 500 students. |
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PROPERTY: Property taxes are determined by tax rates and assessment ratios which vary by location. The only realistic way to compare property taxes from different locations is to use 'effective tax rates' (tax rate multiplied by assessmen ratio). Effective tax rates combine city, county, school, and state tax rates into one convenient figure -- the annual tax for each $1000 of property at its fair market value. This rate applies to all property: land, buildings, machinery, equipment, and inventory. | Effective Rates: | | City | | Year | | Within City | | Outside City | | Blairsville | | 2007 | | $6.49 | | $5.69 |
| | SALES: City and county have 3% local sales tax in addition to the 4% state sales tax. |
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| | INVENTORY (Freeport): Freeport is the general term used for the exemption of ad valorem tax on inventories as defined by Georgia law. The law offers manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers and warehouse operations an attractive inventory tax exemption on three classes of property. | | Blairsville and Union County exempt 100% on all classes of certain business inventory from property taxation. | JOB TAX CREDIT: Tier: 3, Amount: $1,250 as of 2009
Tier refers to the economic well-being of a county. For more information go to http://www.dca.state.ga.us/economic/TaxCredits/programs/taxcredit.asp
JOINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: Yes
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| FIRE PROTECTION: 73 volunteer and 15 paid personnel in 5 precincts. Protection outside city limits. Fire insurance classification 7 in city and 9 in county. | | ZONING: City has zoning ordinance and subdivision design standards. No county ordinance. |
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COMMERCIAL AIRPORT: Atlanta Airport (112 miles) service by Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air France, AirTran, America West, American, ASA, British Airways, Continental, Comair, Corporate, Delta, Frontier, Hooters, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Midwest, Northwest, South African, United, US Airways. Home of Phoenix Air Group, an international light jet transport service; Chattanooga Airport (96 miles) service by ASA, American Eagle, Mesaba, Pinnacle, US Airways Express.
GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT: Atlanta Airport (112 miles) with a 11,889 feet Bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, hangar, lighted runway, VOR, ILS, NDB, 24-hour manned control tower; Blairsville Airport (local) with a 5,500 feet bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, hangar, lighted runway, fuel, FBO. | WATER:
Navigable River: Tennessee River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Chattanooga (100 miles).
Seaport: Savannah Seaport (330 miles) with maintained channel depth of 42 feet. |
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ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system, Union County has excellent ability to supply industrial demands. Compared to 47% for the U.S., coal accounts for 84% of fuel used by the state's power generating plants. This assures long-term continuity.
Union County is part of the Tennessee Valley Authority Electrical Distribution System. If demand exceeds 900kw, any supplier can step in and offer service.
| | WATER: Plant capacity (city): 1,000,000 gal/day. Consumption: 400,000 gal/day average, 550,000 gal/day maximum. Elevated storage capacity: 525,000 gal. Source: water plant (surface water) 7 deep wells (stand-by emergency use only). Pumping capacity: 800 gal/min. Coosa Water Authority plant capacity: 200,000 gal/day. Consumption: 130,000 gal/day average, 160,000 gal/day maximum. Notla Water Authority plant capacity: 600,000 gal/day. Consumption: 320,000 gal/day average, 600,000 gal/day maximum. | | SEWER: Plant Capacity: 400,000 gal/day; Plant Load: 300,000 gal/day; Oxidation pond. Secondary treatment plant. Plant capacity will be doubled in 2002. |
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