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Gilmer County, Georgia
Located 80 miles north of Atlanta.
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| Year | County | GA (millions) | U.S. (millions) | | 2007 | 28,389 | 9.5 | 304 | | 2005 | 27,335 | 9.1 | 296 | | 2004 | 26,755 | 8.8 | 296 |
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| Year | County | GA | U.S. | | 2006 | $24,810 | $32,095 | $36,714 | | 2005 | $23,660 | $30,914 | $34,471 | | 2004 | $22,595 | $29,782 | $33,050 |
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| COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 6 county public schools with 268 teachers, 4,078 students, and 171 high school graduates in 2005; 4 private schools with 183 students in 2005. | HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: Appalachian at Jasper (20 miles) with 1,200 students.
2-yr: Truett-McConnell College at Cleveland (63 miles) with 1,338 students; Young Harris College at Young Harris (55 miles) with 660 students.
4-yr: Dalton State College at Dalton (39 miles) with 4,135 students; North Georgia College & State University at Dahlonega (35 miles) with 3,683 students; Reinhardt College at Waleska (34 miles) with 1,078 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 | | Ellijay | | 2007 | | $9.86 | | $8.46 |
| | 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. | | Gilmer County and Ellijay 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: City of Ellijay Fire Department answers all fire-related calls within the city boundaries and is staffed with three full-time firemen, three part-time firefighters, and 21 volunteer firefighters. Gilmer County Fire Department consists of 15 full-time personnel and 18 certified, trained volunteers. Fire insurance classification 5 in city and 9 in county. | | ZONING: City has zoning ordinance and subdivision design standards (Southern Building Code). |
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COMMERCIAL AIRPORT: Atlanta Airport (80 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.
GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT: Atlanta Airport (80 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; Ellijay Airport (local) with a 3,500 feet bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, fuel, lighted runway. | | RAIL: CSX piggyback - Atlanta (80 miles); CSX rail - Ellijay (local); Norfolk Southern piggyback - Dalton (38 miles). | WATER:
Navigable River: Chattahoochee River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Columbus (176 miles).
Seaport: Savannah Seaport (307 miles) with maintained channel depth of 42 feet. |
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ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system, Gilmer 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. If demand exceeds 900kw, any supplier can step in and offer service.
| | NATURAL GAS: Available in industrial quantities on both a firm and an interruptible basis. | | WATER: Plant capacity: 2,200,000 gal/day. Consumption: 1,200,000 gal/day average. Source: Ellijay and Cartecay rivers. | | SEWER: Plant Capacity: 2,000,000 gal/day; Plant Load: 1,000,000 gal/day; Secondary, activated sludge treatment plant. |
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