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Pickens County, Georgia
Located 60 miles north of Atlanta.
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Pickens County Information - Georgia.gov
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| Year | County | GA (millions) | U.S. (millions) | | 2007 | 30,488 | 9.5 | 304 | | 2005 | 28,442 | 9.1 | 296 | | 2004 | 27,771 | 8.8 | 296 |
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| Year | County | GA | U.S. | | 2006 | $32,108 | $32,095 | $36,714 | | 2005 | $30,927 | $30,914 | $34,471 | | 2004 | $28,504 | $29,782 | $33,050 |
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| COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 6 county public schools with 276 teachers, 4,176 students, and 223 high school graduates in 2005; 1 private school with 36 students in 2005. | HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: Appalachian at Jasper (local) with 1,200 students.
2-yr: Gainesville College at Gainesville (47 miles) with 4,200 students.
4-yr: Kennesaw State University at Kennesaw (41 miles) with 19,000 students; North Georgia College & State University at Dahlonega (35 miles) with 3,683 students; Southern Polytechnic State Univ. at Marietta (43 miles) with 3,683 students.
There are 27 colleges and universities in the Atlanta area with a total enrollment of more than 100,000 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 | | Jasper | | 2007 | | $10.22 | | $8.34 |
| | 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. | | Pickens County exempts 80% on all classes of certain business inventory from property taxation. | JOB TAX CREDIT: Tier: 4, Amount: $750 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: 7 full-time firemen with upgraded fire department. 15 volunteers for city/county, also around 70 volunteers for smaller rural areas. Fire insurance classification 5 in Jasper and 9 in remainder of Pickens County. | | ZONING: City of Jasper has zoning in place, but the county has county-wide subdivision, mobile home park and development standards in place. There is a council for the county working on implementing a more aggressive, but selective, zoning process. |
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COMMERCIAL AIRPORT: Atlanta Airport (60 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 (60 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; Jasper Airport (local) with a 3,600 feet paved runway, aircraft tiedown, fuel, lighted runway. | | RAIL: CSX piggyback - Atlanta (60 miles); Norfolk Southern piggyback - Atlanta (60 miles). Georgia Northeastern rail service at Jasper (local). | WATER:
Navigable River: Chattahoochee River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Columbus (169 miles).
Seaport: Savannah Seaport (301 miles) with maintained channel depth of 42 feet. |
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ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system, Pickens 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: 1,500,000 gal/day. Consumption: 1,100,000 gal/day. Storage capacity: 600,000 gal. ground, 250,000 gal. elevated. Source: Long Swamp Creek and Cove Well. | | SEWER: Plant Capacity: 780,000 gal/day; Plant Load: 400,000 gal/day; Secondary treatment plant. Oxidation pond. |
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