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Towns County, Georgia
Located 116 miles northeast of Atlanta.
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| Year | County | GA (millions) | U.S. (millions) | | 2007 | 10,894 | 9.5 | 304 | | 2005 | 10,315 | 9.1 | 296 | | 2004 | 10,133 | 8.8 | 296 |
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| Year | County | GA | U.S. | | 2006 | $28,819 | $32,095 | $36,714 | | 2005 | $27,085 | $30,914 | $34,471 | | 2004 | $24,875 | $29,782 | $33,050 |
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| COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 4 county public schools with 157 teachers, 1,582 students, and 70 high school graduates in 2005. | HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: North Georgia at Clarkesville (44 miles) with 1,771 students.
2-yr: Young Harris College at Young Harris (8 miles) with 660 students.
4-yr: Piedmont College at Demorest (50 miles) with 1,998 students.
North Georgia Technical College has a satellite campus in Blairsville (15 miles). | | OTHER FACILITIES: Tri-County Community College at Hayesville, NC (17 miles). |
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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 | | Hiawassee | | 2007 | | $4.32 | | $3.41 |
| | 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. |
Freeport: None | 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: Service provided by county with 20 volunteers. Fire insurance classification 8 in city and 9 in county. | | ZONING: Subdivision regulations and sedimentation control ordinance. |
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COMMERCIAL AIRPORT: Athens Airport (101 miles) service by US Airways Express; Atlanta Airport (116 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: Athens Airport (101 miles) with a 5,500 feet bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, hangar, lighted runway, VORTAC on field; Atlanta Airport (116 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 (16 miles) with a 5,500 feet bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, hangar, lighted runway, fuel, FBO. | | RAIL: CSX piggyback - Atlanta (116 miles); CSX rail - Murphy, NC (26 miles); Norfolk Southern piggyback - Dalton (95 miles). | WATER:
Navigable River: Tennessee River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Chattanooga (100 miles).
Seaport: Savannah Seaport (332 miles) with maintained channel depth of 42 feet. |
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ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system, Towns 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.
Hiawassee and Towns County are part of the Tennessee Valley Authority Electrical Distribution System. If demand exceeds 900kw, any supplier can step in and offer service.
| | NATURAL GAS: None. | | WATER: Plant capacity: 1,800,000 gal/day. Consumption: 165,000 gal/day average, 250,000 gal/day maximum. Elevated storage capacity: 360,000 gal. Source: 3 deep wells. Pumping capacity: 480 gal/min. | | SEWER: Plant Capacity: 340,000 gal/day; Plant Load: 90,000 gal/day; Two primary sewage treatment plants. |
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