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Bibb County, Georgia
Located in Bibb and Jones counties 84 miles south of Atlanta.
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Bibb County Information - Georgia.gov
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| Year | County | GA (millions) | U.S. (millions) | | 2007 | 154,709 | 9.5 | 304 | | 2005 | 154,918 | 9.1 | 296 | | 2004 | 155,170 | 8.8 | 296 |
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| Year | County | GA | U.S. | | 2006 | $32,173 | $32,095 | $36,714 | | 2005 | $31,171 | $30,914 | $34,471 | | 2004 | $30,341 | $29,782 | $33,050 |
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| COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 41 county public schools with 1,586 teachers, 24,583 students, and 873 high school graduates in 2005; 19 private schools with 5,633 students in 2005. 5 magnet schools. | HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: Central Georgia at Macon (local) with 5,025 students.
2-yr: Georgia Military College at Milledgeville (31 miles) with 1,200 students; Gordon College at Barnesville (30 miles) with 3,115 students.
4-yr: Macon State College at Macon (local) with 5,000 students; Wesleyan College at Macon (local) with 591 students; Mercer University at Macon (local) with 4,740 students.
Fort Valley State College in Fort Valley and Georgia College in Milledgeville have a campus in Macon. |
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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. Tax rate for portion of Macon in Jones County is $15.50.| Effective Rates: | | City | | Year | | Within City | | Outside City | | Macon | | 2007 | | $17.15 | | $14.11 |
| | SALES: City and county have 2% 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. | | Macon and Bibb County exempt 100% on all classes of certain business inventory from property taxation. | JOB TAX CREDIT: Tier: 2, Amount: $2,500 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: 316 full-time fire personnel and 32 rescue and firefighting vehicles. Protection provided throughout county. Fire insurance classification 1 in city and 4 outside . | | ZONING: City and county have zoning ordinance and subdivision design standards. |
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COMMERCIAL AIRPORT: Macon Airport (local) service by ASA.
GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT: Macon Airport (local) with a 6,500 feet bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, fuel, hangar, lighted runway, charter & rental service, VOR, ILS, navigational aids. | | RAIL: Norfolk Southern rail - Macon (local). Georgia Central Railway provides switching service to CSX. | WATER:
Navigable River: Chattahoochee River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Columbus (95 miles).
Seaport: Savannah Seaport (174 miles) with maintained channel depth of 42 feet. |
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ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system, Bibb 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: 48,000,000 gal/day. Consumption: 24,000,000 gal/day average. Ground storage capacity: 5,200,000 gal. Source: Ocmulgee River. | | SEWER: Plant Capacity: 43,000,000 gal/day; Plant Load: 27,500,000 gal/day; Tertiary plant. Secondary plants. Capacity will be expanded to 57,000,000 gal/day. |
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