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Dougherty County, Georgia
Located 176 miles south of Atlanta.
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| Year | County | GA (millions) | U.S. (millions) | | 2007 | 95,693 | 9.5 | 304 | | 2005 | 94,882 | 9.1 | 296 | | 2004 | 95,681 | 8.8 | 296 |
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| Year | County | GA | U.S. | | 2006 | $26,349 | $32,095 | $36,714 | | 2004 | $25,353 | $29,782 | $33,050 | | 2003 | $24,399 | $29,000 | $31,472 |
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| COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 26 county public schools with 1,091 teachers, 16,637 students, and 646 high school graduates in 2005; 11 private schools with 2,197 students in 2005. | HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: Albany at Albany (local) with 3,000 students.
2-yr: Darton College at Albany (local) with 3,400 students.
4-yr: Albany State University at Albany (local) with 3,456 students.
LaGrange College and Troy State University have satellite campuses in Albany offering B.S. and graduate degrees. | | OTHER FACILITIES: 1 privately-owned business school. Dougherty County Mental Retardation Training Center Day School. Private school for children with dyslexia. |
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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 | | Albany | | 2007 | | $15.15 | | $15.90 |
| | 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. | | Albany and Dougherty County exempt 100% on all classes of certain business inventory from property taxation. | JOB TAX CREDIT: Tier: 1, Amount: $3,500 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: 138 firemen and 25 support personnel. Combined city and county effort. Protection outside city limits. Fire insurance classification 3. | | ZONING: City and county zoning ordinance. For further information contact Albany Metro Planning Commission. |
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COMMERCIAL AIRPORT: Albany Airport (local) service by ASA.
GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT: Albany Airport (local) with a 6,600 feet asphalt runway, aircraft tiedown, hangar, lighted runway, VOR, ILS, NDB, airframe & power plant repair. Additional 5,100' wind runway. 5 air cargo companies serve the airport, including UPS's Boeing 757 "mini-hub" jet service. | | RAIL: Norfolk Southern piggyback - Albany (local); Norfolk Southern rail - Albany (local). Atlantic and Geogia Great Southern (local). | WATER:
Navigable River: Flint River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Bainbridge (60 miles).
Seaport: Brunswick Seaport (172 miles) with maintained channel depth of 32 feet. |
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ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system, Dougherty 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: 36,000,000 gal/day. Consumption: 18,000,000 gal/day average. Elevated storage capacity: 6,800,000 gal. Source: 30 deep wells. | | SEWER: Plant Capacity: 21,600,000 gal/day; Plant Load: 15,000,000 gal/day; Secondary treatment plant. |
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