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Laurens County, Georgia
Located 125 miles southeast of Atlanta.
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Laurens County Information - Georgia.gov
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| Year | County | GA (millions) | U.S. (millions) | | 2007 | 47,520 | 9.5 | 304 | | 2005 | 46,896 | 9.1 | 296 | | 2004 | 46,708 | 8.8 | 296 |
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| Year | County | GA | U.S. | | 2006 | $25,706 | $32,095 | $36,714 | | 2005 | $24,735 | $30,914 | $34,471 | | 2004 | $23,855 | $29,782 | $33,050 |
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| COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 8 county public schools with 417 teachers, 5,984 students, and 280 high school graduates in 2005; 2 private schools with 406 students in 2005; Dublin had 5 city public schools with 224 teachers, 2,883 students, and 116 high school graduates in 2005. | HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: Heart of Georgia at Dublin (local) with 1,900 students.
2-yr: Middle Georgia College at Cochran (32 miles) with 2,035 students.
4-yr: Georgia College & State University at Milledgeville (46 miles) with 5,079 students; Mercer University at Macon (60 miles) with 4,740 students.
Dublin Campus houses Middle Georgia College, and Georgia Southern University with 1100 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 | | Dublin | | 2007 | | $12.71 | | $7.39 | | Dudley | | 2007 | | $9.37 | | $7.39 | | East Dublin | | 2007 | | $9.28 | | $7.39 |
| | 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. | | Laurens County and Dublin 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: 32 full-time personnel. Protection outside city limits by 145 volunteers. Fire insurance classification 5. | | ZONING: City has zoning ordinance and subdivision design standards. |
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COMMERCIAL AIRPORT: Macon Airport (54 miles) service by ASA.
GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT: Dublin Airport (local) with a 6,500 feet bituminous runway, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, localizer, hangar, VOR, day and night operations, middle markers, NDB, DME, ODALS. A new 4,500 sq. ft. terminal building recently completed; Macon Airport (54 miles) 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: CSX rail - Dublin (local); Norfolk Southern piggyback - Macon (54 miles); Norfolk Southern rail - Dublin (local). | WATER:
Navigable River: Savannah River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Savannah (124 miles).
Seaport: Savannah Seaport (124 miles) with maintained channel depth of 42 feet. |
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ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system, Laurens 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: Supplied by city and available in industrial quantities on an interruptible basis. | | WATER: Plant capacity: 7,000,000 gal/day (surface water 5 million gal/day and ground water 2 million gal/day) Consumption: 3,300,000 gal/day average. Storage capacity: 2,750,000 gal. Total. Source: Oconee River and 3 treated deep wells. Pumping capacity: 4,860 gal/min. | | SEWER: Plant Capacity: 6,000,000 gal/day; Plant Load: 2,800,000 gal/day; Trickling filter. Secondary treatment plant. |
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