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Walker County, Georgia
Located 92 miles northwest of Atlanta.
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| Year | County | GA (millions) | U.S. (millions) | | 2007 | 64,554 | 9.5 | 304 | | 2005 | 63,890 | 9.1 | 296 | | 2004 | 63,379 | 8.8 | 296 |
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| Year | County | GA | U.S. | | 2006 | $24,853 | $32,095 | $36,714 | | 2005 | $23,942 | $30,914 | $34,471 | | 2004 | $22,979 | $29,782 | $33,050 |
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| COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: 14 county public schools with 598 teachers, 8,709 students, and 276 high school graduates in 2005; 1 private school with 94 students in 2005; 3 city public schools with 71 teachers, 1,310 students, and 91 high school graduates in 2005. | HIGHER EDUCATION:
Technical College: Coosa Valley at Rome (41 miles) with 3,116 students; Northwestern at Rock Spring (3 miles) with 2,300 students.
4-yr: Berry College at Rome (41 miles) with 2,033 students; Dalton State College at Dalton (32 miles) with 4,135 students; Shorter College at Rome (41 miles) with 2,139 students; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (28 miles) with 8,331 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 | | Chickamauga | | 2007 | | $6.91 | | $8.89 | | LaFayette | | 2007 | | $11.03 | | $8.89 | | Rossville | | 2007 | | $13.45 | | $8.89 |
| | 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. | | Walker County and LaFayette 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: 6 full-time city and 12 volunteer fire personnel. Protection outside city limits. Fire insurance classification 6 in city and 9 outside. | | ZONING: City has zoning ordinance and subdivision design standards. |
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COMMERCIAL AIRPORT: Chattanooga Airport (28 miles) service by ASA, American Eagle, Mesaba, Pinnacle, US Airways Express.
GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT: LaFayette Airport (local) with a 5,400 feet asphalt runway, aircraft tiedown, airframe & power plant repair, hangar, lighted runway. | | RAIL: Norfolk Southern piggyback - Dalton (32 miles). Chattooga & Chickamauga rail service at Lafayette (local). | WATER:
Navigable River: Tennessee River (9 foot channel depth) with public barge dock at Chattanooga (28 miles).
Seaport: Savannah Seaport (368 miles) with maintained channel depth of 42 feet. |
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ELECTRICITY: A part of Georgia's modern integrated electrical transmission system, Walker 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: 4,100,000 gal/day. Consumption: 2,790,000 gal/day average. Storage capacity: 8,700,000 gal. Source: 4 deep wells plus surface water plant & ground water facility. | | SEWER: Plant Capacity: 5,000,000 gal/day; Plant Load: 2,000,000 gal/day; Secondary treatment plant. Oxidation pond. |
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