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Major Cities/Distance Denver 150 Salt Lake City 486 Phoenix 991 Seattle 1295 San Francisco 1242 Atlanta 1614 Dallas 931 New York 1961 Los Angeles 1138 Portland 1117 Chicago 1218
POPULATION:City County Age Groups 1980 367 11,975 0-18 1985 350 9898 19-22 1990 195 8145 23-64 65+
CLIMATE:Temperature: Annual Average 46.7 January Average 27.2 July Average 69.4 Precipitation: Annual Average 12.4" Average Rainfall 12.4" Average Snowfall 55.7 Humidity: Average low Heating Degree Days: 46.5 Cooling Degree Days: 337 Average Growing Season: 133 Days Elevation: 4718 Feet
Government:Governing Form: MAYOR/COUNCIL Police Department: Fulltime Sheriff Volunteer Fire Department: Fulltime Volunteer x 911: Yes X No Planning Commission: Yes X No Business License Required: Yes No X Zoning Regulations: Yes No X Community Industrial Plan: Yes No X Building Codes: Yes X No Fire Insurance Rating 6
TAXES:City: Property Taxes: Assessed Valuation: 587,144 Tax Levy: 8 (mills) Sales Taxes: Optional Taxes: 0% Lodging Tax: 0% County: Property Taxes Assessed Valuation: 315,827,108 Tax Levy: 12 (mills) Sales Taxes: Optional Taxes __1%_____ Lodging Tax __0%_____ School: Assessed Valuation: _________ Tax Levy: _____ (mills) State: Sales Taxes: __4% ____ Industrial Property: assessed at 11.5% of market value Commercial: assessed at 9.5% of market value Residential: assessed at 9.5% of market value Personal property: (e.g. machinery and equipment) assessed at the same rate as the classification in which it is used. Workers' Compensation: Costs vary from 0.30% to 8.40%,depending on the occupation. The rate is adjusted according to each business's record after two years. Unemployment Compensation: Average rates for new employers for the first 24 months is 3.33% on the first $11,600 of annual wages. Adjustment factors are made after the initial 24 months based on the employer's rating. NO STATE OR LOCAL PERSONAL INCOME TAX NO STATE OR LOCAL CORPORATE INCOME TAX NO STATE OR LOCAL INVENTORY TAX
COMMUNITY SERVICES:Libraries: 1 Total Volumes: NA Day Care Centers: 1 Churches: Catholic: 1 Prostestant: 2 Jewish: 0 Other: 0 Commercial: Shopping Centers: NA Hotels/Motel 2 Total Rooms: 20 Convention Facilities: 0 Capacity: 0 Medical Facilities: Hospitals: 0 Beds: 0 Nursing Homes: 0 Total Rooms: 0 Doctors: 0 Dentists: 0 (visiting specialist come all the time) Ambulance Services: yes X No___ Recreation: Baseball Fields 1 Tennis Courts 1 Swimming Pools 0 Golf Courses 0 Bike Paths 0 Soccer Fields 0 Skating Rinks 0 Recreation Centers 1 Parks 1 Area Attractions/Distance: Glendo State Park & Lake-2 mi.; summer water recreation, sightseeing, camping, rock hunting; Laramie Peak & Medicine Bow Natl. Forest-30 mi.; snowmobiling, hiking, camping. Cultural Attractions: Cheyenne & Casper Events Center - 1 hour away.
COMMUNICATIONS:Media: Available Newspapers Douglas Weekly Casper Star Tribune Daily Radio Rections: Stations Cheyenne AM FM Public Casper AM FM Public Cable TV Yes Communications: Available Telephone Companies US West Communications All other long distance carriers Digital Switch yes Fiber Optic Availability: yes Post Offices: Number 1 Class 3rd Overnight Mail Services yes
Education:Elementary Jr.H.S. High School Private Number Schools 1 1 1 0 Number Students 60 15 25 0 Vocations Schools: N/A Community College: N/A Wyoming National Rankings: 2 in the nation for State and Local Goverment $ Spent for higher education 2 in the nationa for high school graduation Wyoming Average expenditures per ADM: $5,462 US Average: $4,509
UtilitiesElectricity: Suppliers: Pacific Power Tele.# 307-735-3475 Loop Systems: Yes Industrical Rates: 3.051 cents/KWH; 1st 40,000 & 2.695 cents/KWH additional Natrual Gas: Suppliers: Kansas-Nebraska Tele.# 1-800-759-8035 or supplier of your choice. Max capacity: Unlimited Rating: 85,000 Btu/ccf Industrial rates: On file at Hastings, NE office Water: Supplier: Town of Glendo Tele. #307-735-4242 Excess capacity available: Yes Residual Pressure: 43 psi Industrail Rates: $2.75/1000 Gallons Loop System: Yes Tap Fees: $600 Sewer: Treatment Types: Lagoon Tap Fees: $300 Present Load: 6480 (Gal/Day) Capacity: 172,800 GD Solid Waste Disposal Available: Yes
Housing:Occupied Units Average Cost of Units Total Owner Rental New Existing Single Fam. N/A N/A 16 42,000 40,100 Mobile Homes N/A N/A N/A 35,000 10,000 Multi Family N/A N/A N/A Senior Housing N/A N/A N/A Average Land Costs: City 5000/lot County: 65-875 acre
Transportation:Major Highways: I-25 Wyo: 20 & 26 Nearest Interstate I-25
Railroad(s)Burlington Northern Trucking: Company Name Edson Express
Parcel/express Service:UPS
Nearest Airport:Glendo Municipal Airlines serving area: N/A Daily flights: No Runway Length: 2,500 ft. Type of surface: Dirt Instrument Landing System (ILS): NO Lights: No Tower: No Fixed base operator/air taxi: No Fuel available: No Restrooms: No
Bus Service:Powder River Public Transportation: none
LABOR ANALYSIS:Total work force: 4455 Average unemployment rate: 8.7% No. Firms Employees Avg.WeeklyWage Agriculture, Forestry & Fishery Mining na Construction na Manufacturing 2 7 Trans.Comm & Utilities 2 6 Wholesale Trade na na Retail Trade na na Finance, Insurance, Real Estate na na Services na na Public Administration na na Major Employers Product No. employees Burlington Northern Railroad 10 School Dist. #1 Education 25 Howard's General Store Retail 10 Glendo Marina Marine products 20 Glendo State Park Recreation 10 Glendo Power Plant Electricity 10
Economic Development Organizations:Local Economic Development Contact State Contact Glendo Economic Division of Economic and Community Dev. Development Assn. Barrett Building, 4 Floor North Glendo, WY 82213 Cheyenne, Wyoming 82202 Office 307-735-4242 Office: 307-777-7285 Fax Fax: 307-777-5840
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