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BATAVIA, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County KANE           
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 12,574 17,076 23,866 25,037 Avg. Winter Temp 25.00 F -3.89 C County 278,405 317,471 404,119 404,119 Avg. Summer Temp 75.00 F 23.88 C Labor Market 0 0 222,285 246,431 Avg. Annual Rainfall 33.00 In 83.82 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 30.00 In 76.20 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / COUNCIL / CITY        Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2002       County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule NO 
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class  5    in city   9    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department           37         30          1
    Police Department           50          5          2
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal NO             Radio Stations  52
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  53
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   3 Daily    2 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   6  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   3  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks  10  Assets $              0
     Savings and Loans   1  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
TAX INCREMENT FINANCING - YES.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community I-88                                              
          Nearest Interchange YES  Distance     3 MI    5 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   7
               Local Carriers   1
          Interstate Carriers   1
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service YES

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT
                     Local NO     6 MI  9 KM
       Commercial Airlines   50   Flights per day 2000

    Nearest Public Airport DUPAGE AIRPORT
                     Local NO    4 MI    6 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  5,000 FT   1,500 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available YES
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water NO 
            Name of Waterway NONE                     
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO     0 MI    0 KM

Travel Time
(distance and travel time for goods in transit to selected major cities)

              Highway   Highway    Days       Days
City           Miles      Km.     by Rail   by Truck
-----------   -------   -------   -------   --------
Atlanta           765     1,224       0         2
Chicago            35        56       0         1
Cleveland         378       604       0         1
Dallas            971     1,553       1         2
Denver          1,051     1,681       1         2
Detroit           306       489       0         1
Kansas City       534       854       0         1
Los Angeles     2,130     3,408       3         4
Memphis           579       926       0         1
Minneapolis       447       715       0         1
New Orleans       979     1,566       1         2
New York          875     1,400       1         2
St. Louis         278       444       0         1
Seattle         2,098     3,356       3         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
BURLINGTON NORTHERN                    
CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN                   
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO     0 MI    0 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity        1,735,000           6,593,000
            Treatment Capacity        7,300,000          27,740,000
          Average Daily Demand        2,500,000           9,500,000
             Peak Daily Demand        6,000,000          22,800,000
               Excess Capacity        1,300,000           4,940,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant PRIMARY        
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity        4,200,000          15,960,000
                  Present Load        3,276,000          12,448,800
               Excess Capacity          924,000           3,511,200

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NORTHERN ILLINOIS GAS    
       Electric Supplier MUNICIPAL                
Local Telephone Supplier SBC                                               
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers     

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds    600
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   1 MI    2 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community    19
            Dentists in Community    10
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                9       186       2,927
Junior High               1        93       1,440
High School               1       110       1,846
Trade & Technical         1         0           0
Community College         0         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score  0.0

Remarks

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
FERMI LAB                  LABORATORY ENERGY RE    2,000  NONE                0
                         
SUNCAST CORP               PLASTIC MOLDING           450  NONE                0
                         
THE HOLMSTAD                                         276  NONE                0
                         
CITY OF BATAVIA            GOVERNMENT                204                      0
                         
SEALY MATTRESS             MATTRESSES                200                      0
CO                       
WASTE MANAGEMENT-WEST      WASTE MANAGEMENT          200                      0
                         
PECHINEY PLASTIC                                     185                      0
                         
PECHINEY PLASTIC/FLEXIBLE                            175                      0
                         
ALDI'S INC.                OFFICE/WAREHOUSE          155                      0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for KANE COUNTY                             
Annual Average for Year 2005
      Total Labor Force   246,431
             Unemployed  14,138
             Percentage   5.70%
         Total Employed   232,293
          Manufacturing  24.70%
      Non-Manufacturing  74.20%
            Agriculture   1.10%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   1
            Number won by union   1
          Number won by company   0
      Work stoppage occurances
            within last 5 years   1
   Number of employees involved      28

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the  Econ Dev Reg 4 NE       

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 17.69  $ 37.21   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 11.98  $ 22.52
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.02  $ 13.15   Office Clerk             $  8.65  $ 14.79
Assembler-Production     $  7.08  $ 13.42   Secretary                $  9.27  $ 16.96
Computer Operator        $ 12.74  $ 25.60   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 12.33  $ 22.11
Computer Programmer      $ 20.50  $ 37.34   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.05  $ 14.88
Data Entry Operator      $  9.21  $ 14.61   Systems Analyst          $ 24.14  $ 41.12
Drill or Punch Press     $  9.15  $ 15.59   Technician               $ 14.28  $ 26.31
Engineer                 $ 22.35  $ 35.71   Tool & Die Maker         $ 15.64  $ 26.51
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.02  $ 12.39   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.58  $ 16.97
Laborer                  $ 12.24  $ 28.79   Welder                   $ 11.43  $ 19.99
Machinist                $ 10.58  $ 18.90   Word Processor           $ 10.19  $ 17.08

Remarks
WAGE RATES UPDATED MARCH, 2006 FORM IL DEPT OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEB SITE.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels      30        Protestant Churches  17
                 Number of Rooms   3,000          Catholic Churches   7
                     Restaurants     250          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     600              Country Clubs   6
             Public Golf Courses       5               Health Clubs  16
            Public Tennis Courts      25      Public Swimming Pools   8
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River FOX RIVER                                         

Remarks
CITY IS HOME OF MOOSEHEART ORPHANAGE, FERMILAB,
AND NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY.

Tax Structure

Property tax rates per $100 assessed valuation.
Valuation is 33.3% of real property except in Cook
County where commercial property is assessed at
38% and industrial property is assessed at 36%.

Property Tax Rates
    Year 2004          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  7.00%
    City  0.5530%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.3466%          2003       2002              Electricity  4.00%
  School  4.6508%         6.7468%    7.0429%            Natural Gas  4.00%
Other(s)  1.4923%                                         Telephone  6.00%
   Total  7.0429%                                             Water  4.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Randall Recklaus                     Joel Strassman                     
Asst. City Administrator             Planning & Zoning Officer
City of Batavia                      City of Batavia                    
100 N. Island Avenue                 100 N. Island Avenue               
Batavia, IL  605101972               Batavia, IL  605101972
Phone (630) 879-1424                 Phone (630) 879-1424
  Fax (   )    -                       Fax (630) 879-1012

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 60510           Rep Dist            50    42    41              
                            Senate Dist        25    21                     
                            Congressional Dist 14               


Remarks
Joel Strassman Phone Extension: 410
E-mail: jstrassm@cityofbatavia.net
City Web Site: www.cityofbatavia.net


Last updated 03/20/2006
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