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BRIGHTON, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County MACOUPIN       
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 2010 Current CLIMATE City 2,364 2,270 2,196 2,254 2,254 Avg. Winter Temp 32.00 F 0.00 C County 49,384 47,679 49,019 47,765 47,765 Avg. Summer Temp 76.00 F 24.44 C Labor 0 0 23,423 24,165 24,165 Avg. Annual Rainfall 38.00 In 96.52 Cm Market Avg. Annual Snowfall 18.00 In 45.72 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / TRUSTEES / VILLAG     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan No             - Rev.    0       County Zoning NO 
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule NO 
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class 6     in city   0    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            0          0         36
    Police Department            4          3          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  35
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   2 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest  22 MI   35 KM
 
                 Banks   2  Assets $     56,000,000
     Savings and Loans   0  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist NO 
 
Remarks

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   1 Federal   1 State
Interstates Serving Community US RT 67                                          
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     5 MI    8 KM

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

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport LAMBERT INT., ST LOUIS MO.
                     Local NO    33 MI 53 KM
       Commercial Airlines   15   Flights per day  430

    Nearest Public Airport ST. LOUIS REGIONAL
                     Local NO   16 MI   26 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  8,100 FT   2,471 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available NO 
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available NO 

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    29 MI   46 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           598       957       3         2
Chicago           249       397       1         1
Cleveland         570       912       3         2
Dallas            684     1,094       3         2
Denver            896     1,434       2         3
Detroit           497       795       1         1
Kansas City       293       469       2         1
Los Angeles     1,888     3,021       4         3
Memphis           335       534       2         1
Minneapolis       533       853       2         1
New Orleans       735     1,176       2         2
New York        1,065     1,704       4         2
St. Louis          40        64       1         1
Seattle         2,149     3,438       4         3

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
UNION PACIFIC                          
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    42 MI   67 KM
Container Service NO    42 MI   67 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier IL AMERICAN WATER COMPANY
        Water Source RIVER          

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity          900,000           3,420,000
            Treatment Capacity                0                   0
          Average Daily Demand          325,000           1,235,000
             Peak Daily Demand          420,000           1,596,000
               Excess Capacity          200,000             760,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process ACTIVATIVE SLUDGE   
            Treatment Capacity          550,000           2,090,000
                  Present Load          200,000             760,000
               Excess Capacity          350,000           1,330,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier AMEREN ILLINOIS          
       Electric Supplier AMEREN ILLINOIS          
Local Telephone Supplier AT&T                                              
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T    

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest  11 MI   18 KM
                           Clinic NO 
             Doctors in Community     0
            Dentists in Community     1
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO    11 MI   18 KM

Remarks
NEAREST HOSPITAL: SAINT ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTER, 
ALTON, IL.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                2        25         440
Junior High               0         0           0
High School               0         0           0
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         0         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 20.1

Remarks
ELEMENTARY IS GRADES 2-6.  CONSOLIDATED JUNIOR & 
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN PIASA, IL.  PIASA SCHOOL 
DISTRICT #9, WHICH INCLUDES BRIGHTON, HAS 6 
SCHOOLS.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
PETERSON HEALTHCARE,       SKILLED NURSING            50  NONE                0
INC.                     
BRIGHTON NORTH-WEST        ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY       52  NONE                0
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS       
NORRENBERNS FOODS,         ANIMAL/LIVESTOCK IND       30  NONE                0
INC.                     
TOM'S SUPERMARKET          GROCERY STORE              25  NONE                0
                         
CASEY'S GENERAL            CONVENIENCE/GAS            12  NONE                0
STORE                    
STEP BY STEP CHILD         CHILD DAY CARE             13  NONE                0
CARE CENTER              
SPRING GARDEN FAMILY       RESTAURANT                  9  NONE                0
RESTAURANT               
BRIGHTON SHELL             CONVENIENCE/GAS             8  NONE                0
                         
CITIZENS STATE BANK        BANK                        8  NONE                0
                         
DOLLAR GENERAL             GENERAL STORE               7  NONE                0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for MACOUPIN COUNTY                         
Annual Average for Year 2010
      Total Labor Force    24,165
             Unemployed   2,567
             Percentage  10.60%
         Total Employed    21,598
          Manufacturing  16.20%
      Non-Manufacturing  83.20%
            Agriculture   0.60%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2011
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   0
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   0
      Work stoppage occurences
            within last 5 years   0
   Number of employees involved       0

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the  Econ Dev Reg 1 C        

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 19.49  $ 33.80   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 14.30  $ 26.66
Assembler-Electronic     $  9.34  $ 13.73   Office Clerk             $  9.26  $ 15.31
Assembler-Production     $ 12.61  $ 21.79   Secretary                $ 10.10  $ 15.86
Computer Operator        $ 11.89  $ 21.24   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 11.99  $ 19.72
Computer Programmer      $ 18.60  $ 36.94   Ship-Recving Clerk       $ 10.39  $ 16.08
Data Entry Operator      $  9.91  $ 18.70   Systems Analyst          $ 31.11  $ 41.56
Drill or Punch Press     $ 11.71  $ 17.19   Technician               $ 18.91  $ 33.16
Engineer                 $ 25.34  $ 41.15   Tool & Die Maker         $ 17.65  $ 24.24
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  8.87  $ 14.00   Warehouse Worker         $ 11.87  $ 18.73
Laborer                  $  9.94  $ 19.51   Welder                   $ 12.38  $ 18.15
Machinist                $ 12.90  $ 21.73   Word Processor           $  9.72  $ 16.92

Remarks
WAGE RATES 2nd QUARTER 2010 from IL Dept of 
Employment Security Website.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       4        Protestant Churches  32
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches   2
                     Restaurants       2          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     300              Country Clubs   0
             Public Golf Courses       3               Health Clubs   2
            Public Tennis Courts       1      Public Swimming Pools   0
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River MISSISSIPPI RIVER                                 

Remarks

Tax Structure

Property tax rates per $100 assessed valuation. 
Valuation is 33.3% of real property except in Cook
 County where residential is assessed at 10%, 
commercial and industrial property is assessed at 
25%.

Property Tax Rates
    Year 2009          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.25%
    City  0.6859%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.7307%          2000       1999              Electricity  0.00%
  School  4.3896%         7.6919%    8.0753%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  1.4194%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total  7.2256%                                             Water  0.00%

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Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Shari Albrecht                       Courtney Wood                      
Executive Director                   Comm Dev & Mktg Spec     
Macoupin ED Partnership              Macoupin ED Partnership            
18400 Shipman Rd                     111 West Main                      
Carlinville, IL  62626               Staunton, IL  62088    
Phone (217) 556-8696                 Phone (618) 409-6044
  Fax (   )    -                       Fax (   )    -    

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 62012           Rep Dist            98    97                    
                            Senate Dist        49                           
                            Congressional Dist 20               


Remarks
Macoupin Economic Development Partnership Website:
 www.macoupinpartners.com.  Shari Albrecht E-Mail:
 shari@macoupinpartners.com, and Courtney Wood 
E-mail: courtney@macoupinpartners.com.  MEDP has 
two locations to serve you.  MEDP Mailing Address 
- Carlinville office.

Last updated 03/15/2012
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