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PECATONICA, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County WINNEBAGO      
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 1,732 1,760 1,997 1,997 Avg. Winter Temp 22.70 F -5.17 C County 250,884 252,913 278,418 278,418 Avg. Summer Temp 70.90 F 21.61 C Labor Market 279,514 329,676 202,394 172,345 Avg. Annual Rainfall 56.63 In **.** Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 38.70 In 98.30 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / COUNCIL / VILLAGE     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 2004       County Zoning NO 
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule NO 
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad NO 
 
 Fire Insurance Class  6    in city   9    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            2          0         50
    Police Department            4         10          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels   4
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
 
                 Banks   2  Assets $     31,000,000
     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
Special Waste Disposal:  Clean Harbor.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   1 Federal   1 State
Interstates Serving Community BYPASS 20                                         
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance    26 MI   42 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers   1
          Interstate Carriers  10
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport NORTHWEST CHICAGOLAND RGL AIRPORT AT ROCKFORD
                     Local NO    20 MI 32 KM
       Commercial Airlines    2   Flights per day    2

    Nearest Public Airport NORTHWEST CHICAGOLAND RGL AIRPORT AT ROCKFORD
                     Local NO   15 MI   24 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway 10,200 FT   3,111 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available YES
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water YES
            Name of Waterway Pecatonica River         
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO   110 MI  176 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           800     1,280       3         3
Chicago            90       144       3         1
Cleveland         400       640       3         2
Dallas          1,026     1,641       5         4
Denver          1,100     1,760       6         5
Detroit           361       577       2         1
Kansas City       420       672       4         3
Los Angeles     2,000     3,200       6         6
Memphis           570       912       4         3
Minneapolis       330       528       3         2
New Orleans       980     1,568       6         5
New York          930     1,488       6         5
St. Louis         280       448       3         2
Seattle         1,980     3,168       6         6

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
NONE                                   
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    11 MI   18 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source RIVER          

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity          500,000           1,900,000
            Treatment Capacity        1,584,000           6,019,200
          Average Daily Demand          230,600             876,280
             Peak Daily Demand          302,600           1,149,880
               Excess Capacity          786,000           2,986,800

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY      
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity          500,000           1,900,000
                  Present Load          280,000           1,064,000
               Excess Capacity          220,000             836,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier NICOR                    
       Electric Supplier COM ED                   
Local Telephone Supplier VERIZON                                           
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T VERIZON MCI ETC 

Remarks
Cable TV:  MediaCom

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest  17 MI   27 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community     2
            Dentists in Community     1
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
Local ambulance service with EMTA & EMTI; Local
heliport; 24 volunteers.  Freeport and Rockford
Hospitals.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                1        24         372
Junior High               1        21         327
High School               1        20         286
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 21.4

Remarks
2 UNIVERSITIES WITHIN 65 MILES; ROCKFORD HAS
BUSINESS AND JUNIOR COLLEGE, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL.
CONTACT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ACT SCORE AT
815-239-1639


Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
BAY VALLEY FOODS           NON-DAIRY PRODUCTS        120  YES                 0
                         
ANPEC INDUSTRIES           MACHINE SHOP               35  NO                  0
                         
CLEAN HARBOR               HAZ WASTE TRANSPORT        60                      0
                         
BAY VALLEY FOODS           RESEARCH                    6                      0
                         
IPSEN CERAMICS             INDUSTRIAL CERAMICS        20  NO                  0
                         
BEE LINE READY             CONCRETE                    4                      0
MIX                      
ROB BENNETT CONSTRUCTION   COMMERCIAL CONSTR.         15                      0
INC.                     

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for ROCKFORD MSA                            
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force   172,345
             Unemployed   9,191
             Percentage   5.30%
         Total Employed   163,154
          Manufacturing  30.30%
      Non-Manufacturing  69.10%
            Agriculture   0.60%

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 occurences
            within last 5 years   1
   Number of employees involved       7

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the  EDR 5 NORTHERN STATELINE

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 17.54  $ 30.90   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 10.71  $ 21.40
Assembler-Electronic     $  9.55  $ 12.24   Office Clerk             $  8.14  $ 13.31
Assembler-Production     $  6.82  $ 16.18   Secretary                $  8.99  $ 14.22
Computer Operator        $ 11.12  $ 21.09   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 13.50  $ 18.02
Computer Programmer      $ 17.23  $ 31.17   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  8.96  $ 15.77
Data Entry Operator      $  7.94  $ 14.10   Systems Analyst          $ 21.32  $ 36.79
Drill or Punch Press     $  8.45  $ 14.98   Technician               $ 15.74  $ 23.95
Engineer                 $ 23.54  $ 32.67   Tool & Die Maker         $ 15.62  $ 24.14
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.40  $ 11.81   Warehouse Worker         $ 11.01  $ 15.99
Laborer                  $ 13.28  $ 25.17   Welder                   $ 12.03  $ 18.90
Machinist                $ 10.93  $ 18.26   Word Processor           $  7.99  $ 12.27

Remarks
WAGE RATES 1ST QUARTER 2006 FROM IL DEPT OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEB SITE AT
http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/wagedata/wage.htm.
Prevailing Wage Act for Village of Pecatonica.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       0        Protestant Churches   5
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants       7          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     200              Country Clubs   0
             Public Golf Courses       1               Health Clubs   1
            Public Tennis Courts       1      Public Swimming Pools   0
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River Pecatonica                                        

Remarks
32 MOTELS, 30 HOTELS CONTAINING 3,115 ROOMS WITHIN
25 MILES. WINNEBAGO COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IN
PECATONICA. . BAPTIST CHURCHES: 1; METHODIST
CHURCHES 1; LUTHERAN CHURCHES 2; CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCHES 1.

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 2006          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.25%
    City  0.4170%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.7829%          2005       2001              Electricity  5.00%
  School  6.4822%        9.1449%    8.2826%            Natural Gas  5.00%
Other(s)  1.5233%                                         Telephone  5.00%
   Total 9.2054%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
                                     Ginger Binger                      
Pecatonica Develop Comm              Village Clerk            
Village of Pecatonica                Village of Pecatonica              
P.O. Box 730                         P.O. Box 730                       
Pecatonica, IL  610630730            Pecatonica, IL  610630730
Phone (815) 239-2310                 Phone (815) 239-2310
  Fax (815) 239-1060                   Fax (815) 239-1060

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 61063           Rep Dist            69                          
                            Senate Dist        35                           
                            Congressional Dist 16               


Remarks
Village E-mail: vop@aeroinc.net
Village Web Site:
http://clients.aeroinc.net/pecvillage/

Last updated 07/09/2007
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