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SAVANNA, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County CARROLL
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 2010 Current CLIMATE City 4,529 3,819 3,542 3,062 3,062 Avg. Winter Temp 20.00 F -6.67 C County 18,779 16,787 16,674 15,387 15,387 Avg. Summer Temp 68.00 F 20.00 C Labor 0 0 8,337 8,424 8,424 Avg. Annual Rainfall 36.47 In 92.63 Cm Market Avg. Annual Snowfall 31.60 In 80.26 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / COUNCIL / CITY        Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 1997       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            4          2         32
    Police Department            8          1          5

Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   1
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  47
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    1 Weekly

         Machine Shops   2  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   2  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM

                 Banks   3  Assets $    317,559,000
     Savings and Loans   0  Assets $              0

Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone YES
                    Enterprise Zone YES                      Tax Increment Financing Dist YES

Remarks
AVG. # OF DAYS W/90 DEGREES OR HIGHER: 19.  AVG. #
 OF DAYS W/32 DEGREES OR BELOW: 47.  CREDIT
UNIONS: 2.  FOREIGN TRADE ZONE AT SAVANNA DEPOT
BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, TECHNOLOGY PARK.  FOR MORE
INFO: JO-CARROLL FOREIGN TRADE ZONE, ROB CANIER,
DIRECTOR, 815-273-3200.  CITY & CHAMBER WORKING ON
 BUSINESS RETENTION PLAN BASED ON SALES TAX.
GENERAL WASTE - MORING WASTE.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   1 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community NONE
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance    40 MI   96 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers   0
          Interstate Carriers   4
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport CLINTON MUNICIPAL, CLINTON IA
                     Local NO    25 MI 40 KM
       Commercial Airlines    1   Flights per day    4

    Nearest Public Airport TRI-TOWNSHIP AIRPORT
                     Local NO    2 MI    3 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE
            Longest Runway  4,000 FT   1,200 M
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available NO     Charter Service Available NO
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available NO

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water YES
            Name of Waterway MISSISSIPPI RIVER
                Public Barge NO
               Private Barge YES
               Channel Depth    11 FT      3 M
            Length Of Season 10 Months
           Public Dock Local YES    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           800     1,280       2         2
Chicago           150       240       1         1
Cleveland         500       800       1         1
Dallas            890     1,424       2         2
Denver            860     1,376       2         2
Detroit           430       688       1         1
Kansas City       490       784       1         1
Los Angeles     1,950     3,120       4         4
Memphis           570       912       2         2
Minneapolis       280       448       1         1
New Orleans       970     1,552       2         2
New York          990     1,584       2         2
St. Louis         277       443       1         1
Seattle         1,980     3,168       4         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
IOWA, CHGO & EASTERN RR
BURLINGTON NORTHERN




Piggyback Service NO    50 MI   80 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
LOCAL TAXI SERVICE AVAILABLE.  THERE IS A SHOR
LINE PRIVATELY OWNED RAILROAD AT THE DEPOT PARK -
RIVERPORT RAILROAD LLC.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL
        Water Source WELL

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day
              Storage Capacity          875,000           3,325,000
            Treatment Capacity        2,750,000          10,450,000
          Average Daily Demand          525,000           1,995,000
             Peak Daily Demand          774,000           2,941,200
               Excess Capacity        1,250,000           4,750,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY
                       Process
            Treatment Capacity        1,820,000           6,916,000
                  Present Load          858,000           3,260,400
               Excess Capacity          962,000           3,655,600

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier JO CARROLL ENERGY
       Electric Supplier JO CARROLL ENERGY
Local Telephone Supplier CENTURY LINK
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers YES

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest  20 MI   32 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community     1
            Dentists in Community     1
Emergency Medical Treatment Local YES    0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
NEAREST HOSPITAL - IOWA 20 MILES.  FREEPORT, IL -
45 MINUTES.  A.L.S. AMBULANCE SERV, PERSONNEL 12
(INCL 3 PARAMEDICS).  AIR TRANSPORT SERV
(LIFELINE) 2 AMBULANCES (1 ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT;
1 BASIC LIFE SUPPORT).  1 CLINIC.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                1        53         589
Junior High               0         0           0
High School               1        18         221
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 19.7

Remarks
1 PRE- KINDERGARTEN WITH 3 TEACHERS, 33 STUDENTS.
PRESCHOOL - 1 TEACHER, 1 AIDE, 32 STUDENTS.
MIDDLE SCHOOL IS IN MT. CARROLL.  HIGHLAND COLLEGE
 EXTENSION COURSES AND G.E.D. AVAILABLE ANNUALLY.
 COMM COLL FREEPORT - 45 MILES.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
RELIABLE ENGINEERING       MANUFACTURING              17  NONE                0

MACLEAN FOGG COMPANY       FORGINGS-FASTENER         275  NONE             1976

SULLIVAN'S                 GROCERY                    60  NONE             1967

ELKAY MFG.                 WATER & PRESSURE          260  YES              1970

WEST CARROLL SCHOOL        EDUCATION                  91  NONE                0
DISTRICT 314
SWISS COLONY, INC.         GIFT PACKAGES             215  NONE             1987

BIG MEADOW                 CARE FACILITY              25  NONE             1967


Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for CARROLL COUNTY
Annual Average for Year 2010
      Total Labor Force     8,424
             Unemployed     954
             Percentage  11.30%
         Total Employed     7,470
          Manufacturing  26.10%
      Non-Manufacturing  70.60%
            Agriculture   3.30%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2009
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 6 NW

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 17.15  $ 31.35   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 16.31  $ 25.20
Assembler-Electronic     $  9.70  $ 13.99   Office Clerk             $  8.94  $ 13.37
Assembler-Production     $ 10.28  $ 15.24   Secretary                $  9.87  $ 15.34
Computer Operator        $ 14.64  $ 22.42   Sheet Metal Worker       $  9.17  $ 13.87
Computer Programmer      $ 20.97  $ 35.55   Ship-Recving Clerk       $ 10.19  $ 17.13
Data Entry Operator      $ 10.16  $ 13.64   Systems Analyst          $ 25.61  $ 42.48
Drill or Punch Press     $ 11.49  $ 16.29   Technician               $ 17.22  $ 25.79
Engineer                 $ 22.54  $ 37.22   Tool & Die Maker         $ 16.37  $ 25.91
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  8.81  $ 13.18   Warehouse Worker         $ 10.84  $ 18.52
Laborer                  $ 13.05  $ 25.69   Welder                   $ 12.11  $ 20.17
Machinist                $ 12.21  $ 21.90   Word Processor           $  8.85  $ 13.98

Remarks
WAGE RATES 2nd QUARTER 2010 FROM IL DEPT OF
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEBSITE AT
http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/wagedata/wage.htm.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       8        Protestant Churches  13
                 Number of Rooms     175          Catholic Churches   2
                     Restaurants      14          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     400              Country Clubs   4
             Public Golf Courses       4               Health Clubs   3
            Public Tennis Courts       9      Public Swimming Pools   2
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River SPRING LAKE & MISSISSIPPI RIVER

Remarks
MISSISSIPPI RIVER ADJACENT TO WESTERN BOUNDARY OF
CITY LIMITS.  GREAT RIVER BIKE TRAIL.

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 are assessed at 25%.

Property Tax Rates
    Year 2008          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.50%
    City  1.7246%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On
  County  0.7789%          2007       2006              Electricity  0.00%
  School  5.5482%        9.7595%   9.6774%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  1.7581%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total 9.8100%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Pamela Brown                         Pamela Brown
Executive Director                   Executive Director
Savanna Cham of Comm                 Savanna Cham of Comm
PO Box 315                           PO Box 315
Savanna, IL  610740315               Savanna, IL  610740315
Phone (815) 273-2722                 Phone (815) 273-2722
  Fax (815) 273-2754                   Fax (815) 273-2754

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 61074           Rep Dist           71
                            Senate Dist        37
                            Congressional Dist 16


Remarks
City E-mail: savchamber@grics.net  or
cityadmin@mchsi.com
City Web Site: www.savanna-il.us

Last updated 01/04/2012
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