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GENERAL INFORMATION
Population:
7667 (2000 Census)
Location: Southeast Missouri
approximately 70 miles south of St. Louis and 30 miles north of Cape
Girardeau at Exit 129 on Interstate 55.
Incorporated: 1821
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Sales
Tax Rate: |
City –
1.875% |
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County – 1%
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State – 4.225%
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Total – 7.10% |
Property
Tax Rate: 70¢ per
$100 of assessed valuation
Operating
Budget: About $20
million
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City
owns gas, water, and sewer systems.
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City employs approximately 80
full-time employees, plus many temporary or part-time employees.
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City maintains an aggressive
capital improvements program which includes concrete streets with curbs and
guttering.
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HERE FOR OUR STREET POLICY
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Expansion and improvement to Wastewater Treatment Plant – 1995 –1997
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Expansion and improvement to
Wastewater Treatment Plant - 1995 -1997.
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Expansion and improvements to
Water System - 2000-01.
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