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Oelwein |
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New campground at the City Park, 4th of
July Celebration, Oelwein Games. Events:
Ground Hog Day Celebration, Ag Appreciation Day, Railroad Days, Farm/Business Banquet,
Italian Days, Farm Tour. |
| Telecommunications |
| Local telephone company: |
Qwest
Communications |
Time required for repair
(regular business hours): |
N/A |
Equal access long distance
for Intra-LATA calls? |
No |
Equal access long distance
for Inter-LATA calls? |
Yes |
| Type of central office
switcher: |
Digital |
| Is fiber currently in the
ground: |
Yes |
| Fiber is used for: |
Interoffice
facilities and feeder distribution |
| Is SS7 service available? |
No |
| Is ISDN service available? |
No |
| Is T1-DS1 service
available? |
Yes |
| Is local cellular service
available? |
Yes |
| Is local internet service
available? |
Yes |
Is local video conferencing
service available? |
No |
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| Utilities |
Electricity |
| Name of supplier: |
Alliant |
Water |
| Water supplied by: |
Municipal |
| Names of supplier: |
City of
Oelwein |
| Source of city water: |
Well |
| Elevated storage capacity: |
1,000,000
gallons |
| Capacity of water plant: |
2,700,000
gallons |
| Average consumption: |
800,000 gpd |
| Peak consumption: |
1,250,000 gpd |
Natural
Gas |
| Name of local distributor: |
Alliant |
| Pipeline source: |
Northern
Natural Gas Co. |
Sanitation |
| Type sewage treatment plant: |
Secondary |
Percent of community
served by sewer: |
99% |
| Average load: |
1,000,000 gpd |
| Peak load: |
1,800,000 gpd |
| Design capacity: |
4,000,000 gpd |
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Tax
Structure |
| Assessed value of property in city: |
$75,059,603 |
| Tax rate per $1,000 assessed value: |
$37.78 |
| Bonded indebtedness: City: |
$1,765,000 |
| Bonded indebtedness: School: |
$.00 |
Bonded indebtedness
capacity of community: |
$.00 |
| Future indebtedness plans: |
$.00 |
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| Transportation
Services |
Air
Service |
| Time in minutes to nearest public airport: |
2 |
| Type of runway: |
Hard Surface |
| Length of runway: |
4,001 feet |
| Unicom radio: |
Yes |
| Instrument landing system: |
No |
| VOR: |
No |
| Non-directional beacon: |
Yes |
Time in minutes to nearest
commercial air service: |
35 |
| City name: |
Waterloo |
Airlines serving point:
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American Eagle, Northwest Airlink,
TransWorld Express & United Express |
Motor
Carrier |
| Number of U.S. highways serving city: |
0 |
| Number of Iowa highways serving city: |
2 |
| Time in minutes to nearest interstate interchange: |
32 |
| Interstate number: |
I-380 |
Time in minutes to nearest
four-lane highway: |
17 |
| Highway number: |
US 20 |
Number motor freight carriers
serving community: |
7 |
| Number of local terminals: |
1 |
| Number of intrastate carriers: |
1 |
| Number of interstate carriers: |
7 |
Rail
Service |
| Community served by railroad |
Yes |
| Frequency of switching service: |
8-4pm |
| Piggyback ramp available locally: |
No |
Distance in minutes to nearest
piggyback service: |
40 |
Name of railroad:
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D&W Railroad
Iowa Northern Railroad
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