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West Union |
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The West Union Recreation Center is a beautiful area with three
ponds, miles of walking paths and lovely flower gardens to admire.
There is also state of the art playground equipment so the kids
can enjoy themselves as well. The Aquatic Center and ball fields
that are adjacent to the Rec Center are in full use all summer long.
Events: Our new Performing
Arts Center opened in the fall of 200. Many events have taken place
there with many more to come.
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| 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? |
No |
| Type of central office
switcher: |
N/A |
| Is fiber currently in the
ground: |
Yes |
| Is SS7 service available? |
No |
| Is ISDN service available? |
No |
| Is T1-DSL 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 West Union |
| Source of city water: |
Well |
| Elevated storage capacity: |
650,000
gallons |
| Capacity of water plant: |
2,260,800
gallons |
| Average consumption: |
310,000
gpd |
| Peak consumption: |
470,000
gpd |
Natural Gas |
| Name of local distributor: |
Aquila/EnergyOne |
| Pipeline source: |
Northern
Natural Gas Company/ENRON |
Sanitation |
| Type sewage treatment
plant: |
Secondary |
Percent of community
served by sewer: |
99% |
| Average load: |
317,000
gpd |
| Peak load: |
600,000
gpd |
| Design capacity: |
850,000
gpd |
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Tax
Structure |
| Assessed value of property
in city: |
$39,884,612 |
| Tax rate per $1,000
assessed value: |
$31.34
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| Bonded indebtedness: City: |
$1,360,000 |
| Bonded indebtedness:
School: |
$.00 |
Bonded indebtedness
capacity of community: |
$.00 |
| Future indebtedness plans: |
$.00 |
Remarks:
West Union is a participant in
two Regional Revolving Loan Funds. |
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Local
Employers |
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Name
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Product/Service |
Employment |
Union |
| Dura Automotive |
Auto
Body Hardware |
353 |
none |
| Cedar Valley Dialysis
Center |
Health
Care |
25 |
none |
| Rupp
Industry |
Heating
and Cooling |
68 |
none |
| H & H Distributing
Co. |
Wholesale
Food Distribution |
110 |
none |
| ITW Signode |
Power
Strapping Machines |
33 |
none |
| Palmer Lutheran Health
Center |
In-patient/
Out-patient Hospital |
170 |
none |
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| Transportation
Services |
Air Service |
| Time in minutes to nearest
public airport: |
1 |
| Type of runway: |
Concrete |
| Length of runway: |
4,250
feet |
| Unicom radio: |
No |
| Instrument landing system: |
Yes |
| VOR: |
Yes |
| Non-directional beacon: |
Yes |
| Time in minutes to nearest
commercial air service: |
55 |
| 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: |
1 |
| Number of Iowa highways
serving city: |
2 |
Time in minutes to nearest
interstate interchange: |
55 |
| Interstate number: |
I-380 |
Time in minutes to nearest
four-lane highway: |
35 |
| Highway number: |
US 20 |
Number motor freight carriers
serving community: |
7 |
| Number of local terminals: |
1 |
| Number of intrastate carriers: |
2 |
| Number of interstate carriers: |
5 |
Rail
Service |
| Community served by railroad |
No |
Distance in minutes to nearest
piggyback service: |
0 |
Name of railroad:
Union Pacific Railroad. |
Union Pacific Railroad |
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