General Information

Primary County CHAMPAIGN 

POPULATION	1980	1990	2000	Current
City	1,572	1,561	1,647	1,647
County	168,392	173,025	179,669	179,669
Labor Market	86,145	90,966	99,387	100,310

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
Local Government	MAYOR/COUNCIL/VILLAGE
Municipal Zoning	YES
Comprehensive Plan	YES	Rev. 1997
County Zoning	YES
Subdivision Ordinance	YES
Home Rule	NO
w/ Design Standards
Public Library	NO
Emergency 911 System	YES
Rescue Squad	YES	in city 1
Transport Ambulance	NO	Distance 10 MI
Fire Insurance Class	7

	Full Time	Part Time	Volunteer
Fire Department	0	0	40
Police Department	2	1	0

Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal	YES
Special Waste Disposal	NO
Radio Stations	0
TV Channels	35
Cable	YES
Newspapers	0 Daily	1 Weekly
Machine Shops	3
Tool & Die	2
Banks	1	Assets $45,000,000
Savings and Loans	0	Assets $0

Motor Carrier
Highways Serving Community	1 Federal	0 State
Interstates Serving Community	NONE
Nearest Interchange	NO	Distance 9 MI/14 KM
Motor Freight Terminals	0
Local Carriers	0
Interstate Carriers	0
Intrastate Carriers	0
Package Delivery Service	YES
Commercial Bus Service	NO

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport	NOT SPECIFIED
Local	NO	Distance 16 MI/26 KM
Commercial Airlines	5	Flights per day = 30
Nearest Public Airport UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD AIRPORT
Local	NO
Type of Surface	Concrete
Longest Runway	8,100 FT	2,430 M
Runway Lighted	YES
Fuel Available	YES
Charter Service Available	YES
Pvt Storage Available	YES
Pvt Maintenance Available	YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water	NO
Name of Waterway	NONE
Public Barge	NO
Private Barge	NO
Channel Depth	0 FT	0 M
Length Of Season	0 Months
Public Dock Local	NO	Distance 30 MI/48 KM

Travel Time
(distance and travel time for goods in transit to selected major cities)
City	Highway Miles	Highway Km.	Days by Rail	Days by Truck
Atlanta	661	1,058	3	2
Chicago	438	701	4	1
Dallas	800	1,280	3	2
Denver	1,000	1,600	3	2
Detroit	398	636	3	1
Kansas City	396	633	2	1
Los Angeles	1,900	3,040	5	4
Memphis	394	630	2	1
Minneapolis	518	828	3	1
New Orleans	715	1,144	2	2
New York	812	1,299	5	2
St. Louis	165	264	2	1
Seattle	2,000	3,200	6	4

Railroad(s)	Frequency of Switching
Piggyback Service	NO	Distance 20 MI/32 KM
Container Service	NONE	Distance 0 MI/0 KM
Public Barge	NO
Private Barge	NO
Channel Depth	0 FT	0 M
Length Of Season	0 Months
Public Dock Local	NO	Distance 30 MI/48 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water
Water Supplier	MUNICIPAL
Water Source	WELL
	Gallons/Day	Liters/Day
Storage Capacity	130,000	494,000
Treatment Capacity	230,000	874,000
Average Daily Demand	137,000	520,600
Peak Daily Demand	187,000	710,600
Excess Capacity	43,000	163,400

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant Process		SECONDARY
Water Source	WELL
	Gallons/Day	Liters/Day
Treatment Capacity	200,000	760,000
Present Load	140,000	532,000
Excess Capacity	60,000	228,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
Gas Supplier	NICOR GAS
Electric Supplier	AMEREN/CIPS
Local Telephone Supplier	VERIZON
Digital Switching	NO
Fiber Optics	NO
Long Distances Carriers	–

Remarks

Health Facilities

Number of Hospitals in Community	0
Total Number of Beds	0
If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest	Distance 12 MI/19 KM
Clinic	NO
Doctors in Community	1
Dentists in Community	0
Emergency Medical Treatment	NO - Distance 12 MI/19 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)

Type	Number	Teahcers	Enrollment
Elementary	1	17	347
Junior High	1	6	92
High School	1	16	158
Trade & Technical	0	4	0
Community College	0	0	0
Four-Yr College	0	0	0
University	0	0	0
Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 24.4
Remarks JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH ARE COMBINED. TRADE & TECH INSTRUCTORS ARE PART OF HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community
Employer	Product/Service	Employees
VESUVIUS/FLO CON	METAL WORKS	250 NON-UNION
DESIGN & MFG.	TOOL & DIE	50 NON-UNION

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for CHAMPAIGN/URB./RANTOUL MSA
Annual Average for Year 2002
Total Labor Force	100,310
Unemployed	3,230
Percentage	3.20%
Total Employed	97,080
Manufacturing	18.90%
Non-Manufacturing	80.10%
Agriculture	1.00%

Community Union Activity
Annual Average for Year 2002
Labor Relations Board Elections
Number in Last 5 Years	0
Number won by union	0
Number won by company	0
Work stoppage occurrences within last 5 years	0
Number of employees involved	0

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the
Occupation	Entry	Top
Accountant/Auditor	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Maintenance Mechanic	$ 9.00	$ 11.13
Assembler-Electronic	$ 6.00	$ 8.00
Office Clerk	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Assembler-Production	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Secretary	$ 5.50	$ 7.50
Computer Operator	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Sheet Metal Worker	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Computer Programmer	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Ship-Recving Clerk	$ 5.83	$ 8.14
Data Entry Operator	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Systems Analyst	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Drill or Punch Press	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Engineer	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Tool & Die Maker	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner	$ 5.50	$ 9.00
Warehouse Worker	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Laborer	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Welder	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Machinist	$ 9.00	$ 12.00
Word Processor	$ 0.00	$ 0.00

Remarks

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)
Motels/Hotels	3
Protestant Churches	10
Number of Rooms	150
Catholic Churches	1
Restaurants	8
Jewish Synagogues	0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room	60
Country Clubs	0
Public Golf Courses	1
Health Clubs	0
Public Tennis Courts	2
Public Swimming Pools	1
Public Access to Lake/River	YES
Name of Lake/River
Remarks LAKE OF THE WOODS IS A COUNTY PARK/FOREST PRESERVE LOCATED 10-12 MILES SOUTH OF FISHER.

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 2002
City	0.4652%	Total Property Tax Rates		Total Sales Tax Rate 6.50%
County	0.7117%	For Two Previous Years		Utility Tax On
School	5.1450%	1996	0	Electricity	0.03%
Other(s)	1.7019%	7.7144%	0.0000%	Natural Gas	0.03%
Total	8.0238%			Telephone	0.03%
				Water	0.00%
Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial Development Contact		Profile Information Provided By
Mike Hilber Water & Wastewater Supt. Village of Fisher 110 W. Front St., Box 100 Fisher, IL 61843 Phone (217) 897-1180 Fax (217) 897-1623		Mary Wier Treasurer Village of Fisher 110 W. Front St., Box 100 Fisher, IL 61843 Phone (217) 897-1180 Fax (217) 897-1623

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 61843		Rep Dist	104
		Senate Dist	52
		Congressional Dist	15

Last updated 07/08/2003
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