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Converse/Town
Services
Town
Government
| Administration
- Town Council |
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5 Members
and Clerk - Treasurer |
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Number employees
- 3 Full-time and 3 part-time
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| Airport Authority
- 4 Member Board - oversight of 250 acre Airport with two 1,700 ft.
Runways, two hangars and a 42 acre Industrial Park. |
| Planning & Zoning
- Planning Commission appointed by Town Council |
| Fire Protection
- Volunteer force provides 24-hour service. Class VIII insurance rating. |
| Law Enforcement
- Town Marshal and one deputy. |
| Waste Removal -
Contracted with private company. Once a week pick-up service. |
Recycling - Converse
has a recycling center for use by Converse residents.
Converse also has curbside recycling Wednesday. |
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Sewage - Town
owns and operates a modern sewage disposal plant
260,000 GD average
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| Town Budget - for
1993 is $365,918.00. Tax rate for 1993 is $2.997 per $100.00 of assessed
valuation. |
Water Plant
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| Location
of offices, phone numbers and contact people for the different services
available. |
Water Dept.,
Sewage Dept., Garbage Collection Dept.
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(765)
395-3459 |
Town Superintendent
(non-emergency)
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(765) 395-3367 |
Marshall's Office
(emergency)
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(765) 395-9000 |
| Converse Library
- The Converse-Jackson Township Public Library has a circulation in
excess of 26,000 volumes. The Library is a Carnegie Library and was
built in 1917. |
Taxes
Payable in 2000, subject to 20% Property Tax Replacement
Credit:
| Property Taxes |
Town |
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$3.9210 per $100 |
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Township |
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$0.1410 per $100 |
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School |
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$5.7622 per $100 |
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Local property taxes are assessed on a base of 1/3 true
cash value.
State sales tax 6% on all retail sales - food products exempt.
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