 TRANSPORTATION
Motor Carrier:
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| Number of INTERSTATE Highways Serving City..... | 0 | | |
| Number of Limited Access, Four-Lane Highways..... | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of Improved Two-Lane Highways..... | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Hwy. Name | | Miles |
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| Miles to nearest Interstate highway..... | Interstate 29 | | 75 |
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| Miles to nearest four-lane highway..... | U.S. Highway 81 | | |
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| | There are more than 8,000 licensed motor freight carriers with global connections
in Nebraska. These carriers can serve businesses throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. |
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Transit Time for Carload or Truckload Lots to:
| Destination | Days
by Railroad | | Days
by Motor Freight |
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| Chicago.......... | N/A | | 1-2 days |
| Dallas.......... | N/A | | 2-3 days |
| Denver.......... | N/A | | 1-2 days |
| Kansas City.......... | N/A | | 1-2 days |
| Los Angeles.......... | N/A | | 2-3 days |
| Minneapolis.......... | N/A | | 1-2 days |
| New York.......... | N/A | | 3-5 days |
| St. Louis.......... | N/A | | 2-3 days |
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| East-west Nebraska Highway 91 serves Leigh. There are no local road restrictions on this highway. North-south U.S. Highway 81, 14 miles west, is a soon-to-be completed four-lane expressway system designated to Nebraska Department of Roads. Interstate 80 is 77 miles south of Leigh and Interstate 29 is 75 miles east.
Arrow Stage Line provides one bus in Columbus, 27 miles south of Leigh, with daily passenger and package service to Norfolk and Omaha. Interconnections are made at Omaha to major cities in the United States. Charter services are also available. |
Air:
| Distance to nearest public airport..... | 27 minute(s) | | Elevation..... | 1,443 feet | | Length of longest runway..... | 5,500 feet | | Runway lighted..... | Yes | | Private aircraft storage available..... | Yes | | Distance to nearest commercial air transportation..... | 86 minute(s) |
Distance to nearest international airport:
| Name of Airport | Miles to Airport
from Community |
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| Omaha Eppley International | 93 |
| Kansas City International | 259 |
| Denver International | 498 |
| The Columbus Municipal Airport, 27 miles southwest of Leigh, has a 5,500-foot hard-surfaced lighted runway and a 4,400-foot turf runway utilized by both commercial and private aircraft.
Karl Stefan Memorial Airport at Norfolk, 32 miles northwest of Leigh, has two 5,000-foot hardsurfaced and lighted runways. |
| Barge service is availabe on the Missouri River, at Blair, 100 miles east of Leigh. The river port is navigable approximately eight months per year. |
Rail:
| Community Served by Railroad..... | No | | | Distance to Nearest Railroad..... | 27 mile(s) | | Number of Freight Trains Per Day..... | 60 | | Functional Piggyback Ramp Available..... | No | | Distance to Nearest Piggyback Service..... | 86 mile(s) |
| Name of Railroad(s) Serving Community: | Union Pacific Railroad
Nebraska Central Railroad
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| The Union Pacific Railroad serves both Columbus and Schuyler, 27 miles south of Leigh, with 60 trains daily. The Nebraska Central Railroad serves Columbus as well as Norfolk, 30 miles northwest, and Humphrey, 13 miles west.
Amtrack provides Omaha, 86 miles southwest, with rail passenger service east to Chicago and west to Denver and San Francisco/Oakland. |
UTILITIES
| Electricity:
State Electric Power Deregulated..... No
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Wholesale Supplier: | Loup Public Power District |
| phone - | (402) 564-3171 |
| website - | www.loup.com |
| email - | loup@loup.com |
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| Loup Power District, a wholesale power customer of Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), is a full-service, public power electric utility in eastern-central Nebraska. Headquartered in Columbus, Neb., Loup's service area covers approximately 2,028 square miles. The District maintains 780 miles of transmission and distribution lines and has been generating electric power since March 5, 1937. Total population within Loup's service area is approximately 50,000. Loup purchases, sells and delivers approximately 1.2 billion kilowatt hours of electric power annually to wholesale and retail customers across a service area that spans four counties entirely and parts of three others. Loup promotes the economic and industrial development of its service area. For further specifics on your project needs, please contact David Bell, Vice President of Development-Marketing, by calling 402-564-3171 ext. 257. |
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| Additional Comments: |
Loup Power District, a wholesale power customer of Nebraska Public Power District, provides electric service to the four-county area of Platte, Nance, Boone, and Colfax counties and is the wholesale provider for the village of Leigh.
Cornhusker Public Power District serves the rural areas surrounding Leigh. |
Natural Gas:
| Natural Gas Service Available..... | No | |
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Water:
| Provider..... | Village of Leigh | | | Major Source..... | Wells | | | If Wells, Average Depth..... | 259 feet | | Rated Capacity..... | 0.906 mgd | | Average Capacity..... | 0.045 mgd | | Peak Demand..... | 0.324 mgd | | Storage Capacity..... | 474,000 gallons | | Hardness..... | 408 ppm | | Treated..... | No | | | Temperature Range..... | 50-60 (degrees Fahrenheit) |
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| The municipal water system in Leigh is supplied by two cells with an average depth of 259 feet. Groundwater is available for industrial uses. |
Sanitation/Waste Water:
| Name of Provider..... | Village of Leigh | | | Type of Service..... | Sanitary Sewage System | | | Rated Capacity..... | 0.200 (mgd) | | Average Daily Demand..... | 0.045 (mgd) | | Peak Demand..... | 0.200 (mgd) |
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| Leigh has a municipal sanitary sewage system and a storm sewer system. The lagoon-type system with a lift station has a daily capacity of 200,000 gallons. |
Telecommunications:
| Name of Local Service Provider..... | Citizens Communications | |
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| Citizens Communications serves customers in the Leigh area with digital technology fed by fiber optics. Installation and maintenance personnel are located in Leigh.
Local internet service is provided by Community Internet Services, Columbus, Nebraska. For more information, call (402) 562-5904 or visit www.megavision.com |
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TAX STRUCTURE
| Actual Valuation of City: $9,734,085 |
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| MUNICIPAL SERVICES |
| Type of Government..... | Village Board | | | City Manager..... | No | | | City Engineer..... | Yes | | | Garbage Service Provider..... | Private | | | Public Library in City..... | Yes | |
| Percent of Streets Paved..... | 100 % | | Number Full-Time Fire Department Personnel..... | 0 | | Number Volunteer Fire Department Personnel..... | 28 | | Number Full-Time Police Officers..... | 1 |
| Inside City | | Outside City |
Fire Insurance Class..... | 8 | | 8 |
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| Colfax County has 12 townships and is governed by three county commissioners elected by popular vote for four-year terms. The village of Leigh is governed by a Board of Trustees who are elected at large.
Fire protection is provided in the community by a 28-member volunteer fire department. Fire protection is also provided in the rural area by the Leigh Rural Fire District. Leigh has 34 fire hydrants.
Leigh employs one full-time and and two part-time policemen and nine support personnel. Equipment in the department includes fully equipped police car, shotgun, pistol, uniforms, office files and supplies, finger printing equipment, and camera. |
| EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES |
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| Public Schools | # of Schools | Enrollment | Teacher/Student Ratio |
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| Elementary |
1 | 142 | 1:17 |
| Senior High |
1 | 160 | 1:11 |
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| School District No. 39 in Colfax, Platte, and Stanton counties cover 80.7 square miles. The new elementary school, with a maximum capacity of 210, was built in 1999. The junior-senior high school was built in 1917 with an addition in 1954 and has a maximum capacity of 210. Vocational courses offered in the high school include Vocational Agriculture, Computer, Business, and Consumer Sciences. Evening college courses available in the community include Business, Computer, English, and Accounting.
Leigh is part of Central Community College's 24 county service area. The college is governed by an 11-member Board of Governors elected by citizens of the area served. The college maintains administrative offices in Grand Island and operates campuses at Hastings, Columbus and Grand Island. In addition, the college offers college courses in more than 80 communities through Learning Centers. |
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| RECREATIONAL FACILITIES |
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| Type of facilities in city or within 30 minutes: |
| Public Golf Course(s)..... | 1 | | Private Golf Course(s)..... | 0 | | Public Tennis Court(s)..... | 1 | | Public Swimming Pool(s)..... | 1 |
| Public Park(s)..... | 1 |
| Public Camp Ground(s)..... | 1 |
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| Nearest Public Access to Lake or River..... | 23 mile(s) |
| Camping..... | Yes | | Swimming..... | Yes | | Fishing..... | Yes | | Motorized Boats..... | Yes | | Water Skiing/Tubing..... | Yes |
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| There is one park in Leigh which covers three acres. Facilities include playground equipment, camping with electric and water hookups, horseshoe court, sand volleyball court, ball field, picnic area, swimming pool, and a small fishing lake. Leigh has one unsupervised playground with slides, swings, and merry-go-round. Baseball and softball programs are offered in Leigh. |
| HOUSING |
| Average Monthly Rental - 3 Bedroom House..... | $350 | | Average Monthly Rental - 2 Bedroom Apartment..... | $307 |
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| In 1999 L&S Housing, Inc. built an eight-unit facility at a cost of approximately $450,000. It contains laundry facilities and a community meeting room. |
| HEALTH FACILITIES |
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| Number of Hospitals in Community..... | 0 | Number of Beds in Hospital(s)..... | 0 | Number of Outpatient Clinics..... | 0 |
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| Medical Personnel in or Serving Community: |
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| Medical Doctor(s) / Physician Assistant(s)..... | 0 | | Dentist(s) / Orthodontist(s)..... | 0 |
| Nurse(s) (registered or practical)..... | 3 | | Veterinarian(s)..... | 1 |
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| Hospitals utilized by Leigh residents include the Columbus Community Hospital in Columbus, 27 miles; the Schuyler Memorial Hospital in Schuyler, 27 miles; and Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk, 30 miles.
There are two ambulances in Leigh operated by 19 emergency medical technicians and two first responders. The ambulances are equipped with the Jaws of Life, defibrillator, and other standard equipment. |
| COMMERCIAL SERVICES |
| Machine Shops in City....... | 0 | | Tool & Die Services in City....... | 0 | | Electric Motor Repair Services in City....... | 1 |
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| Type of Newspaper in City....... | weekly | | Local Radio Station(s)....... | 11 |
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| Number of TV Channels Received without Cable....... | 8 | | Cable Antenna Television Serves City....... | Yes | | Maximum Number of Cable Channels Received....... | 25 |
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| Number of Protestant Churches....... | 3 | | Number of Catholic Churches....... | 1 | | Number of Synagogues....... | 0 |
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| Number of Motels & Hotels in Community....... | 0 |
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| Number of Banks in City....... | 1 | |
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| Chamber of Commerce....... | No | | Chamber Executive is Full-Time....... | No |
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LARGEST EMPLOYERS
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| Leading Employers in Community: |
| #1. | Business Name: | City Schools |
| Service Sector: | Services | | Employment Number: | Total: 47 (Male: 13 Female: 34) | | Unions: | Yes | | Products/Service: | Education |
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| #2. | Business Name: | Cooperative Supply |
| Service Sector: | Services | | Employment Number: | Total: 17 (Male: 14 Female: 3) | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Feed, fertilizer, building supplies, petroleum & TBA |
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| #3. | Business Name: | Wilke Farms |
| Service Sector: | Services | | Employment Number: | Total: 17 (Male: 14 Female: 3) | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Agiculture Production |
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| #4. | Business Name: | Steve's Madhouse Market |
| Service Sector: | Services | | Employment Number: | Total: 8 (Male: 2 Female: 6) | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Groceries & meat market |
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| #5. | Business Name: | Willow Creek Farms |
| Service Sector: | Services | | Employment Number: | Total: 7 (Male: 5 Female: 2) | | Products/Service: | Agriculture Production |
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| #6. | Business Name: | Bank of Leigh |
| Service Sector: | Services | | Employment Number: | Total: 6 (Male: 1 Female: 5) | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Financial |
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| #7. | Business Name: | Folken Feed Yards |
| Service Sector: | Services | | Employment Number: | Total: 6 (Male: 5 Female: 1) | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Commercial Feed Lots |
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| #8. | Business Name: | Hamernik Plumbing |
| Service Sector: | Services | | Employment Number: | Total: 5 (Male: 4 Female: 1) | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Plumbing |
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| #9. | Business Name: | Kluthe Oil, Inc. |
| Service Sector: | Services | | Employment Number: | Total: 5 (Male: 4 Female: 1) | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Mini-mart |
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| INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS |
| Industrial Buildings Available in Community....... | 0 | | Spec Buildings Available....... | 0 | | Details Available Online....... | No | | Details Available in Print....... | No |
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| INDUSTRIAL SITES |
| Controlled Industrial Sites Available in Community....... | 0 | | Details Available Online....... | No | | Details Available in Print....... | No |
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| COMMUNITY NOTES |
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| State Contacts: | Richard Baier, Director
Neb. Dept. of Economic Development
PO Box 94666
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-3111 or (800) 426-6505
Fax: (402) 471-3778
Email: richard.baier@nebraska.gov
Website: www.NebraskaAdvantage.org |
| Economic Development Team
Nebraska Public Power District
PO Box 499
1414 15th Street
Columbus, NE 68601
Phone: (402) 563-5534 or (800) 282-6773, ext. 5534
Fax: (402) 563-5090
Email: econdev@nppd.com
Website: sites.nppd.com |
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