Air:
| Distance to nearest public airport..... | 10 minute(s) | | Elevation..... | 1,636 feet | | Length of longest runway..... | 4,400 feet | | Runway lighted..... | Yes | | Private aircraft storage available..... | Yes | | Private aircraft maintenance available..... | Yes | | Distance to nearest commercial air transportation..... | 50 minute(s) |
Distance to nearest international airport:
| Name of Airport | Miles to Airport
from Community |
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| Omaha Eppley International | 110 |
| Kansas City International | 219 |
| Denver International | 453 |
| The Fairmont State Airfield is located 10 miles southwest of Exeter. This state-owned airfield has a 4,400 foot lighted, hard-surfaced runway. There are 30 private airplanes in hangars, some of which would be available for charter. Scheduled air service is available at the Lincoln Municipal Airport. This airport located 50 minutes east of Exeter offers passenger, air freight, and air express services. |
Rail:
| Community Served by Railroad..... | Yes | | | Distance to Nearest Railroad..... | 1 mile(s) | | Number of Freight Trains Per Day..... | 22 | | Functional Piggyback Ramp Available..... | No | | Distance to Nearest Piggyback Service..... | 120 mile(s) |
| Name of Railroad(s) Serving Community: | BNSF Railway Company
Amtrak
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| Amtrak provides Hastings, which is 60 miles west of Exeter, with rail passenger service east to Chicago and west to Denver and San Francisco/Oakland. The Superline features coach and first-class accomodations, dining car service and checked baggage services from most cities. Travel time is 12 hours to Chicago and 37 hours to the West Coast. Amtrak has one train each direction daily. |
 UTILITIES
| Electricity:
State Electric Power Deregulated..... No
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Wholesale Supplier: | Perennial Public Power District |
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Natural Gas:
| Natural Gas Service Available..... | Yes | | | Supplier in Community..... | Black Hills Energy | |
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| Exeter is served with a two-inch line with 10 pounds of pressure. Natural gas with an average value of 1,000 BTU per cubic foot is available for residential, commercial, and industrial custsomers. |
Water:
| Provider..... | Village of Exeter | | | Major Source..... | 2 wells | | | If Wells, Average Depth..... | 300 feet | | Rated Capacity..... | 0.576 mgd | | Average Capacity..... | 0.180 mgd | | Peak Demand..... | 0.750 mgd | | Storage Capacity..... | 0 gallons | | Hardness..... | 275 ppm | | Treated..... | No | | | Temperature Range..... | 55 (degrees Fahrenheit) |
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| The village of Exeter has an eight inch water main, with 10 lbs. of pressure. |
Sanitation/Waste Water:
| Name of Provider..... | Village of Exeter | | | Type of Service..... | Lagoons | | | Rated Capacity..... | 100,000.000 (mgd) | | Average Daily Demand..... | 0.900 (mgd) | | Peak Demand..... | 500,000.000 (mgd) | | Sewer Connection Fee..... | Yes | |
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| Storm drainage for streets. |
Telecommunications:
| Name of Local Service Provider..... | Windstream | | | Number of Long Distance Service Providers..... | 1 | |
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| Windstream Communications, one block to Exeter's digital and analog Central Office served by fiber ring, ISDN is available. |
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TAX STRUCTURE
| Actual Valuation of City: $24,382,600 (year 2012) |
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Real Property Tax Rates ($ per $100 of actual value):
For Year: 2012
| City....... | | $0.6356450 | | County....... | | $0.2705340 | | School....... | | $1.0493570 | | Other....... | | $0.1051480 | | Total Real Property....... | | $1.9790800 |
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| Bond Indebtedness:
For Year: 2012
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General Obligation......... | $49,384.28 | | County......... | $1,403,000.00 | | School......... | $0.00 |
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| All real property is subject to tax at actual value. Agricultural land is valued at 80 percent of its actual value. Personal property that is used in a trade or business and is depreciable is subject to tax at its "net book value." All other personal property is exempt from taxation. |
| MUNICIPAL SERVICES |
| Type of Government..... | Municipal | | | Comprehensive City Plan..... | Yes, 1999 (year) | | City Manager..... | No | | | City Engineer..... | No | | | City Zoning Ordinance in Effect..... | Yes | | | County Zoning Ordinance in Effect..... | Yes | | | Garbage Service Provider..... | Private | | | Public Library in City..... | Yes | |
| Number Full-Time Fire Department Personnel..... | 0 | | Number Volunteer Fire Department Personnel..... | 32 | | Number Full-Time Police Officers..... | 1 |
| Inside City | | Outside City |
Fire Insurance Class..... | 8 | | 7 |
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| Fillmore County has 16 townships and is governed by a seven-member Board of Supervisors, each elected for four-year terms. Exeter is governed by a five member Village Board with one of them chosen as President. Law enforcement is provided by the Fillmore County Sheriff's Department and the Nebraska State Patrol. |
| EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES |
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| Public Schools | # of Schools | Enrollment | Teacher/Student Ratio |
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| Elementary |
1 | 86 | 1:12 |
| Middle / Jr. High |
1 | 51 | 1:5 |
| Senior High |
1 | 103 | 1:7 |
| Trade & Tech Schools |
0 | 0 |
| Community College |
0 | 0 |
| Four-Year College |
0 | 0 |
| University |
0 | 0 |
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| Private Schools | # of Schools | Enrollment | Teacher/Student Ratio |
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| Elementary |
0 | 0 | 1:0 |
| Middle / Jr. High |
0 | 0 | 1:0 |
| Senior High |
0 | 0 | 1:0 |
| Colleges |
0 | 0 | |
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| Exeter-Milligan Public School serves both Exeter and Milligan students. The
K-2nd grades & middle school (7th & 8th grades),also the high school are located in Exeter. The 3rd-6th grades are located in Milligan. A full range of college prep, business, vocational agriculture, consumer economics and technology classes are offered. NE Education Service Unit #6 in Milford provides support services. Bus service is at no cost to students in the district. |
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| RECREATIONAL FACILITIES |
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| Type of facilities in city or within 30 minutes: |
| Public Golf Course(s)..... | 4 | | Private Golf Course(s)..... | 2 | | Public Tennis Court(s)..... | 2 | | Public Swimming Pool(s)..... | 6 |
| Public Park(s)..... | 15 |
| Public Camp Ground(s)..... | 12 |
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| Nearest Public Access to Lake or River..... | 30 mile(s) |
| Camping..... | Yes | | Swimming..... | Yes | | Fishing..... | Yes | | Motorized Boats..... | Yes | | Water Skiing/Tubing..... | Yes |
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| The largest park in Exeter is Gilbert Park, located on the south edge of the community and has a lot of playground equipment, a new pool in 2009, and baseball/softball fields. Edgar Park, near the school, has tennis courts and playground equipment. Storybook Park is beside the public libary and has benches and playground equipment. Summer festivities include ball games, street dances, bar-b-ques, Karaoke, and children's games. |
| HOUSING |
| Number of Single Units Built in Last 2 Years..... | 3 | | Number of Multiple Units Built in Last 2 Years..... | 0 | | Average Cost Per Square Foot of Single Units Built in Last 2 Years..... | $90 | | Average Monthly Rental - 3 Bedroom House..... | $350 | | Average Monthly Rental - 2 Bedroom Apartment..... | $250 | | Average Cost of Houses Sold (last 2 years)..... | $40,644 |
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| HEALTH FACILITIES |
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| Number of Hospitals in Community..... | 0 | Number of Beds in Hospital(s)..... | 0 | Number of Outpatient Clinics..... | 1 |
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| Medical Personnel in or Serving Community: |
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| Medical Doctor(s) / Physician Assistant(s)..... | 6 | | Dentist(s) / Orthodontist(s)..... | 2 |
| Nurse(s) (registered or practical)..... | 8 | | Veterinarian(s)..... | 1 |
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| Exeter houses a medical clinic staffed by doctors from the York Medical Clinic. The new Fillmore County Hospital is an acute care hospital located in Geneva just 15 minutes southwest of Exeter. The hospital is licensed by the State of Nebraska and is approved for Medicare and Medicaid. The hospital has 70 sub-specialty physicans on courtesy/consulting staff. The Warren Memorial Hospital/LTC is located nine miles east of Exeter in Friend. Exeter has a rescue unit staffed by volunteer Emergency Management Technicians. Exeter also has a nursing home to meet the needs of the elderly. |
| COMMERCIAL SERVICES |
| Machine Shops in City....... | 1 |
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| Type of Newspaper in City....... | weekly |
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| Number of TV Channels Received without Cable....... | 9 | | Maximum Number of Cable Channels Received....... | 150 |
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| Number of Protestant Churches....... | 1 | | Number of Catholic Churches....... | 1 |
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| Number of Banks in City....... | 1 | |
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| Chamber of Commerce....... | Yes | | Chamber Executive is Full-Time....... | No |
| LOCAL MANUFACTURING CHARACTERISTICS
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| Number of Manufacturing Plants in Community..... | 0 | | Number of Manufacturing Plants with Unions..... | 0 |
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LARGEST EMPLOYERS
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| Leading Employers in Community: |
| #1. | Business Name: | Horizontal Boring & Tunneling Co. |
| Service Sector: | Construction & Mining | | Employment Number: | Total: 62 (Male: 52 Female: 10) | | Year Established: | 1982 | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Horizontal earth boring |
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| #2. | Business Name: | Community Care of America |
| Service Sector: | Services | | Employment Number: | Total: 52 (Male: 1 Female: 51) | | Year Established: | 1962 | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Elderly Care |
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| #3. | Business Name: | Hall Contracting |
| Service Sector: | Construction & Mining | | Employment Number: | Total: 11 (Male: 10 Female: 1) | | Year Established: | 1965 | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Utility Contractor |
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| #4. | Business Name: | Dorchester Co-op |
| Service Sector: | Services | | Employment Number: | Total: 11 (Male: 10 Female: 1) | | Year Established: | 1911 | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Grain Elevator, Fertilizer, & Fuel |
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| #5. | Business Name: | Styskal Irrigation, Inc. |
| Service Sector: | Construction & Mining | | Employment Number: | Total: 6 (Male: 5 Female: 1) | | Year Established: | 1995 | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Well Drilling |
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| An 8,800 sq. ft. brick building is available at 115 West Seneca in Exeter, a few blocks off U.S. Highway 6. The building has office, storage, show room, and shop areas. |
| COMMUNITY NOTES |
| Our Community: |
Exeter sits astride twin avenues of commerce, the BNSF Railway Co. main line and U.S. Highway 6, a major east- west highway. With its own exit, Exeter has easy access to Interstate 80, just 13 miles to the north. The community of 689 citizens has wonderful parks, a new pool in 2009, and a friendly business climate. Thank you for visiting the Exeter profile. Please contact us with any questions. | | Suggested Sites: |
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| State Contacts: | Catherine Lang, Director
Neb. Dept. of Economic Development
PO Box 94666
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
Phone: (402) 471-4747 or (800) 426-6505
Email: catherine.lang@nebraska.gov
Website: www.NebraskaAdvantage.org |
| Rick Nelsen, Economic Development Manager
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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