Chicago....................................1,359
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Denver.........................................269
Kansas City.................................832
Los Angeles.................................850
New York..................................2,187
Minneapolis...............................1,227
St Louis....................................1,088
Climate Average daily temperature:
January 25.7
May 57.2
July 72.8
November 37.1
Average annual precipitation 9.08"
Average number of days of sunshine 274
Montrose County Sheriff: 970-249-6606
102 Employees, Full-time Sheriff Patrolmen:
14 east end, 4 west end, 5 Investigators
Type of Government: Home Rule
City Manager's Office: 970-240-1400
County Manager's Office: 970-249-7755
Comprehensive city plan: Yes
City Zoning Department: 970-240-1476
Full-time Fire Department personnel: 21
Fire Chief: 970-249-9181
Fire Insurance class in city: 5
Volunteer Fire Department personnel: 18
Highways Serving Community
Interstate (E-W): I-70/60 miles from Montrose
Interstate (N-S): I-25/263 miles from Montrose
U.S/Colorado Highway (E-W): U.S. 50 in town
U.S/Colorado Highway (N-S): U.S. 550 in town
Parcel Service
Parcel services firms:
UPS: Doud Business Park, 1-800-742-5877
Federal Express: Hwy 50, 1-800-238-5355
Airbourne Express
RAC Transport, 970-240-6900 Air Freight service firms:
United Express: Airport, 1-800-822-2746
Bus Lines
Laidlaw Transit Inc. 1002 S. Colorado Ave 970-249-8233
TNM (Greyhound) 1360 N. Townsend 970-249-6673 Transportation Services
Hawks Express: 345 5. Hillcrest Dr., 970-249-5821
Western Express Taxi: 2200 Montrose Airport,
970-249-8880
Telluride Transit Co.: 2100 Airport Rd., 970-249-6993 Rental Cars
Budget: 970-249-6083
Dollar: 970-249-3770
Air
Montrose County Airport:
Runway surface: Asphalt
Length: 10,000 and 8,500
Lighted runways
ILS capable
No tower
Private aircraft storage available
Jet Away Aviation, 970-240-6178
Commercial air service available at the airport
Daily Service to Denver & Phoenix Names of airlines serving community:
United Express: 1-800-241-6522 970-249-8455
Continental: 1-800-532-3273
American Airlines: 1-800-433-7300 Airline Services:
Houston
Dallas, Ft Worth
Newark
Denver
Chicago
Los Angeles
Total sales tax rate (city, county state)6.4% County sales tax 2.9%
City Sales Tax Revenue 2004 $12,093,057 2005 - $12,853,295
County Property Taxes are about 67 mils. A mil=1/l0 of a penny or $1 tax per $1,000 Assessed Valuation. Commercial, Industrial, Vacant and Agricultural property is assessed at 29% of "actual value", while Residential property is valued at 7.96% (2005). Under Colorado law, the valuation percentage for Residential property change every other year. Call one of our Realtors at 249-8900 for up-to-date information. Montrose County is a Colorado Enterprise Zone, which yields some tax advantages for new expanding businesses.
Teacher/Pupil Ratio: 1/25
Montrose High School (836 students)
600 S. Selig Ave., Montrose, 970-249-6636
Olathe High School (305 students)
410 Hwy 50, Olathe, 970-323-5546
Vo-Tech/Junior Colleges:
Delta-Montrose Vo-Tech: 1765 Hwy 50, Delta, 970-874-7671, Enrollment 216 - 19 miles from Montrose
Universities or Colleges:
Mesa State College: 1175 Texas Ave., Grand Junction, 970-248-1020 - Enrollment 5,000 - 60 miles from Montrose
Mesa State College - Montrose Center: 2233 E. Main., Montrose, 970-249-7009 - Enrollment 600. Planned satellite campus in Montrose - open 2004.
Western State: Gunnison - Enrollment 2,700 - 65 miles from Montrose
Private Schools:
Colorado West Christian School
2705 Sunnyside Road, Montrose, 970-249-1094 Grades: K-12
Spring Creek Christian School
14488 61.75 Road Montrose, 970-249-5500 Grades: 1-8
Mesa View Christian School
Menoken Road, Montrose, 970-240-1844 Grades: K-8
Montrose Community Christian School
705 S. 12th St., Montrose, 970-240-1179 Grades: K-9
Montrose Montessori Preschool
1837 64.00 Road, Montrose, 970-249-0767
Alpine Bank: 970-240-0900
Bank of the West: 970-249-1111
Citifinancial: 970-249-1500
Commercial Federal Bank: 970-249-9667
Federal Land Bank: 970-249-5274
Mesa National Bank: 970-249-9755
Montrose Bank: 970-249-3408
Olathe State Bank: 970-323-5565
Weststar Bank: 970-240-6000
Wells Fargo Bank ~Downtown~: 970-249-2000
Vectra Bank: 970-249-6635
WestStar Bank: 970-240-6000
Olathe State Bank Olathe 970-323-5565
Montrose Federal Credit Union: 970-249-8813
Montrose County Schools Credit Union 970-249-5319
Health Care
Hospital in Community: Yes Number of beds: 75 Total Employees: 487
Montrose Memorial Hospital: 800 S. 3rd, Montrose, 970-249-2211
Medical personnel: MD: 75 total Optometrist: 5 total Dentist: 20 total Osteopath: 8 total
Housing
Average Monthly Rental: House $750 to $1400
Apartments $400 to $900
Average construction: $85-$125/ square foot
Average cost of lots: $50,000 to $100,000
New Construction in 2005
City:
Single Family
397
Duplex
12
Triplex
12
County:
Single Family
126
Recreation Facilities in City or Within 25 Miles
3 Public 18 hole golf courses, public tennis courts, several public parks, public swimming pool (indoor & out).
Recreation Department: 970-249-7831
Nearest public access lake, reservoir or river: Ridgway Reservoir, 19 miles south and
Blue Mesa Reservoir 40 miles east Activities allowed: Swimming, fishing, camping, water skiing, boating).
Number of theaters: 5 screens 2 indoor theaters Drive-in theater:1 screen Magic Circle Theater: Live theater
Additional Recreation Facilities
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
2 Indoor - 3 Outdoor shooting ranges
Many public bike & hike paths
BMX bike track
Skateboard & Inline skate park
Media
Community newspapers: Published Sunday-Friday
Montrose Daily Press: 535 S. 1st. Montrose, 970-249-3444
Radio Stations:
KKXK FM 94: 106 Rose Lane, Montrose, 970-249-4546
KSTR FM 961: Montrose phone, 970-249-8007
KJQY FM 102.7/KNZZ News Radio 1100: Montrose phone. 970-249-2310
Local Television Station
KREY TV: 614 N. 1st. Montrose, 970-249-9601
Cable Television
ATT Cablevision of Colorado: 300 N. Ute Ave., Montrose. 970-249-3011
Bresnan Communications: 117 Par Place, Montrose. 970-249-3011
Spring Creek Cable: 113 N. Cascade, Montrose, 970-249-4506
Conventional Lodging & Banquet Facilities
Number of hotel/motel rooms: 591
Largest Banquet room seats: 585 Total
Montrose Pavilion: 800 Pavilion Dr., Montrose, 970-249-7015
Elks Lodge: 801 S. Hillcrest, Montrose,
970-249-4852
(400 maximum) must be a member in some capacity
Holiday Inn Banquet Facility: 970-240-1800
Elk Mountain Resort: 970-240-0433
Electric Service
Supplier: Delta-Montrose Electric
11925 63.00 Pd, Montrose,
970-249-4572
Interconnected: Yes ( ) No (X)
Sanitation
City of Montrose
433 S. 1st, Montrose, 970-240-1400
Type sewage treatment: Extended air oxidation ditch system
Capacity: 2.38 million
Present Load: 1.7 million
Telephone Service
Supplier: Qwest. 1-800-244-1111
Fiber Optics: Yes (X) No
Water
Supplier: Project 7 Water Authority
City of Montrose:
433 S. 1st, Montrose. 970-240-1400
Chipeta Water Co.: 14738 61.75 Rd., Montrose.
970-249-8871
Menoken Water Co.: 4386 62.25 Rd. Montrose
970-249-3242
West Montrose Suburban Water: 970-249-6597
Tri-County Water Conservancy District:
647 N. 7th, Montrose, 970-249-3369
Source: Gunnison River
Capacity of water plant: 27 million gal/day
Average consumption: 6 million gal/day
Peak Demand: 14 million gal/day
Storage Capacity: 1.3 million gal/day
Employed
Manufacturing
Services
Unemployment Rate
Government
19,290
1,534
3,271
3.5%
2,851
Health & Social Assistance
Wholesale/Retail
Agriculture
Construction
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Transportation, Commercial, Utilities
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