| Fingertip Facts for Presque
Isle
courtesy of Presque Isle Industrial Council and the Presque Isle
Area Chamber of Commerce
Municipal
& Community Services
City Council - City Manager form government
Police Department
* 21 FT Personnel
* 4 PT Personnel
Fire Department
* 16 FT Personnel
*33 Volunteers
*Insurance Rating - 4
Public Library
* 56,000 volumes
Recreation Department
Industrial Development Department
Chamber of Commerce
Northern Maine Forum (Multi Purpose Building)
Banks
& Financial Facilities
Aroostook County Federal Savings & Loan
The County Federal Credit Union
First Citizens Bank
Katahdin Trust Company
Key Bank of Maine
Peoples Heritage Bank
Health
Facilities
89 Bed Acute Care Hospital
8 Bed Day Surgery
12 Outpatient Clinics
40 Physicians & Specialists
3 Optometrists
7 Dentists & Orthodontists
72 Bed Nursing Home
Aroostook Mental Health Center Branch
Education
2 Elementary School
2 Middle Schools
1 High School including Vocational Trades
1 Technical College
1 Four-Year College
1 Special Purpose Private School for People with Mental Retardation
Population
Presque Isle - 10,550
Aroostook County - 86,936
Labor
Force
Civilian Labor Force - 22,770
*Employed - 20,453
*Unemployed - 910
Unemployment Rate - 4.3%
Minimum Wage Rate (hourly) - $5.15
(Presque Isle - Caribou Area Labor Market - 12
month average)
State
Taxes
5.5%
State Income Tax
Unemployment Tax
Taxes
LOCAL TAX TREND
|
Year
|
Appropriation
|
Assessed
Value
|
Rate |
| 1996 |
7,567,973 |
315,332,200 |
24.00 |
| 1997 |
7,597,920 |
331,786,900 |
22.90 |
| 1998 |
8,863,014 |
333,368,200 |
23.25 |
| 1999 |
9,240,481 |
336,599,900 |
24.72 |
Rate per thousand of assessed
value
1999 Assessment Ratio - 100% of Market Value
2000 Assessment Ratio - 100% of Market Value
Utilities
Water
Presque Isle Water District
Surface Source Supply
Rapid Sand Filtration Plant
3.8 MG Storage
Average Daily Consumption - 1.1 mgd
Plant Capacity - 2.16 mgd
Sewer
Presque Isle Sewer District
Secondary Treatment
Average Daily Flow - 1.8 mgd
Plant Capacity - 2.3 mgd
Electricity
Maine Public Service Company
(transmission
& distribution)
Energy Atlantic (energy
supplier)
Wisconsin Power Supply (energy
supplier)
Additional energy suppliers
listed at:
http://janus.state.me.us/mpuc
Transportation
Air
Business Express
US Airways Express
Rail
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad
Shipping
Airborne Express
Federal Express
Portland Air Freight
Presque Isle Intermodal
Roadway Express, Inc.
Roadway Packaging Service
United Parcel Service
Yellow Freight Systems, Inc.
Bus
Aroostook Regional Transportaion System
Cyr Bus Line
Major Federal & State Highways
US Route 1
Interstate 95 (42 miles south)
Routes 10,163,164,167, and 227
Media
& Communications
Newspapers
Bangor Daily News (86,483 Circulation)
Star Herald (7,000 weekly)
FM Radio Stations
WBPW (96.9) - Hot Country 97
WCXU/WCXX (97.7/102.3) - Channel X
WOZI (101.9) - Oldies
WQHR (96.1) - Q96
WUPI (92.1) - UMPI Radio
WMEM (106.1) - Maine Public Broadcasting
AM Radio Stations
WFST (600) - Family Radio
Television Stations
WAGM- Channel 8
CHSJ - Channel 6
WPBN - Channel 10
Cable Television
Adelphia
Time Warner Cable
Service
Clubs
Kiwanis
Lions
Rotary
Hotels
& Motels
Budget Traveler
Hedrich's Motel
Northeastland Hotel
Northern Lights Motel
Presque Isle Inn & Convention Center
Churches
1 Catholic
1 Hebrew Community Center
14 Protestants
Central
Aroostook Business Assets
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