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Flomaton
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| LOCAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| County Representatives | Commissioner Larry W. White, Dist. 3 | |
| Type of municipal government | mayor/council Mayor Dewey Bondurant | |
| Police department personnel | 13 | |
| Patrol cars | 7 | |
| Fire department personnel | 1 full time/ 23 volunteer | |
| Fire department vehicles | 2 trucks | |
| Fire insurance rating | 5 | |
| Volunteer fire departments in area | 23 | |
| Zoning regulations | yes | |
| Planning commission | yes | |
| LOCAL TAXES Tax year 2007-2008 | ||||
| Manufacturers Real Property | ||||
| Rate/ $1,000 |
Assessment ratio |
Effective rate | ||
| In city | Out of city | |||
| Flomaton | $10.00 | 20% | $2.00 | $0.00 |
| County | $11.50 | 20% | $2.30 | $2.30 |
| School | $20.00 | 20% | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| State | $3.50 | 20% | $0.70 | $0.70 |
| Effective Rate/$1000 Actual Value | $7.00 | $5.00 | ||
| Local Non-Property Retail | 3% | 1% | ||
| STATE TAXES | ||||
| Type | Rate | Type | Rate | |
| Corporate | 5% | Individual Income | ||
| Gasoline | $0.18/Gal. | Minimum rate | 2% | |
| Retail Sales | 4% | Maximum rate | 5% | |
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| UTILITIES | |
| Water | |
| Name of utility | Town of Flomaton |
| Source | deep wells |
| Capacity of plant | 972,000 GPD |
| Average daily consumption | 191,404 GPD |
| Peak consumption | 233,000 GPD |
| Storage capacity | 275,000 gallons |
| Electricity | |
| Power suppliers/distributors | Alabama Power Company |
| Natural gas | |
| Name of supplier | Gulf South Pipeline |
| Name of distributor | Town of Flomaton |
| Fuel oils | |
| Availability | Locally |
| LP gas | |
| Availability | Locally |
| Sewers | |
| Sanitary sewer coverage | 50% |
| Storm sewer coverage | 25% |
| Treatment plant type | oxidation pond |
| Treatment plant capacity | 200,000 GPD |
| Treatment plant present load | 85% |
| Solid waste disposal | trash landfill |
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| TRANSPORTATION | |
| Highways | |
| Interstates | |
| Federal highways | HWY 29 HWY 31 |
| State highways | HWY 113 |
| Motor freight | |
| AAA Cooper | Evergreen, AL |
| Baggett Transportation | Birmingham, AL |
| Express One, Inc. | Brewton, AL |
| Hornady Truck Lines | Monroeville, AL |
| Western Express | Atmore, AL |
| Landstar Poole, Inc. | Evergreen, AL |
| M & E Produce | Atmore, AL |
| Peaster & Son Trucking | Atmore, AL |
| Peek Trucking | Flomaton, AL |
| Roadway Express | Evergreen, AL |
| Southeast Trucking | Brewton, AL |
| Timber Transport | Brewton, AL |
| Travis Bridge Brokerage | Brewton, AL |
| Whatley Contact Carriers | Atmore, AL |
| Air service | |
| General aviation | Atmore Municipal Airport |
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Runway Length | 5,000 feet |
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Surface | paved |
| Commercial service |
Pensacola/46 miles |
| Parcel service | |
| Carriers | All major companies |
| Waterways | |
| Navigable waterway | Tenn Tom Waterway/45 miles Mobile Waterway |
| Port facilities | Claiborne State Docks/ 60 miles Pensacola/55 miles Alabama State Docks |
| FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS | |
| Banks | 2 |
| Total assets | $119,658,000 |
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| UNEMPLOYMENT RATE | |
| June 2008 | 7.0% |
| Alabama is a right to work state. | |
| SOURCE: 2001, Dept. of Industrial Relations-Research and Statistics | |
| MAJOR INDUSTRIES | |||
| Name | Product | Employment | Year Est. |
| Industrial Mach. Works | Machine shop | 20 | 1975 |
| Fore Sand and Gravel Co. | Construction sand and gravel | 12 | 1940 |
| Thompson's Engineering Co. | Shaft pump parts | 5 | 1983 |
| White's Pallets Inc. | Wood pallets | 17 | 1967 |
| Seacorp Industries Inc. | Oil/gas field service | 7 | 1989 |
| Metal Building Manufacturers | Prefabricated metal buildings & components | 4 | 1999 |
| Bondurant Lumber Wholesale & Export Div., Inc. | Wholesale & remanufacturing | 65 | 1949 |