Community Profile: Aurora

Phone number: (417) 678-5121

Fax: (417) 678-6599

Mailing address: PO Box 30, Aurora MO 65605

Street address of city offices:

2 W. Pleasant, Aurora

Local property tax rate: general, .3623 percent; park, .1410 percent; debt service, .1531 percent

Local sales tax rate: 2 percent

City manager: Tom Palmer

Fee for building permits: $25

Number of building permits in 2004: 1,458

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

No. of high schools: 1

Student capacity: 549

No. of middle/junior high schools:1

Student capacity: 521 middle school; 365 junior high

No. of elementary schools: 1

Student capacity: 694

POPULATION

Current: 7,145

Population in 2000: 7,014

Population in 1990: 6,459

Population in 1980: 6,437

PUBLIC SERVICES

Number of fire department personnel

Volunteer: 20

Full-time: 5

Number of full-time policemen: 16

Telephone service company: Centurytel

Number of post offices: 1

Number of motels: 1 plus 1 bed and breakfast

Number of hospitals: 1

Number of clinics: 2

Number of local emergency rooms or urgent care: 1

Nearest airports: Aurora and Monett, which is 12 miles to the west

Number of industrial parks: 1

Contact name and number for industrial park: Don Buchanan, (417) 678-2122

UTILITIES

Water supplier: Empire District Electric Co.

Source: Wells

Capacity: 2.275M gallons per day

Average consumption: 1M gallons per day

Storage capacity: 400,000 gallons

Sanitation (sewer) supplier: City of Aurora

Capacity: 1.2M gallons per day

Present load: 890,000 gallons per day

Rates: $4.50 for 0 to 999 gallons; $6.75 for 1,000 to 2,000 gallons; $9 for 2,000 to 3,000 gallons; $11.25 for 3,000 to 4,000 gallons; $13.50 for 4,000 to 5,000 gallons; $18 for 5,000 to 6,000 gallons

Electrical supplier: Empire District Electric Co.

Natural gas supplier: Missouri Gas Energy

LOCAL ECONOMY

Do you have an enterprise zone or other development incentive programs? Yes

Name and contact number for additional information: Don Buchanan, (417) 678-2122

Is there a chamber of commerce in your city? Aurora Area Chamber of Commerce

Address: 121 E. Olive, PO Box 257

Telephone: (417) 678-4150

Local attractions: Historic depot and Historical Society Museum, Bootleggers and Kaffe Metropolitan restaurants