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WELCOME !
Archer is a charming community tucked away from the hustle and bustle of larger towns, with well-kept neighborhoods and friendly people. Archer provides an opportunity for business and a great place to raise a family.
Government Available Properties Why Come to Archer?Archer, Iowa is located 5 miles south of Highway 18 and County B40 in O’Brien
County. It is 35 minutes northeast of Cherokee, Iowa and less than an hour away
from the Iowa Great Lakes region.
UTILITIES AND COMMUNICATIONS
Electricity:
Local Supplier: Mid-American Energy
Electrical Source: Port Neal generating plant
Primary Voltage: 13,800
Average residential rate: Available upon request
Average commercial rate: Available upon request
Average industrial rate: Available upon request
Water
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Supplier: Osceola Rural Water Source of city water: well Elevated storage capacity: underground service Capacity of water plant: n/a Average consumption: n/a Peak consumption: n/a |
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Natural Gas:
Name of local distributor: Mid-American Energy
Note: an entire new system has been installed in Archer
Type sewage treatment plant: two-cell lagoon
Percent of community served 100%
Telephone and Internet Access:
Iowa Telecom with dial-up service
Municipal ISDN,
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
Type of Government: Mayor and 5 member city council. Mayor is elected every 2 years and Council members every 4 years on a staggered basis.
Management: City Clerk
Zoning: No
Fire Department: 20 member volunteer fire department with rescue unit
Fire Insurance Classification: 7 inside city limits, 10 outside city limits
Police Protection: O'Brien County Sheriff's Department
Industrial waste pickup: yes
% of City streets hard surfaced: 95%
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INDUSTRY:
Agri-business
Manufacturing
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WHY LIVE AND DO BUSINESS IN ARCHER?
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Comments from business owners: "There is a good workforce available including high quality part-time people. Living in a smaller community is great compared to a large city". Dave DeKok, President, DK Plastics
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TAX STRUCTURE
TAX STRUCTURE:
Assessed value of property in city: $2,553,661Tax rate per $1000 assessed value: 25.568
Bonding capacity: $127,680
Future indebtedness plans: -0-
AVAILABLE BUILDINGS AND PROPERTIES
Available upon request
TRANSPORTATION
Air Service: 10 minutes to nearest regional airport featuring a 4,199 foot concrete runway with VOR, Unicom, non-directional beacon. Charter service available. 60 minutes to nearest commercial airport
Highways: Served by County B30 and County L40 with I- 90 45 minutes away.
SCHOOLS
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Archer students attend the Sheldon Community School District. The Sheldon School District provides quality education to K-12 students. K-4 students attend East Elementary School; 5th-8th graders attend the Sheldon Middle School and 9-12 attend the Sheldon High School facility. |
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Single family dwellings
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CHURCHES
Archer Reformed Church United Methodist Church |
HEALTH CARE
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Quality
health care for
your family is provided in nearby Sheldon Iowa. |
DAYCARE
Our children are our most treasured asset. Their care, safety and well-being is of prime importance to people in Archer.
RECREATION AND TOURISM
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