DEMOGRAPHICS
 

[EMPLOYERS]    [INDUSTRIAL PARK]      [LABOR]       [TAXES]        [UTILITIES]

 

LOCATION

 

Bordering the Savannah River, Screven County is centrally located 60 miles between Augusta and Savannah and 25 miles from Statesboro.  Screven County is the 10th largest county in the State of Georgia.

 
EDUCATION

 
Nearest Facilities to Sylvania
Four Year College Georgia Southern University 25 miles
Technical College Ogeechee Technical College 25 miles
Two Year College East Georgia College 50 miles
Continuing Education Ogeechee Technical Adult Ed. Here

 

EMPLOYERS

U.S. Timken Corp. 533 people (Bearings)
Screven County Board of Education 507 people
Sylvania Yarn Systems   285 people  (Dyeing/Finishing)
Savannah River Challenge  140 people  (Juvenile Detention)
Syl-View Health Care Center 103 people
Screven County Hospital 100 people
King America  180 people  (Dyeing/Finishing)

 

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INDUSTRIAL PARK

Acreage
425
Available Services
Water, Sewer, Fire, Police.

Sylvania/Screven County
Airport Site


Acreage
1,600
Available Services
None
 

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PEOPLE

 

Population (County) 15,374
City of Sylvania 2,675
Hiltonia 421
Newington 322
Oliver 253
Rocky Ford 186
Average Household Income $29,312

 

LABOR

Employed 16 & over 5,941 people
Management, Professional & Related 1,292 people
Service 912 people
Sales & Office 1,195 people
Farming, Fishing, Forestry 158 people
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance 671 people
Production, Transportation 1,713 people
Unemployment Rate 9.5%
Average Manufacturing Weekly Wage $169.00
Average Non-Manu. Weekly Wage $267.00
Union Workers 0%
Union Companies 0&

 

ABUNDANT LABOR SUPPLY

1.)RIGHT TO WORK STATE

2.)NON UNION

3.)COMPETITIVE COST

4.)LOW TURN OVER AND ABSENTEEISM

SCREVEN COUNTY'S PER CAPITA INCOME: $17,312

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TAXES

Effective Property Tax 25.952 mills
 
Municipal millage rates:
Hiltonia 0 mills
Newington 8 mills
Oliver 1 mill
Rocky Ford 5 mills
Sylvania 5.45 mills
   
Local Sales Tax 3%
State Sales Tax 4%
   
Freeport Tax Exemption 100%
Job Tax Credit $3,500 + $500 JDA = $4,000 JTC
Investment Tax Credit 5%

All real and personal property is assessed at 40% of its fair market value. The  assessed value or "taxable value" multiplied by the district millage rate will determine the tax amount due.

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UTILITIES

Water: 

Supplier- City of Sylvania  4,000,000, gallons daily 
Source:  deep wells (4)
Average daily use: 1,500,000
Available to new customers: 2,500,000

A static water pressure of 58 to 75 pounds is maintained from three elevated storage tanks. (Capacity 800,000 gallons)
 
Supplier- City of Newington 1,440,000 gallons daily 
Usage has not been metered. Pressure is from two elevated storage tanks (Capacity 235,000 gallons) 
 

Supplier- City of Hiltonia
Source:  Deep well 
Elevated storage tank
 

Supplier- City of Rocky Ford
Source:  Deep well 
Elevated storage tank.

Waste Water Treatment 

Sewer System: 

Type:  Activated Sludge 
Capacity:  1,510,000 G.P.D. 
Available Surplus: 

Over 75,000 G.P.D. 

Solid Waste Disposal 


Disposable solid waste landfill items are taken to a permanent transfer station and hauled by an independent carrier to a long term negotiated contact site.

Electricity 

Power Supplier(s)
 
Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia 
Georgia Power Company
Oglethorpe Power Company
Savannah Electric and Power Company
Customer's choice if connected load is over 900 kw

Natural Gas 

City of Sylvania  Other Fuels: 
Fuel Oil-Coal-LP Gas 

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