Lander Area Chamber of Commerce 2014 Travel and Relocation Guide | Page 68

Volunteer Planning Commission
Business Licence required for home
occupations only
City Zoning Regulations
Community Industrial Plan

Building Codes

Fire Insurance Rating: 5

Communit Ser ices

Red Canyon shows off

Retail Trade
Number of employees: 1930
Average weekly wage: $447
Finance, Insurance & Real
Estate
Number of employees: 644
Average weekly wage: $659
Services
Number of employees: 3664
Average weekly wage: $432
Public Administration
Number of employees: 1319
Average weekly wage: $558
Mediun Annual Family Income
$48,000

Employ ent
Resources

http://wyjobs.state.wy.us
Employment Resources is a state
run organization that provides
job information for both the
unemployed and the employer
Phone: [phone]

Major Employers

Wyoming Life
Resource Center
Health Care – 485 employees
Fremont County
School District #1
Education – 300 employees
Fremont County Courthouse
Government – 285 employees
NOLS-National Outdoor
Leadership School
800 employees worldwide;
100 local employees
Lander Valley Medical Center
Health/Psychiatric care – 215
employees
City of Lander
Government – 60 full time
employees/20 part time employees
Eagle Bronze
45 employees
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Taxes

No state or local personal income
tax
No state or local corporate income
tax
No state or local inventory tax

Cit Taxes

Property Taxes: Assessed
valuation $46,509,473
Total Tax Levy within City
Limits: 78.429 (mills)

Count Taxes

Assessed Values
Locally: $303,432,207
Certified State: $887,105,795
Total: $1,190,538,002
Tax Levy: 78.267 - 91.357 mills, of
which 43 mills goes to schools
Assessed Valuation District 1:
$142,890,994
Lodging Tax: 2% - collected from all
lodging facilities
Sales tax: 5%
Property Taxes
Industrial property
Assessed at 11.5 percent
Commercial Property
Taxed at about 9.5 percent
Residential Property
Taxed at about 9.5 percent
Personal Property
(i.e. machinery and equipment)
Taxed at the same rate as the
classification in which it is used.

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Mayor/Council form of
government
Full-time Police Department
Volunteer Fire Department
911 Emergency Service

Libraries: 1
Total volumes: 63,000
Day Care Center: 1
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