Work Force Hourly wage rates in selected occupations Occupation Average wage rates Assembler, Light $8.12 - 9.33 Clerk, General $6.53 - 7.51 Industrial Truck Operator $8.42 - 9.42 Machine Operator $7.65 - 8.65 Mechanic, Maintenance $10.12 - 11.63 Welder, Combination $9.40 - 10.81 Percentage of labor force unionized 5% Work stoppages in past two years 0

Work Force Labor Data for Seward County Civilian Work Force 10,677 Employed 10,224 Manufacturing 2,525 Services 1,750 Government 1,925 Whls/Retail 2,625 Agriculture 325 Unemployed 435 Unemployed Rate 4.2%

Municipal Services
Type of local government	Manager/Commission
Comprehensive city plan	Yes
City zoning adopted	Yes
Full-time fire department personnel	12
Volunteer fire department personnel	13
Fire insurance class in the city	5
Fire insurance class outside the city	5\9A
Full-time police officers	36
Part-time police officers	3
Full-time sheriff patrol officers	12

Transportation
Motor Carriers
Number of Carriers	11
City zoning adopted	Yes
No. of Terminals in the Community	9
Highways serving the community
Interstate (E-W)	I-70/152 mi.
Interstate (N-S)	I-35/210 mi. and I-25/230 mi.
U.S./Kansas (E-W)	US 54/0 mi.
U.S./Kansas (N-S)	US 83/0 mi.

Time in transit for carload/truckload lots
City		Days by Truck		Days by Railroad
Atlanta		2		3
Chicago		1		1.5
Dallas		1		1.5
Denver		1		1.5
Kansas City		1		1
Los Angeles		2		2.5
Minneapolis		2		1.5
New York		3		2
St. Louis		1		1
Seattle		3		2

Rail Railroads serving the community Southern Pacific Reciprocal switching available No Miles to nearest piggyback service 210   Package Delivery Service Ground firms UPS, Pony Express Air firms UPS, Federal Express

Air Distance to nearest public airport 0 mi. Runway Surface Concrete Length 7,100 ft Lighted Yes Tower No Private aircraft storage available Yes

Utilities Electric Service Supplier West Plains Energy, Subsidiary Utilicorp Interconnected Yes   Telephone Service Supplier Southwestern Bell Fiber optics Yes   Natural Gas Supplier People's Natural Gas

Utilities Water Supplier City of Liberal Source Ogallala Aquifier 16 wells Capacity of water plant 14,299,200 gal./day Average consumption 229 APCD Peak demand 11,000,000 gal./day Storage capacity 3,250,000 gal.   Sanitation Type of sewage treatment plant Activated Sludge   Capacity Present Load Gallons/day 11,660,000 3,720,000 Population equiv. 93,280 29,670

Community Services Support Services Machine shops in the city Yes (10) Tool and die shops in the city Yes (6)   Financial Institutions Number of banks in the city 4 Assets $229,356,354,693 Number of Savings and Loan firms 0   Health Care Hospital in the community Yes Number of beds 100 Nearest hospital Southwest Medical Center Clinic in the community Yes Medical Personnel MD 29 Dentist 8 Chiropractor 4 Optometrist 4 Osteopath 2 Podiatrist 0   Housing Housing units built in last 2 years 83 Average monthly rental Houses $450 Apartments $325 Average cost - new construction $65 - 70/sq. ft. Average cost - lots $15,000 - 20,000

Community Services Recreation Facilities Recreation facilities in city or within 25 miles Public golf course Public tennis courts Public parks Public swimming pools Country club YMCA Number of theatres 4 Nearest public access lake/reservoir/river Meade State Lake and Arkalon Reservoir Distance 32 mi./12 mi. Activities allowed swimming, fishing, camping   Convention/Lodging Facilities Number of Motels 13 Rooms 674 Bed and Breakfast 1 Rooms 4 Largest banquet room 500   Media Community newspaper Daily and Weekly No. Radio Stations 4 Cable TV Yes No. TV Stations 4 TV Channels 57   Religious Institutions Protestant 40 Catholic 1 Synagogues 0 Other 0

Available building(s) for industrial prospect #1 - Size 153,346 #2 - Size 30,586 #3 - Size 23,840 Details are on file with KDOC and H

Controlled sites available for industrial prospect #1 - Size East Industrial Park 20 acres #2 - Size West Industrial Park 8 acres #3 - Size West Industrial Park 5 acres Details are on file with KDOC and H

Education Facilities Public Schools No. Enrolled Teacher/ Student Ratio Elementary 7 2,214 25:1 Junior High 2 1,031 16:1 High School 1 1,051 16:1   Private Schools Elementary 24 8:1 Junior High 12 8:1 High School 30 8:1

Voc-Tech/Junior Colleges Liberal Area Vo-Tech in Liberal 225 enrolled Seward County Community College in Liberal 1,650   Universities or Colleges Kansas State University Manhattan (315 mi.) 19,184 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg (369 mi.) 6,355 Emporia State University Emporia (295 mi.) 5,772 University of Kansas Lawrence (368 mi.) 24,874 Wichita State University Wichita (210 mi.) 14,264