CITY STATISTICS

Statistics, 2011

Date of Incorporation 
1907

Adoption of the City Charter
Voted - 12/07/26
Adopted - 1/01/27

Form of Government
Council/Mayor

Area in Square Miles
18.89

Miles of Paved Street
Paved 189.5

Police Protection

Number of Stations - 1
Number of Employees (including 17 civilians) - 65
Total Arrests - 2,591
Total Number of Written Reports - 6,289
Total Number of Building checks - 12,125
Total Alarm Response - 1,012
Total Citations - 3,808
Total Warnings - 7,026

Animal Control

Number of Employees - 5
Number of Calls for Service - 6,637
          Big Spring          6,056
          Howard County     509
          Coahoma              59
          Forsan                 13
Number of Dogs Recovered - 1,161
Number of Cats Recovered - 860
Number of Others Recovered - 418
Number of Adoptions - 308

Fire Protection

Number of Stations - 5
Number of Employees - 46
Number of City runs per year - 449
Number of Out-of-City runs - 74

EMS Service

Number of Employees (including clerks) - 18
Number of City runs - 3,232
Number of Out-of-City runs - 327
Number of Long Distance Transfers - 498

Retired Volunteers Program

Number of Volunteers - 265
Total Volunteer Hours (10/1/2008 - 9/30/2009) - 62,030
Dollar Value to the Community (Based on Private Sector rate) - $283,063

Building Permits (01/01/10 - 12/31/10)

Number of New Buildings                               
     Residential  - 2
     Residential Valuation - $385,000
     Commercial - 1
     Commercial Valuation - $299,000
Number of Alterations & Additions 
     Residential - 67
     Residential Valuation - $904,233
     Commercial - 13
     Commercial Valuation - $13,787,501
Number of Residential Re-Roofs 
     Residential - 154
     Residential Valuation - $605,324
     Commercial - 24
     Commercial Valuation - $457,450

Code Enforcement

Number of Incidents - 3,246
Number of Unresolved Incidents - 324
Citations Issued - 164
Compliance Rate - 94% 

Municipal Utility System

Number of active city accounts (annual average) - 8,683
Number of active city units (annual average) - 9,768
Number active non-city accounts (annual average) - 275
Number of active non-city units (annual average) - 317
Systems capacity (gallons) per day - 12,500,000
Daily average consumption (gallons) - 5,171,000
Miles of water mains - 177
Miles of sewer mains - 125
Number of fire hydrants - 722
Main Live Valves - 1,636
Manholes - 1,998

Parks and Recreation

Community Parks
     Comanche Trail - 136.00 acres

Neighborhood Parks
     Jefferson Park - .50 acres
     ABC Park - 3.15 acres
     Birdwell Park - 15.04 acres
     Dr. Morgan Park - 7.50 acres
     Heart of the City - .80 acres

Big Spring Aquatic Center - 600 Swimmer Capacity

Lakes
     Comanche Lake located in Comanche Trail Park - 148.00 acres
     Moss Lake - 640.00 acres

Baseball/Softball Fields
     Cotton Mize - one softball field
     Roy Anderson Complex - 70.67 acres 
             Fields:  5 baseball, 4 softball, 1 practice, 1 football, 5 soccer, 1 football/soccer
     National Little League - 4.60 acres

Golf Course
     Comanche Trail - 184.75 acres (18 holes)

Street Lights 
    Cost per light per month (annual average) - $16.97
    Total Number of Lights - 1,873

City Employees 
    Full Time - 269
    Part Time - 12
    Seasonal - 15  

TAXES

State Tax - 6.25%
City Tax   - 2%
Motel Tax - 7% of total taxable receipts 

UTILITIES

Charges for Water Rates
All persons supplied with water by the City of Big spring, unless other wise stipulated under separate contract, will be billed for water service at the following monthly rates:

Meter Size             Base Rate

5/8"                      $30.00
1"                         $35.00
2"                         $40.00
3"                         $90.00
4"                         $115.00
6"                         $165.00
8"                         $215.00
10"                       $265.00
12"                       $315.00

 Usage Rate

Water Service - Inside City Limits (Residential)
0-10,000 gallons                 $3.00 per thousand gallons
11,000 - 20,000 gallons        $3.50 per tousand gallons
21,000 - 50,000 gallons        $3.75 per thousand gallons
>50,000 gallons                  $4.00 per thousand gallons

Water Service - Inside City Limits (Commercial)
0-50,000 gallons                 $3.00 per thousand gallons
51,000 - 100,000 gallons      $3.25 per thousand gallons
>100,000 gallons                 $3.50 per thousand gallons

Water Service - Outside City Limits (Residential)
0 -10,000 gallons                $6.00 per thousand gallons
11,000 - 20,000 gallons        $7.00 per tousand gallons
21,000 - 50,000 gallons        $7.50 per thousand gallons
>50,000 gallons                  $8.00 per thousand gallons

Water Service - Outside City Limits (Commercial)
0-50,000 gallons                 $6.00 per thousand gallons
51,000 - 100,000 gallons      $6.50 per thousand gallons
>100,000 gallons                 $7.00 per thousand gallons

Sewer -Commercial
Base Rate                $18.00/month
Sewer Rate              $2.00 per 1000 gallons used
(Usage will be multiplied by 90% to calculate sewer charges)

Sanitation - Residential
Base Rate                $15.50/month
Environmental Fee     $1.25 (applied to all accounts with sanitation service)

Sanitation - Commercial
Sanitation rates for commercial accounts are based on the size of the refuse container and the frequency of collection

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