Mesquite is your gateway city to visit 1400 square miles of some of the earth's most magnificent landscapes and archeological sites. Nine national parks, twelve national monuments, six national forests, three national recreation areas and many state parks within a day's drive. Mesquite is a perfect place to stay and plan your trips to surrounding Bryce, Zion, Grand Canyon National Parks and Valley of Fire State Park.

Elevation: 1597
Land Area: 11 square miles
Highways Mile Distances:

Form: Council/Manager, comprised of an elected mayor, 5 elected council members and an appointed city manager.

Meetings: Held the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, 6 p.m., City Hall

Address:10 E. Mesquite Blvd. Mesquite, Nevada 89027 Phone (702) 346-5295

Operating Budget: Fiscal Year 1998/1999.........$9,437,710

Law Enforcement & Emergency Services:
City Police Department..............26 Officers, 9 Staff
City Fire Department....................5 Full-time, 20 volunteers, 6 vehicles
City Ambulance...........................30 volunteers, 5 vehicles

Mesquite has one of the lowest local tax rates in Nevada, which enjoys one of the lowest state tax structures in the nation.

1997-1998 Rate per $100 of Assessed Valuation:

City of Mesquite Ad Valorem Rate: $0.1120
Clark County Total Combined Rate: $2.2496
1996 Mesquite Assessed Valuation: $187,655,000

Taxes Not Collected in Nevada:

Personal Income Tax, Corporate Income Tax, Sales Tax on Food, Inventory Tax and Foreign Trade Zone Tax.

POPULATION:

Current Estimate: 14,000
Actual Population Growth & Projections:

EMPLOYMENT:

Labor Pool: 8,000    Unemployment: 1%

Employment by Category:

Top Ten Employers in Mesquite:

UTILITIES:

Power: Overton Power District # 5
(702) 346-5710  Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Water: Virgin Valley Water District
(702) 346-5731  Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Sewer: Mesquite City Sanitation
(702) 346-5259   Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Treatment type.....Oxidation Ditch, Aerate Lagoons, UV Disinfection
Discharge............ Reuse Golf Course, Rapid Infiltration Basins
Current daily use.. 1.4 MGD
Current daily capacity... 3.7 MGD

Residential hook-up per equipment:
Residential unit..........$1300.00 per ERU
Commercial/ ERU's....$1300.00 per ERU
Quarterly Bill / ERU's......$25.83

Garbage: Mesquite City Sanitation
(702) 346-5259  Hours 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Provider..................Virgin Valley Disposal
Quarterly residential bill......$33.00

COMMUNICATIONS:

Telephone: Rio Virgin Telephone Company
(702) 346-5211
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p/m. Saturday

System Type...........(DMS 100 Supermode SSE60-ENET-SS7-ISUP-LNP)
NV Installation Charge............$26.00
AZ Installation Charge.............$35.00
Access Lines.........................Over 6000
Services: 3-way calling, Call Waiting, Call Forwarding, Teen Service, Voice Mail,Call ID, Call Trace, Automatic Redial, Priority Call, Call Blocking, Last Call Return, Selective Call Forwarding, Business Telephone Systems, Security Systems and Monitoring.

Newspapers:

Local Weekly................The Desert Valley Times
Regional Daily............... The Specturm, St. George, Utah and Las Vegas Review Journal

Radio Stations: Several Utah and Las Vegas area stations.

Cable TV Companies:
Falcon Cable     (702) 346-5205
No. of channels...............60
Installation......................$22.50
Basic monthly.................$17.25

Rio Virgin Cablevision    (702) 346-5205
No. of channels...............63
No. of premiums.............. 9
Basic rate 54 channels....$21.00 (includes monthly guide)
Installation......................$25.00

TRANSPORTATION:

Mesquite Municipal Airport:
Latitude................................36 degrees 50' 26" N
Longitude.............................14 degrees 03" 26" N
Runway length...................... 5100 feet
Runway width....................... 75 feet
Runway capacity.................. 30,000 lbs.
Services.....Fuel and Aircraft Maintenance

McCarran International Airport:
Las Vegas.......................... 85 miles

Highways:
Interstate 15 (two exits)
State Highways 91 and 170

Railroad: Depot - 36 miles

MEDICAL FACILITIES:

Hospital:
Dixie Regional Medical Center
St. George, Utah......................37 miles
Number of beds.......................137
Medical.................................. 127
Registered nurses................... 260

Clinics:
Mesquite Medical Center
2 physicians, 1 physicians assistant
Highland Manor Nursing Facility

COMMUNIT SERVICE:

Churches:
One Catholic Church, Bunkerville
One Baptist Church, Mesquite
One Methodist Church, Mesquite
Three community non-denominational
10 wards of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
One Lutheran Church

Hotels, Motels and Restaurants:
Total Rooms...............................3,000
Restaurants....................................35
Banquet/Meeting Capacity..............700

Entertainment:
Five casinos, four cinemas, Arvada Ranch and Gun Club, Nezona Hunting Club,Bowling Center, Go-Carts, Raceway, Championship Golf Courses and Spas.

Financial Institutions:
Four banks and one credit union

Shopping:
2 major grocery stores, 3 hardware & variety stores, and several commercial plazas

Senior Citizen's Center: Meals

Library: Two Clark County Branches

City Athletic Facilities:
Three tournament softball fields. Recreation Center with racquetball, pool, basketball, weight room, dance and aerobic room. Rodeo arena, three parks.

EDUCATION:

Universities/Colleges:
UNLV, Las Vegas......................85 miles
SUU, Cedar City, UT..................85 miles
Dixie College, St. George, UT.....37 miles
So. NV Community College (Mesquite Campus) (702) 346-2485

Elementary, Secondary School enrollment:
J.L. Bowler Elementary (k-6).....................463
Virgin Valley Elementary (K-6)..................575
Virgin Valley High School (7-12)..............823

SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS:

Mesquite Area Chamber of Commerce
850 W. Mesquite Boulevard
Mesquite, Nevada 89027
702-346-2902 Fax: 702-346-6138
www.mesquite-chamber.com