Town of Quartzite - Community Profile

Community Facilities
Quartzsite offers a broad range of community facilities including an 80- acre town park. Celia's Rainbow Botanical Gardens, a senior citizens' hall, recreation centers, a public library, one nine-hole and 18-hole golf courses. A community services building opened in July of 1998. The Quartzsite sewer and water system is in the process of being upgraded on an on-going basis.




Educational Institutions
	Public	Private
Elementary	Y	N
High School	Y	N

Financial
Number of Banks: 1			Industrial Properties
			For more information contact the Town of Quartzsite and the Quartszite Chamber of Commerce.
Governmental Agencies
Fire Department: Staffed Town/Local Fire Department
Law Enforcement: City Police Department

Airport			Utilities
Nearby Parker/Avi Suquilla Airport, with lighted runway/UNICOM radio. Quartzsite has four private airstrips, permission required.			Electricity	APS (Statewide)	1-800-253-9405
			Propane	Various Dealers
			Telephone	TDS Telecom	(928) 927-6345
Medical			Trash Pickup	Palo Verde Disposal	(760) 922-9107
Quartzsite has three medical centers and year round ambulance and medevac heliport			Water Disposal	Allied Waste (Quartzsite)	(928) 669-8886
			Water	Individual Wells
			Water	Town of Quartzsite	(928) 927-4333
Hotel and Lodging Facilities
Number of Rooms: 22
Meeting rooms: 4
Capacity of largest Facility: 1000


Property Tax Rate	1990	2000	2008
Elementary/High School	3.84	5.72	3.78
City/Fire District	2.28	2.50	0.0
Countywide	5.24	4.96	4.08
Totals	11.36	13.18	7.84
Source: Arizona Tax Research Association Note: Tax rate per $100 assessed valuation

Sales Tax			2008
City/Town			2.50%
County			1.00%
State			5.60%
Sources: League of Arizona Cities & Towns, Arizona Dept. of Revenue