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Liberty Communications’ Air Cargo Carriers.........................................................................................3 ¿EHUEURDGEDQGQHWZRUNLVFDSDEOHRIGHOLYHULQJ*LJDELWVSHHGVDQGKDV multiple redundant backbone connections to Tier 1 Internet providers. Quad Cities International Airport (MLI) Distance from West Liberty .............................................................. 55 miles The City of West Liberty provides water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer Daily Flights ................................................................................................50 infrastructure within the corporate limits of West Liberty and a portion of the contiguous rural areas. The City has one water tower with 750,000 gallons Major Airlines ................................................................................................5 of capacity. Non-Stop Cities ..........................................................................................10 Fixed Base Operator ................................................................................Yes Commercial refused collection is provided for city and company owned Air Cargo Carriers.........................................................................................3 GXPSVWHUV(OHFWULFLW\LVSURYLGHGDWWKHLQGXVWULDO3DUNE\$OOLDQW(QHUJ\ DQGQDWXUDOJDVLVSURYLGHGE\0LG$PHULFDQ(QHUJ\ Muscatine Municipal Airport (MUT) Distance from West Liberty ........................................................... 22.5 miles Competitive Utility Rates General Aviation Provider .........................................................................Yes Utility Rates Fixed Base Operator ................................................................................Yes (OHFWULFLW\5HVLGHQWLDO Customer Facility Charge ....................................................................$15.00 Iowa City Municipal Airport (IOW) (QHUJ\FKDUJH ......................................................................10.31¢ per kwh Distance from West Liberty ........................................................... 17.5 miles (OHFWULFLW\&RPPHUFLDO General Aviation Provider .........................................................................Yes Customer Facility Charge ....................................................................$50.00 Fixed Base Operator ................................................................................Yes (QHUJ\FKDUJH ........................................................................9.35¢ per kwh 6RXUFH,QGLYLGXDODLUVHUYLFHSURYLGHUV (OHFWULFLW\/DUJH,QGXVWULDO )RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQKWWSZZZHLDLUSRUWFRPKWWSZZZHLDLUSRUWFRPKWWSZZZ Customer Facility Charge ..................................................................$100.00 FDUYHUDHURFRPKWWSZZZLFJRYRUJGHIDXOW"LG Monthly Demand Charge.......................................................$10.52 per kwh Water Freight Service (QHUJ\FKDUJH ........................................................................6.64¢ per kwh Mississippi River - Lock and Dam No. 16 near Muscatine, IA, approximate- Natural Gas ly 15 miles; 9-foot channel, 10-month navigation season First 250 therms.............................................................
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