CLIMATE 
Summers tend to be quite warm with occasional hot spells but with very few days that can be described as humid.  Winters tend to be cold, although there is a great deal of variations with compensating periods of mild weather which can be very pleasant.

PUBLIC HEALTH 
 Clinics (2)
 Physicians (5)
 Physicians Assistants (2)
 Ambulance Service
 Family Nurse Practitioners (3)
 Hospital - Sakakawea Med. Center (10 miles)
 Nursing Home - Knife River Care Center (85 skilled beds)

SPECIALISTS AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT:
 Optometrist 1
 Dentist 1
 Chiropractor 2

WOMEN'S ACTION RESOURCE CENTER (WARC):
Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Services
Family Counseling
Crisis Intervention Services
Domestic Violence Counseling

FIRST DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT:
Environmental Sanitation
Community Health Nursing Services Provided
FEES:  Costs are based on income, family size, and ability to pay.However, no one will be refused services because of inability to pay.

TYPE OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT:
 Mayor - City Council

FIRE DEPARTMENT
 Vehicles:  5
 Number of Personnel:  50  (Volunteers)
 Fire Loss (2001):  $7,000
 Type of fire services provided areas beyond corporate limits:  Rural
 Fire Insurance Classification:  In City: 7  -  Adjacent: 10

POLICE DEPARTMENT (24 hour coverage)
 Total Personnel:  5 officers, 1 receptionist  
 Type of patrol provided industrial areas beyond corporate limits:  County & Private

STREETS
 Paved:  26 miles    (Otherwise impr. 3.8 miles)
 Total improved streets:  29.8 miles

ZONING
 Territory covered by zoning ordinances:   Municipal
 County Action Administered by:  Planning & Zoning Commission, Industry regulated by:  Zoning Classification

TELEPHONE
 City/Rural  -  West River Telecommunications

WATER
 Beulah Water Treatment Plant
 Source:  Deep Wells
 Total Raw Water Available: 5.0 m GPD
 Treated Water: 2.5 m GPD
 Capacity of Plant 2.5 m GPD
 Average Daily Consumption 700,000 GPD
 Peak Consumption 1.7 m GPD

ELECTRIC POWER
 Montana Dakota Utilities
 Roughrider Electric Coop.

OTHER FUELS
 Lignite
 Ton/BTU:  Rates available upon request
 Fuel Oils:  Rates available upon request
 No. 1 Fuel Oil
 No. 2 Fuel Oil
 LP Gas

RAILROADS
 Burlington Northern
 Trains per week:  Freight:  25
 Reciprocal switching available:  Yes
LENGTH OF TIME GOODS IN TRANSIT TO:
Chicago, IL 4 days                  Cleveland, OH 78 hours
Dallas, TX 5 days                    Kansas City, KS 3 days
Los Angeles, CA 83 hours        Memphis, TN 5 days
Minneapolis, MN 62 hours        New Orleans, LA 3 days
New York, NY 78 hours            Regina, Canada 50 hours
Winnipeg, Canada 50 hours

MOTOR FREIGHT
15 Interstate Motor Freight carriers provide regular service to the Community. Major carriers include:  Yellow, Consolidated, Roadway
LENGTH OF TIME GOODS IN TRANSIT TO:
 Chicago, IL 3 days               Los Angeles, CA 5 days
 Dallas, TX 4 days                Memphis, TN 4 days
 New Orleans, LA 5 days       New York 5 days
 Regina, Canada 4 days        St. Louis, LA 4 days
 Seattle, WA 5 days              Winnipeg, Canada 3 days
 Cleveland, OH 4 days           Kansas City, KS 3 days
 Minneapolis, MN * 2 days  
* Cross Country Courier - overnight

BUS SERVICE
 West River Transportation

HIGHWAYS SERVING AREA
 Federal:  Interstate 94 [East/West]
 Local:  ND State Highway 200 [East/West]
 Local:  ND State Highway 49 [North/South]

AIR SERVICE 
 Beulah Municipal Airport 
 Runway:  4,000 feet long -- 60 feet wide 
 Type of surface:  Asphalt
 Direction from City:  Southwest edge
 Airport Lobby
 24 hour fuel service (100LL)

 Commercial Air Service
 Bismarck  (80 miles)
 Minot (100 miles)

LIVESTOCK

2009 REAL PROPERTY (Mercer County):

THE INCENTIVES YOU NEED TO HELP YOUR BUSINESS GROW

TAX EXEMPTIONS AND TAX CREDITS
- Property tax exemption of up to 5 years for new or expanded business. (options available)
- Income tax exemption of up to 5 years for new or expanded businesses.
- Wage and salary corporate income tax credit for new businesses.
- Sales and use tax exemption for machinery and equipment for manufacturing
- No personal property tax on equipment, inventory, materials in process or accounts  receivable.
- Tax credit for Research & Development expenditures.
- Workers compensation premiums among the lowest in the nation.
- The entire amount of federal income tax liability can be deducted before calculating  state corporate tax.
- Job training programs administered through a customized, "one-stop-shop"  approach:
- Workforce 2000 - assists businesses with retraining and upgrading the skills of their existing workforce.
- North Dakota New Jobs Program - uses the dollars paid for employee withholding taxes to fund job training programs.
- Job Service North Dakota provides employee recruitment, screening and testing services.