City of Colby

Clark County Wisconsin

 

DEMOGRAPHICS

 

1990 – 1,532

2000 – 1,661

2005 – 1,696

2010 – 1,740

 

GOVERNMENT

 

James Schmidt, Mayor

201 S. 6th Street

Colby, WI 54421

(715) 223-3416

 

ALDERPERSONS:  Samuel Hayes & Harry Untiedt – 1st Ward

                                    Jane Holman & Don Hederer – 2nd Ward

                                    David Holtzhausen & Darrell Hornick – 3rd Ward

                                    Travis Schraufnagel & John Goodwin – 4th Ward

 

COUNCIL DATES:   1st Tuesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. at City Hall

 

CITY HALL:              Connie Gurtner, Clerk/Treasurer

                                    211 W. Spence Street, P.O. Box 236

                                    Colby, WI 54421

                                    (715) 223-4435

                                    Office Hours:  Mon-Fri, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

                                   

POLICE:                    Colby-Abbotsford Police Department

                                    Ron Gosse, Chief of Police

                                    203 E. Birch Street

                                    Abbotsford, WI 54405

                                    (715) 223-4944 - Non Emergency

                                    Emergency 911

                                    5 full-time officers

 

FIRE &

AMBULANCE:          Colby Fire Deptartment

Ross Rannow, Fire Chief

                                    203 W. Broadway Street

                                    Colby, WI 54421

                                    (715) 223-2414

                                    28 EMTs and 35 Volunteer Firemen

 

FIRE RATING:          5

 

EQUIPMENT:           6 pumpers, 3 tankers, 1 pumper/tanker, 4 Jaws of Life

                                    1 brush buggy and 2 ambulances, 1 Engine Rescue

 

SERVICE AREA:       City of Colby, Town of Hull, Town of Colby

                                    and Town of Frankfort (partial), Village of Unity

 

GOV’T SERVICES:   Colby Development Corporation

                                    Zoning Board of Appeals

                                    City Planning Commission

 

                                    Colby Public Library

                                    Carol Wilhelmi, Librarian

                                    211 W. Spence Street

                                    Colby, WI 54421

                                    (715) 223-2000

 

UTILITIES

 

ELECTRIC:   Xcel Energy, 500 N. 5th St., Abbotsford, WI 54405, (800) 481-4700

                        WE Energies, 601 S. Central Ave, Marshfield, WI 54449, (800) 242-4035

 

PHONE:         Verizon, 501 4th Street, Wausau, WI 54401, (800) 483-4600

 

CABLE TV:    Charter Communications, 123 W. State Street, Suite 20, Medford, WI 54451

                        (800) 581-0081

 

WATER:         Colby Municipal Water Utility

                        Al Raatz, Operator

East Main, Colby, WI 54421 (715) 223-6615

SOURCE:       5 wells

CAPACITY:   280 GPM

STORAGE:     300,000 Gallons

CHEMICALS:     Chlorine, Fluoride

PRESSURE:   50 PSI to 70 PSI

SEWER:          Colby Sewer Department, Roger Reid, Operator (715) 223-2180

                        Disposal Road, Colby, WI 54421

                       

Activated Sludge – Built in 1971

Oxidation Ditches – Construction 1994-95

Design Flow 300,000 GPD

                        BOD Design 500 PPD

                       

REFUSE:        Onyx Services, 510 S. Hume Rd., Marshfield, WI 54449, (715) 387-3101

 

EMPLOYMENT

 

EMPLOYER                          PRODUCT                                         EMPLOYEES

Packaging Corp. of America      Corrugated Shipping Boxes                                95

Welcome Dairy, Inc.                 Cheese                                                             63

Colby Metal, Inc.                       Metal Fabrication                                              28

Loos Machine, Inc.                    Metal Fabrication                                              20

 

TRANSPORTATION

 

AIR:                Taylor County Airport, Medford, 17 miles (4,101 x 75 Runway)

                        Marshfield Airport, 20 miles (5,000 x 100 Runway)

                        Central Wisconsin Airport, Mosinee, 45 miles (7,645 x 150 Runway)

                        Neillsville Airport, 45 miles (3,400 x 60 Runway)

                        Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, Eau Claire, 70 miles (7,301 x 150 Runway)

                        Steven’s Point Airport, 63 miles (6,028 x 120 Runway)

 

HIGHWAYS:  State Highway 13 – Intersecting

                        State Highway 29 – Intersecting

                       

RAILROAD:  Wisconsin Central Limited, 13 miles north

 

DISTANCES: Marshfield, 20 miles

                        Eau Claire, 70 miles

                        Wausau, 30 miles

                        Green Bay, 125 miles

                        Minneapolis, 161 miles

                        Madison, 165 miles

                        Chicago, 280 miles

                        Milwaukee, 210 miles

 

RECREATION

 

Basketball • Indoor Swimming • Snowmobiling • Bowling Alley • Outdoor Ice Skating Rink • Softball

Library • Tennis • Horseshoe Pits • Volleyball • Public Parks

 

ORGANIZATIONS

 

Girl Scouts • Boy Scouts • Colby-Abbotsford Jaycees • Colby VFW • Colby Lions Club

Senior Citizens • Homemaker’s Clubs • Chamber of Commerce

 

EDUCATION

 

PUBLIC:        Colby Public School District, Terry Downen – Superintendent

                        505 W. Spence Street, Colby, WI 54421, (715) 223-2301

 

                        Colby High School, Nancy Marcott – Principal

                        North 2nd Street, Box 110, Colby, WI 54421, (715) 223-2338

 

                        Colby Elementary School, Lea Fildes – Principal

                        202 Dolf Street, Colby, WI 54421, (715) 223-3033

 

COLLEGES

& UNIVERSITIES:    UW-Eau Claire, 4 year campus, 70 miles

                                    UW-LaCrosse, 4 year campus, 120 miles

                                    UW-Marshfield, 2 year campus, 20 miles

                                    UW-Wausau, 2 year campus, 35 miles

TECHNICAL

COLLEGES:              Chippewa Valley Technical College, Eau Claire, 70 miles

                                    Mid-State Technical College, Marshfield, 20 miles

                                    Northcentral Technical College, Wausau, 35 miles

                                    Northcentral Technical College, Spencer, 8 miles

 

 

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

 

Mid-Wisconsin Bank, S. 1st Street, Colby, WI 54421, (715) 223-2361

Royal Credit Union, 204 W. Spence Street, Colby, WI 54421, (715) 223-4443

Community Bank of Central WI, Hwy 13 North, Colby, WI 54421, (715) 223-3998

 

REALTORS

 

Christensen Realty, 403 E. Spruce St., Abbotsford, WI 54405, (715) 223-6314

Dairyland Realty, 418 N. 4th Street, Abbotsford, WI 54405, (715) 223-2326

Kramer-Schiferl Realty, 903 E. Spruce Street, Abbotsford, WI 54405, (715) 223-4068

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

CHILD CARE

CONTACT:                Child Care Resource & Referral, Dawn Vruwink, Executive Director

                                    210 E. Jackson St., Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494, (800) 628-8534

 

CHURCHES:             First United Church of Christ

                                    St. Mary’s Catholic Church

                                    Methodist Church

                                    Zion Lutheran Church

                                    St. Paul’s Lutheran

 

NEWSPAPERS:          Tribune Phonograph, Abbotsford, WI, weekly paper

                                    Marshfield News Herald, Marshfield WI, daily paper

                                    Central Wisconsin Shopper, weekly paper

                                    Star News, Medford, WI, weekly paper

 

RESTAURANTS:       Colby Cafι, 100 W. Clark Street, Colby, WI 54421 (715) 223-4006

                                    Jim Cafe, South 1st St., Colby, WI 54421

                                   

MOTELS:                   Home Motel, (715) 223-6343

                                    Abby Inn, (888) 422-2946

                                    Sleep Inn, (715) 223-3337

 

 

MEDICAL FACILITIES

 

HOSPITALS: Memorial Hospital, 135 S. Gibson, Medford, WI 54451, (715) 748-8100

                        St. Joseph’s Hospital, 611 St. Joseph’s Ave., Marshfield, WI 54449 (715) 387-1713

                        Wausau Hospital, 333 Pine Ridge Blvd., Wausau, WI 54402, (715) 847-2121

 

DOCTORS &
CLINICS:       Marshfield Clinic, Colby/Abbotsford, 111 Dehne Drive, Colby, WI (715) 223-2331

Medford Clinic, Wausau Regional Health Center, 101 N. Gibson, Medford, WI 54451

(715) 748-3972

Marshfield Clinic Therapy Center, 120 Dehne Drive

Colby, WI 54421, (715) 223-6414

Colonial House Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 702 Dolf Street,

Colby, WI 54421, (715) 223-3972

Sport & Spine Clinic, 604B N. Division Street, Colby, WI  54421 (715) 223-4060

 

CHIROPRACTOR:           Carlson Chiropractic, 205 W. Spruce Street, Colby, wi 54421, (715) 223-1511

 

OPTOMETRIST:       Healthview Eye Clinic, 120 E. Dehne Drive, Colby, WI 54421, (715) 223-4003

 

DENTIST:      Dr. N.O. Jackson, 607 N. Second Street, Colby, WI 54421

 

HOUSING:     Apartments – 76

                        Manufactured Homes – 56

                        Single Family – 534

                        Total - 666

 

                        Median Value Owner Occupied - $65,000 Fair Market Value

                        Rent Levels - $300 to $600 per month

 

TAXES:           2005 Property Taxes

                        Clark County 23.78/$1,000

                        Marathon County 21.27/$1,000

 

                        2005 Real & Personal Property Value

                        Clark County $39,625,200

                        Marathon County $21,667,600

 

Information entered 3/21/2006