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• Taxes Assessed Valuation: $619,151,749 for taxes payable in 1998. Property Tax: $17.2427 for taxes assessed in 1997 payable in 1998 per $100 of assessed valuation in the South Bend-Portage taxing district in St. Joseph County, before property tax credit of 15.0791 % (paid by State from sales tax receipts). Household goods are exempt. Sales & Use Tax: 5% tangible personal property except food and prescription drugs. Individual Adjusted Gross Income: 3.4% of earnings - $1,000 annual exemption allowed for taxpayer and each dependent. Excise Tax: Cigarettes -15.6 cents per package. Gasoline -15 cents per gallon. Automobile Tax: Excise tax in lieu of personal property tax, based on initial retail price and age of vehicle. Hotel & Motel Tax: 6% additional sales tax on any overnight stay in South Bend. County Economic Development Income Tax:.2% of adjusted gross income of St. Joseph County resident taxpayers and certain non-resident St. Joseph County taxpayers. County Option Income Tax:.2% of adjusted gross income of St. Joseph County resident taxpayers and certain non-resident St. Joseph County taxpayers as of July 1,1998. Education Public Schools: The City of South Bend is served by the South Bend Community School Corporation which has. a current enrollment of approximately 20,915. The School. Corporation includes five high schools, five middle schools and 25 elementary schools. Colleges and Universities: Institutions of higher education in the Community,include'the University of Notre Dame, St. Mary's College, Indiana University at South Bend, Purdue University Statewide Technology Program, Bethel College, Holy Cross College, Michiana. College, Davenport College, Tri-State University and. Ivy Tech State College. Transportation Railroads: Six rail lines provide freight and passenger service to the City and the South Shore passenger line runs from South Bend to Chicago. South Bend is also served by AMTRAC. Highways: I-80/90 (Indiana Toll Road); U.S. Highway 6, 20, 31 and 33; State Highways 2, 4, 23,104 and 331. Trucking: Nearly 50 major interstate carriers travel through South Bend regularly. Air: The Michiana Regional Transportation Center serves the City with nine carriers. Chicago O'Hare Airport is approximately 100 miles from the City. Bus: A municipal bus service (Transpo) is provided within the City. Utilities Electricity: American Electric Power Company Gas: Northern Indiana Public Service Water/Sewage: The City of South Bend Municipal Water and Sewer Utilities- Telephone: Indiana Bell, an Ameritech Company A-3