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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