 Facts
Population: 5,669
Zip Code: 31730
View Camilla / Mitchell Economic Profile
The City of Camilla is located along the four lane Highway US 19 (Georgia Florida Parkway.) March - July is the yearly tribute to the favorite southern pest with the Gnat Days Season. Listed as one of the top tennis towns by Racquet Magazine, Camilla is home to the Camilla Pro Tennis Invitational each April. Camilla is the county seat and the Mitchell County Courthouse is renowned for its architecture and construction from beautiful Georgia marble. The welcome center is in the restored Camilla Depot located at the intersection of US Highway 19 and Broad Street and is worth a visit by passersby and train watchers!
Contact:
City Hall
30 E Broad Street, Camilla, GA 31730
camillaga.net 229-336-2220 FAX 229-336-2230
City Council meets the second Monday of each month at 6:30. The City of Camilla operates under the city manager form of government.
Links
City of Camilla - camillaga.net
Camilla Chamber of Commerce - camillageorgia.com
Camilla Industrial Park
The Camilla Industrial Park is a 134 acre city-owned park located inside the city limits. Zoned industrial, the conceptual design of the park has been carefully developed to meet both practical and aesthetic objectives. Park layout allows for both large and small lots and features excellent rail and highway transportation.
The Camilla Industrial Park is pleased to offer an excellent site for your company. Fully developed with water, sewer, electric and gas utilities, the site is serviced by a 2 lane industrial access road feeding directly to US Hwy. 19, a four lane primary highway connecting to Interstates leading in all directions.
Location
On the southeast side of Camilla, off US Highway 19. The Camilla Municipal Airport is just three miles southwest of the park.
Environment
Surrounding land uses include industrial, commercial, and residential.
Topography
The terrain is level to gently rolling with an approximate elevation of 180’ MSL. Surface water drainage is to the “Big Slough”, a tributary to the Flint River. The area is noted for its abundant water supply. The soil types are suited for heavy industrial development.
Utilities
Electric Power - The park is located within the service area of the City of Camilla (MEAG.) For large electrical loads, 900 KW connected or greater as determined by plans, the customer may choose between the City of Camilla (MEAG Power), Georgia Power, or Mitchell EMC (Georgia Electric Membership Corporation). In addition, for connected electrical loads less than 900 KW, the customer may have a choice based on location.
The City of Camilla owns and operates its own electrical distribution system. Camilla serves approximately 2,500 industrial, commercial, and residential customers with a peak load of approximately 26MW.
As a member of the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG,) Camilla has a portfolio of resources that include nuclear, fossil, hydro, and combustion turbine generation. In addition, Camilla is a member of the Energy Authority. This partnership allows market purchases of electricity to insure a continued economical power for customers. Competitive rates can be structured to accommodate a variety of uses, loads, demands, and facility services.
Natural Gas - The City of Camilla is a member of the Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia (MGAG.) A 4” line currently serves the park. The Camilla Gas Department can supply natural gas in any quantity for every variety of industrial and commercial use. Currently, the rate is unbundled into commodity, transportation, and distribution components. Interruptible rates can be designed based on usage and customer demand.
Water - The Camilla Water Department currently operates four (4) deep wells and pumping stations. Three water tanks provide 1.4M gallons of storage. A contract is currently underway to add an additional one million gallons of storage capacity, a new well, pumping facilities, emergency generation, and approximately two miles of new transmission lines. Camilla produces about 3.6 million gallons of water per day and has approximately 2M gallons of permitted reserve capacity.
Wastewater - The Camilla Water Pollution Control Facility has a capacity of 1.5 million gallons per day. The current requirements on the facility leave approximately 650,000 gallons per day of reserve capacity.The park is served by an 8” line, with an excess capacity of nearly 1 million gallons a day.
The newly constructed plant is a “zero discharge” plant and does not discharge any effluent into any natural streams. All treated effluent is pumped into a spray field, where the recycled water is used as irrigation for hay production.
Solid Waste - Seminole Sanitation, Inc. provides solid waste pickup and disposal services for the City of Camilla. Services include: 95 gallon rollaway containers, automated pickup, commercial and industrial dumpster service, construction and demolition debris pickup, and specialty roll off service. Yard waste pickup service is provided by the Camilla Public Works Department
Telecommunications - The Camilla Industrial Park has a state of the art hybrid Fiber-Coax system on site which provides high-speed internet, video teleconferencing and digital cable television and other telecom services. BellSouth provides the local loop telephone service. High speed internet service is available through the City of Camilla (CNS Community Network Services, Cable Modem - T-1), Mediacomm (Cable Modem), and BellSouth (DSL - T-1 access.)
Community Network Services (CNS) TV and CNS Telecommunications are departments of the City that provide Cable TV, High Speed Internet and Broadband services. A state of the art hybrid Fiber-Coax system began service in mid 2001 and now serves over 1,400 cable TV customers and over 400 high speed Internet customers. The system continues to grow and expand as CNS moves forward to meet the demand for high speed connectivity and quality service.
Transportation
Highways - Camilla Industrial Park, located just off US Highway 19 a four lane major highway, is 60 miles west of Interstate 75 and 40 miles north of Interstate 10.
Motor Freight Carriers - Two interstate and 27 inter/intrastate carriers have four lane access to Interstate 75 and Interstate 10.
Railroads - The park is served by OmniTRAX, Inc. one of North America’s leading transportation service companies and the largest privately held rail service company in North America. An affiliate of The Broe Companies, Inc., it offers a broad range of transportation services to clients in the industrial and transportation sectors.
Sea Port
Panama City, FL - 181 miles southwest
Port St. Joe, FL - 173 miles southwest
Barge Service
Bainbridge GA 36 miles to the southwest
International Airport:
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) Atlanta, GA - 204 miles
Jacksonville International (JAX) Jacksonville, FL - 203 miles
Commercial Airport:
Southwest GA Regional Airport (ABY) Albany, GA - 25 miles
Tallahassee FL Regional Airport (TLH) Tallahassee, FL - 66 miles
Public Airport:
Camilla Municipal Airport with a 5,000’ paved, lighted runway, NDB, VASI landing system, aircraft tie-down, air frame and power plant repair, hangars. Jet fuel available.
Public Safety
Police and Fire protection are provided by the City of Camilla. The fire insurance rating is Class 6.
Industrial Park Owner
Development Authority of the City of Camilla
Contact:
Marilyn Royal, Executive Director
Mitchell County Development Authority - mroyal@mitchellcountyga.net 229-336-2061
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