Property Tax • Sales Tax Rate • City Government • Financial Services • Communications • Mountain View Airport • Major Employers • Education

Property Tax
Assessed Value of City Property 2001	$11,591,632
Property Tax Levy (per $100 assessed value) 2002
City of Mountain View	$11,591,632
Howell County
Mtn. View Schools	$44,940,897
St. of Missouri	$56,653,424,094
Other

Sales Tax Rate
City of Mountain View	1 1/2 %
Howell County	0.0075%
St. of Missouri	0.04225%
Total	6.475%

City Government
Type of City Gov.	4th Class City/Mayor-Admin Form of Government
Mayor	Buddy Vines
Comprehensive Plan (city)	yes
Comprehensive Plan (county)	no
City Zoning	yes
County Zoning	no

Mayor and Board of Alderman
Meet the 2nd & 4th Monday
120 N. Oak Street
Mountain View, MO

		Mayor
		Buddy Vines
		e-mail:	mvmayor@townsqr.com

Aldermen	1	2	3	4
Name	Patrick Reed	Lucille Sigler	Jim Jenkins	Murray Anderson
Address		307 Washington Mtn. View, Mo. 65548
Phone		417-934-2828
Term Expiration	2008	2009	2008	2009

City Subdivision Ord.	yes
County Subdivision Ord.	n/a
City Police Officers	7
City Firemen (vol.)	19
Rural Fire District (vol.)	n/a
Fire Rating (city)	7
Fire Rating (outside city)	9
City Engineer (contract)	no
Solid Waste Collection (private)	no
Industrial Dev. Authority	Mtn. View Resources & Development

Financial Services
1st National Bank	West Plains Bank & Trust
Mountain View, MO 65548	Liberty Branch
417-934-2033	Mountain View, MO 65548
	417-934-1047

Communications
Telephone Service	Centrytel
Newspapers	2 Local Weekly area
TV Channels	MVTV is a local access television station that is owned and operated by the City of Mountain View. It is located on Channel 2 for subscribers to Triax Cablevision. The 24-hour station provides a wide range of services for its viewers. 417-934-6789
Cable TV	yes
Post Office	First Class (1)
Radio Station	The Fox 96.9 FM

Mountain View Airport
	The airport is located at 316 Airport Road and is a full service facility with 100LL and unleaded automotive fuel as well as jet A fuel. A full-time A&P mechanic. The 5000 foot runway has heading numbers of: 10-28 with a NDB approach. The unicom frequency is 122.8 MHz. Courtesy car available on field. Call 417-934-6806.

Major Employers	Product	Employment	Union
Smith Flooring	Hardwood	110	no
MV Public Schools	Education	200	no
MV Fab	Vending Machines	215	no
MV Health Care	Nursing Home	105	no
St. Francis Hosp.	Med. Service	100	no
Wal-mart #871	Dept. Store	88	no
City of Mtn. View	Gov. Services	67	no
Bay Creek Mfgt.	Clothing	65	no
McDonald's	Fast Food	65	no

Education
Name	Number of Students
MV Elementary	695
Liberty Jr. High	227
Liberty High School	401
So. W. Baptist Univ.	325
So. Central Vo-Tech
MSU - West Plains	1596

Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III
Location: Hwy 60 East
PO Box 464
Mountain View, MO
65548-0464
Phone: 417-934-2020
Fax: 417-934-5404
E-Mail: kshields@liberty.mvbt.k12.mo.us
Web Site: http://mvbt.k12.mo.us
County-District Code: 046-130
County: Howell
Supervisory Area: G
MSIP: Accredited
Assessed Valuation: $56,697,405

Keith Tharp - President
Kent Smith - Vice-President
Denise Vaughn
David Ledgerwood
Sue Joyner
Steve Vines
Mark Willbanks

Schools in the District

Birch Tree Elem. (4010)
Old Hwy 60 East
PO Box 300
Birch Tree, MO
65438-0300
Phone: 573-292-3106
Fax: 417-934-5404
Grade Span: K-06
E-mail: rbennett@liberty.mvbt.k12.mo.us
Prin.: Mr. Robert Bennett

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Liberty Sr. High (1050)
Hwy 60 East
PO Box 464
Mountain View, MO
65548-0464
Phone: 417-934-2020
Fax: 417-934-5404
Grade Span: 07-12
Prin.: Mr. Steven Richards srichards@liberty.mvbt.k12.mo.us

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Mountain View Elem. (4020)
213 E Third
PO Box 464
Mountain View, MO
65548-0464
Phone: 417-934-2550
Fax: 417-934-5404
Enrollment: 531
Grade Span: K-06
Certified Staff: 49
E-mail: lsmith@liberty.mvbt.k12.mo.us
Prin.: Mr. Loren Smith

Source: Missouri Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education Core Data As Submitted by Missouri Public Schools

Call us at: 417-934-2794 or toll free at: 877-266-8706 Fax: 417-934-2882