Drinking water stations with addresses in Buchanan and their reported violations in the past:
BUCHANAN (Address: 302 Red Bud Trail North, Population served: 4980, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and SEP-08-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-25-2005), St Admin Penalty assessed (AUG-19-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-08-2005)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
LIFE ACTION RANCH (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUN-25-1999), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-22-1999), St Compliance achieved (AUG-13-1999)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-1997 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-03-1997), St Compliance achieved (JUL-07-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 130, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
ORCHARD HILLS COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
WOLVERINE GARDENS (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-1997 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (APR-23-1997), St Compliance achieved (APR-28-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One regular monitoring violation
RED BUD ROADHOUSE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Tech Assistance Visit (AUG-28-2000), St Public Notif received (AUG-30-2000), St Compliance achieved (SEP-18-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-1997 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
TABOR HILL REST & WINERY (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  12.4% | | Whole state: |  10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Buchanan compared to Michigan state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Buchanan (2007 data):
- Chemical Bank: Buchanan Branch at 128 North Main Street, branch established on 1961-05-01; Buchanan Auto Branch at 1101 East Front Street, branch established on 1980-01-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,781.3 mil, Deposits: $2,898.3 mil, headquarters in Midland, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 127 total offices, Holding Company: Chemical Financial Corporation
- Fifth Third Bank: Buchanan Branch at 702 East Front Street, branch established on 1978-12-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $48,441.3 mil, Deposits: $39,126.0 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 751 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp
- Edgewater Bank: 720 East Front Street Branch at 720 East Front Street, branch established on 1999-12-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $180.2 mil, Deposits: $136.3 mil, headquarters in Saint Joseph, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Streets and Highways |
8 | $25,020 | $37,530 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $9,733 | $38,932 | 1 | $1,063 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $9,522 | $38,088 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $5,165 | $30,990 | 1 | $1,134 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
9 | $29,679 | $39,572 | 6 | $6,965 |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $8,329 | $33,316 | 1 | $804 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $9,673 | $38,692 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,249 | $26,988 | 9 | $1,997 |
| Firefighters |
1 | $3,669 | $44,028 | 10 | $252 |
| Totals for Government |
33 | $103,040 | $37,469 | 28 | $12,215 |
Buchanan government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $332,000
- Charges - All Other: $797,000
Solid Waste Management: $112,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $960,000
Police Protection: $720,000
Sewerage: $497,000
Water Utilities: $436,000
Central Staff Services: $168,000
Fire Protection: $143,000
Financial Administration: $121,000
Solid Waste Management: $119,000
General - Other: $102,000
General Public Buildings: $95,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $74,000
Parks & Recreation: $59,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $27,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $430,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $345,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $85,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $225,000
Interest Earnings: $138,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $105,000
Police Protection: $12,000
Regular Highways: $8,000
Parks & Recreation: $7,000
Fire Protection: $7,000
General - Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,996,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $254,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $13,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $813,000
Highways: $331,000
- Tax - Property: $1,222,000
NEC: $56,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,360,000
4.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,999 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.62% | | Michigan average: | 5.24% |
0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($663 average AGI)| Berrien County: | 0.12% | | Michigan average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,455 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.57% | | Michigan average: | 5.98% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($275 average AGI)| Berrien County: | 0.05% | | Michigan average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Buchanan:
- WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
- WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
- WSBT (960 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
- WNIL (1290 AM; 1 kW; NILES, MI; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WHFB (1060 AM; 5 kW; BENTON HARBOR-ST. JO, MI; Owner: WHFB B/CST ASSOCIATES LTD PARTNERSHP)
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WNDV (1490 AM; 1 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
- WFRN (1270 AM; 5 kW; ELKHART, IN)
Strongest FM radio stations in Buchanan:
- WSMK (99.1 FM; BUCHANAN, MI; Owner: MARION R. WILLIAMS)
- WWLV (102.3 FM; NEW CARLISLE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
- WAUS (90.7 FM; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Owner: ANDREWS BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
- WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WUBU (106.3 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: PARTNERSHIP RADIO, LLC)
- WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
- WAOR (95.3 FM; NILES, MI; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- W300AL (107.9 FM; MISHAWAKA, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- WIRX (107.1 FM; ST. JOSEPH, MI; Owner: WSJM, INC.)
- WVPE (88.1 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CORP.)
- WHFB-FM (99.9 FM; BENTON HARBOR, MI; Owner: WHFB BROADCAST ASSOCIATES L P)
- WYTZ (97.5 FM; BRIDGMAN, MI; Owner: WSJM INC)
- WCNF (94.9 FM; BENTON HARBOR, MI; Owner: WSJM, INC.)
- WUBS (89.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: INTERFAITH CHRISTIAN UNION, INC.)
- WZOC (94.3 FM; PLYMOUTH, IN; Owner: PLYMOUTH BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRBR-FM (103.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: HICKS BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, LLC)
- WSND-FM (88.9 FM; NOTRE DAME, IN; Owner: VOICE OF THE FIGHTING IRISH, INC.)
- WETL (91.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP.)
- WHME (103.1 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Buchanan:
- WRDY-LP (Channel 69; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYGN-LP (Channel 12; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Owner: GOOD NEWS TELEVISION)
- WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
- WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
- WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
- WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
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