City of Parlier

City of Parlier
"A Community with a vision to the future" - Parlier was incorporated in 1921. It is the center of the beautiful San Joaquin Valley in Fresno County. Parlier has a population of 12,250 and was recently ranked as California's second fastest growing community, and it's ideally situated about 200 miles north of Los Angeles and about the same distance south of San Francisco and Sacramento.
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Government:

CITY COUNCIL:

Armando Lopez - Mayor

Edward Barela - Mayor Pro Tem

Raul Villanueva - Council Member

Diane Maldonado - Council Member

Yolanda Padilla - Council Member

CITY MANAGER:

Lou Martinez

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR:

E. Shun Patlan

COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:

Judy Case - District 4

Transportation:

Highways

HWY 99 is about 9 miles west
Interstate 5 is about 62 miles west
HWY 41 is about 15 miles west

Rail Services

Freight:

Burlington Northern Santa Fe is located in Fresno
Union Pacific is located in Fresno

Passenger:

Service is provided by Amtrak located in Fresno with passenger bus transport available in Parlier

Bus Services

Fresno County Rural Transit Agency; Orange Belt Stages

Airport

The Fresno Yosemite International Airport is about 20 miles northeast, offers both passenger and freight service to major markets

Port Facility

Port of Stockton located 130 miles north via 99
Port of Oakland located 160 miles northwest via 99

Port of Entry

U.S. Customs Office located at 5177 E. Clinton Way, Fresno, CA 93727

Education:

Universities

California State University, Fresno
Fresno Pacific University
University of California, Merced

Community Colleges

Fresno City College
Reedley College
College of the Sequoias
California Christian College

Vocational Schools

San Joaquin College of Law
Heald College Schools of Business and Technology
Central California College School of Law
California School of Professional Psychology Fresno
San Joaquin Valley College

Parlier Unified School District

	No. of Schools
High School	1
Junior High School	1
Elementary School	4
Home School	1

Enrollment Grades K-12	Students
2003	3,427
2004	3,558
2005	3,867
2006	4,321

Services:

Police Service:
Parlier Police Department

Fire Service:
Contract with Fresno County Fire Protection District and Parlier Volunteer Fire Fighters

Fire Insurance Rating: 4

Community Incentives:

Enterprise Zone (State and Federal)
Recycling Market Development Zone
Renewal Community

Development Financing:

Federal Level

Economic Development Administration (Grants & Loans)
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (Grants & Loans)
Small Business Administration (7a Loan Guarantee Program)
CEN-CAL Financial Group (540 Loan Programs and Micro Loan Programs)
USDA (Grants & Loans)

State Level

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank
Rural Economic Development Infrastructure Program (REDIP) (Grants & Loans)
Valley Small Business Development Corporation (VSBDC) (State Loan Guarantee Program and a wide variety of other loan programs.)
Taxable Industrial Revenue Development Bonds (as allowed by State and Federal law)

City Level

Redevelopment Agency (Tax Increment)
Assessment Districts

Connectivity:

Through collaboration efforts with the Parlier Unified School District, the City of Palier is pleased to offer fiber optic connectivity capabilities to local businesses. This connectivity capability is a business essential in today's information-based economy.

Access to high-speed wireless connectivity is also available throughout the City of Parlier.

Energy Supply/Utilities:

Cable Service
Comcast,(800) 266-2278

Electricity Supplier
Pacific Gas & Electric -(800) 743-5000

Natural Gas Supplier
Southern California Gas - (800) 427-2200

Telephone Service
AT&T - (800) 891-1800

Water System Supplier
City of Parlier - (559) 646-3545
Max. Pumping Capacity 7.6 MGD
Avg. daily use 1.35 MGD

Sewer System Service
City of Parlier - (559) 646-3545

Wastewater Plant Type
Secondary Treatment Facility
(559) 897-6500

Capacity	2.0 MGD
Peak Load	3.0 MGD

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