In need of some drinking water? This is definitely not the place to be. Water woes are synonymous with this village, which refuses to be part of a water district even though residents here can go without drinking water for weeks - and sometimes up to a month. But when the village can drink from their faucet, pay raises for village employees are like water. Just this past spring, those working for the village received an 8 percent increase. Who says we're in a recession?
Village population - 722
Total number of employees listed - 11
Total salaries - $113,435
Top salary - general employee, $39,965
Median village salary - $814


