Editing Milan, Tennessee (section)

==Local government==
Milan has a [[mayor]]-board of [[aldermen]] form of government. The mayor serves a four-year term. There are four wards, each of which elects two aldermen.  The city's monthly meeting of mayor and board of aldermen is open to the public and held every second Tuesday in Milan's city hall, located downtown.

===City services===
Water, sewer, and electricity are provided by the city through Milan Public Utilities. Drinking water is extracted from a well field. Electricity is obtained from the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]]. Natural gas is provided by the Gibson County Utility District.

Milan provides its own Fire Department, Police Department, and Municipal Court.

Milan has a large, modern city park located on State Route 104.  The park has a 10 station fitness course, several sports fields & courts, playgrounds, reservable [[pavilion]]s and swimming pool, and a saddle club arena.  The park is home to the Bobby Ross [[Amphitheater]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofmilantn.com/parks-and-recreation |title=City of Milan TN - Parks & Recreation |publisher=CityOfMilanTN.com |access-date=July 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055614/http://www.cityofmilantn.com/parks-and-recreation |archive-date=February 11, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The  Mildred G. Fields Library contains 35,000 volumes and is housed in a building on Van Hook Street.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofmilantn.com/library |title=City of Milan TN - Library |publisher=CityOfMilanTN.com |access-date=July 7, 2013}}</ref>

The city cemetery, Oakwood Cemetery, is located on South First Street near Highland Avenue and Ellington Drive.

The U.S. Post Office building is located on Main Street near city hall.

===Privately owned services===
The city is served by Milan General Hospital, a 70-bed acute care facility located on Highland Avenue. Milan General Hospital became a wholly owned affiliate of West Tennessee Healthcare in 1998.<ref name="MGH" />

Milan has a weekly newspaper, the ''Milan Mirror-Exchange''.<ref name="MME" />

The B.D. Bryant Memorial Library, located on First Street, houses a collection of over 2000 historical religious books. This privately owned library is open to the public.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.milanpbc.org/B._D._Bryant_Memorial_Library/ |title=B. D. Bryant Memorial Library |publisher=MilanPBC.org |access-date=July 4, 2013}}</ref>

Two [[radio stations]] are licensed in Milan. [[WHHG]] (92.3 FM) is a [[classic rock]] station. W256AD (99.1 FM) is an [[American Family Association|American Family Radio]] station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?state=TN&call=&city=Milan&arn=&serv=&vac=&freq=0.0&fre2=107.9&facid=&class=&dkt=&list=2&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9 |title=Federal Communications Commission - FM Query Results |publisher=FCC.gov |access-date=July 9, 2013}}</ref>

A [[YMCA]] is located adjacent to the city park.<ref name="city e&a">{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofmilantn.com/events-a-attractions |title=City of Milan TN - Events & Attractions |publisher=CityOfMilanTN.com |access-date=July 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003015752/http://www.cityofmilantn.com/events-a-attractions |archive-date=October 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Milan Golf and Country Club, a private club, has an 18-hole course.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.milangolfcountryclub.com/Welcome.html |title=Milan Golf and Country Club |publisher=milangolfcountryclub.com |access-date=July 12, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229032628/https://milangolfcountryclub.com/Welcome.html |archive-date=December 29, 2014 }}</ref>

Milan has no television station, but is within the reach of Jackson and Memphis stations. A cable television service is provided by [[Charter Communications]].