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RailPort is a 1,700-acre TXI rail served business park development
south of Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Midlothian, Texas (Ellis County)
Mileage Chart
| From |
Miles |
| Downtown Dallas |
24 |
| Downtown Fort Worth |
27 |
| Grand Prairie |
15 |
| Arlington |
19 |
| DFW Airport |
29 |
Access
• Major thoroughfare access from Highway 67 and Highway 287
• Easy access to Interstate Highway 45, Interstate Highway 35, Interstate
20, State Highway 67 and State Highway 360
• 30 minutes from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Love
Field
Size
• 1,700 acres
• Various parcels and sizes available
• 5 - 200 acers
Zoning
• Heavy to light Commercial
Development Phases
Phase I: Complete
Phase II: Complete
Phase III: 2015
Freeport Tax Exemption
• City Of Midlothian
• Midlothian Independent School District
• Ellis County anticipated to adopt in 2003.
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Community
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MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS
| TAXATION |
| Tax Rate (Per $100 assessed Value) as of
10/04 |
| Ellis County |
$0.34999 |
| Midlothian, City |
$0.424040 |
| Midlothian ISD |
$1.764500 |
| Other |
$0.194156 |
| Total |
$2.732695 |
UTILITIES
- Electric Energy Delivery
- TXU Electric Delivery
- Reliability - 99.98564%
- Voltage - 69 KV, 138 KV , 345 KV
- Natural Gas Transmission
- TXU Gas/ATMOS Energy
TELEPHONE
TRANSPORTATION
- Air Service
Midway Municipal Airport
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport ( 40 mins)
Dallas Love Field ( 30 mins)
- Freight Carriers
Central Texas Freight Lines
Road Way, Tex-Pack
United Parcel Service
Consolidated Tex-Pack
- Rail Service
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Union Pacific railroad
| EDUCATION - Midlothian ISD |
| Public School Opertaing Budget (2004):
$40,347,643 |
| Early Childhood/Pre-K |
1 School 45 Enrollment |
| Elementary |
4 School 2,042 Enrollment |
| Intermediate |
1 School 898 Enrollment |
| Middle/Jr. High |
1 School 947 Enrollment |
| High Schools |
1 School 1,739 Enrollment |
Private
Special/Head |
Start 33 |
| CLIMATE |
| Annual Average Temperature: |
65°F |
| Monthly Average High Temperature: |
96°F |
| Monthly Average Low Temperature: |
35°F |
| Annual Average Precipitation: |
30.05" |
| Annual Average Snowfall: |
trace |
| Elevation: |
700 |
| WAGE DATA |
| Entry level |
| Production Classification |
$ Low |
$ High |
| Assembler, General |
6.50 |
6.96 |
| Electrician |
16.47 |
17.42 |
| Laborer, General |
7.40 |
9.73 |
| Machinist, General |
10.63 |
15.18 |
| Maintenance, General |
12.29 |
16.60 |
| Mechanic (Miantenance) |
11.03 |
18.60 |
| Truck Driver, Lt., any ind. |
10.26 |
13.68 |
| Warehouse, worker |
7.40 |
9.73 |
| Welder, Production |
11.65 |
16.91 |
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| Office, Clerical and Technical |
| Accountant/Auditor |
15.17 |
26.83 |
| Computer Programmer |
25.00 |
41.18 |
| Customer Service Rep. |
7.82 |
20.50 |
| General Office Clerk |
9.17 |
13.69 |
| Key Data Entry Oper. |
7.43 |
13.04 |
| Secretarial |
7.85 |
14.50 |
| Shipping & Rec. - Clerk |
9.28 |
13.07 |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES
City/County Tax Abatements
Enterprise Zone
Industrial Development Bonds
Foreign Trade Zone
4A/4B Economic Development Sales Tax
Freeport Tax Exemptions
(all subject to minimum criteria and discretion of various
taking
entities and economic development concerns.)
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Roads
- 48 ft width
- Concrete, curbed and gutter
- Lighted
- Engineered for WB-50 tractor trailers
Water
- 12" loop distribution system
- 300 ft fire hydrant spacing
Sanitary Sewer
- Gravity flow system
- Engineered for industrial processes
- 8"- 30" lines
Storm Water Drainage
- Underground storm water collection system
- Open vegetated channels
- No on-site storm water definition required
Landscaping
- Fully landscaped medians and rights of way
Electrical
- Loop feed system fed by substation with 3 separate feeds
Natural Gas
- Dual 30" sources
- 8" Loop feed
- 250 mmbtu available capacity
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AERIAL PHOTOS
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Toy "R" Us
Midlothian Energy Limited Partnership
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Competitive
Advantages top
FREEPORT TAX EXEMPTION
City of Midlothian
Midlothian Independent School district
Ellis County (Projected 2006)
ELECTRIC ENERGY DELIVERY
TXU Electric Delivery
Loop Feed Electrical Distribution
DUAL SOURCE GAS SERVICE
TXU Gas Pipeline - X System
North Texas Pipeline
GAS TRANSMISSION CAPACITY
250,000 MMBtu/day available
8" Distribution Line in Place
12" Distribution Line Available
Dual RAIL SERVICE
BNSF & UP Rail Service
INDUSTRIAL GASES
Air Products and Chemical, Inc.
LOW TAX RATES
TEXAS ENTERPRISE ZONE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SW Bell (Digital and Fiberoptic)
Williams Communications (fiber optics)
CONTROLLED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT
Owners Association
Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions
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CONDITIONS
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Owner's Association
Restricted Uses
Building Material Standards
- Concrete paving
- Brick, concrete, glass
Exterior Lighting Standards
Landscaping / Irrigation Standards
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TXi
RailPort providing jobs for the area and incentives for buisness to locate
The Texas Enterprize Zone Program
20 Giants: 2002's Biggest U.S. Corporate Facilities
Metroplex commuters surge , Page
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Sources: Target: Retail giant taps Midlothian for warehouse, sources say
Target Distribution Center at RailPort
Kehe Food brings jobs to RailPort
Grande Prarie, Midlothian, Trinity River Authority create Moutain Creek
Regional Wastewater
Texas RailPort to Host Toys R Us Center
Target Distribution Center at RailPort
RailPort Rail Operations
Best deal of the year: Target Distribution Center at RailPort
Industry Provides Sound Base for Ellis County Economy
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