RailPort

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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 Prarie	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 acres

Zoning

• Heavy to light Commercial

Development

• Phases Phase I: Complete
• Phase II: Complete
• Phase III: TBA

Freeport Tax Exemption

• City Of Midlothian
• Midlothian Independent School District

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COMMUNITY PROFILE top

MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS

TAXATION

Tax Rate (Per $100 assessed value) as of 10/07
Ellis County	$0.393607
Midlothian, City	$0.650000
Midlothian ISD	$1.367500
Other (Water District)	(was consolidated with city tax)
TOTAL	$2.0175

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

• AT&T Digital

TRANSPORTATION

• Air Service
  Mid-Way Regional 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 Operating Budget (2004): $40,347,643
Early Childhood/Pre-K	4 Schools 59 Enrollment
Elementary	5 Schools 3,153 Enrollment
Middle/Jr. High	2 Schools 1670 Enrollment
High School	1 School 2,032 Enrollment
Private Special/Head Start	2 Schools 39 Enrollment

AREA UNIVERSITIES / COLLEGES

• Navarro College
• Texas A&M - Commerce

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

Production Classification	$ Low	$ High
Entry Level
Assembler, General	7.78	13.24
Electrician	13.76	19.64
Laborer, General	7.13	11.32
Machinist, General	9.47	16.31
Maintenance, General	9.20	16.35
Mechanic (Maintenance)	11.56	23.28
Truck Driver, Lt., any ind.	8.21	14.41
Warehouse, worker	7.24	11.49
Welder, Production	9.73	15.38
Office, Clerical and Technical
Accountant/Auditor	17.16	33.79
Computer Programmer	22.79	44.17
Customer Service Rep.	9.01	15.47
General Office Clerk	7.11	12.36
Key Data Entry Oper.	8.92	15.20
Secretarial	8.34	13.66
Shipping & Rec. - Clerk	8.57	14.00

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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INFRASTRUCTURE top

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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COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES top

FREEPORT TAX EXEMPTION

City of Midlothian
Midlothian Independent School district

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 & RESTRICTIONS top

Owner's Association

Restricted Uses

Building Material Standards
• Concrete paving
• Brick, concrete, glass

Exterior Lighting Standards

Landscaping / Irrigation Standards

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INDUSTRY LINKS top

Midlothian Economic Development Corporation
www.CEDMidlothian.org

Midlothian Chamber of Commerce
www.midlothianchamber.org

Midlothian Independent School District

www.midlothian-isd.net

Texas Department of Economic Development
www.tded.state.tx.us

City of Midlothian

www.midlothian.tx.us

Ellis County Central Appraisal District

www.elliscad.org