• County: Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe
• Square Miles in the City: 23.75
• Nearest Interstate: IH-35 & IH-10
• Nearest Farm to Market: FM78, FM3009, FM1604, FM1518

Government:

• Council/Manager Form
• City Industrial Team: Economic Development Commission
• Planning Commission: Yes
• Member Council of Governments: Yes
• Zoning Regulations: Yes
• Police, Fire, and EMS Departments: Yes: Full-Time Professional Staff
• Chamber of Commerce: Schertz Chamber of Commerce

Utilities:  

• Electric Distributors: Guadalupe Valley Electric Coop, City Public Service, New Braunfels Utilities
• Gas Distributors: Entex & City Public Service
• Solid Waste Disposal: Bexar Waste (by Franchise Agreement)
• Telephone Service: AT&T
• Cable Service: Time Warner (FiberOptic)
• Water Source: Edwards Aquifer & Carrizo Aquifer
• Max Pumping Capacity: 8.50 MGD
• Peak Load: 3.00 MGD
• Overhead Storage: .50 MG
• Ground Storage: 3.75 MG
• Sewer Service: Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority
• Present Load: 45%
• Storm Sewer: No
• Sanitary Sewer: Yes

Taxes (Real Property)                             FY 2005/2006

City of Schertz:   0.397700 per $100.00 Valuation

Sales Tax

• City: 1.0%
• County: (Guadalupe) .5%
• State: 6.25%
• 4B (Economic Development) .5%

State Taxes:

• Personal: None
• Corporate: None
• Franchise: 6.25% per $1000 of stated capital retained earnings.

Labor Analysis:

• Population:   26,500
• Radius of Drawing Area: 30 Miles
• Labor Force (San Antonio MSA) 800,000 +
• Number of Work Stoppages in Last 5 Years: None
• Wage and Salary Survey Available: Yes
• Manufacturing Workers in Unions: None

Major Employers: (Not in Order of Size) Name and Product

• Schertz-Cibolo-UC ISD:    Education
• Monotech:   Steel Fabricator
• HEB:  Retail Grocery
• Garden Ridge Pottery:  General Retail/Wholesale Mchdse
• Coronado Paint:  Paint Manufacturer
• American Freightways:  Trucking (LTL)
• Block Distributing: Wine and Spirit Distributor
• Pro-Tech:  Wood Truss Manufacturer
• Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority:  Sewage Treatment
• City of Schertz:  Municipal Government
• DSI:  Distributor
• Lone Star Pet Supply:  Distributor
• Alamo Packaging:  Packaging Manufacturer
• S.P. Richards:  Office Supply Distributor
• Theis Distributing:  Sundries Distributor
• Technos:  Industrial Fan Manufacturer
• ITM:  High Tech Engineering Design
• Handy Andy:  Retail Grocery
• Intsel:  Steel Distributor
• Vestal Steel:  Steel Fabricator
• Victory Packaging:  Packaging Manufacturer
• Cal-Tex:  Car Care Products Manufacturer

• Hal Baldwin, Mayor
• Don E. Taylor, City Manager
• John Bierschwale, Assistant City Manager
• David Harris, Assistant City Manger
• Brad E. Bailey, Community & Media Relations Director
• George Antuna, Economic Development Director

  1400 Schertz Parkway
  Schertz, Texas 78154

  Ph (210) 619-1000
  Fax (210) 659-3204
  www.schertz.com