Community Data Profile

Location:

  • 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

Contacts:

  • 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