Mount Vernon, Texas
Franklin County
Community Profile

Located on Interstate 30, Northeast Texas halfway between Dallas and Texarkana.

A - 40+ acres strategically located in city limits on Interstate 30. 100 miles east of Dallas. Cited by sources as one of most valuable frontage properties situated on the I-30 corridor between Dallas and Texarkana.

• Within 2 miles of US HWY 67 and TX HWY 37

• 8 miles north of lake cypress springs, twice named ‘most beautiful lake in texas’ by D magazine

• 8” water and sewer lines to center of property

• Natural gas on spur 423

B - 50 acres located in city limits on us HWY 67

• One half mile west of TX HWY 37

• All utilities at site: water, sewer, gas, 3 phase electric

• Rail available

• Mount Vernon: 2,633

• Franklin County: 10,367

• Average Annual Temperature: 65 Degrees

• Average Annual Rainfall: 46 Inches

• Type of Local Government: Mayor / Council

• Annual Budget: $3,029.062.

• Fire Insurance Class: 7 In City; 9 Outside City

• Residential, Commercial and Industrial Garbage Service: Available

• Public Library: Yes

• City Zoning: Yes

• National Main Street City

• Preserve America City

• Certified Retirement Community

• Texas Main Street City

• Visionaries in Preservation City

• Keep Texas Beautiful City

• Texas Downtown Association: ‘Best Restoration”; 2nd place statewide, 2004, Bankhead Highway Visitors Center

Water

• Supplied by City of Mount Vernon

• Source: Lake Cypress Springs

• Capacity of water plant: 1.2 million gpd

• Average Daily Consumption: 600,000 gpd

• Peak Consumption: 950,000 gpd

• Storage capacity:

• Ground – 500,000 gallons

• Elevated: 300,000 gallons

• Pressure in Mains: 32 psi

Sewer

• Type of Treatment Plant: Extended Aeration

• Average Daily load: 250,000 gpd

• Design Capacity: 425,000 gpd

• Cypress Springs Special Utility District provides treated water

• to unincorporated portions of Franklin County

• Source: Lake Cypress Springs

• Richard Zachary, Manager 903.860.3400

Electricity

• Southwestern Electric Power Company

Natural Gas

• Centerpoint Energy

Telecommunications / Internet Service Providers:

• Verizon / Digital, Fiber Optics

• Optic Communications / Dial Up and Wireless

• Suddenlink Communications

• Peoples Telecom

• Viasat Internet

• HughesNet

• Frontier Internet

Utility Contacts

1-Bradley Hardin
Community Services Manager, SWEPCO
(903) 223-5880

2-Craig Lindholm
City Manager, Mount Vernon
(903) 537-2252
Email Craig Lindholm

3-Ty Slocher, Supervisor
Centerpoint Energy Representative
(903) 826 1980

4-Paul Garza
Area Manager, Verizon
(903) 885-1701
Email Paul Garza

Basic tax levy – Proposed 2008 (per $100 assessed value)

Enrollment

• 215 Total Employees at MVISD

• 124 Total Teachers in district with an average of 14.2 years experience

MVISD Community Education:

• Distance Learning Lab

• Practical Parenting Classes

• Drug and alcohol Awareness for Parents

• SAT Preparation

• Adult Basic Education

• GED

• English as Second Language

Transportation:

• Inside City Limits: I-30, US 67, TX 37

• Interstate Highway: Interstate 30

Bus Lines:

• Greyhound – Mt. Pleasant & Sulphur Springs

• NETO – bus / van transportation for elderly & handicapped

Rail:

• Blacklands Railroad – Shortline Operator. The Blacklands Railroad interchanges with the Union Pacific at Mount Pleasant, Texas and the Kansas City Southern Railroad in Sulphur Springs, Texas, thus giving customers dual access to two Class One railroads. www.blacklandsrailroad.com

Water:

• Nearest Port Facility: Shreveport, LA

• Depth:  9 Ft.

• Distance: 130 Miles

Air Transportation:

• Nearest Commercial Airport(s): Longview

• Distance: 60 Miles

• Name of Airlines Serving Airport: ASA, American Eagle

• Nearest General Aviation Airport: Franklin County airport

• Type of Runway: Asphalt

• Length of Runway: 3900 ft.

• Landing Strip Lighted: yes

• Private Aircraft Storage Available: Yes

• Mt. Pleasant Regional airport:

• Runway y length: 5000 ft.

• Asphalt surface, Landing lights

Distance to Major Cities:

• Atlanta                  650 Miles

• Chicago                  830 Miles

• Dallas                    100 Miles

• Houston                  275 Miles

• Kansas City             499 Miles

• Los Angeles            1498 Miles

• Memphis                  375 Miles

• New Orleans           440 Miles

• New York City         1350 Miles

• St. Louis                  550 Miles

Counties within a 35 mile radius:

• Camp, Franklin, Hopkins, Wood, Upshur

Labor Comparison:

Franklin County unemp.        4.0%
Titus County Unemp.            4.3%
Wood County Unemp.           4.7%

East Texas Medical Center Mount Vernon

A full-service hospital serving the needs of Franklin County with inpatient care,                  diagnostics, and Level IV trauma care, surgery, and digestive disease treatment.
Specialties represented: Family Practice, Gastroenterology, General surgery, Internal     Medicine, Orthopedics, Pathology, Podiatry, Radiology.

• Ground and air Transport Services

• 49 Licensed Beds

• 60 Employees

Perry Henderson, Administrator 903.537.8000

• Lowe’s Distribution Center – 1000 employees

• Jordan Health Service – 13,000+ employees regionally

• Carlton Manufacturing – 85 employees

• Joe Tex Freight Forwarding – 25 employees

• MVISD – 215 employees

• Edward Jones Investments

• Alliance Bank

• Franklin Bank

• Guaranty Bond Bank

• Texas American Bank

• Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Fire Station Museum houses the following exhibits:

1. Don Meredith sports memorabilia exhibit

2. Nations bird egg exhibit

3. Local / native American artifacts

Old Depot Museum

Bankhead Highway Visitors Center

Majors Parchman House (Historical Association Headquarters)

Cultural Arts Center

Old Jail Art Museum

Mount Vernon Music Hall

Franklin County Genealogical Society

Historic Homes Driving Tour

Alamo Mission Museum

Dupree Park Nature Preserve

Children’s Musical Art Park

Lake Cypress Springs

• ‘Most Beautiful Lake in Texas’ as twice designated by D Magazine

• Surrounded by 869 acres of public parks: Dogwood Park, Guthrie Park, Mary King Park, Overlook Park, Twin Oaks Park, and Walleye Park

West End Nature Preserve / West End of Lake Cypress Springs

• Park Reservations, Call 903.860.7799

• Owned and Maintained by Franklin Co. Water District

• David Weidman, Manager, 903.537.4536

• City of Mt. Vernon 903 537 2252

• Franklin County 903 537 2342

• Chamber of Commerce 903 537 4365

• Franklin Co. Historical Assn.  903 537 4760

• Franklin Co. Arts Alliance 903 537 4034

• Economic Development Corporation 903 537 4495

• Franklin Co. Water District 903 537 4536

• Franklin Co. Sheriff's Office 903 537 4539

• East Texas Medical Center 903 537 8000

• Franklin Co. Airport 903 537 2711

• Franklin Co. Genealogical Society 537 3931

Mount Vernon Economic Development Corporation
PO Box 597 – 109 N. Kaufman
Mount Vernon, TX 75457
Voice: 903.537.4495
Fax: 903.537.2634
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