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<br /> . THE INDUSTRIAL ZONES
<br /> e In 1958 the City of La Porte created an Industrial Zone adjacent to the City which presently encompases
<br /> approximately 5,500 acres of land north of Highway 225 and borderingthe Houston Ship Channel. The
<br /> City annexed sufficient land to completely encircle this Industrial Zone, protecting this Zone from annexa-
<br /> tion by any other municipality. The City entered into contracts with all of the Industries located in the
<br /> Zone whereby the City annexed a portion of the total value of each industry with the remainder constitut-
<br /> ing protected Industrial Districts. In addition to the Industrial Zone north of Highway 225, which is re-
<br /> ferred to as the "Battleground Industrial District," the City contains an Industrial Zone on its south side
<br /> originally created in 1970 encompassing approximately 2,500 acres of land which is referred to as the "Bay-
<br /> port Industrial District." These Industrial District Contracts are authorized by Texas State Statutes.
<br /> The City and the industries listed below, many of which have come to the Industrial Zones since the origi-
<br /> nal contracts, are presently under contracts which extend to January 1, 1987, Under the terms of the
<br /> current contracts, the City annexed 25% of the value of each industry on which the industry pays full
<br /> City Tax each year, The remaining 75% of total value constitutes the protected Industrial Districts on
<br /> which the industries make payments to the City each year in lieu of taxes. These annual in lieu payments
<br /> are in an amount which, when added to the full City taxes on the annexed portion, equals 45% of what the
<br /> City's taxes on the industry would be if 100% of the industry were in the City.
<br /> Under the City Charter and State Statutes, the City of La Porte has the authority simply by ordinance of
<br /> the City Commission to annex additional areas, In the past, the City, in order to encourage industrial
<br /> development in the area, has annexed a strip surrounding the industries identified herein and executed
<br /> contracts with each separate industry as described above, It is anticipated that the present contracts
<br /> which expire on January 1, 1987 will be renewed for an additional seven year period, at which time the
<br /> City will expand its annexation to again include at least 25% of all taxable values in the industrial area,
<br /> The City, of course, has the right to renegotiate their contracts in 1986 on any basis acceptable to the
<br /> City and industry; however it would be highly unlikely that the percentage to be annexed would be less
<br /> than 25%. Listed below is a schedule of the 1978 and 1979 payments received.
<br /> City Taxes In Lieu Payments
<br /> Industry 1978 1979 1978 un!j
<br /> Houston Lighting &. Power Co, $141,004 $141,004 $117,499 $134,847
<br /> E. I. Du Pont de Nemours &. Co. 76,535 76,535 219,879 254,447
<br /> . National Distillers &. Chern. Corp. (USI) 74,859 74,859 95,582 148,008
<br /> The Upjohn Company 66,893 66,893 125,651 133,770
<br /> Deer Park, Inc, (Soltex, Inc.) 35,443 35,443 89,225 87,872
<br /> Quaker Oats Co. 34,569 34,569 20,048 18,603
<br /> National Petro-Chemical Corp, 31,290 31,290 59, 134 59,134
<br /> ARCO Polymers, Inc, 27,513 27,513 83,455 133,535
<br /> Lubrizol Corp. 14,303 15,303 16,590 18,225
<br /> Air Products Co. 14,736 14,736 18,384 41,617
<br /> Dart Industries of El Paso, Inc, 12,950 11,285
<br /> Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. 11,060 11,060 7,255 8,348
<br /> F .M.C, Corp, 10,755 10,755
<br /> A tlantic Richfield Co. 10,615 10,615
<br /> Petrolite Corp. 5,461 5,461 40,079 40,079
<br /> Armak Corp, 4,922 4,922 19,076 19,076
<br /> Liquid Air, Inc, 3,597 3,597 6,021 8,927
<br /> Phillips Petroleum Co. 3,450 3,450 3,287 3,287
<br /> Diamond Shamrock Corp, 2,869 2,869 292,083 418,781
<br /> Celanese Corp. 2,674 1,456 15,680
<br /> Texas Alkyls Co, 2,658 2,658 15,298 15,873
<br /> Greif Brothers Cooperage Co, 1,461 1,461 2,781 3,067
<br /> Southwest Chern, &. Plastics Co. 1,298 1,298 5,704 5,859
<br /> Winward Co. (Coors Distributor) 925 925 689 689
<br /> Pearsall Chemical Corp. 796 796 2,118 2,124
<br /> Ohmstede Machine Works, Inc. 597 597 2,195 2,318
<br /> Soltex Polymers, Inc. -0- -0- 9,728 77,794
<br /> Syn Gas Co. -0- -0- 6,444 54,183
<br /> Southwest Specialty Co. -0- -0- 1,966 2,108
<br /> Battleground Water Co, -0- -0- 190 190
<br /> Interox America -0- -0- 46
<br /> USS Novamont -0- -0- 27,300
<br /> Totals. , . . , , , , , , , . , , , . , . . . , . . . , . . . . . , . , . . . . . $594,222 $591,350 $1,276,040 $1,720,107
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