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Quality of Life

        Enjoy the outdoors in our 26 acre City Park that
        includes an 18-hole disc golf course, walking track,
        abundant playground equipment, dog stations, an
        olympic-sized City Pool, and is home to Seymour
        Creek and rentable activity locations.  The Seymour
        Sound Garden offers a new kind of experience
        through the availability of outdoor musical equipment
        including lateral xylophones, a set of 8 ft. high chimes,
        one vertical xylophone, and hand drums.  Located
        just across the street from the Sound Garden is the
        nationally recognized Whiteside Museum of Natural
        History, showcasing local dinosaur discoveries that
        occur on a daily basis in our famous Texas Redbeds.
                                            needs. Seymour is a primary hub with a network   local non-profit, and has incentive packages available
        Patrons of the Whiteside Museum and community
                                            of five major highways converging on Seymour’s   with options ranging from free land, low-interest
        members alike enjoy this interesting downtown
                                            roadway system, allowing your product to connect   rate loans, and comparable land leases for your
        location.  The Salt Fork River Estates Golf Complex
                                            with your customers quickly and efficiently.  The   new business.  Other incentives can be entertained
        offers a 9-hole professionally designed course that
                                            Texas Department of Transportation has invested   as well and are employee, capital investment, and
        is maintained by the City of Seymour.  Also, located
                                            heavily in the regions infrastructure by making   longevity based.  The Seymour Industrial Park is
        on the premises is a meeting hall, an outdoor venue
                                            significant improvements from both a safety and   located along US Hwy 277 with frontage road
        area, kitchen, tennis courts, and ample parking.
                                            efficiency perspective, clearly indicating that the   options, within the corporate limits of the City of
                                            State of Texas as a whole sees significant value in   Seymour.  Enjoy city infrastructure as well as fire
        The City Hall Cinema and the Whiteside Center of
                                            Seymour. Within easy reach of Seymour’s 600 mile   and police protection.
        the Performing Arts are housed on the second floor
                                            radius, your business can access nine other states and   Labor Force
        in our beautifully restored 1924 auditorium located
                                            Mexico in a single transportation day. Additionally,
        inside Seymour City Hall.  Here, the community comes
                                            during peak periods when traffic congestion can   Seymour offers a large blue collar work force that is
        together to watch free movies on the second and
                                            negatively impact shipping efficiency, Seymour   ready, willing, and able to work for you.  A lower cost
        fourth weekend of every month. Stage performances
                                            boasts a manageable Average Daily Traffic Count   of living will allow your company to offer competitive
        that include theater, musical events, magic and local
                                            which will ensure your product will be moved   wages without breaking the bank.  25% of our high
        talent shows are also available.  Located across
                                            expeditiously and safely. Seymour is ready for   school seniors enter the workforce immediately and
        the street from the Whiteside Museum of Natural
                                            you to make us your new business location with   we have a growing group of young professionals
        History, the cinema also provides educational
                                            land incentives in the Seymour Industrial Park,   who are seriously looking to Seymour as a place to
        movies in conjunction with school tours.
                                            conveniently located within city limits and with   raise their family because of our safe community.
                                            frontage road options along US HWY 277 as well.  Surrounding populations within a 35 mile radius
        Seymour Texas is located in Baylor County and has 2
                                                                                are also available to provide an additional  labor
        lakes within a short twenty minute drive.  Lake Kemp   Efficient Transportation  force if needed.
        has a surface area of 15,000+ acres located on the
        largest ranch under one fence line, the Waggnor   Five major highways are located conveniently in the   We “Seymour” with you!
        Ranch. There are 3 access points and cabins are   immediate region with US HWY 277 connecting
        available for purchase with a land leases.  Millers   directly to I-10 and I-20 in Texas and I-35, I-40 and   We are looking ahead to the future with the
        Creek Reservoir has a surface area of 2000+ acres   I-44 in Oklahoma. US HWY 183 will connect you   anticipation of growth.  Because Seymour is clean,
        and is open to the public year round with primitive   to South Dakota via Austin, Texas and US HWY   and offers extensive healthcare and educational
        camping, a boat ramp, and ample parking.  Hunting   283 connects Texas to Kansas. These two major   options, our community is an attractive location
        is also a large recreational activity within the 900   roadways have junctions with interstates I-10, I-20,   for families to live and work.  Our business park
        square mile county.  Game includes doves, ducks,   I-35, I-40, I-70, I-80, and I-90. US HWY 82’s New   offers fantastic expansion opportunities and our
        geese, white-tailed deer, javelina, wild hogs, and   Mexico to Georgia route has 11 interstate junctions   hassle free approach to new construction will
        various other animals.              across the southern United States. State HWY 114   make your transition to us smooth and simple.  It’s
                                            can move your product efficiently from the Dallas/  time to visit Seymour TX and take a good look at
               Location is everything!      Fort Worth Metroplex area into West Texas and   what could be your new home.  We are ready to
                                            New Mexico with two major interstate junctions.   “Seymour” with you!
        Located in North Central Texas, Seymour is
                                            In addition to our well-maintained highways,
        perfectly situated to be your prime business location
                                            Seymour’s average daily traffic counts of 6,000 to
        destination poised to meet your shipping/receiving,
                                            9,000 vehicles will help insure your trucks aren’t
        logistical, transportation and warehouse distribution
                                            fighting for road space, allowing you to easily   Lauren Bush
                                            transport in all directions without the hassle of heavy
                                            traffic.   Interior intersections are accommodating
                                            and FM 422 provides a recently widened road,   Economic Development Director
                                            making connections to US HWY 277, US HWY 82   City of Seymour Texas
                                            and the Seymour Industrial Park.
                                                      Land Incentives                  Office: 940-889-3148
                                            The Seymour Industrial Park is governed by the   Email: lbush@cityofseymour.org
                                            Seymour Community Development Corporation, a



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