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About Tye
Community Achievement Award
The selected towns were recognized at the 13th annual Texas Midwest Conference in Abilene. Texas Midwest Community Network is a regional organization focused on economic development, tourism development, regional awareness & promotion, education and political action. Received the Texas Yes! Hardworking Community Recognization in Austin, Texas at the Conley Building on April 4th, 2006 Reception. On February 15th, 2006 received the Texas Yes! Beautification Grant, from the Department of Agriculture. There will be new banners, brackets, signs, park bench, planters, receptacle, placed down town Tye. Taylor Electric will erect the banners though out our main street. This is a matching grant that Tye Economic Development Corporation, Tye Industrial Development Corporation, and the Chamber of Commerce of Tye, Texas. Ten reasons to locate in Tye, Texas: Tye Industrial Development Corporation helps pay building permits, land will be granted to persons interested in building a new home in our subdivision, Tye Economic Development Corporation upgrades our four parks annually, lower property taxes, wonderful parks for your children, excellent grade school, Five-Year Plan in place, member Texas Midwest Community Network, member of Economic Development Alliance, and wonderful people who volunteer for the city. All this because both boards of the Tye Economic Development Corporation and Tye Industrial Development Corporation work towards incentives to help bring business to Tye. Click here for more information The centrally located Tye area makes the site locations available for development really community achievable. Located along I-20, Highway 707 and the Burlington Northern Railway system it is ideal for land development for commercial and industrial business. There are 18,000 vehicles per day passing the 278 exit at Tye and 25,000 vehicles per day passing the 277 exit at Tye. The Tye Industrial Park sits on the Highway 707 frontage within 1 miles of exit 277 on I-20 and the Flying J Truck stop. The workforce is in place and shopping in Abilene, Texas is only 6 miles to the East of Tye. Tye City Property taxes are low (.28 per hundred) and all building permits and zoning regulations are easy to obtain. Our schools are exemplary with 3 universities and Texas Tech and Cisco Junior College located at Abilene, Texas. The Tye Midwest Region has a hidden labor force of 105,000. Wages are 65% of the national average. Tye is an ideal area for Call Centers with Southwestern Bell, NTS, AT&T, Texas Lone Star Network and Cox Communications high speed internet available. Five Year Plan Tye Economic & Industiral Development Corp.
Directory of ContactsCity Hall: 325-692-8588 Julian Morgan Museum: 325-692-2679 Tye Cemetery: 325-692-2679 or 325-665-0629 Tye Police Dept: 325-692-2610 Tye U.S. Post Office: 325-698-4100 Tye Vol. Fire Dept: 325-691-1749 Emergencies: 911 Call for Help: 211 Utilities Dept: 325-692-8588
Tye Municipal Building: 325-692-8588 Municipal Court: 325-692-9581 * Mayor - Nancy E. Moore (325-692-2679) *City Secretary – *City Water Clerk – Kim Giddens *Municipal Court Judge – Robert Stanley *Municipal Court Clerk – Belinda Hohhertz *Police Chief – Randy Holden * Sewer and garbage pickup – Jerry Perkins Tye Volunteer Fire Dept.A volunteer fire department was organized in 1965 with the Following members: David Kraatz, Willie Hughes, Otto Brazell, Earl Damme, Ben Hoover, Ernie Tyler, Carter Cox, Robert Kroth, Billy J. Barley, Aubrey and L.D. Smith. James Snowden was Mayor. The Tye Volunteer Fire department was incorporated 1998. Tye Chamber of CommerceMary McCarty, President Past President - Charles Downs, Harold Boyd & Hector Lomas, Sherry Lyle Tye Senior CitizensThe Senior citizens sponsor musicals on the first Saturdays of each month to raise money. They play cards and dominoes on their meeting dates: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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