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Incentives

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A variety of community and economic development incentives are offered by the City of Fairfield to encourage business development.

Sales Tax Agreements - Section 380 Agreement:

  • The Council may rebate a certain percentage of sales tax back to an approved retailer for a selected number of years.

Tax Abatement:

  • The City Council may elect to abate all or a portion of ad valorem taxes.

Construction Materials Sales Tax Reimbursement:

  • The City of Fairfield may choose to rebate a portion of the sales tax paid to local merchants for building materials supporting new construction or business expansion.

Infrastructure Improvement:

  • The City Council may assist a business in funding infrastructure improvements necessary for new development or a business expansion.

Building Facade Improvement:

  • The Council may provide a matching grant to businesses for improvement of their building facade.

TIF and TIRZ:

  • The City of Fairfield is open to strategic locations for Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) districts.

Texas Enterprise Zone Program:

  • The Council may partner with the State of Texas to promote job creation and capital investment in economically distressed areas of the City.

Building and Utilities Connection Fees:

  • The City Council may elect to reduce application, inspection and permit fees as well as utilities connection fees for certain developments.

Development Review:

  • The City of Fairfield is committed to an expedited process for development of business in the City. We support a hassle-free environment with expert plan review and responsive comments to prospective developers and businesses.

Freeport Tax Exemption:

  • The City of Fairfield has a Freeport exemption ordinance. Certain businesses may apply for an exemption on goods in transit from personal property tax.

Workforce Development, Recruitment, Training and Grants:

  • Fairfield will bring strategic partnerships together to assist businesses in recruiting and retaining employees. Skills Development Grants may be available to offset some of the costs.

Small Business Focus:

  • The City of Fairfield will commit to provide an environment encouraging the development of new and expansion of existing small businesses.

Leadership:

  • Fairfield will bring together a coalition of business, civic and community leaders as well as area elected officials to be involved in developing and implementing economic development practices.

Education:

  • The City of Fairfield will focus on teaching children NOW about the opportunities of tomorrow.

Housing:

  • The City Council will commit to facilitate construction of additional, quality housing.

Community Activities:

  • The Council will commit to providing more community activities for youth.