Site Selection Center
Site Selection Center
Monticello is well positioned for growth with it's proximity to the future Interstate 69 and its connector Interstate 530 which are currently under development. Featuring shovel-ready greenfield sites with utilities in place, all we need is you!
Monticello has joined the Southeast Arkansas ACT Workready Region, which is lead by the University of Arkansas at Monticello's Colleges of Technology, along with counties in our direct laborshed such as Ashley, Bradley, Chicot and Desha counties. Our workforce is ready.
Monticello has been named an Arkansas Business City of Distinction for Quality of Life in 2013 and 2015.
| City of Monticello : 10/2020 |
Monticello Municipal Airport - Ellis Field, is located approximately 2 miles northeast of the Central Business District of Monticello. The Airport Reference Point (ARP) is located at Latitude 33° 38’ 18.84” N, and Longitude 91° 45’ 03.65” W. Monticello Municipal Airport, classified as a general aviation airport by the FAA’s National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), has an elevation of 270 feet above mean sea level (AMSL) and has property consisting of approximately 385 acres. Runway 3/21 is 5,018 feet in length and 75 feet in width. The runway is constructed of asphalt and has a gross weight bearing capacity of 17,000 pounds single wheel main landing gear configuration. This runway is equipped with Medium Intensity Runway Lights, threshold lights at both runway ends and Precision Approach path Indicators are located on the left hand side of both runway ends. Runway 3/21 is served by 2 connector taxiways located on the west side of the runway near the approach end of Runway 3. They provide access from the runway to the aircraft parking apron and are 40 feet in width. A turnaround serves Runway 21.
Little Rock National Airport is located approximately 98 miles north of Monticello.
Wherever you want to go, you can get there from Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport. Reach 334 unique destinations around the world with only one stop from LIT. Six airlines offer more than 50 daily flights from Arkansas to major hubs. Catch nonstop flights to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Orlando - Sanford, Charlotte, Detroit, St. Louis, Denver and Chicago.
1 Airport Rd, Little Rock, AR 72202 (501) 372-3439
Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) is located approximately 88 miles south of Monticello.
MLU is the birthplace of Delta Airlines - is served by Delta Airlines, American Airlines, and United Airlines. Direct flights are available to Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Houston. The Monroe Regional Airport provides commercial and cargo service for Ouachita parish, the surrounding 13-parish region, and extends service into Arkansas and Mississippi.
5400 Operations Rd, Monroe, LA 71203
(318)-329-2460
Two lanes of Interstate 530 extend from I-530 in Pine Bluff Arkansas south connecting to US Highway 425 just north of Monticello. This is a limited access corridor with a 65 MPH speed limit.
Two lanes of Interstate 69 are currently under construction and ROW acquisition to connect to US Highway 65 in Desha County east of Monticello. This will be a limited access corridor with a 65 MPH speed limit.
AKMD operates 112 miles of track in Arkansas over five disconnected lines. The Warren-Monticello-McGehee Branch connects to Union Pacific Railroad 39.4 miles east of Monticello, with 5.6 miles of trackage rights to interchange at the McGehee, AR Railyard. AKMD is owned by Genesee & Wyoming Railroad.
Union Pacific operates North America's premier railroad franchise, covering 23 states in the western two-thirds of the United States.
The Warren-Monticello Branch connects to Union Pacific 39.4 miles east of Monticello at Dermott and McGehee.
Located within 39 miles of Monticello, directly on the Mississippi River, Yellow Bend Port is a slackwater harbor that is easily accessible through a 250 foot wide entrance to a 350 x 810 foot turning basin. Its location on the Mississippi River makes it one of the most convenient port locations on the inland waterway system. It is convenient to 1-40 and 1-30 in Little Rock via US Highway 65 and 1-20 in Tallulah, La via US Highway 65. In addition to port facilities, Yellow Bend has large tracts of land zoned for industrial development.
Contact: Kenny Gober (870) 222-3732, ext. 106 or email: kennygober@hotmail.com
Location City: Greenville MS County: Washington River: Mississippi RM 537.0
Connections Roads: Served by US-82/278 (east-west) and MS-1 (two-lane, north- south); 82 connects to US-61 10 miles east Rail: 15 miles of port rail connects to CAGY in Greenville and runs to Greenwood for interchange with Class 1 CN rail
Facilities Wharf-type double pier with concrete dock; covered overhead bridge crane with parallel barge slots; bridge crane with two hooks with 30-ton lift capacity; adjacent dock with Senebogan 835 crane
Services Barge loading/unloading/transloading; harbor and fleeting services; marine dry-dock and repair; open yard hard stand storage; warehousing; all-weather transloading with covered bridge crane; transloading between rail, truck and barge; truck scales
Trans-Load (Truck/Rail) Located at 309 Doris Lawrence Drive in the MEDC Industrial Park.
| ARDOT : 10/2020 |
1% local option sales tax.
2.25% local option sales tax.
6% statewide sales tax.
Monticello School District = 48.2 mills
Drew Central School District = 41.7 mills
| Drew County Clerk : 10/2020 |
City Hall Phone: 870-367-4000
Mayor - Paige Chase City Clerk - Dr. Jessica Hilton City Attorney - Whit Barton City Council: Ward 1: Position 1 - Al Peer; Position 2 - Cedric Leonard Ward 2: Position 1 - Craig McRae; Position 2 - Claudia Hartness Ward 3: Position 1 - Michael James; Position 2 - Joe Meeks Ward 4: Position 1 - Michael Wigley; Position 2 - Dr. Jack Lassiter
Drew County Judges Office: 870-460-6200
County Judge - Robert Akin Tax Collector - Tonya Loveless Tax Assessor - Cheri Adcock Circuit Clerk - Beverly Burks County Clerk - Lyna Gullege Treasurer - Charley Searcy Drew County Quorum Court: Orlando Jones, Steven Morrison, Roger Dale Harris, Carole Bulloch, Tommy Gray, Chris Barnett, Patty Mitchell, Frank Appleberry, and Rene Knowles
| City of Monticello : 10/2020 |
The City of Monticello maintains 3 parks which feature free WiFi. McCloy Park includes an outdoor swimming pool, walking trail, tennis courts, basketball courts, picnic pavilions and playgrounds. Jordan Park includes a walking trail, splash pad, basketball courts, picnic pavilions and playgrounds. Western Pine Park includes tennis courts, playgrounds and picnic pavilions.
The Monticello Sports Complex is home to soccer, softball, baseball and football for youth and adults. Monticello's state-of-the-art sports facilities regularly host local, state and regional tournaments.
The Monticello Sports Complex recently added a field for the Miracle League of Southeast Arkansas which will allow children with special needs to participate in baseball/softball.
Burlington Field, located at McCloy Park, has been host to two Babe Ruth World Series events.
Lake Monticello is a 1,520-acre lake maintained by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and is regularly stocked with bass, crape, catfish and other game fish species. A nature trail encompassing the entire lake is currently under construction for biking, hiking and walking. The lake area includes two access points: Hunger Run Access located on AR HWY 35 North features a picnic area, fishing docks, concrete boat ramp, model airplane airport and swimming area. Plantersville/Windy Hills Access located at the north end of Harris Road features a playground, concrete boat ramp, fishing docks, restrooms and picnic pavilions with BBQ Grills. Waterfowl of all kinds can be observed at this beautiful lake.
Seven Devils Swamp and Seven Devils WMA is a true wetland ecosystem, composed almost totally of cypress, tupelo, buttonbush, locust and willow trees. There is one main stream contributing to the area and that is Cut-Off Creek which flows through the center of the area. This is a great place for hunting and fishing, boating/canoeing, photography and birding.
Warren Prairie Natural Area, located in the Coastal Plain primarily in Drew County, consists of a mosaic of salt slicks, saline barrens, Delta post oak flatwoods, mound woodlands, pine flatwoods and woodlands, and bottomland hardwood forest communities. Soils at the site containing naturally high amounts of sodium and magnesium salts account for the sparse and irregular distribution of trees and the resultant dominance of grasses and other herbaceous vegetation in the barrens and associated woodlands. Stands of dwarf palmetto are distributed irregularly and lend a tropical aspect to the area. The natural area provides critical habitat for the state's largest population of the federally threatened plant, Geocarpon minimum. A breeding population of the federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker was reestablished between 2011 and 2012 through translocations from donor populations in Arkansas and Louisiana. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) owns fee title to a 40-acre parcel surrounded by the natural area and a divided interest in 606 acres.
Length- 2.2 miles roundtrip Difficulty- Moderate; not ADA accessible
A trailhead near the parking lot contains a number of interpretive panels that share information about the flora, fauna, and management of the property. From the parking lot trailhead, visitors will meander through a pine flatwoods and saline barrens. After roughly a few hundred feet, the loop trail splits. There are many great wildlife observation opportunities.
Completed in 2015, this state-of-the-art facility includes Books, DVDs, Magazines, Internet access, Audio books, Large Print, Copying, Printing, Faxing, Summer Reading Programs, community art classes and community education programs. 114 W Jefferson Ave. Monticello, AR 71655 Phone 870-367-8584 Fax 870-367-1658
For the culturally astute, the SEARK Concert Association provides programming from September through May for the most discerning of music, drama, and dance aficionado. SEARK promotes interest and enjoyment in the performing arts and educates and inspires the general public by providing opportunities for the performers and audience to share artistic experiences. Its wide range of opportunities adds to the community's cultural structure which reaches all levels - from children to adults. Most recent stage performances include: Lion King Junior and Beauty and The Beast. Most performances are held in the Fine Arts Center on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
| City of Monticello : 10/2020 |
Monticello has a strong workforce, as indicated by our most recent Laborshed mapping. See the PDF map included here.
| Monticello Laboshed Analysis : 01/2018 |
Executive Director
Monticello Economic Development Commission
P.O. Box 1890
Monticello, Arkansas 71657
director@monticelloedc.org
870-367-3076
