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HUGS Cafe seeks $970,000 from MCDC for downtown headquarters; board hears public hearing
Summary
HUGS Cafe presented a $10 million plan to build a downtown headquarters and training facility and requested $970,000 (9.7% of the total) from the McKinney CDC. The board held a public hearing and questioned funding timeline, partnerships and public access to facilities.
Lauren Smith, representing HUGS Cafe Inc., presented a proposal to construct a new HUGS Headquarters in downtown McKinney, a $10 million capital project the organization says will consolidate its cafe, inclusive culinary training kitchen, classrooms, administrative offices and a rooftop deck.
HUGS requested $970,000 from the MCDC—equal to 9.7% of the total project budget—to support…
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