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Council OKs Sonic sign grant and $400,000 infrastructure grant for Junior Smokehouse expansion amid questions about repeat incentives
Summary
The city’s CDC approved a sign improvement grant to Sonic up to $50,000 and an infrastructure construction grant up to $400,000 for Junior Smokehouse’s 35,000‑square‑foot expansion; council members asked about conditions, job estimates and prior incentives to the company before voting to approve the awards.
The City Development Corporation (CDC) recommendations were approved by the El Campo City Council on July 14, awarding a sign improvement grant to a new Sonic location and an infrastructure construction grant to Junior Smokehouse for a large expansion in the Mizell Industrial Park.
Carolyn Gibson, CDC executive director, presented the Sonic request: a 10% sign‑improvement grant capped at $50,000 for a project she described as roughly $1,000,000. Gibson said the operator currently employs 16 full‑time and seven…
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