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Council approves $30,000 GEDC grant to support Fuego Latino gastropub in downtown Giddings
Summary
The City Council adopted Resolution No. 634 authorizing a $30,000 Giddings Economic Development Corporation (GEDC) program expenditure to support Fuego Latino Gastropub's renovation and opening in downtown; the project will occupy a vacant downtown restaurant building near Rowdy Ranch.
The Giddings City Council on June 23 approved a $30,000 program expenditure from the Giddings Economic Development Corporation to support Fuego Latino Gastropub's downtown expansion.
Lori Diez, GEDC Director, told the council the project involves renovating a vacant downtown restaurant building next to Rowdy Ranch; she said the original building across the street required too many repairs, so the owners purchased another downtown property and requested GEDC assistance. The EDC board had already approved a startup/expansion grant in support of the new restaurant.
The item was presented as Resolution No. 634-2026 (recorded elsewhere in the minutes once as 634-2025); the council completed a second and final reading and adopted the resolution by unanimous vote. The minutes show the first reading occurred earlier in the meeting with no action, followed by a second/final reading and adoption later in the agenda.
The minutes do not include the detailed contract or disbursement schedule for the $30,000 grant. Council members did not record conditions or amendments in the public minutes; council approval authorizes GEDC program funds for the project.
The adoption is intended to support downtown economic activity by helping a new restaurant open in a vacant storefront; additional permitting, building inspections, and normal business licensing processes will apply before the restaurant opens to the public.
