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EDC tables special-assistance grant application after applicant lacks full documentation
Summary
A special-assistance grant application listed in the packet as 'Badalene' for a business at 612 West Plantation Drive was tabled after the applicant said work was already completed and board members requested itemized costs, receipts and three quotes before approving facade/signage/parking grants.
The EDC considered a special-assistance grant application listed in the packet under a name that staff read into the record (packet: "Badalene") for a business at 612 West Plantation Drive. Staff said the applicant largely completed repairs after a contractor failed to finish work following Hurricane Harold and that the usual requirement of three prior quotes was not met because the work was already done.
The applicant told the board he paid nearly $100,000 to the contractor, later paid an additional $50,000–$60,000 and incurred about $40,000 for a cooler, describing total out-of-pocket costs approaching $200,000. "I gave the contractor almost $100,000... then at the end, he left, then I had to spend out of my pocket, another probably 50 or $60,000," the applicant said. Board members said they needed a detailed cost breakdown, the contract and receipts for each project line before deciding. The board moved to table all four grant requests (facade, paint, signage and parking improvements) and asked the applicant to return with documentation.
