Board backs downtown redevelopment: $85,000 project grant approved for Primos at 211 West Main

Jul 23, 2026

El Primo's/Primos told MCDC it will invest just over $6 million to renovate 211 West Main; after questions about sidewalk ownership and signage eligibility, the board voted to award an $85,000 project grant to support lighting, sidewalk access and signage.

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Bobby Clark, representing El Primo's Midlothian (Primos), told the MCDC board the developer will invest just over $6,000,000 to renovate 211 West Main, adding a restaurant and four loft units. Clark asked the board to consider a project grant to help fund lighting, signage and sidewalk/accessibility improvements; he said ownership and maintenance responsibility for parts of the sidewalk were unclear after outreach to TxDOT and city staff.

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