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Alvin City Council approved two economic development grants totaling $67,493.60: $61,000 for Foul Play Restaurant and $6,493.60 for Alvin Shopping Center façade improvements. The restaurant grant passed with one opposing vote; the shopping center grant passed unanimously. Council rejected both requests to release approximately 25 acres and 4 acres from the City of Alvin’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, with all members voting no.
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The approved grants will provide city incentives for restaurant construction and improvements to a retail center. The council also declined two property owners’ requests to remove their land from Alvin’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, an area outside city limits where the city has certain planning authority. Council members asked for future discussions about excavation on city property, manufactured-home regulations, fencing at mobile-home parks, and a resident’s emotional-support goat.
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