Tag: San Benito Economic Development Corporation (San Benito EDC)
San Benito considering legal action against Houston firm
SAN BENITO — City officials are considering taking legal action against an investigative firm accusing Mayor Rick Guerra and Commissioner Deborah Morales of nepotism while claiming City Manager Fred Sandoval is violating the City Charter requiring he live in town.
Houston investigative firm probing San Benito involvement with VARCO
An investigative firm is probing the San Benito Economic Development Corporation’s involvement with a company developing the city’s first resaca-side commercial center.
San Benito EDC board member arrested, resigns after failing to register as sex offender
A former member of the San Benito Economic Development Corporation’s board of directors is facing a felony charge of failing to register as a sex offender following his arrest, Police Chief Mario Perea said Wednesday.
San Benito claims VARCO failed to comply with contract
SAN BENITO — Two days after a real estate company filed a $1 million lawsuit against the San Benito Economic Development Corporation, city officials are claiming the developer of the area’s first resaca-side commercial center failed to comply with agreements setting the project’s completion date.
VARCO files $1M lawsuit against San Benito EDC over Resaca Village
SAN BENITO — A real estate company has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the San Benito Economic Development Corporation, arguing the agency pulled “a blatantly corrupt ploy to seize control” of the $8 million Resaca Village project that’s become the city’s first resaca-side commercial development.
VARCO claims San Benito trying to ‘rob’ Resaca Village
SAN BENITO — City officials are trying to “take over” San Benito’s first resaca-side commercial development, failing to give its developer more time to complete construction, an attorney said Thursday.
San Benito city manager to head economic arm; salary increased to $210,000
SAN BENITO — After nearly six months on the job, City Manager Fred Sandoval’s signing an agreement to head San Benito’s economic development arm, bumping up his $135,000 salary to $210,000.
San Benito taps new city manager as head of economic arm
SAN BENITO — Four months after landing the city’s top administrative job, City Manager Fred Sandoval is taking on the role of economic development director.
San Benito economic arm launches search for director
SAN BENITO — The San Benito Economic Development Corporation’s new board of directors is searching for the agency’s next director, hoping to stop the high turnover rate that’s eaten into the department for more than 10 years.
San Benito economic arm’s new board names interim director
SAN BENITO — The city’s new Economic Development Corporation board has named a department official to lead the agency amid a search for its next executive director.