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A 5-to-2 vote to approve a new land use designatiob in partof Buda’s extraterritorial jurisdictiom - after a unanimous rejection of the land use chang proposal in April - paves the way for to build its 260,000-square-foot distribution center there. The company plansx to close its East Austin centedr and bring its roughlty 250 employees from there to with plans to hire 100 more within its firstrthree years. The Columbia, Md.
-based food distributor signed a lettedr of intent last September to buy about 40 acredin Buda, 15 miles south of Austin, with planz to build the new center in the Sunfield Municipal Utility But before it could proceed with the move, the companu needed the land-use designation in part of the MUD changee from retail and commercial to light Responding to Buda residents’ concerns about increasecd truck traffic and worries that the land use changre in the MUD was initially proposer for 160 acres the company will initially only reside on 40 acresa — the Buda council rejectee the proposed land-use change earlier this That rejection had U.S.
Foodservices lookingv at other locations to buildthe center. Warrenj Ketteman, president of Buda’s Economic Development said the land use change approved this week was for 95 a smaller parcel than originally Ketteman said documents need to be and then the company can move forward with its plans for the Buda A timeline is notyet clear.