Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road
EDC board workshops its incentive programs with the Texas Economic Development Council and moves the Your Personal Chef rebate forward
Aledo was named a 2026 cohort city in the Texas Historical Commission's First Street Initiative, and the comprehensive plan steering committee will meet nine times.
The Aledo Economic Development Corporation board met March 24, 2026, at the Aledo Municipal Complex with President Shane Davis and members Matthew Pruitt, Ryan Merrill, Amanda Wimpee and Wes Cooper present. Carlton Schwab, president and CEO of the Texas Economic Development Council, led a workshop on economic development principles and how EDC funds can be used to attract businesses, support existing employers and promote long-term growth.
Staff reviewed the EDC's current incentives, the Facade Improvement Grant, the Sign Matching Grant and the Infrastructure Rebate Program, and their application-to-reimbursement process, and discussed merging the facade and sign programs into a single application. Staff also presented incentive examples from Saginaw, Southlake, Wolfforth and Harlingen, including lighting and parking improvements, pedestrian amenities, demolition assistance and public art, and will bring back a draft of a revised program.
The board voted unanimously to move forward with the rebate requested by Your Personal Chef. City Manager Candice Edmondson said she had confirmed with the owner that the expansion will increase the business's assessed value by 50%, and the request is for a rebate of up to 50% of new sales tax.
In staff updates, Community Services Director Erika Cooper-Bateman recapped the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee's Feb. 17 kickoff, where the consultant led a visioning exercise and SWOT analysis around community character, growth management, downtown revitalization and connectivity, and targeted economic development; the committee will meet nine times, with public engagement in person and through the plan's website. Laura Weber reported that Aledo was selected as a 2026 cohort city for the Texas Historical Commission's First Street Initiative, joining 23 other communities, with quarterly meetings over the next year. The board met in executive session from 7:48 to 8:03 p.m. on Chapter 380 agreements with Jakes Burgers, Press Cafe and Dayne's Craft Barbecue, took no action, and adjourned at 8:04 p.m.
Sources: City of Aledo: approved minutes, March 24, 2026 (CivicClerk); City of Aledo: agenda, March 24, 2026 (CivicClerk); City of Aledo meetings portal
How this was sourced: Primary documents: the approved minutes and the posted agenda of the March 24, 2026 meeting on the city's CivicClerk portal. Every vote, number and name above appears in those documents; the Ledger did not review a recording of the meeting. Public commenters who are not officials are not named. Written Sept. 4, 2026, for the archive.