Buc-ee’s donation, childcare tax relief discussed by city council

At Tuesday’s city council meeting, officials engaged in an animated discussion over how to allocate a $275,000 donation from Buc-ee’s — a private, for-profit corporation — to local non-profits and considered a separate proposal offering property tax relief for child care providers. Buc-ee’s donation allocation Under an economic development deal with Buc-ee’s, which opened its travel center in Amarillo in December, each council member is tasked with recommending up to $55,000 in grants to nonprofits. City Attorney Bryan McWilliams stressed that the city never takes possession of the funds. “First of all, you haven’t been given any money. This…..

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