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By Amanda Rogers
Mansfield Record
The Mansfield City Council gave approval for the city’s first Bojangles restaurant and spent funds on a new city hall and two local restaurants at the Aug. 12 council meeting.
The council approved a special use permit for the new Bojangles restaurant to be located on the northeast corner of the East Debbie Lane and US 287 intersection. The restaurant will be adjacent to and just north of the RaceTrac convenience store and gas station.
Bojangles is a regional chain of fast-food restaurants, specializing in Cajun-seasoned chicken, biscuits and gravy. A daycare center will be located behind the restaurant, according to city planner Jason Alexander.
The council also approved funds for two existing restaurants, Vault Seafood and Steakhouse and El Primo’s Mexican Grill and Cantina, both located at the shopping center at 2300 Matlock Road, and both owned by Mayor Pro Tem Todd Tonore.
The Mansfield Economic Development Corp. agreement grants the restaurant owners up to $200,000 for grease trap and fire suppression equipment in return for a capital investment of up to $2.5 million in the properties.
The motion passed 6-0 with Tonore excusing himself.
After the vote, council member Julie Short said that “the city wants to support local businesses” and that it shouldn’t be a “sticking point because it is owned by a current council member. They should not be punished.”
Council members also unanimously agreed to pay CORE Construction up to $45,000 for a construction manager for the new city hall to be built as part of the 200-acre The Reserve, a mixed-use community of restaurants, residential, entertainment and commercial.
Construction of the new city hall is expected to begin before the end of the year and be completed by December 2026.
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