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This could get painful.

The Economic Development Corporation (EDC) of La Marque will have a joint meeting with City Council on June 28. Once posted, the agenda and other files can be found here. There isn’t much information about the purpose of the EDC. It seems, based upon the title, they are an advisory committee to the Council providing input on the issues affecting the economy of La Marque. (duh) One of the roles of the EDC was to distribute COVID money from the Federal Government and now this is under scrutiny.

Last month a former City Council Member spoke at the Council meeting concerning the money (about $1 Million) that was distributed to various companies. According to the rules for applicants, companies must be within the City of La Marque, the address could not be a home, and the company had less than 50 employees. Seems pretty easy. After reviewing some of the applications there have been questions about the screening process for applicants and some may not have qualified.

The EDC has the authority to demand repayment from any company that provided incorrect information on their application or did not actually meet the requirements for the COVID money. It is believed this joint meeting will begin the review of all applicants. There is no doubt that COVID hit the economy extremely hard and many were looking for a hand out from the Feds but there were rules to be followed.

Or maybe not. You can read about the application process below. The meeting will be available online.

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