San Marcos City Council members held a special meeting May 28 to give final approval to a development amendment that will allow H-E-B to build a store at McCarty Lane and I-35.
H-E-B is negotiating with property owner Stratford Land Co. to purchase 17 acres in the northwestern corner of the 259-acre McCarty Commons Planned Development District.
Council had given initial approval to the amendment at its regular meeting May 7 but postponed a final decision May 21 after Councilman John Thomaides raised questions about a future extension of Hwy. 21 through the property.
"I understand this is about an H-E-B on the corner, and I'm very happy with that portion of this amendment," Thomaides said. However, he added later, "I am uncomfortable signing off on an agreement that doesn't get us a road, which would be my ultimate goal, and if it would have been [the developer's] responsibility to build it, if that's a fair compromise, then I would like them to build it."
