Council members united on the urgency for access to capitol, amid complaints about their qualifications for helping small businesses.
Construction equipment sits outside of Augie’s BBQ as work continues on Broadway on Wednesday. The local business could qualify for an extra $10,000 in ARPA grant money because of its proximity to a city construction project.San Antonio’s small businesses soon will be able to apply for grants from federal COVID-19 relief funds available under the American Rescue Plan Act.
that advised the city on how to spend its pandemic relief money. “It doesn’t help everybody … but we’re doing what we can to help those in immediate need first.”Though council members agreed on the urgency of approving the small business grant money before then, questions and conflicting opinions remain about how the city should approach helping businesses that have been hurt by the pandemic.
Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. “Our feeling was that we needed more cash infusions, and we needed more direct access to the funds,” said Marina Gonzales, CEO of the Hispanic Chamber, which pushed for the change. “ARPA was meant to be a rescue plan act, not a sustainability or ecosystem development act for later on.”
Bravo’s idea incensed one business owner in his district, Augie’s Alamo City BBQ Steakhouse owner Augustine “Augie” Cortez Jr., who stormed away from the podium after he was cut off from airing his complaints. “It’s not just about business,” said Cortez. “This affects my family, this affects my wife, my livelihood, our personal debt, our personal bills.”
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