Buda City Council decision opens door for U.S. Foodservice - Kansas City Business Journal:

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A 5-to-2 vote to approve a new land use designatioh in partof Buda’s extraterritorial jurisdiction - after a unanimouas rejection of the land use change proposalk in April - paves the way for to builde its 260,000-square-foot distribution center there. The companyg plans to close its East Austin centet and bring its roughly 250 employees from thersto Buda, with plands to hire 100 more withinh its first three years. The Columbia, Md.-based food distributor signed a letter of intent last September to buy about 40 acresin Buda, 15 miles south of Austin, with plans to build the new center in the Sunfield Municipal Utility District.
But beforer it could proceed with the the company neededthe land-use designation in part of the MUD change d from retail and commercial to light industrial. Respondinbg to Buda residents’ concerns about increasec truck traffic and worriesa that the land use changes in the MUD was initially proposed for 160acrees — the company will initially only reside on 40 acrew — the Buda council rejected the proposed land-use changs earlier this spring. That rejection had U.S.
Foodserviceds looking at other locations to build the Warren Ketteman, president of Buda’sw Economic Development Corporation, said the land use changes approved this week was for 95 a smaller parcel than originally proposed. Ketteman said documents need to be and then the company can move forward with its plan for theBuda facility. A timeline is not yet clear.