WEDCO - President Craig Falco, Vice President Mike Haynie
WIDCO - President Jon Weems, Vice President Ken Kniss
The portion of the Sales Tax received by WEDCO & WIDCO is used to increase the quality of life for the citizens of Whitesboro Texas and to stimulate the economy.
Some of the projects that WEDCO/WIDCO has (or will be) utilizing the funds for, are as follows :
*Paying for the engineering cost for Center Street Park and 4th street extension
*Pay for the 2024-2025 Comprehensive Plan for Whitesboro
*Awarded Facade Grant to 108 E. Main Steeet, 125 E. Main Street, 112 E. Main, Texas Lawn Medics,
*Helped Dennards with construction cost of the new building
*Instrumental in bringing Hughes Lumber to Whitesboro
*Paid for Your Neighbors House sidewalks
*Was the sponsor for the Drone Show at the 100 Year Sesquicentennial Celabration
*Sponsor of the Coins and Ornaments for the 100 Year Celebration
*Deticated money for the Water Tower
*Paid Engineering cost for the Water Tower
*Helped Pizza Hut and 7-11 with relocating the Utilities underground and fund the driveway between Pizza Hut and 7-11
*Helped relocate sewer for Holiday Auto Group to build a new building.
*Partnered up with TxDot to redo the sidewalks downtown
*Purchased three new Emergency Weather Sirens
*Purchased the animated Christmas Tree for downtown
*Purchased the speakers and banners for downtown
*Purchased the Lighting downtown
*Purchased the Lighting for Baseball Fields
*Purchased, Constructed and Designed three Welcome Signs
*Purchased Hwy 82 Water Line
*IESI/Progressive/Waste Management
*Ship It & More
*Paid for the Whitecotton Park Restrooms
*Paid for the Strategic Plan
*Type B (Economic Development) has a Sign and Façade Grant to help with the cost of upgrading Business façade..
*participate in the Teacher Program to send Whitesboro Teachers to a workshop during the summer to bring knowledge/experience to the Classroom.
*participate in the Manufacturing Program for High School Students to attend a Manufacturing internship.
*Paid for the New Walking Trail at Godwin Park.
*Paid for the Three Welcome Signs
* Paid for the outdoor reading Park at the Library (Parking, Gazebo, benches and lights)
*Paid to have street signs replaced with the new logo
*Paid to update the New Logos on all City Vehicles
*Paid for the Restrooms at Godwin Park
*Pipeline & Sewer 14 acres on Hughes Road
*Dollar General
*Hedgebrook/ Now Quality Liquid Feeds
*NASCOGA Credit Union
*Multi Use Arena
*Butterfield Marker & Diamon Station
*Paid for Workforce Computers for public use at the Library
*Westside youth Center
*Bynum Eye Center
*Brookshire Grocery Store
*Old Church Restored
*What-A-Burger
*New Truck Stop
*Hwy 82 Service Road (Holiday Auto Group)
*Hwy 82 Corridor Study
*Holiday Auto Group Sewer relocation
*Paid for the Branding and Logo
*Paid to build the USPS Building
These are just a few things WEDC/WIDCO has utilized the Sales Tax that is received. On May 1, 2021 Whitesboro citizens voted to approved the expenditure of the Elevated Water Storage Tank. WEDCO/WIDCO plan to continue to utilize the funds received to encourage growth to our economy and quality of life to the Citizens of Whitesboro.
The Type A sales tax is primarily intended for manufacturing and industrial development. EDCs may use Type A revenue to fund land, buildings, equipment, facilities expenditures, targeted infrastructure and improvements for projects including:
manufacturing and industrial facilities, recycling facilities, distribution centers, and small warehouse facilities; research and development facilities, regional or national corporate headquarters facilities, primary job training facilities operated by higher education institutions, job training classes, telephone call centers and career centers not located within a junior college taxing district; certain infrastructure improvements that promote or develop new or expanded business enterprises; With voter approval, Type A EDCs may fund projects eligible under Type B without voting to abolish the Type A tax and impose the Type B tax. In this situation, a Type A EDC must publish notice of its intent to fund a Type B project, hold at least one public hearing and conduct a special election.
The Type B sales tax may be used for any project eligible under Type A rules and several other project types, including quality of life improvements. Type B corporations may pay for land, buildings, equipment, facilities, targeted infrastructure and improvements for:
athletic facilities, tourism and entertainment facilities, convention facilities and public parks; related store, restaurant, concession, parking and transportation facilities; sewer facilities; and affordable housing.
To promote and develop new and expanded business enterprises that create or retain primary jobs, a Type B EDC may fund:
public safety facilities; recycling facilities; demolition of existing structures; general municipally owned improvements; and maintenance and operating costs associated with projects.
Type B EDCs also may seek voter approval to spend Type B sales tax funds for a water supply, water conservation program or cleanup of contaminated property.