BY HEATHER MCCULLOUGH
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What’s next?
If the sales tax proposition fails, town officials plan to ask voters to pass the increase again at the May 2026 election, Schmidt said. “Even though [Harvest] is a small area, it still represents over 15% of what we currently collect in sales tax,” he said. “It’s a significant amount that we don’t want to leave on the table.” Harvest currently has two commercial prop- erties being taxed, Chick-fil-A and McDonald’s, but by the end of 2026, there will be several more retail sites added, said Guy Grivas, Hillwood’s vice president of retail. Hillwood, a real estate and development com- pany, is currently in the first phase of developing a commercial center with over 98,000 square feet of retail, including the 63,000-square-foot Tom Thumb, he said. Groceries are tax exempt, meaning shoppers will not see an increase to grocery items such as eggs, fruits, breads and unprepared foods, Grivas said.
includes approximately 38,000 to 50,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space along I-35W, is anticipated to finish at the end of 2026 or beginning of 2027, he said. The remaining sites will be developed on a deal-by- deal basis, Grivas said.
Tom Thumb is anticipated to open next spring, with much of the retail in Harvest included in the first phase of development close to follow, Grivas said. The second phase of the project, which
Harvest commercial district has 88% of spaces pre-leased for its first phase.
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