Starbucks will pay $260,000 up front for these infrastructure improvements, but city councilors agreed to forgo 100 percent of the business’ gross receipt taxes they would pay to Belen until that amount is reimbursed to the company which is estimated to be about 14 years.
The Belen City Council and the MRGCD Board of Directors both approved a memorandum of understanding in which they agree to help prevent west mesa arroyo rain flows from breaching irrigation ditches and flooding the Hub City.