A grant from the city wasn't enough to help Augie's Alamo City BBQ, which finally closed after four years of street construction on lower Broadway.
Augie's Barbecue, located on Broadway officially announced their closure on Thursday following years of business-impacting construction along the corridor.Since summer 2020, guests seeking a bite at Augie’s Alamo City BBQ have been “dodging barricades and bulldozers” due to construction along lower Broadway, said owner Augustine “Augie” Cortez Jr.Get the latest San Antonio news delivered to your inbox every morning.Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription.
“I’d rather not ask you for money. I’d rather have accessibility for my guests,” he said at the time, during a small business town hall meeting hosted by Maestro Entrepreneur Center and attended by a handful of City Council members and a phalanx of city staff. “We thought the pandemic was our biggest challenge,” she said, “but four years of street shutdowns provides no hope for survival. We are not against the new developments and improvements, we want them too, but our small businesses should not be forced to choose between saving their business versus having a new street.”
Council will be considering a line item in future budgets for construction mitigation, and City Manager Erik Walsh said Wednesday that the city is also exploring how CPS Energy and SAWS might be able to offer some utility bill relief as part of an ongoing program.
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