About JEDC
The Justin Economic Development Corporation provides many useful resources, including site selection assistance, demographic analysis, incentives, and connections to local real estate professionals and groups.
Currently, we have two sales tax boards to encourage and improve economic development in our community. City Council passed Ordinance 646-18 that allows the 4A Economic Development Corporation to fund 4B Community Development Corporation eligible projects.
Type A - Economic Development
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;
- aviation facilities;
- commuter rail, light rail or commuter bus operations;
- port-related facilities, railports, rail switching facilities, marine ports, inland ports; and
- maintenance and operating costs associated with projects.
Meeting Location: Justin City Hall
Meeting Time: Second Thursday of the month at 6:00pm
- Place 1: Doug Shaw, President
- Place 2: James Clark
- Place 3: VACANT
- Place 4: VACANT
- Place 5: Justin Lemish, Vice President
- Place 6: Jonathan Garner
- Place 7: Charlotte Moore
Type B - Community Development
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:
- professional and amateur sports and athletic facilities, tourism and entertainment facilities, convention facilities and public parks;
- related store, restaurant, concession, parking and transportation facilities;
- related street, water and 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;
- streets, roads, drainage and related improvements;
- demolition of existing structures;
- general municipally owned improvements; and
- maintenance and operating costs associated with projects.
Meeting Location: Justin City Hall
Meeting Time: Fourth Thursday of the month at 5:30pm.
Since 2003, the Justin Community Development Corporation has been involved in improving the quality of life for Justin citizens and businesses. We strive to be diligent stewards of the resources allocated through a one-fourth cent sales tax to make Justin a community working towards a balance of growth and stability. We desire to be wise in our growth while honoring our heritage.
Our vision is to strengthen and promote Justin as a viable economic center while maintaining a desirable quality of life for our current and future residents.
Our mission statement is to work together with citizens and local businesses in order to create the following:
- an environment attractive to responsible business practices
- revitalization while maintaining the historic appeal
- business retention and expansion
- job growth
- development of open space and recreational opportunities
- Place 1: Mike Russ
- Place 2: Marcella Nichols
- Place 3: Johanna Belwood, Secretary
- Place 4: Robert Heygster
- Place 5: Chrissa Hartle, President
- Place 6: Gladys Williams
- Place 7: Elizabeth Woodall, Vice President