1 - Buc-ee's Shadow Site for Lease

8088 MENGE AVENUE IS A 3 ACRE TRACT OF VACANT LAND, WITH APPROXIMATELY 527 FT. FRONTING I-10 AND A 100 FT +/- INTERSTATE VISIBLE PYLON SIGN. THIS PROPERTY IS SITUATED ON ONE OF HARRISON COUNTY'S MOST HEAVILY TRAFFICKED THOROUGHFARES MENGE AVENUE AND I-10 (62,000 VPD). MENGE AVENUE IS THE MAJOR I-10 EXIT FOR PASS CHRISTIAN WHICH EXTENDS FROM I-10 TO THE GULF OF MEXICO GIVING ACCESS TO ALL COMMUNITIES SITUATED ALONG HWY. 90. BUC-EE'S THE TEXAS-BASED CONVENIENCE STORE CHAIN IS REPORTEDLY INVESTING $50 MILLION INTO THEIR DEVELOPMENT APPROX. 400 YARDS FROM 8088 MENGE. BUC-EE'S PLANNED MISSISSIPPI TRAVEL CENTER WILL MEASURE 80,000 SF - LARGER THAN BOTH THE GIANT NEW BUC-EE'S IN THE WORKS FOR SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE, AND THE CURRENT WORLD-RECORD HOLDER IN NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS. HARRISON COUNTY WILL INVEST AN ADDITIONAL $15 MILLION INTO INFRASTRUCTURE TO HELP SUPPORT THE INFLUX OF VISITORS. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE AREA WILL INCLUDE EXPANDING THE MENGE AVENUE EXIT FROM TWO LANES TO FIVE LANES AND LENGTHENING THE RAMPS ENTERING AND EXITING THE INTERSTATE. ALONG WITH CONSTRUCTIONS JOBS DURING THE BUILDING PHASE, THE COMPANY IS ALSO EXPECTED TO CREATE APPROXIMATELY 200 JOBS STARTING AT $15 AN HOUR, AND BRING IN A PROJECTED 5 MILLION VISITORS.