Argyle has always been considered a quaint town that has never had much commercial real estate attention other than a few restaurants and little stores. However, that is all about to change. Argyle is now getting a Brookshire’s grocery store, located behind Hilltop Elementary.

“I’ve been town manager for fourteenth months now,” Charles West, Argyle Town Manager, said. “And all I have heard from the start is that Argyle needs a grocery store, and Brookshire’s was interested.”

Getting a grocery store should do a lot of things for the town of Argyle, one being the boost in the community’s economy.

“Brookshire’s will be a great economic generator for the community,” West said. Instead of having to spend money in the surrounding areas, Brookshire’s will provide the citizens of Argyle an opportunity to spend their dollars in their own town.”

Though there are positives to the building of the new grocery store, there has been some controversy with the fact that Brookshire’s will be selling alcohol so close to the elementary school. However, the city council wants to make sure that everything that occurs in Argyle is in the community’s best interest.

“We’re taking all of these concerns into account,” West said. “This is all part of the site plan, we still have a long ways to go.”

The plan should be executed in about a year. However, they are making a lot of process. Brookshire’s just got their entitlements, stating that they can build a store in that specific location.

In addition, there has been some controversy with the concern that Argyle is becoming too commercial, and that it is no longer the small, country town it used to be.

“It’s change,” West said. “But I’ve seen this occur in other communities as well. Our job, as the city council, is to look at both sides and make sure that everyone’s rights are protected. Can we make everyone happy? No, we cannot. We just need to do what is best for the town.”