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BY HANNAH JOHNSON & ALEX REECE
Prosper ISD could partner with Frisco for $350M arts center
Prosper ISD may partner with the city of Frisco to build a performing arts center. The potential partnership would combine the district’s performing arts center project, which voters approved in a 2023 bond, with the city of Frisco’s plans for a performing arts center. The potential partnership was presented during a Pros- per ISD board meeting on Oct. 21 and no o cial plans have been approved. Frisco o cials have discussed building an arts center for years. A feasibility study from 2018 ended with Frisco City Council members stating they would wait for a private partner before developing a center. The speci cs The city of Frisco con rmed it nalized a letter of intent with Broadway Across America in an Oct. 28 news release. The letter is non-binding but secures a promise to collaborate on the project. Frisco would need to call a bond in 2025 to pay for the project. PISD presented a $350 million cost breakdown on Oct. 21. Frisco estimates put costs at $340 million, according to the release. More infor- mation is expected to be announced in November. PISD o cials hope to sign their own letter of intent with Frisco and pursue the idea further, Deputy Superintendent Greg Bradley said. Sorting out details The proposed Frisco Center for the Arts would include a 2,800-seat large hall and a 300-400-seat community hall. The large hall would host touring Broadway shows and large PISD events. The district would have access to national touring and venue management training professionals through the
If the city and school district pursue their partnership, it will include both a Broadway-sized, 2,800-seat venue and a smaller 400-seat theater dedicated to Prosper ISD performances (pictured).
RENDERING COURTESY THEATRE PROJECTS
partnership, which would bene t PISD students, Bradley said. The community hall would be predominantly used by PISD year-round. The center would be located within the 7.5 square miles of overlapping PISD and city of Frisco land. Frisco City Council members said during a Sept. 17 council meeting they were on track to choose a location for the facility in January 2025 now that a Broadway partner has shown interest. The Frisco-PISD land use arrangement would ensure the district would not need to pay for any land and allow any PISD-owned properties to remain available for future educational purposes.
Proposed facility funding Funding would need to be a joint e ort. Costs are subject to change, according to Oct. 28 data.
Community donations: $100M
City of Frisco: $150M
Total $350M
Prosper ISD: $100M
SOURCES: CITY OF FRISCO, PROSPER ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT
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