BY JACOB VAUGHN
Frisco to receive federal housing funds The city of Frisco will receive $850,410 in federal grant funding to support housing affordability and social services for low- to moderate-income residents. Frisco City Council approved a five-year plan for the funds, totaling $850,410 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, at a meeting Aug. 5. The money comes in the form of a Community Development Block Grant, or CDBG. The specifics The funds will be spent in a number of ways recommended by the city’s Social Services and Housing Board. Most of the money—about $516,388— will go toward public improvement and infrastructure projects that have yet to be determined, according to city documents.
Frisco mosquito pool tests positive for West Nile virus A mosquito pool tested positive for West Nile virus this week in Frisco, according to a July 18 city news release. This was the third test pool that has tested MAIN ST.
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positive for the virus in July. Last year, 28 positive test pools were identified. In response, the city sprayed for mosquitoes. The details The positive mosquito pool was located near the intersection of River Trail and Copper Point Lane, and a third-party contractor ground sprayed in the area. Spraying happened in parts of these
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• Westfalls Village What else? Frisco has seen three mosquito pools test positive this season. City officials test for mosquito pools from May 1 through Nov. 15, a practice outlined in Frisco’s Mosquito Surveillance and Response Plan.
neighborhoods: • Village Lakes
• Crosspointe Park • Park Place Estates • Pearson Farms • Heritage Village
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