BY CONNOR PITTMAN
PISD approves ne arts center lawsuit settlement agreement
After more than two years, a settlement agree- ment could signal the end of a lawsuit over the Robby & Lynore Robinson Fine Arts Center in Plano. Plano ISD trustees unanimously voted to approve the settlement Aug. 20. The lawsuit was led against the district by law rm Peckar & Abramson P.C. on behalf of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. What happened District o cials said settlement details are subject to a con dentiality agreement. McCarthy Building Companies, the construction manager at-risk, sought $11.45 million in damages for alleged breach of contract. The lawsuit claims they were not paid for the project’s entire balance, as previously reported by Community Impact. How we got here The ne arts center was included in PISD’s $481 million 2016 bond program. The 82,000-square-foot facility opened after several delays in July 2023 and
Plano ISD trustees approved a settlement agreement for a lawsuit centered on the ne arts center at the Aug. 20 meeting.
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includes a visual arts gallery, 1,500-seat perfor- mance hall and a black-box theater. Completion was planned for January 2022, then delayed due to district claims of “signi cant crack- ing as a result of poor workmanship and/or design,” as previously reported by Community Impact.
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