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Prosper Celina Edition VOLUME 1, ISSUE 7 MARCH 29APRIL 29, 2024

Paving new ground

Cars take the last exit o the Dallas North Tollway leading into Prosper on Feb. 27. The tollway will be expanded north once it breaks ground this spring.

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Area growth drives need for $460M Dallas North Tollway extension through Prosper, Celina

residents in the next two decades. Celina can reach 378,000 in the same time, U.S. Census data shows. “It’s a big investment in Celina’s future on how we view regional mobility,” Tubbs said.

the city, and the Dallas North Tollway expansion will bring them greater mobility, Celina Mayor Ryan Tubbs said. As Prosper and Celina see population growth, they also need more lanes to move people around. Prosper is expected to peak at 72,000

BY SAMANTHA DOUTY & COLBY FARR

The Dallas North Tollway expansion will nearly triple the number of lanes oered through Prosper and Celina once it is completed in 2028. Nearly 60% of Celina residents work outside of

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Impacts: The Tavern on Broadway to open in Prosper (Page 7)

Election: Check out a sample ballot for Prosper, Celina (Page 12)

Events: Experience the solar eclipse at a Celina party (Page 17)

Community: Find a local kids’ summer camp (Page 18)

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6 School of Rock The company provides a number of music lessons including guitar, drums, keyboard and singing. • Opening TBD • 5600 W. University Drive, Ste. 70, Prosper • www.schoolofrock.com 7 Squeeze The massage parlor will offer various services such as deep tissue massage, heat therapy, percussion therapy and aromatherapy. Theragun treatment will be offered

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9 Pinspiration Craft Studio The studio will offer DIY crafts, parties, workshops and more. It is unknown when the business will open, but documents filed with the state indicate construction

will be completed in late April. • 821 N. Coleman St., Prosper • www.pinspiration.com

10 Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique The store will offer unlimited bath and grooming services for a monthly price as well as spa treatments, eco-friendly toys and treats made with natural ingredients. An exact opening date is unknown. • 4890 W. University Drive, Ste. 30, Prosper • www.splashanddashvip.com/prosper 11 Raymond Community Park The groundbreaking celebration comes just over a month after work first began on the roughly 67-acre, $20 million park. Construction is expected to finish in summer 2025, Prosper Mayor David Bristol said. • Located at the corner of Coit Road and East First Street • www.prospertx.gov

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12 The Tavern on Broadway The business does not have an official opening date yet, co-owner Erin Cox said in an email. She and her husband, Jason Cox, own the business. The Tavern will offer appetizers, salads, handhelds, entrees,

8 Windsong Veterinary Hospital The veterinary hospital will offer services, such as boarding, diagnostic care and dental care. • Opening April 8 • 1300 N. Teel Parkway, Prosper • www.windsongvet.com

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1 Original ChopShop The menu includes protein bowls, such as the hot honey chicken and hummus bowl, as well as wraps and sandwiches. Original ChopShop will also serve fresh juice, superfruit bowls and parfaits. The restaurant is part of The Crossing at Moore Farms, a 77-acre mixed-use development that will include several other restaurants and retail stores. • Opening in 2025 • Ownsby Parkway and Preston Road, Celina • www.originalchopshop.com

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3 Kumon The learning center will help kids master math and reading, build study skills and reduce test anxiety, according to the website. The center is currently offering virtual classes until the physical location opens. • Opening in early May • 555 S. Preston Road, Ste. 130 • www.kumon.com/celina 4 Methodist Family Health Center The medical clinic will be staffed by board-certified family medicine physician Dr. Annie Nguyen. The clinic will look similar to the Methodist Family Health Center in Prosper. A website for the new clinic is not yet available. • Opening in late June

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5 7 Brew Coffee The drive-thru coffee shop offers drip coffee, specialty drinks, cold brew, lemonade and more. An exact opening is unknown, but documents filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation indicate that construction on the project will wrap up in August. • North Preston Road and Frontier Parkway, Celina • www.7brew.com 6 Collin College The college is set to expand its athletic offerings over the next two years, according to a news release from the school. Over the next two years, the college will add esports, golf and volleyball programs. Esports and men’s and women’s golf are set to start next school year, with women’s volleyball set to follow in 2025-26. • 2505 Kinship Parkway, Celina • www.collin.edu/campuses/celina

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2 Celina Fire Station No. 3 Celina officials plan to unveil the city’s third fire station at two events in the first week of April. Fire Station No. 3, located at the intersection of Ballenger Road and FM 1385, is the city’s first fire station west of Dallas Parkway. The events are planned for April 4 and April 6, Communications Director Joe Monaco said. The April 6 event will be for residents of the Sutton Fields neighborhood, which is directly south of the new station. • Grand openings April 4 and 6 • 4400 FM 1385, Celina • www.celina-tx.gov/196/fire-department

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Government

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Celina officials to consider micro-grants Celina City Council members discussed a poten- tial micro-grant program to help small businesses affected by ongoing and planned city construction during a March 7 meeting. If approved by council members at a future meeting, the grants could help local business owners ease any revenue loss tied to complica- tions with city infrastructure improvements, such as restricting access, Strategic Services Manager Anthony Satarino said. The potential grant amounts are still unknown. The big picture The idea for the program came when a down- town business owner asked city officials in Octo- ber whether any grant programs were available as downtown construction projects continued. The city and the Economic Development Corporation has the authority to create a financial program, Satarino said. Further research and two council presentations in December and February gave city staff a rough idea of how the program would look, but more work is needed before it is finalized for council Prosper, Celina talk wastewater upgrade Prosper and Celina residents could see construction to expand the Upper Trinity Regional Water District Doe Branch Water Reclamation Plant, which serves both com- munities, in the coming years, officials said. In case you missed it Celina and Prosper officials expect to share the cost of the roughly $209.9 million project—each community paying $104.95 million—for the 8 million gallons, according to a March 7 Celina meeting presentation. The plant had recently finished a similar expansion in 2021, but Prosper’s and Celina’s population booms caught developers by surprise, Celina Assistant City Manager Kim Brawner said.

Prosper creates open space focus groups Some Prosper residents are being invited to join input groups to discuss the town’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan. Consultants are starting the data-gather- ing phase for the open space master plan, which has not been updated in nearly a decade, according to a Feb. 13 presentation. Some context The advisory committees include: • The parks and recreation board • The Prosper Youth Sports Commission • Prosper ISD • The Downtown Business Alliance • The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council

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approval, Satarino said. For example, the parameters businesses would need to get a grant and the turnaround time to give out the money are still being figured out, he said. Businesses may be doing poorly financially for reasons other than infrastructure improvements, council member Wendie Wiggington said. “You want to fit into that box but we don’t want to open Pandora’s box,” Mayor Ryan Tubbs said. Going forward City staff will spend the next few months researching and creating parameters for the pro- gram before council members consider it in July, according to a meeting presentation. If approved, business owners could begin sending in grant applications in September. Celina installs outdoor early warning sirens Five new outdoor early warning sirens were installed throughout Celina in mid-February and will now be a part of the city’s public safety process, Emergency Management Coordinator Elizabeth Thomas said. The gist Warning sirens are used to alert residents of severe weather emergencies. The sirens are placed throughout the city at stra- tegically-picked locations including Fire Station No. 3 and the Celina Police Headquarters. “Those locations were picked looking at differ- ent combinations of where city growth is occurring and along where the city has property and is able to easily add those sirens,” Thomas said. Celina officials will follow the North Central Texas Council of Governments’ Outdoor Warning Siren Frame to determine when the sirens will be

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set off, City Manager Robert Ranc said Feb. 23. Events that would set off the sirens include: • A tornado warning anywhere in Celina city limits • Severe thunderstorm warnings indicating winds of 70 mph or more • Hail 1.5 inches or more in diameter Going forward Siren tests will be conducted at noon on the first Wednesday of every month.

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Education

BY HANNAH JOHNSON

Celina ISD elementary attendance boundaries to change in 2024-25 Celina ISD officials approved new attendance zones for elementary schools as the district antici- pates the opening of a new campus in the 2024-25 school year. The district’s board of trustees approved the boundaries during a Feb. 26 meeting. The specifics The fourth elementary school, named Tommie Dobie Bothwell Elementary, is located in the southwest portion of the district in the Cambridge Crossing neighborhood. A portion of Lykins Elementary School’s boundary will be moved to the new elementary school. Bothwell Elementary is expected to open with 518 students and could soon reach 648 in the 2025- 26 school year, according to projected enrollment.

Max prices set for 2 PISD school additions Prosper ISD officials have taken a step toward increasing the student capacity at two of its middle schools before the start of the next school year. The district’s board approved the guaran- teed maximum price for classroom additions at Reynolds and Rogers middle schools Feb. 19. This allows no more than $4.3 million to be spent on the project at Reynolds Middle School, and no more than $3.1 million to be spent on the Rogers Middle School project. The specifics Reynolds Middle will have six classrooms added to its campus, while four classrooms will be added to the academic wing of Rog- ers Middle. Officials said they hope to break ground quickly and have the classrooms finished by Aug. 1.

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District growth O’Dell Elementary’s functional capacity is 750 students. It currently has 830 students and could reach 935 students in 2024-25, according to the estimated enrollment numbers. CISD is forecasted to have 5,367 students in the 2024-25 school year—14% higher than the district’s current enrollment, according to district data. Officials anticipate elementary school atten- dance boundaries to shift again in the 2025-26 school year as CISD’s fifth elementary school is expected to open.

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Election

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Voter Guide

For more election coverage, go to www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide. Election results breakdown Here are local winners and runoff races from the March primary. The runoff election will start with early voting May 20-24 with election day on May 28.

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20.56% Chad Green 36.24% Pam Little 16.26% Matt Rostami 26.94% Jamie Kohlmann State board of education, district 12, Republican

55.17% Scott Grigg 20.22% Cam McCall 24.61% Angela Powell Collin County tax assessor collector, Republican 43.71% Jim Garrison 56.29% Darrell Hale Collin County commissioner, precinct 3, Republican

Incumbent

Winner

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Celina City Council, Place 2 Eddie Cawlfield David Hogue City Council, Place 3 Ghentry Pace Julissa Porcher Andy Hopkins* Celina ISD, Place 6 Kelly Juergens* Vicky Hogue

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April 4: Last day to register to vote April 22: First day of early voting April 30: Last day of early voting May 4: Election day

Prosper Prosper ISD, Place 4 Bill Beavers* Lanford Rodgers Prosper ISD, Place 7

State

28.16% Chuck Branch 32.09% Frederick Frazier Texas House Representative, District 61, Republican

Collin County

Where to vote

Kristin Meier David Webb Drew Wilborn

85.95% Jim Skinner 14.05% Sherwood Holmes Collin County sheriff, Republican

Collin County residents can cast their ballots at any polling location during early voting and election day. Denton County residents can cast their ballots at any polling location during early voting; however, election day locations are by precinct.

Denton County

39.75% Keresa Richardson

Texas House Representative, District 66, Republican

38.1% Rob Altman II 61.9% Dawn Waye Denton County tax assessor collector, Republican

36.28% Wayne Richard 63.72% Matt Shaheen

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approximately 18 days once designs are nished, according to meeting documents. The project is part of the overall Downtown Inner Loop project. What else? 2 Construction to install ower beds along a section of Preston Road should start this fall, ocials said. The project is partially funded by a $600,000 grant from the Texas Department of Transportation and $700,000 in park fees, Parks and Recreation Director Cody Webb said.

Two road-related projects are underway in Celina. The breakdown 1 A concrete alleyway to go behind the Granny’s Bakery on Colorado Street is in its design phase, city sta said. The new alley will run between Pecan Street and Beech Street and is part of the Downtown Inner Loop project, according to an update at a Feb. 13 Celina City Council meeting. Building the alley is expected to cost $73,588 and should take

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Real estate

Nearly 300 homes were sold in the market during February 2024. More than 450 homes were listed on the market during the same time period. Residential market data

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The context

The overview

Ocials have not nalized plans for develop- ment along the tollway. Prosper ocials want to maintain a small- town feel, said Mary Ann Moon, Prosper Economic Development Corporation executive director. In Celina, Tubbs said he would like to see commercial and mixed-use oce space through the corridor similar to Frisco. Celina Methodist Hospital will be the rst major development along the new tollway at the corner of Dallas Parkway and FM 428 when it opens in early 2025.

The North Texas Tollway Authority’s board of directors approved a construction contract with Sinacola in December for the expansion project, which is budgeted at about $460 million. The project will extend the Dallas North Tollway main lanes about 6 miles north from US 380 to FM 428 in Celina. Media Relations Manager Michael Rey said this project is part of the NTTA’s eort to improve traveling conditions for its customers. As the population continues to grow north of US 380, the extension will provide a convenient route for people to travel, he said. When the project nishes, it’s going to drastically improve trac at intersections along the tollway, Prosper’s Engineering Services Director Hulon Webb said. Overpasses will be constructed at: • First Street • Prosper Trail • Frontier Parkway An overpass is planned for Lovers Lane though the intersection hasn’t been built out yet, Webb said. Prosper sta are working with Celina sta on preparing the Frontier Parkway intersection. “I was in Frisco when they were expanding north

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Dallas North Tollway trac (average cars per day) More than 100,000 cars on average are projected to travel the Dallas North Tollway corridor in both directions between US 380 and First Street.

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Drivers will probably experience lane closures throughout the project similar to when DNT over US 380 was under construction between 2020 and 2023, Webb said. Prosper ocials will work with NTTA to minimize lane closures during construction, he said. “There’s still just a lot of cars, and going down to one lane for a limited period of time is going to have an impact on trac,” he said.

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A construction start date has not been determined yet for the project but it is slated to start this spring, Rey said. When the project gets underway, commuters can track progress and road closures via the NTTA’s website.

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February 2020: DNT construction starts on the US 380 overpass March 2023: Overpass opens December 2023: Dallas North Tollway awards contracts for DNT extension from US 380 to FM 428 Spring 2024: Construction to start on main lanes extension 2027: Design of extension from FM 428 to Grayson County line expected to start 2028: Extension to FM 428 scheduled to open

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“It is a great opportunity for development and the generation for sales tax revenue, but we want to make sure

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it ts with the vision of the community.” MARY ANN MOON, PROSPER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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Eclipse Party at the Park Head to Old Celina Park for a chance to glimpse the eclipse. The event will include a live DJ, lawn games, and food and beverages. The first 1,500 residents will receive complimentary eclipse glasses. • April 8, noon-2 p.m. • Free (admission) • Old Celina Park, 12670 FM 428, Celina • Facebook: Celina Eclipse Party at the Park Movie Night on the Square Families are invited to the downtown Celina square to watch “DC League of Super Pets.” The movie is rated PG, and the event will include several vendors offering food and beverages.

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New Resident Mixer This event will provide new Prosper residents a chance to meet their new neighbors and get to know the town departments. They will also have a chance to visit with the mayor and City Council. • April 4, 5-7 p.m. • Free • Prosper Town Hall, 250 W. First St., Prosper • www.prospertx.gov Friday Night Market The monthly event will take place in Downtown Celina and offers attendees a chance to shop local.

• April 12, 7 p.m. • Free (admission) • 302 W. Walnut St., Celina • www.lifeincelinatx.com/movienight

Touch-A-Truck Celina’s annual Touch-A-Truck returns to Old Celina Park. The event offers kids of all ages an interactive experience as they get a chance to explore the city’s vehicles and gadgets. Department representatives will have goody bags and answer questions about the various pieces of equipment. • April 13, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. • Free • Old Celina Park, 12670 FM 428, Celina • www.lifeincelinatx.com/touchatruck

• April 4, 6-9 p.m. • Free (admission) • 302 W. Walnut St., Celina • www.lifeincelinatx.com/fnm

Bean Growing Kit The Prosper Community Library is offering a chance to learn about the life cycle of a bean in this take-home activity that will also include an Earth Day activity. • April 20, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. • Free • 200 S. Main St., Prosper • www.prospertx.gov

Library on the Road Cook Children’s Medical Center will host Prosper’s Library on the Road, which will include a story time. • April 5, 10:30 a.m. • Free • 4100 W. University Drive, Prosper • www.prospertx.gov

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Community Camp Guide

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Prosper ISD Type: academic, music, sports Ages: grades K-12 Dates: May-August Cost: varies by camp • Location varies by camp • www.prosper-isd.net

Here are several summer camps that are available in Celina and Prosper this summer. This list is not comprehensive.

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Celina ISD sports camps Type: sports Ages: vary by camp Dates: June-July Cost: prices vary by camp • Locations vary • www.celinaisd.com/o/ath/page/camps Collin College camps Type: academic, cooking, STEM Ages: vary by camp Dates: June-July Cost: varies by camp • 2505 Kinship Parkway, Celina • www.collin.edu/campuses/celina

Prosper Parks and Recreation camps Type: academic, STEM, sports

Ages: vary by camp Dates: May-August Cost: varies by camp • Location varies by camp • www.prospertx.gov

Prosper Playhouse Type: art, day, music Ages: vary Dates: May-August Cost: $65/half day, $125/full day • 550 Industry Way, Ste. 10, Prosper • www.prosperplayhouse.com

A Joyful Mess Studio Type: arts

Ages: grades 1-5 Dates: May-July Cost: $325/four-day camp • 108 W. Broadway St., Prosper • www.ajoyfulmessartstudio.com/summer-camps

Legacy Hill Church Type: arts, sports Ages: grades K-5 Dates: June-July Cost: Free

School of Rock Type: music

Ages: vary by camp Dates: July-August Cost: $350-$550 • 5600 W. University Drive, Prosper • www.schoolofrock.com/locations/prosper/ music-camps Texas Amps & Axes Type: music Ages: 6-12 Dates: June 17-21, July 15-19 Cost: $250/week • 117 W. Broadway St., Prosper • www.school.texasampsandaxes.com

• 300 E. G.A. Moore Parkway, Celina • www.legacyhillschurch.org/kidscamp

Yamaha Music School Type: music Ages: 6-12 Dates: June-July Cost: call for pricing • 1390 N. Preston Road, Ste. 10, Prosper • www.yamaha.com/us/yms/prosper

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KidStrong Type: sports Ages: 4-9 Dates: May 28-Aug. 2 Cost: $275/four-day camp • 861 N. Coleman St., Prosper • www.kidstrong.com/camp/prosper

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