BY JACQUELYN BURRER
Officials table bond committee plans Plans for Celina’s bond committee are under review after City Council members tabled a vote on committee appointments to allow more time to clarify the group’s role. The details At their Sept. 9 meeting, council mem- bers delayed approving 17 recommended members for the May 2026 bond committee due to questions about the scope of the committee’s work. City Secretary Ashley Owens said the bond is currently planned at about $400 million spent over five years. The May 2026 package would only include general obligation bond projects, meaning voters would decide on those items. Mayor Ryan Tubbs said the plan limits the commit- tee’s work to $20 million for parks projects.
Council OKs housing for Gates of Prosper An amended development plan is set to add 600 multifamily apartments and 150 single-family lots to the Gates of Prosper. Council members approved amending housing development plans for the Gates of Prosper at their Aug. 26 meeting, with Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Chris Kern and council member Marcus Ray voting against the changes. The decision came after the Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recom- mended denying the amendments Aug. 5, citing concerns about lot sizes and density. Zooming in Council members raised concerns about the density and quality of apartments in Subdistrict 2 but approved the plan with nine added require- ments, including capping two-bedroom apart- ments at 37%, with the rest as one-bedroom units.
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Mayor Pro Tem Amy Bartley said one of her main requirements was that the developer should pursue upscale hospitality and retail tenants to ensure a high-quality project for Prosper residents. “Residents say they don’t want more multifam- ily,” Bartley said. “But they also say they want higher-end retail and restaurants, and you have a developer telling you this is how you get this.” Ray said council members need to “hold the line to be consistent” with Prosper’s established multifamily standards that were adopted in 2024.
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