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BY ADAM DOE, CONNOR PITTMAN & MARY KATHERINE SHAPIRO
Flower Mound officials OK 18-home addition Council approved the subdivision site plan for the 18-home fourth phase of the Montalcino Estates neighborhood, which would have 174 homes including the fourth phase, during the Dec. 1 meeting. The overview The fourth phase will be located within the existing neighborhood with new homes to be built both north and west of the existing Montalcino Boulevard, according to town documents. The lot size for each home will be at least 1 acre. In approving the subdivision site plan, council members also approved several exceptions, such as: • Delaying the benching, or grading, until site plans are approved for each home • Allowing lot-to-lot drainage by installing a
Lewisville ISD may relocate programs Lewisville ISD officials are considering relocating programs hosted at the Student Success Center and Learning Center, following district officials declaring those properties are surplus in August. The details The proposal, presented by LISD Super- intendent Lori Rapp at an early December work session, includes moving the Virtual Learning Academy from the Lewisville Learning Center to Downing Middle School. Rapp also proposed relocating the Disci- plinary Alternative Education Program from the Student Success Center and accelerated credit programs from the Lewisville Learn- ing Center to other campuses. The soonest programs could move new locations would be the 2026-27 school year.
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private drainage system for Lot 48 through Lot 49 • Requiring retaining walls in the neighborhood to be no taller than 5 feet • Allowing the development to impact areas with slopes between 5% and 12% and those with slopes greater than 12% Also of note Council approved a request to remove seven specimen trees from the future neighborhood.
Argyle ISD selects names for 3 new school campuses
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The new middle school, located along FM 407, will be named Scott Gibson Middle School after the former Argyle Middle School principal, who died in 2024. The current Argyle Middle School on US 377 will transition to the district’s second high school and be named Argyle Legacy High School, in the 2027-28 school year.
The Argyle ISD board of trustees approved names for Elementary School No. 5, the new mid- dle school and high school at a Dec. 15 meeting. A closer look Elementary School No. 5, located at 810 FM 407, will be named Michael Ball Elementary School after the retired Hilltop Elementary School counselor.
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Highland Village council discusses DCTA services Highland Village council members discussed the value of services provided by the Denton County Transportation Authority in early December. The gist the organization and levy a half-cent sales tax to finance the system in 2003.
in regards to what we pay in [and] what we get back,” Cox said. Nelson said he wants to “follow in the foot- steps” of DART member cities who are voting to withdraw. “At this point, I don’t see any benefit with regards to DCTA as it pertains to Highland Village,” he said. What’s next Council reached a consensus to remain in DCTA and ask for improved services in January for the citizens of Highland Village.
It costs the city nearly $2 million annually to receive services from DCTA, council member Shawn Nelson said. Council member Kevin Cox said he thinks the best way to move forward is to ask the DCTA board for a rate adjustment. “I think there’s room for negotiation with DCTA
DCTA provides transportation throughout Denton County via rail and bus routes, rides for senior citizens and GoZone, its on-demand ridesharing service. Highland Village voted to join
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