BY ALEX REECE
Design plans underway for east side dog park Frisco City Council approved a $587,500 contract with Studio tla LLC to design a dog park inside Harold Bacchus Community Park. The gist Forest Bark Dog Park would be the first dog park in east Frisco, according to a Nov. 7 presentation. The dog park would take up a small portion of the about 79-acre overall park. Park features include: • An interactive dog splash pad • New sidewalks and trails • Updated park signage, lighting and irrigation • An observation deck Stay tuned Council’s approval of the contract does not
Council appoints Ponangi to EDC board Frisco City Council members approved FISD board member Gopal Ponangi’s appointment to the Economic Development Corporation's board of directors during a Nov. 7 meeting. In case you missed it Ponangi officially replaces former FISD board member Debbie Gillespie on the EDC board. Her resignation from the board was also approved by council members during the meeting. Gillespie retired from the FISD board last year, Mayor Jeff Cheney said. What’s next? Ponangi will serve the remainder of Gillespie’s three-year term, which expires Sept. 30, 2024.
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R O L A T E R R D . mean any construction will start automatically, Parks and Recreation Director Shannon Coates said. A site plan for Forest Bark will be presented to council at a future meeting once Studio tla LLC officials finish their designs. “One of the key things here will just be the communication to the residents and the neigh- bors while the planning process takes place,” council member Tammy Meinershagen said.
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