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ABOUT US Owners John and Jennifer Garrett launched Community Impact in 2005, and the company is still locally owned today. We have expanded to include hundreds of team members and have created our own software platform and printing facility. CI delivers 30 localized editions across Texas to more than 2.4 million residential mailboxes. GRAPHIC DESIGNER David Bravo Moreno ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Scott Fritsche, Tay Pavey METRO LEADERSHIP PUBLISHER Leanne Libby MANAGING EDITOR William C. Wadsack MANAGING COPY EDITOR Beth Marshall ART PRODUCTION MANAGER Chelsea Peters CONTACT US 7460 Warren Parkway, Ste. 160 Frisco, TX 75034 • 2146189001 CI CAREERS communityimpact.com/careers PRESS RELEASES plnnews@communityimpact.com ADVERTISING plnads@communityimpact.com Learn more at communityimpact.com/advertising EMAIL NEWSLETTERS communityimpact.com/newsletter SUPPORT US Join your neighbors by giving to the CI Patron program. Funds support our journalistic mission to provide trusted, local news in your community. Learn more at communityimpact.com/cipatron MARKET TEAM EDITOR Michael Crouchley REPORTER Teri Webster
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS MONTH
FROM MICHAEL: Local election season is fast approaching in Plano. With Plano City Council, the Plano ISD board of trustees and the Collin College board of trustees places on the ballot, the upcoming election will give Plano residents a chance to have a voice in issues that e ect them everyday. Check out Community Impact ’s Voter Guide that begins on Page 14, which will give residents a run down of all of the candidates. Early voting begins on April 24, and election day is May 6, so make sure to get out and vote! Also be sure to check out our front-page story, which looks at Plano’s use of $2 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to help address homelessness in the city. The results of the 2023 Point-In-Time count were released on April 13. Data from the count shows the total number of people identi ed as homeless in Plano has risen 16.5% from 2022. If you’re looking to help, ip to Page 18 for more information on nonpro t organizations that assist the homeless in the area as well as resources for those experiencing homelessness. Michael Crouchley, EDITOR
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