Plano South | July 2025

Government

BY JACQUELYN BURRER & MICHAEL CROUCHLEY

Drainage study set near Collin Creek will not delay project Plano City Council approved a drainage analysis contract June 9 for Spring Creek and its surrounding watershed from 15th Street to Plano Parkway. The analysis comes after the city identi- ed errors in the previous oodplain modeling by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to city documents. What you need to know After the error in FEMA’s oodplain modeling was corrected, the new model showed the culverts were overtopping south of 15th Street, meaning the water was rising above the culverts and spilling out. This modeled scenario presents a potential ood risk in a portion of the road that circles the mall in the case of a 100-year ood—a ood event with a 1% chance to occur in any given year.

Harrington Park updates considered The Plano Planning and Zoning Com- mission approved a revised site plan for Harrington Park June 2, adding two pickleball courts and other improvements. Zooming in The new site plan would expand the park- ing lot northward, and add yard games like corn hole and horseshoe west of the existing parking lot. The new plan would also add two pickleball courts near the parking lot expansion, along with additional concrete trails, connecting to Chisholm Trail.

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The Collin Creek Mall redevelopment project will not be delayed by the study, Plano Director of Special Projects Peter Braster said. “There are dierent ways to solve the problem, so this study is going to tell us which is the best way,” he said. “But, none of that will slow down the work on Collin Creek.” What’s next After identifying the best solution, the next phase will require new design plans and approval by council.

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Plano to increase parks and rec fees

Plano OKs $300K grant for local retail center upgrades Plano residents can expect to see upcoming exterior upgrades and design improvements to the Parker Plaza West retail center located o Custer Road. The details At its June 23 meeting, Plano City Council Parker Plaza West

Plano residents can expect higher fees for a variety of Parks and Recreation services beginning July 1. What happened Plano City Council approved a revised Parks and Recreation fee schedule. Susie Hergenrader, assistant director for recreation, said at the meeting the increase in fees are primarily to help relieve costs associated with ination. The following services will see an increase in fees: • After-hour pool rental • Pool party packages • Facility room rental • Nature & retreat center rental • High Point tennis courts membership and rental • Courtyard Theater and Cox Playhouse rental • Recreation memberships

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unanimously approved an economic development incentive agreement to support facade enhance- ments for the retail center and its businesses. The agreement allocates $300,000 in grant fund- ing toward the property rehabilitation. The property owners are planning $4 million of improvements in total, according to city documents. The retail spaces at 2129 and 2109 W. Parker Road, which are leased out and managed by Harkinson Dewan Commercial, will be the focus of the upgrades. Parker Plaza West was originally developed in 1974 and has not undergone widespread infra- structure or building improvements since opening, according to city documents. Per the documents, the agreement includes: • a $295,000 retail revitalization grant to support facade improvements, including upgrades to

parking lots, building exteriors and lighting as well as ensuring ADA-compliance • a $5,000 fee reimbursement grant to oset city-related permitting, building, engineering and planning fees Some context Plano launched its new retail revitalization grant program in February 2024. According to city documents, the program has also provided funding for other sites, including a $98,000 grant for a shopping center at the north- west corner of Jupiter Road and 14th Street, and a $25,000 grant for a retail center at the northeast corner of Park Boulevard and K Avenue.

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