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Bransford Elementary student Charlie Geary works on an interactive whiteboard while her teacher Julianna Gregston looks on. Replacement whiteboards throughout the district are part of Proposition B in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD’s 2024 bond package.

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$150M GCISD bond to address aging facilities, update technology

propositions with no increase to the current tax rate. “GCISD [can] issue $150 million of new bonds without increasing the existing [debt service] tax rate above its current level of $0.1957 cents,” Chief Financial Ocer Derick Sibley said.

propositions would address the district’s aging infrastructure, maintain its instructional technology eort and update and replace equipment at the swim center, ocials said. District ocials have said that due to paying o previous debt early, as well as homes in the district increasing in value, voters can approve these

BY MARK FADDEN

The $150 million bond package on the May 4 ballot would provide Grapevine-Colleyville ISD ocials funding they said is essential to update educational and support spaces across the district. If approved, the funding from the three bond

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6 Alpha Men’s Health The clinic offers free testosterone checks and free weight consultations. • Opened Jan. 16 • 231 W. Southlake Blvd., Ste. 120, Southlake • www.txtestosterone.com 7 Metroplex Piano The business sells pianos and also offers tuning, repairs, storage or help moving pianos. • Opened Feb. 3 • 2360 SH 114, Southlake • www.metroplexpiano.com 8 Daddy’s Chicken Shack The Houston-based company serves pressure-cooked and grilled chicken, offering “food like the photos,” according to the website. • Grand opening April 6 • 4717 Colleyville Blvd., Ste. 100, Colleyville • www.daddyschickenshack.com Woofie’s The business offers mobile pet services that include dog walking, grooming, pet sitting and more. • Opened March 9 • www.woofies.com/grapevine

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1 Ulete The multisports facility offers a variety of services with fields available for soccer, flag football, baseball and lacrosse. • Opened March 4 • 2308 Dean Way, Southlake • www.uletesports.com 2 Cookie Society The bakery offers a rotating menu of cookie flavors as well as a limited variety of other treats. • Opened March 1

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10 The Capital Grille The upscale steakhouse specializes in dry aged steaks, seafood and wine. • Estimated late spring opening • 1201 E. SH 114, Ste. 100, Southlake • www.thecapitalgrille.com

• Relocated Jan. 29 • 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Ste. 606, Grapevine • www.zumiez.com

Relocations

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14 Crush It Sports Lounge The expansion will add 3,800 square feet to house six duckpin bowling lanes, an interactive dart game and additional arcade games. • Expansion to be complete in June

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16 Marshall Grain Co. The garden center and pet supply store had been headquartered in Grapevine since 2009. The new retail store features a showroom, a warehouse, a greenhouse, a nursery and corporate offices. The company’s landscape division will also be based at the location. Marshall Grain Co. will offer online ordering; curbside pickup; and deliveries to Colleyville, Grapevine, Southlake, Hurst, Euless and Bedford. • Relocated March 1 • 5311 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville • www.marshallgrain.com

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Government

City sells 5.8 acres to real estate company Colleyville City Council sold nearly 6 acres in the southern portion of town during the Feb. 20 meeting. The 5.886 acres was sold to Big Sky Real Property #1, Inc., a development arm of Venture DFW, according to Assistant City Manager Mark Wood. The details The city will get a little more than $3.07 million for the property. Wood said the prop- erty would be a mixed-used development.

Plans underway for Veteran’s Memorial, public art project

The city of Southlake approved plans for one piece of public art and is starting the process of creating a Veteran’s Memorial at Bicentennial Park. Milenka Lopez, assistant to the director of community services, presented the plan for the Veteran’s Memorial that would be near the city’s 9-11 Memorial Statue during a council work session Feb. 20. Following that, council approved a contract with Vito DiBari for public art at the Department of Public Safety West building. The specics Lopez said the total funding for public art was $570,070 before a contract to not exceed $100,000 was approved later in that meeting for DiBari, a Miami-based artist. DiBari was chosen out of four nalists. He

Southlake council approved a concept plan for public art at the Department of Public Safety West building.

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submitted ve concepts to the Southlake Arts Council. The concept that was picked is a V-shaped piece with wings and the city of Southlake logo, as well as crests from the police and re departments. For the Veteran’s Memorial project, Lopez said a call for artists by the arts council should happen in late 2024.

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TAD victim of ransomware attack; hackers seek $700K The Tarrant Appraisal District is facing a ransomware attack. The details The board met March 25 and revealed the website issues the tax entity had announced the previous week were a cyber attack. It was also announced the hackers want $700,000 from the district. “The [TAD] has been the victim of a crim- inal ransomware attack,” Chief Appraiser Joe Don Bobbit said in a March 26 news release. “We have reported this incident to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Texas Department of Information Resources, and will cooperate with any resulting investigation.”

Grapevine City Council OK’d a plan to remove and relocate the Bushong Cabin to allow for three homes.

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Council approves agreement for future home sites

An old site of a cabin could soon become the location for three new single-family residences in Grapevine. Grapevine City Council approved a memo- randum of understanding between the city and JI Land to relocate the historical Bushong Farm Cabin and clear land for up to three new homes during the March 5 meeting.

Two-minute impact The city will pay JI Land—the owner of the land where the cabin is located—$200,000 for the removal and relocation of the cabin within 30 days. Per the agreement, the property owner will be required to le for new residences and cannot build more than three new homes.

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2024

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Tarrant Appraisal District, Place 3 Chuck Kelley Matt Bryant Lee Henderson Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board of trustees, Place 1 Shannon Braun* Cynthia Rial Graham Grapevine-Colleyville ISD board of trustees, Place 2 Michael Alfred Dalia Begin Grapevine-Colleyville ISD propositions Proposition A: The issuance of $134,236,405 of bonds by the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District for school facilities, and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. This is a property tax increase. Proposition B: The issuance of $10,225,554 of bonds by the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District for technology equipment and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. This is a property tax increase. Proposition C: The issuance of $5,538,041 of bonds by the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District for Swim Center improvements and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the

Westlake Council special election Mike Asselta David Ricci Westlake Council regular election David Quint* Tammy Reeves Loi Lin Trophy Club Council, Place 3 Dennis Sheridan* Wendie Bailey Trophy Club Council, Place 4 Rhylan Row Garry Ash Northwest ISD board of trustees, Place 2 Mark Schluter* Amanda J. Smith Tarrant Appraisal District, Place 1 Eric Morris Sayeda Bilqees Syed Trae Fowler Tarrant Appraisal District, Place 2 Callie Rigney Eric B. Crile

Dates to know

April 4: Last day to register to vote April 22: First day of early voting April 30: Last day of early voting

May 4: Election day and the last day to receive ballot by mail (or May 6 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at location of election)

Where to vote

Tarrant County residents can vote at any polling location during early voting or on election day. Visit www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/elections.html for polling locations.

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Local elections Grapevine City Council, Place 2 Sharron (Spencer) Rogers* Jason Rash Colleyville City Council, Place 6 Tim Raine

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What would your top priorities be if you are elected? Tarrant Appraisal District board of directors At-Large Place 1

What would your top priorities be if you are elected? Tarrant Appraisal District board of directors At-Large Place 2

What would your top priorities be if you are elected? Tarrant Appraisal District board of directors At-Large Place 3

Eric Morris Occupation: Pharmacy technician Relevant experience: Currently on City Council for Haltom City www.electericmorris.com

Callie Rigney Occupation: Homemaker Relevant experience: Colleyville Mayor Pro Tem / City Council, 2018-current / TIF Board / CCCPD Board / CEDC Board www.votecallierigney.com

Charles “Chuck” Kelley Occupation: IT consultant/ architect Relevant experience: 6 years, Colleyville City Council, Place 5 / 2 years, Colleyville Planning & Zoning www.facebook.com/chuck4tad

My plan to reform TAD has three steps: 1. I will always advocate for taxpayers, not the taxing entities; 2. I will work towards moving TAD to a three-year appraisal system instead of yearly; 3. I will fight for an annual appraisal increase limit of 5% on residential properties

I will work to improve TAD software, ensure property owners are heard during the appeals process, and I’ll be accessible to the people to continue to move TAD in a positive direction.

Establish good communications with the rest of the board and lead assessor. Work with IT to document and resolve all computer systems issues. Review and rewrite the appraisal and appraisal review processes to make them easily understood and auditable (No more unexplainable appraisal markdowns).

Sayeda Bilqees Syed Occupation: Mechanical engineer Relevant experience: Tarrant Appraisal Review Board: two years, Colleyville Planning and Zoning Commission/CIP Advisory since 2019-present www.facebook.com/sayeda4tad

Eric B. Crile Occupation: Firefighter/ paramedic

Matt Bryant Occupation: Real estate investor Relevant experience: Southlake Carroll ISD board of trustees. Texas Instruments process engineer. Nova Measuring Instruments VP sales. www.electmattbryant.com

Relevant experience: Property owner. Taxpayer. Community HOA board member. www.facebook.com/crilefortad

I plan to work for real and lasting comprehensive appraisal reform that touches every aspect of the service that TAD provides to residential and commercial property owners as well as the hundreds of taxing entities that TAD serves. My top priority is to serve taxpayers and fight for their rights.

The time is ripe for new software. There is a new chief appraiser. A perfect opportunity for him and the board to explore a transition. A thorough review and audit of the IT department. Finally, get TAD out of the news and back to the business of fair property valuation.

Be an advocate for the taxpayer. Reform TAD. Deliver fair and accurate valuations.

Trae Fowler Occupation: Self employed: business owner 31 years Relevant experience: Mayor/ councilman-13 years. Developer, home builder, property owner-31 years. www.traefortad.com

Lee Henderson Occupation: Public policy & advocacy strategist Relevant experience: Public policy experience, multiple board service, lifelong Tarrant County resident www.leehenderson.org

Transitioning to a biannual from annual appraisals is my top priority as a board member. This change aligns better with real estate market dynamics and property owners' appraisal periods, reducing appeal congestion and fostering more informed hearings, ultimately ensuring fairness and accuracy in property valuation.

We have to get the priorities straight. One of the powers of the office is the approval of the TAD annual budget. Let’s look at the personnel plan as part of the budget—let’s compare that to other urban central appraisal districts? Are we right-sized? Do we have the right disciplines?

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From the cover

$150M GCISD bond to address aging facilities, update technology

Put in perspective

In a nutshell

Sibley said there are three factors that would allow the district to add $150 million in debt without affecting the tax rate. “First, GCISD’s current bond payments decline over time,” he said. Second, Sibley said the district’s tax base is antic- ipated to grow at 6% in each of the next three years and remain constant thereafter, which will generate additional revenue to repay bonds from the same debt service tax rate of $0.1957 per $100 valuation. Finally, Sibley said GCISD officials plan on using approximately $15 million of the existing debt service fund balance to help subsidize the interest and sinking tax rate, also known as debt service, during fiscal years 2024-25 through 2028-29. Maintenance and operations, or M&O, budgets fund daily operating costs and recurring expendi- tures, such as staff salaries, utilities and supplies. Interest and sinking funds can only be used to repay debt for capital projects approved by voters through bond elections.

Chief Operations Officer Paula Barbaroux said some of the items in proposition A include replacing: • Roofs • HVAC equipment • Sewer lines that have corroded or cracked • Buses that are more than 15 years old or have more than 150,000 miles Chief Technology Officer Kyle Berger said Proposition B contains device refreshments— such as laptops—for staff and students as well as technology for teachers, including interactive whiteboards. Berger said the useful life for instructional technology includes five years for laptops; five to nine years for interactive whiteboards, 3D printers and other specialty equipment; and 10 years or more for network infrastructure upgrades. Proposition C would update and replace equipment to address corrosion and other issues at the GCISD swim center. “When you walk in there, you look up at the ceiling and see the gaping holes,” Colleyville resident Jessica Rajian said at a March 6 community bond meeting. “My daughter gets into the car after swimming and it takes until the next morning for the chlorine smell to get out of the car.” Barbaroux said the facility, built in 1994, is used six days a week by several groups, including: • Student athletes from Colleyville Heritage and Grapevine high schools • Youth swim teams • First responders and military groups

• Staff for swim lessons • Residents for lap swim and water aerobics Barbaroux said swim center improvements include adding a chloramine evacuation system to improve indoor air quality, replacing pool-related equipment, replacing HVAC and electrical equipment, replacing retractable bleachers and making ceiling repairs. “Facilities tend to age in place when you have as many students going through our buildings as we do and using things,” Barbaroux said. “Equipment, by its nature, has a useful life.”

PROPOSITION A: $134.24M

$68.49M Facility deficiencies $23.82M Safety & security $20.78M Campus, equipment & program updates

Technology infrastructure $17.58M

Maintenance & operation tax rate

Interest & sinking tax rate

*PROJECTED

Transportation $3.57M

$0.3217

$0.0 $0.3 $0.6 $0.9 $1.2 $1.5 $1.8

$0.2217

$0.1957

PROPOSITION B

$0.1957

Instructional technology $10.23M

PROPOSITION C

Swim center improvements $5.54M

NOTE: PROPOSITION AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN ROUNDED

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The backstory

What’s next

At the March 6 community bond presentation, Superintendent Brad Schnautz said the district’s tax rate is the lowest it has been in 25 years, and it has been reduced by more than 47 cents over the last five years. This year’s bond is different in scope from GCISD’s last bond in 2016, which came in at just under $250 million. It included a new elementary school, the addition of two multipurpose facilities and a plan to transform former library areas into learning commons. To get a comprehensive overview of facility conditions and infrastructure needs, Barba- roux said district officials took a multipronged approach. “The district’s architectural firm conducted facility assessments and interviewed campus leaders,” she said. “Each campus leader and each department leader assessed campus or department equipment, furniture, facilities conditions and systems conditions. The district’s

State of facilities

The three propositions on the ballot will include the statement, “This is a property tax increase,” per state law. That law was passed to hold school districts to the state’s strict financial responsibility standards. “Your taxes won’t go up due to the GCISD tax rate, because it’s not changing,” Schnautz said. “Your taxes will go up because your home value will appreciate.” Should the entire bond, or any of the propositions not pass on May 4, Schnautz said the district could come back in November after gathering information on why an item was not supported to try again. He compared the facility and infrastructure updates and improvements in this bond to managing home improvement costs. “My home was built in 1992, and I had to replace my roof [a few] years ago because it was time,” Schnautz said. “If I didn’t, then we’d have some serious problems.”

As part of its Dec. 11 report, the bond advisory committee found:

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average age of GCISD schools

of schools are more than 20 years old

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demographer assessed enrollment trends by campus.” District officials also looked to the long-range planning committee and the bond advisory committee—both of which include community stakeholders and staff members—for their input, Barbaroux said. “The bond advisory committee reviewed recommendations and determined what items to include in the bond package,” Barbaroux said.

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Education

Transportation

BY MARK FADDEN & JONATHAN PERRIELLO

BY MIRANDA JAIMES

Bridge replacement takes shape in Southlake Work to replace the bridge on North White Chapel Boulevard in Southlake is making progress. In March, crews worked to install stronger infrastructure on the east half of the project. On the west half, crews made progress on utility relocation. Contractors are also completing grading for the roadway leading up to the bridge

Carroll ISD appoints new board member to ll vacant Place 5 seat Southlake resident Renee Bottom took the oath of oce for Place 5 on the Carroll ISD school board and settled into her seat at the dais during a Feb. 26 meeting. The seat has been vacant since Hannah Smith resigned from the position last year after moving out of the area. The board has only been fully staed for two or three months over the last three years, board President Cameron Bryan said. “We are super happy that we now have a full seven on our board,” Bryan said. The board voted to ll the vacancy and canceled the May election after no other candidates led to run. Bottom and Bryan took Places 5 and 4, respectively.

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GCISD estimated revenues Grapevine-Colleyville ISD total revenues are expected to increase by a little over $3 million in the 2024-25 scal year.

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Grapevine

FY 2023-24 (amended)

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Snakey Lane closes until summer On March 14, a full road closure of Snakey Lane in Grapevine went into eect. The details The closure aects the road from Silver- crest Lane to Kimball Road. While the road is closed, crews will conduct necessary work to replace the 12-inch sanitary sewer line, a news alert from the city states. Snakey Lane is expected to reopen this summer.

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The bridge over the Kirkwood Branch Creek on White Chapel Boulevard in Southlake is closed for construction.

Trustees examine FY 202425 revenue projections Early projections show revenue will increase next scal year for Grapevine-Colleyville ISD. GCISD Chief Financial Ocer Derick Sibley presented his report on scal year 2024-25 pre- liminary revenue projections at the GCISD board’s regular meeting March 25. Zooming in In terms of revenue, Sibley said that local revenue is projected to increase nearly $6 million from to $163 million from $157.22 million. Sibley said when state and federal funds are included, the total FY 2024-25 estimated revenue is $178.65 million. “These are the initial projections,” Sibley said. “This is a continual process until we adopt a budget. These projections are subject to change as we go forward over the next three months.” Besides increasing revenue, Sibley said $2.07 million in stang reductions could reduce expen- ditures, since student enrollment is decreasing.

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When the project is complete, the elevation of the road and the bridge will be raised, and a pedestrian pathway will be added to the west side. These projects together are meant to improve drainage and prevent ooding. The $6.9 million project is being done with Southlake and Denton County and is slated for a late 2024 completion date.

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Capital improvement projects focus on infrastructure, parks

The cities of Grapevine, Colleyville and South- lake are focused on infrastructure and parks among notable items in each capital improvement project budget for the fiscal year 2023-24. Colleyville The approved projects, typically called CIP, for Colleyville totals $22.8 million, with the largest amount of any categories going to street improvement. Road projects of note include: • Design work for Cheek-Sparger Road expansion from Heritage Avenue to Bedford Road • Intersection improvements at Glade Road and Roberts Road near the new Colleyville Recre- ation Center • Tinker Road water, drainage and road recon- struction from Pleasant Run to SH 26 Other projects include Heroes Park, which is located next to city hall. Grapevine The city of Grapevine’s projects for the fiscal year will see two areas account for more than 75% of the funding. Water and wastewater plant updates—$20 mil- lion—and the service center rebuild—$15 million— will be the two key items for the city. Officials expect to spend $45 million this fiscal year. Chief Financial Officer Jeff Strawn said parks will also be addressed with $2.8 million going toward the new 15-acre Settlers Park near Bass Pro Shop. The park is closed during construction, according to Parks and Recreation Planning Manager Kathy Nelson. There will also be renovations at Grapevine Golf

Colleyville

Grapevine

Southlake

Streets: $5.8M Parks and recreation: $4.6M

Water: $9M Mobility: $8.9M Facilities: $13.1M

Water/wastewater plants: $20M

Service center rebuild: $15M Parks and recreation: $4.2M Other: $3.8M Quality-of-life projects: $2M

Wastewater: $4.3M Facilities: $4.2M Other: $3.9M

Parks: $7.5M Other: $3.1M

$22.8M total

$45M total

$41.6M total

SOURCES: CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, CITY OF GRAPEVINE, CITY OF SOUTHLAKE/COMMUNITY IMPACT

Water projects account for $9 million. There will be water line work, lift stations and pump station improvements coming. Traffic projects include Continental Boulevard and South Peytonville Avenue intersection improvements, speed studies to look at ways to increase the safety of roads, and work on SH 114. The latter includes reconfigured on- and off- ramps along the highway between Dove Road and Kimball Avenue. “This arrangement reduces the overall traffic volume at local intersections and improves traffic flow in these heavily used areas,” Director of Public Works Robert Cohen said.

Course, which will have an event venue added that could be used for weddings or parties. Southlake The city of Southlake will address facility improvements and focus on traffic mobility. Facilities account for $13.1 million of the $41.6 million capital improvement projects budget. A bulk of that—$8.6 million—will be for the munici- pal service center and public safety training tower project. The relocation of the city’s Emergency Operations Center to the first level of the Depart- ment of Public Safety Headquarters is on the list. A new addition is a Southlake Visitor Information and Amenity Center at Southlake Town Square.

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BY CODY THORN

Ocials work to save money on Recreation Center renovations

When the Colleyville Recreation Center opens this summer, it will be the latest facility that was renovated with the city’s workforce. The city purchased the former Colleyville Cove- nant Church in 2022 and has worked to transform it into a functional community space. The backstory Using the city’s workforce helps the city save money, ocials said. “Our goal is to try to utilize the skillset that we have available to us,” City Manager Jerry Ducay said. In the case of the recreation center, the city is tapping into the skills of employees to help renovate this project. Employees from multiple city depart- ments have played a role in transforming the former church’s sanctuary into a basketball gym and other remodeling projects, Ducay said. Put in perspective City ocials had set aside $1.5 million to

renovate the church but has saved nearly $1 million on the project by doing the work in-house, according to Assistant City Manager Mark Wood. The city had an architect estimate of $710,000 to construct administrative oces near the gym. Wood said the cost has been around $50,000 by using city employees. Another example inside the recreation center was the demolition of walls in what were formerly Sunday school classrooms. This carried an initial estimate of $32,000, but Wood said the city has spent about $2,000 on that project. The city also used its sta to make a restroom compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the landscaping was done in-house as well, Ducay said. “Every dollar we can save is one dollar that we either don’t have to ask our taxpayers for or we can [use to] fund another, much-needed project that our taxpayers want to see come about,” Ducay said.

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About 80 homes in the area were sold during February 2024. More than 200 homes were listed on the market during the same month. Residential market data

Average days on the market

February 2023

February 2024

-10.5%

+31.58%

-27.27%

+2,750%

76051

76034

76092

76262

377

2499

114

121

76262

76092

76051

170

Median home sales price

February

2023

2024

76034

114

121

$530,000 $965,836 $1,072,000 $565,000

$530,000 $969,500 $1,390,000 $619,000

76051

Homes sold by price point

76034

February 2024

76092

$1 million+

76262

$700,000-$999,999

$400,000-$699,999

Number of new listings

$100,000-$399,999

+37.1%

+20.69%

+50%

+67.44%

<$100,000

MARKET DATA COMPILED BY COLLIN COUNTY AREA REALTORS • WWW.CCAR.NET

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76034

76092

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and casino games. All money raised goes to fund CISD teachers. • April 20, 6:30 p.m. • $150 (general admission) • The Westin Southlake, 1200 E. SH 114, Southlake • www.carrolleducationfoundation.org The World at Westlake Gala Westlake Academy Foundation will host an international festival with live and silent auctions, and culinary experiences reflecting the school’s diverse community. Proceeds benefit the school’s teachers. • April 27, 6 p.m. • $200-$25,000 • The Westin Southlake, 1200 E. SH 114, Southlake • www.westlakeacademyfoundation.org

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Bocce Ball Tournament Registered teams will compete against Grapevine- Colleyville ISD Special Olympics athletes and other district officials. A silent auction will also be held with proceeds benefiting Special Olympics programs. • April 13, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. • Sponsorships from $500-$2,500 per team of four players • Grapevine High School MAC, 3223 Mustang Drive, Grapevine • www.gcisd.net Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra presents Storybook: Cinderella The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and The Apex Arts League will present Storybook: Cinderella. • April 14, 6 p.m. • $10-$25

32nd annual New Vintage Wineries and Galleries Trail This daylong event features tastings of new- release wines and light bites at seven of Grapevine’s winery tasting rooms. Participants can also enjoy live music, painting demonstrations, vendors and more. This event is for ages 21 and up. • April 13, various times • $50-$55

May

Run4Elise 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run This event honors the life of Elise Cerami who fatally drowned at swim practice in 2016. There will also be refreshments, music, sponsor tables and free event photos. Race awards will be presented following the 5K. • May 11, 8 a.m. (1-mile fun run), 8:30 a.m. (5K) • $25 • Gateway Church, 700 Blessed Way, Southlake • www.swim4elise.com/run4elise

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