Government
BY SAMANTHA DOUTY, HANNAH JOHNSON & ALEX REECE
Ice cream shop receives incentive funding Celina City Council approved a Chapter 380 agreement to bring Stella’s to 206 N. Louisiana Drive during a March 11 meeting. The details The agreement would allocate $75,000 from the city and the Celina Economic Development Corporation to Stella’s for infrastructure-related improvements, EDC Executive Director Anthony Satarino said during the meeting. The EDC will fund $25,000 in grants to the project with $12,500 being funded upon the business obtaining its certificate of occupancy. The remaining amount will be paid after a year of being in business. The city will fund $50,000 with half being paid upon the business obtaining its certificate of occupancy, and the remaining amount will be paid after a year of being in business.
Prosper cancels May 3 general election Prosper will not hold a general election on May 3 due to all three races being unopposed. Prosper officials formally called off the election with a Feb. 25 ordinance. What happened Three seats were up for election in the Town of Prosper—mayor, Place 1 and Place 4. The positions are currently held by David F. Bristol, Marcus E. Ray and Chris Kern, respectively. Bristol, Ray and Kern have filed to retain their positions and are unopposed by other candidates. The mayor and council members are elected at-large for three-year terms.
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Stella’s must obtain its certificate of occupancy by Aug. 31, Satarino said. Looking back Conversations regarding Stella’s coming to downtown Celina started in September. The location is 1,611 square feet and the renova- tions will include adding a storefront and painting the facade, Satarino said. The business is owned by Brent and Ashlee Chism, and Russ and Mica Moffett.
TxDOT recommends reduced speeds on Preston Road Sections of Preston Road in both Prosper and Celina could soon see a speed limit decrease following a study from the Texas Department of Transportation. The setup documents. As a result of the study, officials recommended lowering the speed limit, which was set at 55 mph, to 50 mph in multiple sections of the road. In Prosper, the town’s entire stretch of Preston
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Road—from US 380 to Frontier Parkway—was recom- mended to implement the lower speed limit. The recommendation for Celina was limited to a section between G.A. Moore Parkway and Legacy Drive.
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TxDOT officials recently completed an annual speed study on Preston Road between US 380 and North Legacy Drive, according to Prosper
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