Prosper - Celina | February 2025

Government

BY ALEX REECE

Celina’s Downtown Center, which will bring a two-story library, community spaces, a parking garage and council meetings to the city, is moving forward and on track for a fall 2026 unveiling. Celina City Council members approved a $59.05 million guaranteed maximum price for the Downtown Center project during a Feb. 11 meeting. Council members previously approved a $19.03 million maximum price in September, which covered the costs for the adjacent parking garage and site work. “We’re making good progress,” Mayor Ryan Tubbs said. The breakdown The budget for the project as a whole is projected to be $96 million, which is a $2.7 million increase from September due to technology infrastructure, Celina OKs $59M for Downtown Center

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Celina’s Downtown Center is expected to nish in fall 2026.

according to a meeting presentation. The nal cost “is still a working budget” and the increases should not aect the city’s ve-year capital improvement project plans, Assistant City Manager Kim Brawner said. Construction related to the parking garage has already begun on the site—city ocials celebrated the project’s groundbreaking in October. The details Once complete, the Downtown Center will

feature ve oors, two of which will be reserved for the city’s new public library. As-is, the Celina Public Library is roughly 2,000 square feet. The space in the Downtown Center will bring it to just under 20,000 square feet, Brawner said. The parking garage is four oors and will have around 400 spaces. It will also have space for bookmobile storage and an o-site book drop.

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