Government
BY ADAM DOE
$16 million on sewer work set for Plano Sewer improvements are coming to West Plano Parkway after City Council unani- mously approved roughly $16 million to improve 7,000 feet of wastewater sewer line at a May 12 meeting. The gist The project will increase the sewer’s waste- water capacity and prevent sewage backups, city documents state. Plano engineering director Caleb Thornhill expects work to start in June, and complete in February 2027.
City of Plano to buy closed PISD schools
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The city of Plano spent roughly $8.4 million to purchase land from two closed Plano ISD campuses at a May 27 City Council meeting. In a nutshell The city bought the land that formerly housed Davis Elementary for roughly $3 million , and Forman Elementary for about $5.4 million as part of an interlocal agreement with PISD. Both campuses closed at the end of the 2024-25 school year, in addition to Armstrong and Carpenter Middle Schools. PISD trustees decided to close the four campuses in June 2024, due to declining enrollment. The city also plans to purchase Armstrong Middle School, while Carpenter will remain with PISD, per the agreement. Looking ahead The city plans to use Forman Elementary’s lot
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as a new location for Fire Station No. 3, according to a presentation from Plano Real Estate Manager Matthew Yager. Voters approved funding for the land purchase in Proposition D of the May 2025 bond referen- dum, and funding for the new fire station’s con- struction will be a future bond item, Yager said. Plans for how to use both Davis Elementary and remaining acreage at Forman Elementary will be determined through community engagement, Yager said.
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