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Frisco officials table decision on Universal, discuss traffic impact
DAILY TRAFFIC TRIPS Frisco officials published a traffic report to compare trips to popular venues. Universal numbers were estimated by Kimley-Horn.
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engineers, and estimate more than 14,000 daily trips in and out of the theme park, comparing it to the estimated 64,000 trips in and out of Stonebriar Centre Mall and 12,000 in and out of H-E-B every day. A traffic layout was presented to residents at the Feb. 4 meet and greet with John McReynolds, Universal Parks and Resorts’ senior vice presi- dent of external affairs. He also spoke at the Feb. 7 meeting. McReynolds stated he and Univer- sal would continue to hear concerns from Frisco residents. “We’re going to be good neigh- bors,” McReynolds said. More documents will be posted online, including Universal’s crime analysis study, Mayor Jeff Cheney said. A more than 100-page report discussing engineering plans for the theme park is also available online. Some Frisco residents still feel the
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Universal Kids Frisco’s planning and zoning request to build a 30-acre theme park was tabled after more than an hour of public comments and opposition from the community. The decision came from a joint meeting of City Council and planning and zoning commission during a Feb. 7 special meeting. The plans to build the theme park in Frisco were first revealed by city and Universal representatives in a Jan. 11 announcement. The full plot of land purchased by Universal is 97 acres in the Frisco Fields devel- opment, but only 30 acres would be used for the park and hotel. Since the original announcement, there has been a town hall, a meet and greet with officials, and meetings with homeowners associations. The traffic studies were con- ducted by Universal and Frisco city
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decision to build is too hasty. Residents opposed the park’s con- struction during the Feb. 7 meeting. They stated the implications on traffic and crime are too risky. “This was dumped on us a month ago,” one resident said. The concerns of residents clashed
with vocal support for the park earlier in the meeting from business and franchise owners, such as PGA Omni and FC Dallas. City Council and the planning and zoning committee are scheduled to meet again to possibly make a decision Feb. 21.
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