CITY & COUNTY
News from Frisco
COMPILED BY ALEX REECE
HIGHLIGHTS Frisco A new Frisco fire station could soon be making its way to the southwest corner of Teel Parkway and Little Ranch Road. A preliminary site plan for the city’s 10th fire station was approved by planning and zoning commission members April 11. Plans will be discussed at future meetings. Frisco City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. May 16 and June 6 at City Council Chambers, George A. Purefoy Municipal Center, 6101 Frisco Square Blvd., Frisco. www.friscotexas.gov Collin County Commissioners Court meets at 1:30 p.m. May 15 and 22, and June 5 at Jack Hatchell Collin County Administration Building, 2300 Bloomdale Road, Ste. 2302, McKinney. www.collincountytx.gov Denton County Commissioners Court meets at 9 a.m. May 16 and 23, and June 6 at Administrative Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Drive, Denton. www.dentoncounty.gov Frisco ISD board of trustees meets at 6:30 p.m. June 12 at 5515 Ohio Drive, Frisco. www.friscoisd.org MEETINGS WE COVER
$370K to go to Frisco police for equipment, range renovations Tactical Medics section for cata-
Council approves new Cobb Hill townhomes FRISCO A new townhome development is headed for Cobb Hill. Frisco City Council approved rezoning 7.8 acres of land on the southeast corner of Frisco Street and Cobb Hill Drive from agricultural to planned development townhome to make way for a project called the Oasis at Cobb Hill. The townhomes were first brought up and then tabled at a Feb. 14 Frisco Planning and Zoning Com- mission meeting due to resident and commissioner concerns. “This property has challenges,” Development Services Director John Lettelleir said. “It’s a long, elongated piece of property.” Once built, the development will contain approx- imately 54 townhome lots, according to meeting documents.
PGA PKWY.
FUNDING POLICE NEEDS Frisco City Council approved funding for several items and renovations for the city’s police department.
ALVIRA DR.
N
FRISCO The Frisco Police Depart- ment is getting upgrades to its rescue gear and gun range. Frisco City Council members approved three contracts for its police department during its April 18 meeting, totaling $369,571.70. Here is a breakdown of how the money will be spent and where it comes from. An armored rescue vehicle The largest purchase approved at the April 18 meeting was $184,136 to buy an armored rescue vehicle. The North Central Texas Council of Governments and Urban Area Security Initiative grant will provide partial funding for the vehicle and the city is required to match the amount from its fiscal year 2023-24 budget, according to city documents. The vehicle will “enhance response for the Frisco Police Patrol, SWAT, and
$184,136 An armored rescue vehicle
$90,435 Rapid entry equipment
$95,000 Gun range renovations
strophic events such as terrorism and safeguarding local establishments,” according to a statement in the meeting documents. Rapid entry equipment Another agreement was for a $90,435 purchase from Knox Co., the business behind Knox Box security devices used in multiple Frisco busi- nesses and multifamily complexes. The agreement itself was to purchase 100 KeyDefender assemblies and brackets, a compact key control system designed for passenger vehi- cles, according to meeting documents. “These keys allow officers to have immediate access to a Knox Box for businesses, schools and multifamily complexes without waiting for either the fire department or a supervisor to arrive to access the area,” according to a summary statement included in the
Officials sign off on additional Prosper ISD school, city park FRISCO A new Prosper elementary school could soon have a home in Frisco. Frisco Planning and Zoning Commission members approved a site plan for Prosper Elementary School No. 18, currently unnamed, at one of two lots in a large unoccupied field on the northwest corner of Hillcrest Road and Alviria Drive. The second lot will be for a city park, according to meeting documents. The 21.7-acre field, currently zoned agricultural and located directly south of PGA Parkway, is also adjacent to Prosper ISD’s Bill Hays Middle School. The proposed city park was also changed slightly in the newer site plan and will now be 6.4 acres instead of 4.5. When a final plat for the area is submitted, it will also include a replat of the Ratcliffe Middle School Addition. More discussion regarding the elementary school and park is expected at future commission meetings.
SOURCE: CITY OF FRISCO/COMMUNITY IMPACT
As is, the ventilation in the gun range is causing negative air pressure and “leaded air flow” toward the building’s occupants, according to meeting documents. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stressed the necessity of proper air ventilation at gun ranges to filter away the lead dust leftover from a firearm discharge. The $95,000 will only cover the project’s design costs, according to meeting documents. The cost of the whole project could be $1.15 million, according to a construction estimate, but only the $95,000 is due now. A price maximum is being discussed by city staff and representatives.
meeting documents. This purchase will be funded by the Department of Justice’s Emer- gency Access to Multi-Family Com- plexes Grant, according to meeting documents. As part of the agreement, officers are forbidden from using the keys to enter any Frisco businesses or homes unless in an emergency situation when it is the only means of entry. Gun range renovations An agreement with McKinstry Essention LLC was approved to allocate $95,000 for ventilation renovations at the police department’s gun range.
COBB HILL DR.
N
LITTLE ELM 27100 Hwy 380 (972) 347-9630
LOWRY CROSSING 4100 E US 380 (972) 540-2500 THE COLONY 4901 Hwy 121 (214) 469-2113
ALLEN 1839 N Central Expressway (972) 908-3488
Powered by FlippingBook