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News from Plano & Plano ISD
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Development opportunities identi ed for DART stations
Plano City Council meets at 7 p.m. April 25 and May 9. Meetings are held at 1520 K Ave., Plano, and can be streamed online. 972-941-7000. www.plano.gov Plano ISD board of trustees meets at 6 p.m. April 19 and May 3 at the PISD Administration Center, 2700 W. 15th St., Plano. 469-752-8100. www.pisd.edu MEETINGSWE COVER bachelor’s degree in construction management this fall. Collin College announced the new degree in a March 17 news release, making it the third baccalaureate degree at the school. The college began its Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Applied Technology in Cybersecurity programs in 2020. The college is accepting applications for the program until Aug. 1. CITY HIGHLIGHTS PLANO ISD The board of trustees approved the purchase of wireless telecom service through the end of 2023 from T-Mobile USA Inc. on April 5. That will allow PISD to provide mobile hotspots and access to online resources to students who otherwise would not have internet access at home. The district’s estimated cost for the service is $160,000, though Assistant Superintendent Patrick Tanner said PISD has been approved for federal funding to help o set that cost. COLLIN COUNTY Commissioners approved a timeline for its Parks and Open Space Project Funding Assistance Program during a meeting April 4. That program will award $2 million to cities and nonpro t organizations within Collin County to assist with land acquisition, trail construction and park/open space improvements. Applications for funding will be due by 4 p.m. July 11, and the Parks Foundation Advisory Board will review applications in August and September. COLLIN COLLEGE The county’s only public college will o er a “I LOVE THISDISTRICT, AND I AMSOGRATEFUL ANDTHANKFUL FOREACHOFYOU ENTRUSTINGMEWITH THE LEADERSHIP OFPLANO ISD.” THERESA WILLIAMS SAID THIS MARCH 21 AFTER THE PLANO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED HER CONTRACT TO BE THE DISTRICT’S NEXT SUPERINTENDENT.
BY ERICK PIRAYESH
A DEVELOPMENT AREAS A study commissioned by the city of Plano identi ed areas with potential for redevelopment around the two Silver Line stations.
PLANO In a study commissioned by the city, a major- ity of the area around the site of the new 12th Street Station being built as part of Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Silver Line project was found to have high potential for redevelopment. According to the study, transit-oriented developments are typically built near public transit areas and are more attractive to developers and prospective residents. The study was presented at the March 28 Plano City Council meeting and was conducted by AECOM, an independent engineering rm. “There is a really interesting opportunity to get to a more diverse set of housing options [in these areas],” said Chris Brewer, economic development lead for AECOM. “The land is not cheap, but that gives us opportunities to think about how we can get to ... a broader mix of prod- ucts where people can also take the train to other places.” The Silver Line project is a $1.89 billion commuter rail line being built by DART that will connect Plano travelers to the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The line will add 10 new stations across DART’s service area, with the Shiloh
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Road Station and the 12th Street Station to be in Plano. The study identi ed a half-mile radius around the two future stations, with a goal of identifying likely potential redevelopment sites. The study found that 95% of all the likely potential redevelopment sites found were in close proximity to the 12th Street Station. The study stated that undeveloped land costs around the 12th Street Station location had risen from $7 per square foot in 2010 to $28 per square foot by 2022.
Plano ISDOKs paying sta for shutdowns
Plano to consider allowing tattoo shops indowntown
BY WILLIAM C. WADSACK
PLANO ISD The district’s board of trustees approved a resolution April 5 to pay hourly employees who were unable to go to work when the district shut down for three days in February due to severe winter weather. PISD closed all schools and facili- ties Feb. 3-4 and Feb. 24. “Exempt employees, or profes- sional employees, by nature of their contract are paid regardless of school closures,” Assistant Superintendent Beth Brockman said during the meet- ing. “Our goal [with this resolution] is around employee retention.”
BY ERICK PIRAYESH
A public hearing will discuss tattoo shops in downtown. (Erick Pirayesh/ Community Impact Newspaper)
PLANO A public hearing will be held by the city to consider modifying regulations that would ultimately allow tattoo shops to be located in the city’s downtown area. An exact date has not been set for the hearing, but it will be updated on the city’s website. Once the hearing takes place, City Council can o cially vote on any ordinance or zoning change, o cials said.
The Plano Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously during its March 21 meeting to hold the public hearing. Commissioners indicated during the meeting that they were in favor of allowing solo tattoo shops to open in the down- town area with certain regulations.
Sta working to update study focused on housingmarket trends
BY ERICK PIRAYESH
states that in 2008, the average price of a home in Plano was slightly less than $250,000. By 2019, average home costs had risen close to $350,000 and spiked to around $450,000 in some months, according to the study. The median price of homes sold in
Plano during February ranged from $340,000 in the 75074 ZIP code to $685,000 in the 75093 ZIP code, according to data provided by the Collin County Association of Realtors. During the presentation to City Council, sta said
the update to the study was needed because of the city’s new comprehensive plan and changes that have occurred in the housing market due to COVID-19. City sta said they hope to have a completed, updated study ready for council in the fall.
PLANO The city’s neighborhood services department is working to update a study on Plano’s housing-market trends. The study shows how the average sales price of a home in Plano rose from 2008 to 2019. The plan
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