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BY JACQUELYN BURRER & MICHAEL CROUCHLEY
Shun Thomas wins Plano City Council special election Shun Thomas defeated Colleen Aguilar-Ep- stein in Plano City Council’s Place 7 special election Jan. 31. The details Results breakdown Winner Plano City Council’s Place 7
Plano eyes Legacy area master plan As Plano’s Legacy District starts to reach build-out, city officials are preparing for the area’s next phase of development. The city will begin developing a master plan for the Legacy and Granite Park areas, which will include public outreach and evaluating how the area will evolve. What you need to know City documents state that as the Legacy area approaches build out, “opportunities for rapid growth through new development have naturally diminished.” The area has also been impacted by Senate Bill 840 and shifts in the office market following the COVID-19 pandemic, which have “altered corporate preferences” toward hybrid or flexible office environments, city documents state.
With all vote centers reporting, Thomas received 6,131 votes, or 59.56%, while Agui- lar-Epstein received 4,162 votes, or 41.44%. Thomas will take the Place 7 seat on council following Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Julie Holmer’s resignation to run for Collin County Commis- sioners Court. All results are unofficial until canvassed. What they’re saying Thomas said that she wants to “do right by all the citizens” in Plano. “I’m so grateful that the citizens trust me and feel that I could lead in this capacity,” she said. She added that supporting the city’s first responders and working with Dallas Area Rapid
59.56% Shun Thomas 41.44% Colleen Aguilar-Epstein
SOURCE: COLLIN COUNTY AND DENTON COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Transit are two of her initial priorities. “If [first responders] are not well, then this city is not well, so I want to support them,” she said. “I’m also looking forward to figuring out the state of the city as it relates to DART. Some people may shy away from that, but that’s one I’m mostly looking forward to.”
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