From the cover
Frisco voters to consider $160M for arts facility
The details
The new center will potentially bring Broadway shows to Frisco, o cials said. It will also create a space for Prosper ISD students to use. The rst proposition asks voters to authorize the Economic Development Corporation to use proceeds of its sales and use tax, not property taxes, for a city-owned performing arts facility. The second proposition asks voters to authorize the city to issue up to $160 million in bonds to go toward the art center. The propositions, if approved, would not increase the city’s property tax rate, o cials said. Neither of the propositions will o cially approve the Frisco Center for the Arts, just one of the funding sources for it. A council vote on the project itself is expected to come after the May 3 election. Broadway is “right at our doorstep,” Cheney said during a February council meeting when both propositions were added to the May ballot. The vision for the Frisco Center for the Arts includes: • A 2,800-seat performance hall, capable of accommodating Broadway and large touring and community productions • A 300- to 400-seat community hall to be used primarily by PISD while also providing access to community organizations and events • Support spaces, rehearsal areas and visual arts creative spaces Broadway Across America also signed a letter of intent with the city in October stating it would create a “Broadway Frisco” program similar to Broadway Dallas, if the center comes to fruition.
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Music Hall at Fair Park
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