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While the city plans for future projects, there are a few approved projects that are well into their planning phases.
Upcoming projects
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MAINSTREET EXTENSION
DOWNTOWNEAST An approximately 29-acre development at the northwest corner of FM 685 and East Pecan Street, Downtown East will act as an extension of downtown Pflugerville. The site will be home to a new City Hall and a multigenerational recreation center with room for more additions as the project moves forward. Status: Officials are in the public outreach phase of the project, which will conclude in August. Then the design phase will begin. 1
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The city will extend Main Street eastward, routing the road through Downtown East and connecting it with FM 685. There is no indication yet that any existing structures near Main Street will be torn down as a result of the project. Status: Public engagement is underway until August on the Downtown East proj- ect includes discussion of the Main Street extension.
3 “Downtown East represents an opportunity to catalyze the revitalization of the core downtown.” TREY FLETCHER, FORMER PFLUGERVILLE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER
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DowntownPflugerville to expand east, add amenities BY CARSON GANONG
Planning ahead Pflugerville’s downtown devel- opment is guided by the downtown action plan, a document that outlines short-, mid-, and long-term goals and priorities for the area. City Council originally adopted the plan in 2018, and several projects out- lined in the plan have been completed since, including construction of “The Best Little Plaza in Texas,” a pub- lic space nestled between Hanovers Draught House and City Hall. In February, City Council approved an update to the plan, establishing new goals for the next five years and beyond. Among the immediate goals is Downtown East, a 29-acre tract of
land at the northeast corner of FM 685 and East Pecan Street that will act as an extension to Pflugerville’s existing downtown. Downtown East will be home to a new City Hall and a multi-genera- tional recreation center with room for more additions as the development moves forward. Council approved a $133,214 profes- sional services agreement in January with a firm that will assist the city in establishing a budget and finding a developer for Downtown East. The city is also in the midst of a public engagement program for the project. The first of several public meetings was held April 27 in which community members could share
Former Deputy City Manager Trey Fletcher, who left Pflugerville April 22 to become the city administrator in West Lake Hills, said striking a balance between expansion and improvement of the existing downtown is vital. “The core of downtown and Down- town East … are like two feet to the same body, if you will,” Deputy City Manager Trey Fletcher said. “Down- town East represents an opportunity to catalyze the revitalization of the core downtown.”
Leaders in Pflugerville are ramp- ing up plans for projects within the city’s downtown boundaries as well as an expansion of the footprint of downtown. Some projects are underway, such as a new city center called Downtown East, and some are still hypothetical, such as a multiphased, multimil- lion-dollar proposal to bury much of the older infrastructure downtown by putting it underground.
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