Plano North | July 2022

CITY & SCHOOLS

News from Plano, Plano ISD and Collin County

COMPILED BY ERICK PIRAYESH

Plano City Council meets at 7 p.m. July 25 and Aug. 8. 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. Aug. 2 at the PISD Administration Center, 2700 W. 15th St., Plano. 469-752-8100. www.pisd.edu MEETINGS WE COVER FRISCO ISD Trustees approved a guaranteed maximum price of $22.19 million for a construction project that will expand and renovate the district’s Career and Technical Education Center. Trustees approved the price during their June 13 board meeting. Sta said in the presentation to the board that the original 2018 bond price was $21 million. HIGHLIGHTS COLLIN COUNTY Commissioner Duncan Webb has been elected chair of the Regional Transportation Council, according to a June 9 release by the North Central Texas Council of Governments. The transportation council is an independent policy board made up of metroplex ocials. TEXAS The state supreme court issued a 5-3 ruling upholding Texas Central’s right to use eminent domain to construct its planned high-speed railroad between Houston and Dallas on June 24. Justice Debra Lehrmann delivered the court’s majority opinion with Chief Justice Nathan Hecht, Justice Brett Busby, Justice Je Boyd and Justice Evan Young joining. TEXAS Tourism, travel and hospitality companies that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic may qualify for a new recovery program, which began accepting applications July 6. The Texas Travel Industry Recovery Grant Program was established by Texas lawmakers during a special legislative session in 2021.

Trustees approve $38.9M budget decit

Short-term rental property regulations being considered PLANO The city is considering implementing a registration process in response to a number of com- plaints it has received concerning short-term rentals. According to a June 27 presenta- tion, 47 complaints have been made by residents concerning property rentals from companies like Airbnb in Plano as of May 31. Most of those complaints were related to noise or parties. Council members indicated further action may be taken regarding short- term rentals soon but that the city is still gathering data and considering various options.

Street, sidewalk repairs planned for Hedgcoxe Road Ocials stated that an estimated 500-student decline in enrollment is negatively aecting the district’s general fund budget. “When [enrollment] goes down, PLANO ISD District trustees adopted a budget decit of $38.9 million for the 2022-23 school year during the board’s June 21 meeting. General fund revenue is projected to increase from last year’s budget to $698.2 million. However, expenditures of $736.7 million, including a state recapture payment of $226.9 million, and more than $400,000 in operating transfers outs are expected to lead to the decrease in the district’s existing balance of operating funds. PLANO The city is planning $3.2 million in street and sidewalk repairs on Hedgcoxe Road. Construction will include 45,000 square feet of pavement, 72,000 square feet of sidewalk and 155 ramp- ways. Repairs will take place between Legacy Drive and Custer Road.

then you’re going to have recap- ture [payments] going up faster than [tax] collections,” said Johnny Hill, deputy superintendent of business and employee services.

FISCAL YEAR 202223

• The Plano ISD board of trustees approved the scal year 2022- 23 budget and held a public hearing on the proposed tax rate during its June 21 meeting. • $38.9M budget decit • $226.9M recapture payment • $1.27935 per $100 valuation proposed tax rate (3.13% decrease from FY 2021-22 rate)

SOURCE: PLANO ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

Legacy West to get new residential building

PLANO A new 18-story high-rise apartment building will be built on one of the last pieces of undevel- oped land at Legacy West in Plano. The residential tower will have 177 units and be constructed on 2 acres on the corner of SH 121 and Windrose Avenue, according to city planning documents. Legacy West is Plano’s $3 billion mixed-use development site that includes cor- porate oces, multifamily homes, retail shopping and restaurants. City Council approved a zoning change at its June 13 meeting to facilitate construction of the new building. The planning and zoning commission approved the building and the related zoning in

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This early rendering shows the planned 18-story high-rise apartment building.

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May. Columbus Realty, one of the three companies that developed Legacy West, is proposing the new residential building.

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