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BY MARY KATHERINE SHAPIRO
Sloan Corners officials donate parkland A portion of Bravo Park, located within mixed-use development Sloan Corners, is now open. Allen City Council unanimously approved accepting a donation of about 9.65 acres of parkland located within the Sloan Corners development at an April 28 meeting. The 9.65 acres donated to the city rep- resents the first of several phases, Deputy City Manager Eric Strong said. “As they continue to build more and more on that development, they will continue to add to the park,” Strong said. The park will serve all multifamily residents at Sloan Corners and visitors to the community, city documents state. The donation fulfills the parkland dedica- tion required for the Sloan Corners project.
Allen’s Trails and Bikeways Master Plan Phase 1: Gathering public input Phase 2: Analyzing needs and identifying gaps
Phase 3: Planning future trail system Phase 4: Create action plan
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Allen to update Trails and Bikeways Master Plan Allen is revamping its Trails and Bikeways Master Plan. Council approved a $150,000 contract with infrastructure consulting firm Halff Associates to update the plan at an April 28 meeting. Zoom in The city’s current plan, adopted in 2019, no
longer reflects current conditions, completed projects or evolving priorities, per city documents. Additionally, updates to the regional trail plan in 2025 prompted officials to begin updating the city’s plan to align with regional efforts, Parks and Recreation Director Kate Meacham said. Halff Associates has prior experience working with the city of Allen, including consulting on the 2019 trails plan, Meacham said. Also of note The Watters Trail South extension project is currently under construction and is expected to wrap up in May, Meacham said.
Hillside Village to see $123K in street improvements
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Residents in Allen’s Hillside Village neighbor- hood will see improvements to streets. Allen City Council approved a $123,248 contract with Intermountain Slurry for roadway repairs within the Hillside Village neighborhood at an April 28 meeting. Diving in deeper The project includes applying slurry seal
treatment to about 20,500 square yards of road- way, per to city documents. Slurry seal is a treatment for pavement made of sand, water and asphalt binder, according to city documents. The project will cost $123,248, per city documents. The funds are allocated within the approved FY2025-26 budget. The rough timeline for the project is summer to early fall, city staff said.
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