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BY ADAM DOE, CONNOR PITTMAN & MARY KATHERINE SHAPIRO
335-acre Eden Ranch proposal moves forward Several requests, including for rezoning and an update to the thoroughfare master plan, for the nearly 335-acre conservation development Eden Ranch were approved by Flower Mound officials. Council approved four requests—one for rezoning, one for a thoroughfare master plan amendment, one for a land dedication for a park and park dedication fees, and one for removing several trees—during the Nov. 3 meeting. The details Before the modifications were approved as development regulations, Eden Ranch was expected to have 158 residential lots. Modified development standards include: • Limiting the number of 0.75-acre lots with widths under 150 feet from 52 to 26 • Allowing one 1-acre lot to have a minimum
Argyle ISD OKs $2.55M for 16 buses Due to projected district growth, the Argyle ISD board of trustees approved the purchase of 16 additional buses for the 2026-27 school year at a Nov. 17 meeting. Zoom in The buses will cost nearly $2.55 million, and funding will come from the 2022 bond, per district documents. District officials estimate the buses will arrive in spring 2026. “We went through our numbers, went through our enrollment, went through our routing and determined that we need 16 new buses,” Executive Director of District Operations Thomas Ledford said.
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width of 100 feet • Permitting 25 lots with a width minimum between 110 feet and 150 feet The proposed conservation development also includes a 9.35-acre park with a retention pond that will be dredged and refurbished to meet town standards. The developer will also be required to pay park development fees totaling $233,184. Also of note Additionally, there are around 147 acres of open space included in the plan, with potential uses including greenhouses, shade structures along the trail and a community center.
The district is buying: • 14 77-passenger buses • Two 14-passenger buses
Mill Street Elementary to become a preschool following low accountability ratings Lewisville ISD officials voted to repurpose Mill Street Elementary School to an early childhood education center for the 2026-27 school year at a TEA data shows that roughly two thirds of Mill Street students were in the bilingual program during the 2024-25 school year.
“This is an investment in students and this is an investment in their future success.” JENNY PROZNIK, BOARD PRESIDENT
The plan states nonbilingual students will be reassigned to the STEM Academy at Valley Ridge Elementary School. “This is about setting kids up for success for the long term. This will not be a quick turnaround program,” board President Jenny Proznik said.
Nov. 10 trustee meeting. What you need to know
The plan, if approved by the TEA, will reassign Mill Street’s 616 students to one of four different campuses based on bilingual status and location.
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