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BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY & CONNOR PITTMAN
City planning Haggard Park renovations Plano city sta are seeking resident feedback on two alternate concept plans for renovations to Haggard Park that are being discussed. An initial renovation plan was presented in July, and the two alternate concept plans are based on resident feedback to the proposals. The master planning process that will continue in 2024. The gist The rst alternative presented to residents includes a plan to largely preserve and enhance the existing park elements within the same plan, according to a presentation from city sta . Main features of the rst concept include: • Preserving historic features • Reorganizing and upgrading the play area • Enhancing existing gateways and identity markers
City working toward event center hotel Plano sta shared an update with council regarding development surrounding the Plano Event Center during a brie ng session Nov. 7. Parks and Recreation Director Ron Smith said the city is getting closer to selecting a contractor that could complete required infrastructure work to allow for the future development of a hotel and parking struc- ture near the event center. What you need to know Smith said the construction of street connections to East Spring Creek Parkway and a new sewer line connection need to be constructed before a hotel project can begin. He added that the lack of nearby lodging has had an adverse impact on the revenue for the center.
Funds added for Hedgcoxe project
Mark your calendar
First day of school
Winter break
Aug. 13
Dec. 23-Jan. 3
Here are the dates of note on Plano ISD’s newly approved 2024-25 schedule.
Fall break
Spring break
Oct. 14-18
March 17-21
Additional funding for the Hedgcoxe Road project in Plano was approved because of further deterioration of the road’s condition. Plano City Council approved a design contract amendment to add $737,929 to the project’s scope during the Nov. 27 meeting. The additional funds take the total contract to over $4 million and should allow for further reconstruction along Hedgcoxe Road between Legacy Drive and Custer Road. The overview According to city documents, the original design for the reconstruction of Hedgcoxe Road occurred in October 2021 with further deterioration taking place between the design and the completion of construction. The additional funding will allow for the remaining reconstruction to take place.
Last day of school
Thanksgiving break
May 23
Nov. 25-29
City sta is considering multiple plans for renovations to Haggard Park.
SOURCE: PLANO ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT
Plano ISD approves academic calendar
COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF
The calendar also added ve minutes of instruc- tional time per day to all grade levels besides high school and senior high school, which will see their start and end times moved back ve minutes due to transportation, PISD Chief Communications O cer Lesley Range-Stanton said. What else The rst semester will be 82 days long, and the second will be 89. The second semester is gen- erally longer due to testing, Range-Stanton said. She also added that PISD’s 171 instructional days is comparable to McKinney and Frisco ISDs.
• Improving accessibility to the pedestrian edge in the southern areas of the park The second plan will slightly reorient the park’s existing pathways and break out the central lawn into a separate area within the master plan. The second phase highlights include:
The Plano ISD board of trustees approved the district’s calendar for the 2024-25 school year during its Nov. 28 board meeting. What you need to know The calendar sets the rst day of school for Aug. 13, 2024, and the last day for May 23, 2025.
• A new northern trail loop • An upgraded playground
• Interpretive railway alignment • A reoriented central lawn space
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