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BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY
107-acre mixed-use property set for revitalization
Plano City Council approved zoning for a 107- acre mixed-used development proposed by Capital Commercial Investments at the property during its Nov. 11 meeting. “We are looking at an iconic facility—as you drive east on Legacy from [SH 121], one of the rst buildings you see is the JCPenney headquarters,” council member Rick Horne said. “Due to the economics, JCPenney left, and we were stuck with a building that needed a lot of love and care. What’s being proposed right now addresses a lot of those needs.” What you need to know The plan for revitalization of the former JCPen- ney headquarters, which is now known as The Park at Legacy, includes the following: • Renovation of the existing o ce and garage buildings • Up to 750 mid-rise residential units • 4 new o ce towers • 4 restaurants • 1 hotel
Future site of Mendomi Park
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Plano ISD held a groundbreaking cere- mony for its new Career and Technological Education Center at the corner of Alma Drive and West Park Boulevard on Nov. 19. What you need to know The 150,000 square-foot facility is expected to cost around $72.2 million, and will be funded by the district’s 2022 bond. The center will be located next to Academy High School. The center will feature 17 programs and expanding opportunities for students. Plano ISD holds groundbreaking for $72M CTE Center
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The full purchase for the future parkland is set at $19 million. What else A new city park is also set for the area. Council also accepted a $15 million donation from Toyota during the Nov. 11 meeting, which is set to fund a land purchase from Capital Commer- cial Investments. The full purchase for the future parkland is $19 million and the additional $4 million will be paid for by the city of Plano. The proposed name of the park is Mendomi Park.
• 1 mixed-use building • 21 acres of open space
Plano voters could see $700M bond election in May
Plano West set for athletic expansions Expansions and renovations to Plano West Senior High School athletic facilities received approval from the Plano Planning and Zoning Commission on Dec. 2. What you need to know The school will be adding 12 tennis courts just east of the softball eld and west of Willow Bend Drive, according to city docu- ments. Bleachers and a tennis building used for storage and restrooms will also be built by the new courts. The courts are being relocated from their current location just south of Plano West’s Athletic Center. There are currently eight courts. The approved site plan also includes expansions to dugouts at Plano West’s baseball and softball eld.
Plano residents could consider a $700 million bond next May that would include funding trans- portation, parks, library and other projects. City Council received an update on the bond’s proposed park projects and held its rst of three public hearings during its Nov. 25 meeting. The big picture The proposed bond projects are broken into ve categories: street improvements, park and recreational facilities, public safety facilities, municipal facilities and library facilities. Street improvements are set for $342.28 million, the largest chunk of the bond funding, according to city documents. Bond funding for public safety facilities would total more than $243.65 million, which includes a $155.16 million replacement of the Plano Police Department headquarters at 909 14th St.—the most expensive proposed single project. Munic- ipal facilities and park and recreation facilities
Street improvements: $342.28M Public safety facilities: $243.65M Municipal facilities: $58.26M Park and recreational facilities: $51.6M Library facilities: $4.95M
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projects would be allocated $58.26 million and $51.6 million, respectively. The library facility projects include the remodel of Haggard, Parr and Schimelpfenig Libraries, and would cost nearly $5 million. What’s next Plano voters could have the $700 million bond on the ballot on May 5, 2025. The city is set to hold additional public hearings on Dec. 9 and Jan. 13.
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