Frisco | October 2023

Government

Former Wade Park to become multiuse space An empty space left behind by a failed planned development is getting new life. The details Frisco City Council members approved updated plans for The Mix during a Sept. 19 meeting. “There’s a lot of great things in this project,” council member Bill Woodard said. “I think they’re far better than what we had looked at the very first time around back when it was Wade Park.” Here is a quick look at what The Mix, located south of Lebanon Road along Dallas Parkway, will bring the area: • 650 hotel rooms • 3,299 multifamily residential units • 2.4 million square feet of office and retail space • A Whole Foods grocery store • More than 16 acres of open space, including a

Frisco updates food ordinances Revised definitions, fee adjustments and updated safety requirements were among the approved changes in Frisco’s food establishment ordinance. Frisco City Council members approved the multiple changes during a Sept. 19 meeting. The gist The city’s food ordinances were last updated in 2016 to align with a 2015 U.S. Food and Drug Administration code. The FDA later released a new food code in 2017, which the state adopted in 2021, Environmental Health Supervisor Jazalyn Harp said Aug. 1. “We would like to adopt the 2021 state code to ensure that [Frisco’s] ordinance aligns with all federal guidelines and the state code,” Harp said.

The Mix should break ground before the end of the year, according to a meeting presentation.

RENDERING COURTESY THE MIX

6.5-acre central park Construction will be split into multiple phases to ensure some features, such as the open space, are completed before the remainder of the multifam- ily units. Project details also state The Mix must tackle the infamous hole in the center of the property, a longtime complaint for many Frisco residents, before the remaining residential space is finished. The hole will be turned into the underground parking garage.

Trust and Fiduciary Services Investment Management Retirement Planning

PROUDLY SERVING NORTH TEXAS SINCE 1972.

May lose value

No bank guarantee

Not FDIC Insured

COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM