BY ALEX REECE
Dr Pepper lab gets approval from city A subsidiary of Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. now holds a research-focused brewery permit from the city. Frisco City Council members approved a special-use permit for a brewery and distillery during an Oct. 3 meeting. The details The applicant is DPS Holdings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. It leases office space in Frisco Station for a development laboratory. “[DPS Holdings operates] the laboratory to create and test new beverage products,” Assistant Director of Planning Jonathan Hubbard said at a Sept. 12 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. “Some of the products they are seeking to evaluate and test include an alcohol component.”
City’s FY 2023-24 budget lowers property tax rate Frisco’s fiscal year 2023-24 budget will add 74 new positions across multiple departments. Frisco City Council members approved a $267 million general fund budget and a $0.432205 per $100 valuation tax rate during a Sept. 19 meeting. The breakdown The FY 2023-24 budget includes a general fund budget of $266.86 million, a roughly $21 million increase from last year’s projected end-of-year totals, according to budget documents. A new property tax was approved at $0.432205 per $100 valuation, the first change to Frisco’s rate since fiscal year 2018-19 when it was lowered from $0.45 to $0.4466. Here is how the property tax is broken down: • $0.289263 to maintenance and operations • $0.142942 interest and sinking
Frisco’s 2023-24 general fund The police department saw a 14% increase in its budget since last year, according to budget documents.
$66.75M Police department $53.87M Fire department $24.6M Parks and recreation
$22.1M Financial services
$20.44M Administrative services $17.96M Public works $17.78M Information technologies $7.44M General government $7.37M Library services $18.52M Other* $9.97M Development services
* INCLUDES ENGINEERING, HUMAN RESOURCES, BUDGET AND STRATEGIC PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND NON-DEPARTMENTAL.
SOURCE: CITY OF FRISCO/COMMUNITY IMPACT
NATURAL BEAUTY, REFINEd. Our commitment is to building the most beautiful version of you, allowing your natural beauty to shine from the inside out.
Sean M. Hill, M.D. FACS Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
214.937.4879 5550 WARREN PARKWAY, SUITE 210 FRISCO, TX 75034
11
FRISCO EDITION
Powered by FlippingBook