Frisco | July 2024

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David and Mandy Wible, owners of Rail District business Three Empires Brewing, said they did not have full knowledge of the project when they opened last October. “We had general knowledge as residents that they would be doing something [in The Rail District],” David Wible said. The couple is cautiously optimistic, and they look forward to the completed project, they said. They said they are worried about whether their business can “weather the storm.” The husband and wife said their primary concern is their patrons will go elsewhere because of the construction. Multiple Rail District businesses have closed recently, such as Rockin’ Taco Bar, Sweets on a Stick and Artistic Organics. None have cited the upcoming construction as a reason. Rockin’ Taco Bar owner Corley Randolf said the restaurant closed because of rising costs and stang challenges. Sweets on a Stick owner Nicki Cooley said she closed to spend time with her family, and the Artistic Organics owners Kellie and Rick Kauten closed to prepare for retirement. Selena Quinlan-Shults, who owns Yoga on Main and is relocating from The Rail District, said she downsized her space during the pandemic; however, the space she moved into was too small. She said she wanted to move into a “nicer area” of Frisco compared to downtown. During a June 25 Frisco City Council work session, Mayor Je Cheney said he is sympathetic to those aected by the downtown construction. Cheney also compared downtown redevelopment to other signicant projects, such as the Legacy Drive widening roadwork. “It’s part of doing business in a high-growth

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1 Artistic Organics 2 Rockin' Taco Bar 3 Sweets on a Stick

4 The Game Show Experience 5 Three Empires Brewing 6 Eight 11 Place

7 Brook Mays Music 8 Yoga On Main

9 Main Street 10 Fourth Street Plaza 11 Parking garage

city,” Cheney said. City ocials will send out regular construction updates during the two-year project, said Matthew DuBois, Frisco’s assistant director of engineering, at the groundbreaking. DuBois is the main point of contact for The Rail District construction and said there will be oce hours for anyone to learn more as well as an interactive geographic information system map. “I encourage [residents] to use [the engineering department’s] website,” DuBois said. “We’ll have information about available parking during construction, about lane closures and things that are going to be happening as we move through the three dierent construction projects.”

Train track-style ribbon shade structures will bring a Rail District feel to the plaza.

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