Prosper-Celina Journal
Prosper and Celina — your local wire.
Prosper-Celina Journal
Prosper and Celina — your local wire.
Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
View MoreCelina races to expand police, fire coverage as growth surges
Celina has opened a new police headquarters and a third fire station while breaking ground on a fourth, as the nation's fastest-growing city over 20,000 residents invests heavily in public safety to keep pace with a population that has surged past 64,000.
Local Government
View MoreProsper commission advances rezoning after developer concessions to neighbors
Prosper's Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 on Aug. 4 to recommend rezoning 39.2 acres at University Drive and Lovers Lane for commercial and light industrial use after developers agreed to add a tree screen, lower building heights and extend Richland Boulevard to address Willow Ridge neighborhood concerns.
Local Government
View MoreSitting appraisal board member switches seats, sets up first contested CCAD race
Andrew Cook, a sitting Collin County Appraisal District board member, filed Aug. 5 to run for the board's Place 2 seat in the Nov. 3 election, a race that governs how the district appraising Prosper and Celina homes is run.
Local Government
View MoreCelina council to tackle FY2027 budget as growth strains services
Celina's City Council holds its annual budget workshop Monday, August 3, as the nation's fastest-growing large city weighs how to fund roads, fire staffing, and water infrastructure for a population that jumped 24.6% in one year.
Local Government
View MoreDenton County to set 2026 tax rates, approve road contracts Tuesday
Denton County Commissioners Court meets Tuesday, August 4, to certify the 2026 tax appraisal roll and tax rates and to approve $9.5 million in engineering contracts for the Jackson Road and FM 407 corridors serving northern Denton County.
Local Government
View MoreProsper council returns Aug. 11 after packed session on tollway development rules
Prosper Town Council holds its next regular meeting Tuesday, August 11, at 6:15 p.m., the first session since the July 28 meeting that included a DNT corridor development-rules hearing, a $308,800 Legacy Drive engineering contract, and the swearing-in of Police Chief Brent Brown.
Local Government
View MoreNTTA board to vote on tollway contracts, bonds affecting Prosper, Celina corridor
The North Texas Tollway Authority's two committees meet Thursday, August 6, in Plano to vote on five infrastructure contracts — including PGBT lighting and Sam Rayburn Tollway pavement sealing — plus a bond issuance, all affecting the tollway system that connects Prosper and Celina to the Metroplex.
Local Government
View MoreCelina commits $131 million to rebuild downtown streets in concrete
Celina City Council has committed roughly $131 million to convert every downtown street from asphalt to concrete over the next 10 to 12 years, adding brick paving on the inner loop, underground storm sewers, and sidewalks without raising the tax rate.
Local Government
View MoreProsper turns tollway corridor guidelines into binding development rules
Prosper Town Council voted July 28 to convert its Dallas North Tollway District design guidelines into enforceable development regulations and codified new rules requiring dual-brand hotels to include a full-service brand and obtain special council approval.
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