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View MoreProsper property taxes to rise about $103 despite flat rate
The Prosper Town Council voted 6-0 to advance a proposed $0.505 property tax rate to a Sept. 8 public hearing; though the rate is technically flat, rising home values will push the average homestead bill up $102.73 to $3,632.92.
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View MoreFirst Street to close between Coleman and Church streets Aug. 26-29 for utility work
First Street between Coleman and Church streets in Celina will close Wednesday through Saturday for underground utility work as part of the ongoing $27.3 million widening project.
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View MoreCollin County Sheriff cancels Citizens Academy after Commissioners Court cuts public affairs position
Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner canceled the Citizens Academy and says his office has no plan for handling media requests after Oct. 1, when Commissioners Court budget cuts eliminate the department's only public affairs position.
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View MoreTxDOT proposes widening FM 3286/FM 546 between Lucas and Princeton to four lanes
TxDOT proposes widening a 4.7-mile stretch of FM 3286 and FM 546 in eastern Collin County from two lanes to four (with room for six), and hosts a public meeting Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Southfork Ranch with virtual comments accepted through Sept. 10.
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View MoreProsper data center proposal stalls as bipartisan opposition organizes across eight precincts
White Rose Partners' proposed data center near FM 1385 has been removed from both Prosper's Planning and Zoning and Town Council agendas with no new hearing date, as a bipartisan coalition of eight precincts organizes against the project.
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View MoreProsper commission advances 4,400-unit "Italian village" with a boat-worthy lagoon
The Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-2 on Tuesday, Aug. 18, to advance The Marco, a 143-acre Italian-village-style development with up to 4,400 homes, a 15-acre lagoon and more than 1 million square feet of office space at the Dallas North Tollway and U.S. 380, sending it to the Town Council for a Sept. 22 vote.
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View MoreSeven road projects reshape Prosper and Celina this summer
Seven transportation projects across Prosper and Celina are in various stages of construction, design or completion as of August 2026, including the $10.6 million Legacy Drive build now underway and the Dallas North Tollway extension targeting a late 2027 opening.
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View MoreTollway construction reaches Celina as bridge decks are completed from Prosper
Bridge decks on the Dallas North Tollway Extension have been completed from US 380 in Prosper to Light Farms Way in Celina, marking the first time the $459.7 million project's structure has reached into Celina as crews work toward a late 2027 opening.
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View MoreVenetian-themed "Marco" development with 4,400 homes heads to Prosper commission
BlackStone Communities is seeking approval for The Marco, a 143-acre Venetian-themed development with up to 4,400 homes, a 15-acre lagoon and a performing arts venue at Dallas North Tollway and US 380, with the Prosper Planning and Zoning Commission reviewing the proposal Tuesday, Aug. 18.
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