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View MoreCollin County places $817.5M bond package on Nov. 3 ballot
Collin County commissioners voted 4-0 on Aug. 10 to place an $817.5 million bond package on the Nov. 3 ballot, with $475 million for road projects including Dallas North Tollway and Outerloop service roads that directly affect Prosper and Celina growth corridors.
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View MoreCollin County weighs $790K contract change for Outer Loop road project
Collin County commissioners will consider a $789,790 amendment to the Outer Loop Segment 3A engineering contract with Jacobs Engineering and begin FY2027 budget talks at their Aug. 17 meeting, with direct implications for Prosper and Celina road infrastructure and property taxes.
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View MoreProsper Town Council to cast final vote on University Drive rezoning Aug. 25
The Prosper Town Council will take a final vote Aug. 25 on a 39.2-acre rezoning at University Drive and Lovers Lane that would bring a Rooms To Go, warehouse space and cottage logistics units to the U.S. 380 corridor after the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 7-0.
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View MoreFirst Street set to reopen Tuesday after four-day utility closure
A segment of First Street in Prosper between Coleman and Church streets was scheduled to reopen Aug. 11 after a four-day closure for underground utility installation, part of the town's $27.79 million project to widen First Street from the Dallas North Tollway to Coleman Street into a four-lane divided road.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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