Acreage Boost for City Park System Meets Council Approval
City Council approved 41.6 acres in Hunters Glen V for 346 611 30 with interest and agreed to 364 388 72 in development costs. They also added 5 914 acres at Custer Road and Country Place Drive for Chisholm Trail linkage financed by a Bureau of Outdoor Recreation grant. Accent Builders Inc. won a 289 over budget contract for park building improvements. In southwest Plano, 150.3 acres faced a split vote over apartment inclusion amid industrial zoning and buffering concerns.
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Hunters Glen V
Pioneer Park
Roundrock Trail
Chisholm Trail
Harrington Park
Custer Road
Country Place Drive
Bureau of Outdoor
Parks and Recreation
Accent Builders Inc
Plano
Bob Collins
Jack Harvard
Jackson Fulgham
Dallas North Parkway
Fulgham
Dallas
White Rock Road
Preston Road
Henry Lane
Townbluff Drive
Parker Road
Country Place
Ministerial Alliance
Planning and Zoning Commission
Collin County
Briarmeade
Texas Municipal League Workmen’s Compensation Joint Insurance Fund Board
Town West II
Los Rios IV
Adams Professional Arts Center
R.C. Clark High School
County Court OKs Complex Revisions in Collin County
The county court approved a fifteenth change order adding 5388 to the new Collin County courthouse jail contract. Most of the funds cover 10 intercom stations per Texas Jail Standards. remaining for reinforced steel. Completion date remains June 1978.
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Collin County
Texas Commission on Jail
Jarvis Putty Jarvis
Rich Morgan
Commissioners Court
Civil Servants Salary Plan Reform Endorsed
The Civil Service Commission approved a revised pay plan for police and fire personnel to reward longevity on individual anniversary dates. Current Civil Service pay raises occur every six months. the ordinance ties advancement to two annual dates Sept 26 1977 or March 27 1978.
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Civil Service Commission
civil service
John Michael Pearson
Pearson
Bill Roberts
Roberts
Byron Schaff
Schaff
PAM TROBOY
Wildcats' fan base fuels statebound team spirit
Plano Wildcats fans travel with the team on the Dallas charter flight led by devoted supporters including Wildcat Moms and PSHS teachers. The group spans ages from young children to long-time boosters, with a Collin County Judge among the attendees cheering on Coach Tommy Kimbrough's squad.
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Tommy Kimbrough
Plano
Wildcat
PSHS
lifetime Planeite
Collin County
Loyal Plano Wildcats fans and their families endure cold
The article recalls Plano High School football fans from the 1973 graduating class and later generations, led by devoted mother Betty Haynes and long-time supporters Everett Ritchey, Tom Shields, John Michael Pearson, and others. It highlights their loyalty, travel to games, and belief in the team's character and the school system.
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Nathan E. White Jr
Wildcat
Vic Brooks
Mark Chaddick
Plano
Betty Haynes
Perry Haynes
Lubbock
Plano Wildcat
Everett Ritchey
PHS
Ritchey
E.A. Sigler
T.H
Bill’ Williams
Tom Gray
John
Clark
Tom Kimbrough
Wildcats
Tom Shields
Sam
Tom Jr
Tom Sr
Shields Looks Back at Cats Baseball Days and School Change
The interview recalls Shields as a fan noting Cats coaching staff growth, the town’s population surge from 1600 to 55000, and the switch from Tiny Rice Field to John Clark Field. He praises the drill team and band and enjoys pep rallies, joking he yells along with students.
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Shields
John Clark
Wildcat
PSHS
Jerry Mullins
Cats
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Collin Memorial
Collin County Child Welfare Board
Darr Equipment Co
Precinct 3
Baird Properties Inc
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Port Neches Groves
Texas Stadium
Olive Jennings
Kevin Jennings
Joy Braden
Tim Braden
Helen Lasiter
Tim Lasiter
Anna House
Doug House
Mike Newman
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