Plano Okays Urban Highway Plan With Federal Aid
Plano city manager David Griffin wins unanimous Collin County Commission approval to pursue Federal Aid Urban Highway System status, aiming for matching federal funds to widen FM 544 and start Loop 9. Washington decision now pending, while county funds back youth park, 4-H training, and a new juvenile officer hire.
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Plano
David Griffin
Collin County Commissioners Court
Federal Aid Urban Highway System
Griffin
State Highway Dept
Washington
Collin Memorial Hospital
Collin County
Youth Park Board
VFW Permit Denied for Plano Shopping Center Club
City Council denied V F W Post 7106 a specific use permit to operate a private club at Plano Plaza Shopping Center with alcohol for members only citing neighborhood opposition and safety concerns for children. The panel cited potential law enforcement issues and preferred location suitability while approving other city measures and bids.
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Council
VFW
Plano Plaza
Phil Grubbs
Veterans’ Organization
V.F.W. Post 7106
14Th St
Jupiter Rd
Grubbs
American Legion
Plano
Robert Ellis
Spring Creek Pkwy
Dallas
Public Utility Regulatory Act
Leonard Allgood
Plano Plaza Shopping Center
Allgood
Mike Newman
Quiet Plano Weekend With Burglaries and Accidents
Plano police logged a relatively quiet three day period with five burglaries eight thefts and seven traffic accidents. Thirteen people were arrested on warrants drunkenness curfew and other charges. A gunshot wound left a woman in stable condition at Plano General Hospital.
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Plano
Plano General Hospital
Harold Lee Cox
14Th
Clarence Dwayne Bright
Ivanhoe
Avenue G
Ford
Delores R. Campion
Pinehurst
Volkswagen
Paula Scorggins
Dalgreen
Prairie Creek
One-car crash blocks US 75 near Parker Road overpass
A morning one car crash on US 75 near the Parker Road overpass caused minor injuries none reported and traffic tie ups around 8:15 a.m. Plane police cited slick streets as the cause. A second minor collision was reported farther north on the highway.
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US 75
Parker Rd
Daily Star Courier
Mike Newman
Ruptured Pipes Still A Problem For Plane Fire Dept
The Plane Fire Department faced continuing water mains issues with sixteen residences reporting burst pipes during a cold spell. Firefighters used a water vacuum and mop up tools while handling a small kitchen fire at 2376 Monticello that caused minor damage. The four day period included three grass fires a fence fire a grease fire and other calls plus two smoke investigations one odor case a locked out resident and thirteen ambulance responses.
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Monticello
Plano Hosts Weeklong Leadership Conference for Vocational Administrators
Plano Independent School District hosts 20 vocational administrators for a week long leadership conference at Plano Senior High School through Friday. Hayden McDaniel and Leland Dysart lead local arrangements with TEA and Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service co sponsoring. Participants include leaders from Dallas, Richardson, Garland, Mesquite, McKinney, Bonham, Terrell, Lancaster and Greenville.
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Plano Independent School
Plano
Hayden McDaniel
Leland Dysart
Texas Education Agency
Dallas
Richardson
Garland
Mesquite
McKinney
Bonham
Terrell
Lancaster
Greenville
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Rick Vance
Jerry Burton
North Texas Council of Governments
Bailey Dickerson
Charles R. Gibson
Canyon Creek
Ed Collins
Wylie
Jack Downing
Nathan E
Lawrence Burke
Pam Troboy
Hewlett Packard Co
Texas Billithic Co
Custer Rd
Independence Pkvy
Parker
Gerry’s Concrete
Carrollton
Park Blvd
Independence Pkwy
Southern Engine Pump Co
Custer Pump Station
Central Northeast Industrial Park
Dallas North Pkwy
North Star Rd
Southwestern Town Lot Corp
Copper Creek Estates
Los Rios I
Lone Star Gas Co
Bunker Hill Estates
Villa Casita Mobile Home Park
Cliff Murphy
Builders Coordinating Board
Sign Board of Appeals
Colin Light
Bernard Gunn
Ernest Reich
Plumbing and Mechanical Board
Robert Charles Kinsey
Boyt Hall Smith Jr
David Curtis White
Alma Rd
Texas A&M _ University Engineering Extension Service
McDaniel
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