Plans Unveiled For Courthouse and Jail Complex
Dallas architect Duane Jarvis presented schematic designs for a six story courthouse and a three story jail linked by an underground corridor. The plan allows future vertical expansion to twelve and six floors respectively. The project aims to reach bid stage soon to cut costs while emergency renovations to the existing courthouse are proposed to run June-July.
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Jack Harkrider
Dallas
Duane Jarvis
Collin County
Commissioners Court
Jarvis
Tom Ryan
District
Commissioners
Ryan
Edwin D. Tibbs
Nathan White Jr
SpringPark Center Tabled Over Loop 9 Route Dispute
Plano Planning and Zoning refused to act on SpringPark Development Co. request to zone 257 acres as retail and light industrial after learning the expressway route has shifted north and east of the approved corridor. Officials fear annexation by Richardson could void Plano zoning and spark land transfers. Raymond Nasher wavered on withdrawing his application as questions about Loop 9 persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam Troboy
Plano
Loop 9
Planning and Zoning Commission
SpringPark Development Co
Richardson
Raymond Nasher
Sprig Park
Nasher
North Park Center
Renner Rd
Shiloh Rd
Jupiter Rd
Richardson Plan Commission
Commission
Venture Investments
Surge in vandals and mischief after school ends noted
Police report a five day span with 10 mischief and 2 vandalism cases, plus 274 calls for help and 34 arrests including 11 warrants. Other incidents include 17 minor and one major accidents with multiple vehicle collisions at Park Blvd Ave P and 14th St, and construction related impacts near US 75.
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Paul Douglas Ballard
Kingston
Enrique Garza Jr
1804
Park
John Klassen
Raintree
Park Blvd
Ave. P
Paul Dwayne Mackey
Nave
Ralph Carraway
Grandview
Park and Ave. N
US 75
Dallas North Pkwy
Richard C. Harper
Kewanee, Ill
Deborah Bedford Strange
Denison
Strange
Harper
Jupiter
14Th St
Lawrence Wayne Mulkin
Melvin Giles
Garland
James Herman McGahee
Wylie
Ralph Dean England
Ridgeway
14Th
Sherrye
Plano Draws 2nd Game in Tourney
Plano High School will face Duncanville in the Class AAAA state baseball semifinal at Austin on Thursday night. Plano advanced by beating Arlington Heights 4 2 in a best of three. Other Class AAAA teams include Deer Park and South San Antonio with games Thursday and Friday to decide the title.
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Plano High School
Duncanville
Austin
Plano
Fort Worth
Arlington Heights
Deer Park
South San Antonio
Utility Bill Beats Legislative Clock
The 1975 Texas Legislature pushed through the first utility regulation bill and a record $12 billion two year budget in the final hours of a 140 day session. The House approved the budget 93 to 54 as observers cheered while senators adjourned after midnight. Governor Briscoe praised the session outcomes.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Texas
Bill Clayton
House
Jim Mattox
Dallas
Dolph Briscoe
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Tibbs
Darr Equipment Co
Ray Seller
Seaway Pipeline Inc
Freeport
Tulsa
Okla
North Collin Water Corp
Odell
Sheriff's Dept
Collin National Bank
Jarvis, Putty, Jarvis
McKinney
Mike Newman
SpringPark
Spring Park
James Neal Hilley
15Th St
George Wesley Paul
Louis Arthur Wallace
Murphy
Peggy Shanno Atkinson
Red Bud Lane
Plano Park I
Ave. K
Venture
14Th St.Del Sol Dr
Vance Maultsby
Meadows Baptist Church
Plano Plaza
Jupiter Rd.14th St
A&p
Parker Plaza East
Robbins Business Park
Hillside Dr
J.B. Toler
Dallas North Parkway
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