Plano council panels zoning battles amid development talks
City council hearings grappled with duplex zoning, planned development demands, and a Colonial Self Storage site plan. Developers backed off or adjusted proposals while residents urged stricter screening. A 11.6 percent electric rate rise was to be explained, and new city hall space needs were endorsed for study.
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Pam Troboy
Greenhollow
Colonial Self Storage
Bill Roberts
Robert Carrigan
Norman Whitsitt
PSHS Band Earns Superior Rating At Festival
Plano Senior High School's concert band led by Tom Bennett earned a Division I Superior rating in the Worlds of Fun Band Festival at Kansas City. The 56-member ensemble also claimed a Division I in concert and a Division II in Sight-reading at the UIL contest in Richardson, with judges calling the band much improved and on the way up.
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Plano Senior High School
Kansas City
Tom Bennett
Pearce High School
Richardson
Target Case approved as Plano city council backs Pitman Corners expansion
The Plano City Council approved 14.3 additional acres for a Pitman Corners retail center north of FM 544 and Custer Rd, anchoring a 252,000 square foot regional shopping hub with Target Kroger and Wyatt's Cafeteria. Opponents raise traffic litter and lights concerns. supporters cite $250,000 in sales tax plus $81,000 ad valorem taxes and 2.2 million payroll. A referendum could overturn, requiring 20 percent of last election’s voters to trigger.
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Rustic Park
FM 544
Custer Rd
Pitman Corners
Target
Kroger’s
Wyatt's
Herb Weitzman
Henry S. Miller
Pete Fries
Tom Thornton
Dexter Ward
Capital Wire and Cable
Honored Residents Call for Continuation of Plano Efforts
A resident from 2360 Claridge Cir pleads to keep focus on a common goal and avoid letting personalities derail plans for Plano. He stresses that the issue is not decisive for the city's future.
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Rustic Park
Dennis Schultz
Homeowners Association
Plano
2360
Claridge Cir
Weekend roundup: Plano holds 22 illegal aliens and multiple arrests
Plano police held 22 illegal aliens awaiting repatriation after weekend detentions. In addition 11 others were arrested for warrants and licenses violations. Officers logged 10 thefts and multiple burglaries while answering 179 calls and aiding Allen PD in a chase. A minor accident injured two drivers in a Independence and Park intersection crash.
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Plano
Mexico
The
Immigration Service
Collin County
Allen Police Dept
U.S. Brass
David Charles Arnquist
Dallas
John William Johnson
Winterstone
Independence and
Park
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Mike Newman
East Plano
Paul Stephens
Bob Collins
Planning and Zoning Commission
Stephens
Jupiter Rd
Sterling Projects
Prairie Creek Estates
Jim Taylor
Taylor
Public Utilities Commission
Texas Power & Light Co
Harvey Moore
W.T. Hardin
Copper Creek
Bi-Co Pavers
Nancy Jenson
Jack Harvard
Dwight Holton
Holtons
Holton
E.A. Randles
McKinney
Gladys Harrington
Merrill E. Alloway
Jim Collins
Collins
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