City Seeks Expansion Funds For 1990 Growth
The city asks residents to approve a bond of 1.8 million to fund a 30 000 square foot two story municipal building and renovate existing offices. The plan targets centralizing departments now in leased space and supports city growth from 55 000 to 135 000 by 1990 with a minor tax impact. Polls open Saturday 7 am to 7 pm at Wilson and Bowman Middle Schools for specified precincts.
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Pam Troboy
Jim Taylor
City Hall
Taylor
Plano
Wilson Middle School
Bowman Middle School
May
Mike Newman
James Sides
Edwards
Berry
Mary Swensen
Avenue 6 16Th Street
Absentee Balloting Ends in City Hall Bond Election
Only 22 people cast absentee ballots in the $1.8 million municipal bond election. Absentee voting closed at 5 p.m. Tuesday as residents weigh funds for a new city hall and renovations to the current facility. The election will take place Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Bowman and Wilson Middle Schools.
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Bowman and
Wilson
Private clubs eyed for citywide locations in Plano planning
Planning and Zoning Commission backed allowing private clubs and mixed drink sales in large retail and light commercial zones with about 58 potential sites, half on Central Expressway and the rest in far west Plano. Western sites years from development. debate on limiting tracts and free market access.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
Lionel Berry
Bob McCarley
Jim Edwards
Commission
Buffington
Plano ISD 1974 Bond Report Shows More Built Than Planned
The Plano Independent School District plans a $38.5 million bond election on October 1 to fund eight new schools 11 site purchases and renovations. Superintendent Hendrick notes the 1974 bond produced four complete elementaries Hughston Jackson Saigling and two more complete elementaries Thomas Harrington plus Carpenter Middle School, exceeding initial plans to build three elementaries and one middle school.
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Plano Independent School District
H Wayne Hendrick
Hughston
Jackson
Saigling
Armstrong
Vines
Thomas
Harrington
Carpenter
Haggard
Dr. Hendrick
PISD Expands Special Education Services Districtwide
At a board meeting Dr. Pat Ownby outlined a three part program serving mentally retarded emotionally disturbed and learning disabled students. The district operates cooperative centers in Garland and Richardson and self contained sites plus resource and speech services across 21 schools. Approximately 700 students receive special education services and 40 resource teachers support 700 diagnosed students.
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Terri Anderson
Pat Ownby
Pisd Board of Trustees
Garland
Richardson
Loving Care
Greenwood Hills
Cooperative Training Center
Behavioral Center
Ownby
PISD
VAC
Clark High School
Paul Putty
Spring Creek Dr
Alma Rd
Signatures Verified for Plano Local Option Election
Collin County Clerk James Webb says petitions for a local option election have been verified and submitted to the Commissioners Court for the Sept 12 meeting. About 1700 signatures were needed for a beer and wine off premise sale vote, and Citizens for Common Sense exceeded that total. If approved, the election could be called within 20 to 30 days, placing the vote around mid October.
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Collin County
James Webb
Plano
Commissioners Court
Citizens For Common Sense
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Municipal Facilities Committee
Richard May
Civitans
Council
McCarley
Parker Road
Central Expressway
Sh5
Rowlett Creek
Double V Farm
Bozeman Modular Storage
Parker Rd. Estates
Jim Dandy Fried Chicken
FM 544
Custer Road
Bolin Spring Creek I
Woodpark Village I
Harrington Elementary
Rabbit Run MX Park
Outlook
City of
H. Wayne Hendrick
Planonian
Terri Walls
Board of Trustees
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