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Builder hired for $42 million police training center, while new sign rules wait until January

Monday's council actions, per the city's posted meeting record: CORE Construction gets the training center job, the sign code rewrite is tabled to Jan. 11, and a downtown land sale is pulled.

Demarcus FerrisNovember 10, 20262 min read

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City Hall10 days ago
Federal grant would buy duty pistols for police recruits, and a retired ambulance would go to EMT students for $1
Plano's council on Nov. 9 holds a hearing on splitting $72,743 in Justice Assistance Grant money with McKinney, Frisco and the sheriff, and considers giving Plano ISD a decommissioned ambulance.
City Hall12 days ago
Data centers, smoke-free rules and shrinking school enrollment come up as planners hold tonight's comprehensive plan hearing
The Planning & Zoning Commission holds a public hearing Monday on routine updates to two sections of the comprehensive plan. Staff says commissioners' questions about data centers will wait for next year's land use review.
City Hall13 days ago
About 180 public parking spaces at the Collin County courthouse close Nov. 9 as expansion work spreads
Work on the courthouse expansion and a new garage started Oct. 30 on the building's west and north sides. The east elevated lot, with about 180 public spaces, closes Monday, Nov. 9, the county says.
City Hall13 days ago
Willow Bend arena tax question is on Tuesday's ballot, with 22 vote centers open in the city
Proposition A, labeled a tax increase, would allow car rental, parking, ticket, player and hotel taxes to pay for an arena near The Shops at Willow Bend. Fourteen of Plano's Election Day sites were not early-voting locations.
City Hall14 days ago
Parking would be banned on school days along Winterplace Circle, near the temporary Plano Senior High campus
An ordinance on the Nov. 9 council agenda would bar parking on both sides of the residential loop from 8:25 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on school days after a neighbor reported students parking in front of homes.
City Hall14 days ago
Firefighter cancer and heart screenings would continue under a contract worth up to $3.9 million over 10 years
Plano Fire-Rescue wants to keep Life Scan Wellness Centers, its exam provider since 2017. The City Council takes up the award Nov. 9; the fire department says the exams have caught cancer and heart problems early.
City Hall15 days ago
A $42 million contract to replace the police training center on 14th Street is lined up for the Nov. 9 council meeting
City staff recommend CORE Construction as construction manager for a 33,000-square-foot academy with an indoor tactical village, replacing the 21,904-square-foot building at 4921 14th St.
City Hall17 days ago
Stars-backed PAC tops $1 million for Plano's arena tax vote, while resident opponents report about $13,000
Victory Green Plano got more than $980,000 of its money from the Dallas Stars, campaign finance records show. The Stop the Stars Arena committee has spent about $5,800 against Proposition A.

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Builder hired for $42 million police training center, while new sign rules wait until January

More City Hall

Federal grant would buy duty pistols for police recruits, and a retired ambulance would go to EMT students for $1

Data centers, smoke-free rules and shrinking school enrollment come up as planners hold tonight's comprehensive plan hearing

About 180 public parking spaces at the Collin County courthouse close Nov. 9 as expansion work spreads

Willow Bend arena tax question is on Tuesday's ballot, with 22 vote centers open in the city

Parking would be banned on school days along Winterplace Circle, near the temporary Plano Senior High campus

Firefighter cancer and heart screenings would continue under a contract worth up to $3.9 million over 10 years

A $42 million contract to replace the police training center on 14th Street is lined up for the Nov. 9 council meeting

Stars-backed PAC tops $1 million for Plano's arena tax vote, while resident opponents report about $13,000

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