During a meeting on Nov. 25, Plano City Council Members received an update to the bond election set for May 3, 2025. According to the city, project lists are still being finalized and reviewed, with a focus on public safety, parks and recreation, library facilities and street improvements.
In total, the proposed bond is $700.7 million.
How That Number Breaks Down
The $700.7 million bond encompasses projects for parks and recreation, street improvement, public safety, libraries and more. Below are further details about the proposed projects:
Parks and Recreation Projects ($51.6 million)
- Hall Park: New park development along Alma Drive and Park Boulevard. Potential improvements include trails, a large pavilion, a playground, irrigation, landscaping, open turf areas, trees, parking, restrooms and related amenities.
- Land Acquisitions: Ongoing land acquisitions to align with the parks, recreation, trails and open space master plan. The plan focuses on meeting needs in underserved areas of the city.
- Community Park Renovations: Upgrades to community parks 20+ years old. Potential improvements: athletic field renovation, new playground equipment, shade shelter replacement, accessibility upgrades, restroom enhancements, lighting and irrigation replacements.
- Park Improvements: Continued park development citywide, including sidewalk completions, park walkways, trees, playground expansions, lighting, benches, restrooms, picnic areas and related amenities.
- Recreational Trails: Ongoing expansion of the city's recreational trail system.
Street Improvement ($342.28 million)
- Alley reconstruction: Reconstruction of deteriorated concrete alleys or construction of new alleys in existing residential areas.
- Arterial concrete street reconstruction and overlay: Concrete pavement repair of streets, bridges and sidewalks on divided thoroughfares throughout Plano.
- Bridge repair and replacement: Bridge repairs and/or replacement at various locations throughout Plano.
- Downtown infrastructure: Construction or reconstruction of infrastructure improvements in the Downtown Plano area.
- Intersection improvements: Addition of left- and/or right-turn lanes at various intersections throughout the city.
- Residential street alley repair: Pavement repairs on streets, alleys, bridges and sidewalks within residential neighborhoods.
- Traffic improvements: Improvements include the construction of new traffic signals, pedestrian safety and accessibility measures, equipment replacement, installation of conduit and concrete bases for street lighting along major thoroughfares and computerized signal system improvements including installation of video cameras at critical intersections with wireless communication links to the Traffic Management Center.
- Residential and collector street reconstruction: Reconstruction of residential and collector roadways throughout the city.
- Sidewalks: Installation of new sidewalks as necessary at locations throughout Plano.
- Screening wall reconstruction: Complete reconstruction of concrete screening walls along major thoroughfares.
- Water main rehab – pavement and sidewalk repair: Pavement reconstruction on streets and alleys in combination with waterline replacement in various locations.
Public Safety Projects ($243.65 million)
- Police Headquarters and Public Safety Communications Replacement: Construction of a facility at the northwest corner of Park Boulevard and Alma Road to serve as a replacement of the 51-year-old Police Department Headquarters and a number of smaller facilities that service the east side of the city.
- Police Training Center Rebuild: Complete re-build of the 34-year-old police training center located at 4912 14th Street.
- Fire Station 14 Addition: Construction of a 15,000 square foot fire station with five apparatus bays and 12 bedrooms at the northwest corner of Alma Drive and West Park Blvd address increasing call volume, reducing response times and ensuring a rapid response across the city.
- Fire Station 8 Remodeling: Remodeling and expansion of the fire station located at 4621 Hedgecoxe Road including ICC 500 storm shelter, additional apparatus bays and ADA deficiency updates.
- Fire Station 3 Land Acquisition & Design: Procure land and design a replacement for the City’s smallest fire station which is 48 years old, currently located at 3520 Sherrye Drive.
Library Projects ($5 million)
- Schimelpfenig Library Remodel: Interior renovations to the 43-year-old Plano Public Library Branch located at 5024 Custer Road.
- Haggard Library Remodel: Interior renovations to the 29-year-old Plano Public Library Branch located at 2501 Coit Road.
- Parr Library Remodel: Interior renovations to the 24-year-old Plano Public Library Branch located at 6200 Windhaven Parkway.
Municipal Projects ($58.26 million)
- Parkway Services & Fleet Phase 1: Construction of a new Fleet Maintenance Building with additional vehicle service bays for the Fleet Division of the Public Works Department to maintain the city’s increasing fleet.
- Facilities Maintenance Facility Land Acquisition: Procure land and design a replacement for the 41-year-old operations center of the city’s Facility Maintenance Group, currently located at 4850 14th Street.
What’s Next
Additional public hearings on the bond are planned for Dec. 9, 2024, and Jan. 13, 2025. If approved by the city, the bond will be up to resident approval on May 3, 2025.
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