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Plano Heritage Commission recommends $1.15 million in grants, keeps emergency fund

5676827 · August 15, 2025
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The City of Plano Heritage Commission recommended full or partial funding for major preservation organizations and downtown events, proposing carryover for an emergency heritage grant and city-initiated projects.

The Plano Heritage Commission recommended that City Council approve about $1.146 million in heritage and downtown-events grants for fiscal 2025–26, and it proposed keeping roughly $365,000 in reserve for emergency repairs or future city-initiated heritage projects. Nancy Baldwin, chair of the Heritage Commission, told the council the commission recommends full funding for the Heritage Farmstead Museum, Plano Conservancy, Texas Pool Foundation, North Texas Masonic Historical Museum and Library, and Plano African American Museum, and funding for several downtown events.

The commission said the Heritage Farmstead request includes operations and…

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