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Plano staff outline $51.6 million parks and recreation bond package after large private donation
Summary
City staff presented a proposed 2025 Parks and Recreation bond package reduced to $51.595 million after a $15 million private donation, and described planned projects including Hall Park development, land acquisition for Envision Oak Pointe, Shell Park renovation and trail funding.
Plano City Council staff presented a revised parks and recreation bond proposal on the council’s agenda that would total $51,595,000 for the 2025 bond referendum after a recent $15 million private donation toward a park project.
The proposal, presented by Karen Rhodes Whitley, Budget Director, and Ron Smith, Director of Parks and Recreation, would fund a mix of park development, land acquisition and system-wide improvements. "I did come before y'all 2 weeks ago... Toyota's, giving us $15,000,000 towards the park that we had on the referendum list," Rhodes Whitley said, explaining the donation allowed staff to reallocate about $23 million from parks to public safety in the draft package.
The staff-proposed bond total now stands at $51.595 million, Smith said. The largest single…
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