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DeSoto provides update on Nance Farm restoration and arts building; phase 1 funding secured

3395527 · May 19, 2025
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City staff and Rogers Partners updated the council on the Nance Farm master plan, historic-preservation approvals, project phasing and funding; phase 1 is funded and will go to bid after permitting, while phase 2 financing remains to be identified.

The DeSoto City Council received an update May 19 on the Nance Farm master plan and project schedule, including historic-preservation approvals, a two-phase construction approach and a confirmed community meeting May 22 to review designs.

Rolanda Brigham, Arts, Cultural and Heritage Manager for the city, introduced Tyler Swanson of Rogers Partners Architects, who said the firm has worked with DeSoto about two years to update the master plan. Swanson said the team documented site conditions, held community engagement to refine allowable events and operations, and completed design and documentation; permitting is…

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