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Frisco residents and business owners urge council to address Rail District construction losses
Summary
Business owners and residents told the Frisco City Council on Aug. 5 that long-running Rail District construction has sharply reduced downtown foot traffic and sales; council and staff pointed to ongoing city investments and promotional efforts but did not adopt immediate relief measures.
Dozens of residents and business owners described steep losses tied to downtown/Rail District construction during the public-comment portion of the Aug. 5 Frisco City Council work session.
Austin Stiglitz, whose family owns Soccer City Frisco, said the store lost about $500,000 between July 2023 and July 2024 and that register counts fell roughly 50 percent between July 2023 and July 2025. “If the trend continues for 2025 … we will finish the year worse off than we…
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