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Little Elm strategic report: $2.37 million in street work, new park, event-driven business boosts
Summary
Town staff presented the 2024–25 strategic report highlighting $2.37 million invested in street maintenance, police accreditation, park openings and a holiday parade that drew an estimated 8,400 people to the Lakefront District; the report lists multiple awards and operational metrics.
Mr. Roman presented Little Elm’s 2024–25 strategic report to the council, outlining public‑safety milestones, capital investments, program launches and performance metrics.
"We invested $2,370,000 in street...maintenance this year," Mr. Roman said, noting 7,812 square yards of street, curb and gutter replacements, nearly 3,000 square yards of sidewalks and ADA ramps, and other capital work including a design phase for an animal‑shelter expansion and a new public‑safety annex. He highlighted the police department’s accreditation from the Texas Police Chiefs Association and several finance and procurement awards, and said the town maintained its bond rating and received an unmodified audit opinion.
The report also summarized community programming and events, including the opening of Cottonwood Park, a grant‑funded story walk at Beard Park and more than 75 special events during the year. Drew Bailey, who recapped the Dec. 6 holiday parade, reported strong local business impacts: organizers estimated about 1,400 people on the lawn and roughly 8,400 people across the Lakefront District during the event; hotel occupancy reached 100% on the event Saturday and several downtown businesses reported sales increases of 100–200% for the night. "We had 8,400 people in the Lakefront District at the time of the event," Bailey said.
Staff reported the parade expenditures at about $23,000 (barricades accounted for a large share), and said the route change reduced required public‑safety staffing compared with prior years. The strategic report also listed operations statistics such as 2,500 fleet work orders completed, 145,000 library checkouts, 165 miles of water mains maintained and 350 animal adoptions.
Mr. Roman said the full report will be posted on the town website this week and that staff plans a social‑media rollout to share the highlights with residents.
