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AFV-2016-09

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INAUGURAL ALLEN | FAIRVIEW EDITION
Volume 1, Issue 1 | Sept. 1-Oct. 5, 2016
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Adding office space key to increasing area daytime traffic
Construction will start this fall on the city of Allen’s
first Class A office building.
In July, Allen City Council and the Collin County
Commissioners Court approved 10-year partial tax abatements for a $34 million, five-story,
125,000-square-foot office building with an attached
parking garage.
The building—coined One Bethany—will be developed by Kaizen Development Partners in the Watters
Creek Office Park west of US 75 and north of Bethany
Drive. The building is expected to be complete sometime in mid-2018, said Dan Bowman, executive director and CEO of Allen Economic Development Corp.
Bowman said the new building is a big step in the
See Office space | 16
ONE BETHANY
One Bethany will be Allen’s first true Class A office
building. It is being constructed as a speculative
space, meaning there is no committed tenant yet.
Rendering courtesy Allen Economic Development Corp.
By Krista Wadsworth
Five stories
125,000 sq. ft.
Glass facade
Covered, attached parking garage
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Project to ease US 75 jams—for now
CONSTRUCTION NEARS END
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The end is in sight for the US 75 construction project that will resolve a traffic bottleneck through Allen and Fairview.
Drivers can expect congestion relief
early next year after crews complete the
$47.5 million project to install a fourth
lane on each side of US 75.
However, county and regional officials say the expansion will not be
enough to meet the rapidly growing
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area’s long-term transit needs.
Michael Morris, director of transportation for the North Central Texas
Council of Governments, said there will
be significant improvement in the shortterm on US 75, but “in the long term, it
will deteriorate again.”
The Texas Department of Transportation expects to finish the US 75 project
by January, but city of Allen Director of
Engineering Chris Flanigan cautions the
See US 75 | 18
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Earlier this summer, my
daughter and her classmates crowded together
in the Village Express
Caboose at The Grove
in Allen taking pictures
around balloons that
spelled out “2029”—the
year they will graduate
from high school. At that
moment, emotions came
at me like a modern, fast light-rail train, not the cute
little red caboose where we currently were.
When you first pulled this newspaper out of your
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IMPACTS
5 Grif’s Sammie Shop opened
Aug. 6 at 190 E. Stacy Road, Ste. 1408,
Allen, in The Village at Allen. The shop
offers ice cream sandwiches made with
freshly baked cookies and Blue Bell
ice cream as well as milkshakes and
brownie bowls. 972-912-0051.
www.thesammieshop.com
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Now Open
1 Polka Dot Party+Play opened
Aug. 3 at 210 Town Place, Fairview,
in The Village at Fairview. The
space, opened by Stacy and Chris
Fisher, offers a safe environment for
children to play. Activities include
dedicated art tables for crafts, a
toddler section, a customized play
structure to accommodate toddlers and
preschoolers, an 8-foot chalkboard,
four playhouse scenes and a pretend
campsite. Open play takes place from
9 a.m.-2 p.m. every weekday, and the
weekends are reserved for private
parties. 972-646-1512.
www.polkadotpartyandplay.com
2 Sunview Cafe, at 939 W. Stacy
Road, Allen, opened in mid-June.
The cafe is open for breakfast and
lunch, and breakfast items are served
all day. The menu includes meat and
egg combinations, skillets, omelets,
pancakes, crepes, burgers, sandwiches
and salads. 972-954-7400.
3 Fourth Dimension Orthodontics
& Craniofacial Orthopedics opened
at the end of June at 955 W. Stacy
Road, Ste. 100, Allen. Dr. Deji Fashemo
7 Spirit Halloween, a seasonal
store, is open through Halloween at
190 E. Stacy Road, Ste. 1530, Allen,
in The Village at Allen. The store
sells costumes, wigs, makeup and
Halloween decor. 972-750-6381.
www.spirithalloween.com
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6 El Pollo Loco opened in late
August at 386 E. Stacy Road, Allen, in
The Village at Allen. The restaurant’s
signature item is its citrus-marinated,
fire-grilled chicken, which is served
in different dishes, including burritos,
salads, soups, tacos and quesadillas.
714-599-5000. www.elpolloloco.com
specializes in advanced dentofacial
orthopedics and craniofacial
orthodontics. The business also has
a Dallas location. 972-947-2200.
www.4dorthodontics.com
4 The Dallas Sidekicks, Allen’s
Major Arena Soccer League team, has
moved its headquarters and retail store
to the Allen Event Center, 200 E. Stacy
Road, Ste. 1350, Allen. The retail store,
Kick’s Corner, opened Sept. 1 and
features spirit gear in both youth and
adult sizes. Fans can buy tickets to the
games at Kick’s Corner. 469-200-4625.
www.dallassidekicks.net
8 ALDI grocery store is under
construction in Allen on the southeast
corner of Stacy Road and Greenville
Avenue and is expected to open in
spring 2017. The close to 11,000-squarefoot store will offer fresh meat, dairy,
produce and household items. The
grocery store chain seeks to eliminate
overhead costs through cost-saving
measures such as offering open carton
displays. www.aldi.us
9 Tiff’s Treats, a cookie delivery
company, is opening a new location at
977 SH 121, Ste. 160, Allen, at the end
of the year. The Texas-based company
offers cookies and brownies, baked
fresh upon order and delivered warm.
Owners Tiff and Leon Chen started the
business in 1999 in college and have
since opened 23 locations with four
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12 Home2Suites by Hilton in
Fairview will open a hotel in
September 2017 at 290 Murray Farm
Road, Fairview. The 111-suite hotel
will feature a guest room design with
distinctive work, relax and sleep areas
with a full kitchen and expanded
storage. Hotel amenities include
complimentary continental breakfast,
along with a fitness room and indoor
saline pool. www.home2suites.com
13 Edge Physical Therapy is opening
its third Dallas-Fort Worth location at
788 S. Watters Road, Allen, in the fall.
The therapy center offers treatment
for tendon and ligament issues. Edge
Physical Therapy also has locations in
McKinney and Frisco.
www.edgetherapy.net
Anniversaries
14 Smoothie King, 190 E. Stacy Road,
Allen, celebrated its fifth anniversary
at the end of August. Smoothie King
serves a wide variety of healthy
smoothies as well as snacks. 214-3830045. www.smoothieking.com
15 Signarama of Allen celebrated its
one-year anniversary Aug. 24 at 1108
N. Greenville Ave., Ste. 100, Allen.
Martha and Jade Thorpe operate the
business, which offers sign services,
including vinyl window and door
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11 Christian Care Senior Living
Community is opening the end of
September or early October at 560
Prestige Circle, Allen. The nonprofit
community offers one- and twobedroom cottages, assisted living,
memory care assisted-living, hospice
care and personal assistance services.
Christian Care is funded through
sources including churches, individuals
and grants. 972-686-2460.
www.christiancarecenters.org
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An ALDI grocery store is under construction
and is expected to open in the spring.
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Courtesy Tiff’s Treats
10 Fairview Youth Theatre is opening
at 302 Town Place, Fairview, in The
Village at Fairview on Jan. 16. The
12,400-square-foot children’s and
community fine arts complex will
offer acting, dance and voice classes as
well as camps, community workshops
and live performances. The nonprofit
organization was founded in 2005 as
McKinney Youth Theatre and operates
under its parent organization, North
Texas Performing Arts. 972-422-2575.
www.mckinneyyouththeatre.org
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Tiff’s Treats, a cookie delivery company, is
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more stores opening by the end of 2016.
www.cookiedelivery.com
Smoothie King is celebrating five years at
190 E. Stacy Road, Allen.
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Closings
16 Al’s Formal Wear, 190 E. Stacy
Road, Ste. 308, Allen, in The Village
at Allen, is closed. The business sold
formal wear for special occasions,
such as wedding and prom. The Frisco
location at 3401 Preston Road, Ste. 5,
remains open. 214-618-4390 (Frisco
location). www.alsformalwear.com
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BUSINESS FEATURE
Heritage Ranch Golf
and Country Club
Course, clubhouse open to community
Eric Hoyle is the community events director
for Heritage Ranch.
Heritage Ranch’s clubhouse can be used as
a venue for weddings and other events.
We specialize in
Heritage Ranch Golf and Country Club can host both indoor and outdoor wedding ceremonies.
Annual memberships
for nonresidents:
Seven days
a week:
•Single: $4,565
•Couple: $6,325
Monday-Friday:
•Single: $3,465
•Couple: $4,895
Heritage Ranch Golf
and Country Club
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homeowners and people from outside
the community, Hoyle said.
Heritage Ranch offers golf memberships and hosts a number of
events open to the public, including
tournaments and charity events.
Hoyle said many residents moved
into the community because of the
golf course and already have memberships. At 1,144 homes, the development is fully built out, making the
number of residents with memberships unlikely to expand in the long
run.
Nonresident golf memberships
offer an opportunity for growth,
Hoyle said.
The golf course can also serve to
convert occasional golfers into prospective homebuyers in the long run.
People who visit Heritage Ranch
for tournaments or casual play cannot help but drive past the houses on
the edge of the course, he said.
“If we get the people in their
40s that come out here [to the golf
course], they know this is a place they
can move to in another five-to-10
years,” Hoyle said.
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Courtesy Heritage Ranch Golf and Coutnry Club
centerpiece.
“You obviously want to make sure
that the golf course is getting the
full use, and if homeowners are only
using it about half the time, that’s all
untapped potential that can be made
for revenue,” Hoyle said.
Completed in 2003, the clubhouse
has come a long way since the early
days, when it operated out of a triplewide trailer while the existing facility
was under construction.
The 24,000-square-foot permanent
clubhouse now hosts weddings and
other private functions. The ballroom
holds 250-300 people.
Wedding ceremonies can be held on
a knoll outside the clubhouse under
a large tree overlooking the golf
course, in the ballroom or in the foyer.
Hoyle said the venue is available
for weddings and other events yearround.
Today, the course’s use is split about
equally between Heritage Ranch
Country
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he golf course’s rolling greens
and fairways may be situated behind a gated security
checkpoint, but Eric Hoyle says make
no mistake—Heritage Ranch Golf and
Country Club is open to the public.
Hoyle, the course’s community
events director, said the Fairview
golf course—which is owned by the
homeowners association—has been
working for almost a decade to attract
members from outside the gated
neighborhood.
The course and the residential
streets intertwine, both in topography and in concept. The golf course
was designed to be the centerpiece
of a neighborhood for active adults
and empty nesters age 55 and older
since before ground broke on the first
homes in 1999, Hoyle said.
After the community sold its last
home in 2007, Heritage Ranch began
a marketing push to attract nonresidents to the community’s prized
Courtesy Heritage Ranch Golf and Country Club
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Carnita tacos are served with rice and charro
beans at La Finca Chiquita ($11.25).
Courtesy La Finca Chiquita
Photos courtesy Scott Peek Photography
La Finca’s popular Mexican
vanilla egg custard dessert
is made from a family
recipe passed down
from Cavazos’ greatgrandmother. Everything is
made on-site, including the
caramel sauce. This dish
is so popular some guests
request one before their
meal.
Oscar and Ashley Cavazos own and operate La Finca Chiquita, a Tex-Mex restaurant in Allen.
PHYSICAL THERAPY
When Cavazos and his wife, Ashley,
first crossed paths, they were children.
Ashley spent her summers visiting
family in Gilmer, getting chips and
salsa from a young Oscar at the local
La Finca Chiquita. It was not until
she applied for a bartending position
at a restaurant with a familiar name
that they got to formally introduce
themselves.
Now with three children of their
own, the Cavazoses carry on the little
farmhouse family tradition.
La Finca Chiquita
107 N. Butler Drive, Allen
972-908-3555
www.mychiquita.com
Hours: Tue.-Thu. 11 a.m.9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m. -10
p.m., closed Sundays and
Mondays
S. Watters Rd.
always envisioned for his own place.
“We want to be the neighborhood
restaurant where our servers know
you by name and they know what you
are going to order,” Cavazos said. “We
just want to create an environment
where you can just have a good time
and not just come eat and get out. We
want you to feel like you are part of
the family.”
Although the La Finca Chiquita
name has been in the Cavazos family
for decades—traveling from East
Texas to North Texas—the latest
inspiration is a nod to its Gilmer roots
with a small hometown feel.
Now operating out of the old Allen
post office tucked away in historic
downtown, La Finca Chiquita only
seats 32 guests at a time. There is
no room for a walk-in cooler, which
forces Cavazos to buy his food daily
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or Oscar and Ashley Cavazos,
owners and operators of La
Finca Chiquita at 107 N. Butler
St. in Allen, their passion for serving
up fresh, made-to-order Tex-Mex is a
story about family, tradition and love.
The story begins in Gilmer, Texas,
in the backyard of Oscar’s parents’
house almost three decades ago. A
small but popular eatery, La Finca
Chiquita—or the little farmhouse—
served Tex-Mex dishes inspired by
family recipes passed down from generations of Oscar’s family originating
from northern Mexico.
As children, Oscar and his brother
would serve chips and salsa to guests
and help out in any way they could.
When the place filled, guests would
commission their own children to
lend a helping hand. It was this kind
of family atmosphere that Oscar
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and make everything fresh.
“The flavors we use I grew up with,
so we use a lot of jalapeno, serrano
and poblano peppers,” Cavazos said.
“The rice is cooked in chicken stock
with tomato and we use cast-iron skillets to make our refried beans.”
Cavazos said nothing is made by or
in a machine and the kitchen operates
with a 3-foot grill, a six-burner stove
and a fryer. “That’s it,” he said. “That’s
where the magic happens.”
By magic, Cavazos is referring to
the customer-favorite chile relleno, an
egg-battered stuffed poblano pepper;
his personal favorite, the carnita tacos,
which consist of pork shoulder braised
with Coca-Cola; or Ashley’s favorite,
the brisket tacos.
Cavazos said tradition runs deep
within their menu, their values and
their family.
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TRANSPORTATION UPDATES
Compiled by Nicole Luna
Major projects in the area
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Reconstruction
3 FM 2551/Angel Parkway
This roadway is in the design phase
to reconstruct and widen the roadway
from a two-lane rural roadway to a
six-lane urban divided roadway. The
project extends from FM 2514 in the
city of Parker to FM 2170 in Allen.
Timeline: fall 2016-fall 2017
Cost: $5.5 million
Funding sources: city of Allen,
Timeline: construction to begin
in 2018
Cost: $381.5 million
The roadway is under construction to
reconstruct the two-lane rural
highway into a four-lane divided
urban roadway with left-turn lanes, a
median and sidewalks. The project
extends from Greenville Avenue to
Country Club Road.
Timeline: March 2016-spring 2018
Cost: $15.7 million
Funding sources: Texas
Department of Transportation
Photos by Nicole Luna /Community Impact Newspaper
Collin County
2 Stacy Road expansion
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2514
Construction is nearly complete on the
first phase of the Alma Drive
improvement project at the intersection
of Alma Drive and Exchange Parkway.
The rest of the project, which extends
from SH 121 to Hedgcoxe Road, will
begin in the fall. The project will widen
Alma Drive to six lanes in areas where
four- or five-lane sections exist. As a
result, various other improvements and
modifications to existing infrastructure
will be necessary, including landscaping
improvements, signal enhancements,
turn lane additions and street lighting
placement/replacement.
Project update
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Funding sources: TxDOT
4 Ridgeview Drive extension
The first phase of the Ridgeview Drive
extension between Alma Drive and Stacy
Road in Allen opened to traffic May 5.
The second phase of the Ridgeview Drive
extension—from Watters Road to US
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waiting for the area to be developed. Part
of the project also includes a Ridgeview
Drive overpass on US 75, which will be
built by TxDOT.
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CITY & SCHOOLS
News from Allen, Fairview, Allen ISD and Lovejoy ISD
Board of trustees beginning search for
next Allen ISD superintendent this fall
ALLEN ISD The Allen ISD board of stepped in as interim superintentrustees will begin interviewing can- dent Aug. 1.
didates for the next district superinMaster said the board of trusttendent by October or November.
ees is looking for a superintendent
The board plans to announce
candidate who can connect with the
a finalist by
community.
December and
“We’re going
“We’re not considered a
have the new
to be searching
high-growth district anysuperintendent
for someone
more,
so we’ve got some
in place by
who is a strong
time to focus.”
educational
January, board
leader; somePresident Louise —Louise Master, AISD board president
one with great
Master said.
communication skills; someone who
The search comes after forwants to get to know our community
mer superintendent Lance Hindt
in Allen and be involved, be a face
accepted the superintendent
position at Katy ISD. Jenny Presto the community of Allen ISD,”
ton, a former AISD superintendent,
Master said.
Allen ISD approves
tax rate decrease
ALLEN ISD Allen ISD will cut its
tax rate after adopting an 11 percent increase in the property value
appraisal roll at the district’s Aug. 22
board of trustees meeting.
Trustees approved a tax rate of
$1.59 per $100 taxable value—a rate
cut of 2 cents, which marks the third
straight year the rate has decreased.
The district maintained the
maintenance and operations portion
of the tax rate and lowered the debt
service rate to arrive at the new total.
Trustees also adopted an $11.3
billion appraisal roll with a total
tax levy of $175.7 million, up from
$10.1 billion and $160.8 million the
previous year.
Superintendent search timeline
July
August
Superintendent
Lance Hindt
resigns
New instructional
space opens at LISD
for new school year
LOVEJOY ISD On Aug. 22 Lovejoy
High School opened a new science,
technology, engineering and math
wing; art classrooms; and theater
space, according to Assistant Superintendent for Operations Dennis
Womack.
The new theater space will house
the theater program until crews complete construction of the black box
theater classroom in January and the
auditorium in October, Womack said.
Resurfacing of the tennis courts
and the opening of the new swimming pool were still in progress the
first week of school due to weather.
Tweetings
Tweetings
September
Jenny Preston steps in as
interim superintendent
October
November
AISD board of trustees to
begin candidate interviews
December
Board to name
a finalist
January
Superintendent
to take office
For instant coverage of these
meetings, follow us on Twitter:
@impactnews_afv
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Allen, Fairview set
to approve budget,
tax rates this month
ALLEN & FAIRVIEW The city of
Allen and the town of Fairview are
undergoing budget and tax rate discussions. Both plan to adopt budget
and tax rates in September.
Allen is reducing its tax rate from
$0.53 to $0.525 per $100 property
value for fiscal year 2016-17.
Increased property values mean
the city will raise an additional $4.12
million in FY 2016-17.
The proposed city of Allen budget
can be found online at
www.cityofallen.org.
The town of Fairview is proposing to keep its tax rate at $0.359999
Budget and tax rate timeline
City of Allen
•Budget and tax
rate hearings:
•Budget and
tax rate
adoption:
Town of Fairview
•Budget and tax
rate hearings:
•Budget and
tax rate
adoption:
Aug.
Sept.
23
6
Sept.
13
Aug.
Aug.
16
23
Sept.
6
per $100 property valuation in FY
2016-17. Increased property values in
Fairview mean the town will raise an
additional $482,056 in FY 2016-17.
The proposed town of Fairview
budget can be found online at
www.fairviewtexas.org.
Allen City Council approves updates to
ordinance for keeping backyard chickens
ALLEN The City Council in July
that have homeowners association
amended its existing ordinance
restrictions against backyard chickpertaining to raising chickens in
ens, or properties that have deed
backyards.
restrictions against owning chickens
The new ordinance makes it more
will not be eligible for a permit.
feasible for residents living on smaller Backyard chicken requirements
lots to raise chickens by lowerFour-chicken
Kept in a secure
ing the required distance from
maximum per
coop or other
property
property lines from 150 feet to
similar enclosure
20 feet. Residents may have no
more than four chickens per
property.
20 feet
The council also instituted
a permitting process. Anyone
wanting to keep backyard
Kept in backyard at
Residents must
chickens must apply for a $25
least 20 feet from
apply to the city for
permit from the city.
any property line
a permit ($25)
Homeowners with properties
Source: city of Allen/Community Impact Newspaper
Meetings
Allen City Council
Meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays
of the month at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 305
Century Parkway, Allen. 214-509-4100.
www.cityofallen.org
Fairview Town Council
Meets the first Tuesday of the month at
7:30 p.m. at Fairview Town Hall, 372 Town
Place, Fairview. 972-562-0522.
www.fairviewtexas.org
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Meets usually on the fourth Monday of
the month at 7 p.m. at Allen City Hall, 305
Century Parkway. 972-727-0511.
www.allenisd.org
Lovejoy ISD Board of Trustees
Meets on the third Wednesday of the
month at 6 p.m. at the Lovejoy ISD
building, 259 Country Club Road, Allen.
469-742-8000. www.lovejoyisd.net
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Impact
Newspaper
• communityimpact.com
Community
Impact
Newspaper
ALLEN ISD
S
FOCUS
District and school targets
2015-16 STAAR passing results by grade
Feeder
schools
Math
Reading
Science
6th
Math
Reading
5th
Writing
Math
Reading
4th
Math
3rd
Reading
2015-16 economically
disadvantaged
2015-16 enrollment
Elementary
schools
2015-16 accountability
rating
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Education
Results from the 2015-16 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or
STAAR, tests were released this summer.
Community Impact Newspaper publishes STAAR results by campus and by district. The following charts show how students performed on the annual exams as
well as district information such as enrollment numbers and feeder school patterns.
In August districts and campuses received ratings of Met Standard, Met Alternative Standard or Improvement Required based on STAAR and end-of-course exam
results from the 2015-16 school year and other indicators.
1 Anderson
MS
580 11.03%
92% 90%
87% 74% 80%
91% 94% 89%
92% 100%
18
2 Bolin
MS
587 11.75%
92% 89%
91% 94% 92%
91% 95% 88%
92% 98%
20
3 Boon
MS
720
96% 100% 99% 98% 97%
94% 97% 94%
91% 98%
19
4 Boyd
MS
685 65.99% 72% 79%
79% 82% 79%
78% 80% 70%
69% 83%
19
5 Chandler
MS
660
9.55%
91% 93%
97% 93% 93%
96% 94% 86%
93% 98%
20
Accountability ratings
6 Cheatham
MS
737
1.63%
95% 99%
98% 95% 96%
96% 99% 94%
97% 99%
18
In the performance index accountability system, first implemented in 2012-13, ratings are as follows:
7 Evans
MS
666
2.85%
96% 96%
98% 97% 96%
97% 99% 100% 97% 99%
19
8 Green
MS
640 11.25%
90% 91%
92% 87% 84%
88% 91% 92%
94% 91%
19
9 Kerr
MS
700
5.43%
96% 97%
96% 97% 95%
99% 99% 100% 99% 100%
19
10 Lindsey
MS
880
9.09%
92% 94%
95% 95% 91%
92% 90% 85%
91% 96%
18
11 Marion
MS
782
8.31%
88% 95%
88% 89% 84%
92% 95% 87%
97% 97%
18
12 Norton
MS
540
7.41%
94% 90%
91% 94% 85%
97% 96% 96%
91% 99%
19
13 Olson
MS
763
9.83%
91% 95%
95% 95% 95%
93% 94% 87%
93% 95%
18
14 Reed
MS
597 25.80% 89% 89%
88% 80% 76%
87% 91% 91%
91% 95%
18
15 Rountree
MS
552 51.81%
71% 69%
89% 87% 87%
93% 94% 88%
78% 92%
20
16 Story
MS
527 18.41%
75% 89%
87% 85% 85%
87% 92% 86%
88% 94%
20
17 Vaughan
MS
500
90% 91%
96% 96% 88%
87% 89% 82%
94% 95%
20
5.28%
2015-16 enrollment
disadvantaged
Reading
Math
Science
Social
studies
Feeder
schools
18
Curtis
MS
1,236
11.49%
91% 95% 90%
96%
90%
94%
91%
21
19
Ereckson
MS
1,195
13.39%
92% 95% 91%
94%
93%
96&
92%
21
20
Ford
MS
894
21.7%
90% 89% 88%
97%
86%
94%
93%
21
Writing
Math
Algebra I
Biology
English I
Reading
disadvantaged
1,634
13.65%
92%
98%
91%
MS
4,746
13.61%
2015-16 statistics
MS
State
District
Economically disadvantaged
58.93%
14.89%
English Language Learners (ELL)
16.87%
5.25%
Average annual salary of teachers
$51,892
$54,365
District scores by grade
2015-16 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) passing results
Grade 3
Reading 90%
Math 92%
Grade 4
Reading 93%
Math 91%
Grade 5
Reading 92%
Math 94%
Grade 6
Reading 92%
Math 96%
Grade 7
Reading 91%
Math 94%
Grade 8
Reading 96%
Math 90%
2015-16 STAAR passing results by subject
Because of computer problems with some STAAR tests, of the approximately 3 million
students tested throughout the state, 14,220 scores for students who had computer
problems will not be used when calculating the campus and district accountability results.
End-of-course—all students
U.S. history
Allen
2015-16 Allen ISD accountability rating
English II
22
MS
disadvantaged
High
schools
Improvement Required (IR): did not meet one or more performance targets
8th
2015-16 enrollment
Lowery
2015-16 enrollment
21
7th
rating
Freshman
campus
(9th grade)
rating
Middle
schools
Met Alternative Standard (MAS): met performance targets for charter operators and alternative
education campuses
rating
22%
Met Standard (MS): met performance targets
89%
98%
Test results are all from the English version, first administrations of the spring
2016 STAAR and end-of-course exams.
Sources: Texas Education Agency, Educational Testing Service, Allen ISD/Community Impact Newspaper
End-of-course,
all grades
English I: 89%, English II: 89%, algebra I: 95%, biology: 98%, U.S. history: 98%
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Allen| |Fairview
Fairview
Edition
• September
2016
• September
Allen
Edition
2016
19,183
2015-16 Allen ISD total students
2016-17 Allen ISD school boundaries
2016-17 Allen ISD feeder pattern
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FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SCHOOLS IN
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VISIT WWW.ALLENISD.ORG
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Impact
Newspaper
Community
Impact
Newspaper
2015-16
economically
disadvantaged
Reading
Math
Reading
Math
Writing
Feeder
schools
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Results from the 2015-16 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR,
tests were released this summer.
Community Impact Newspaper publishes STAAR results by campus and by district. The
following charts show how students performed on the annual exams as well as district
information such as enrollment numbers and feeder school patterns.
In August districts and campuses received ratings of Met Standard, Met Alternative
Standard or Improvement Required based on STAAR and end-of-course exam results
from the 2015-16 school year and other indicators.
Reading
Math
Science
Reading
Math
Feeder
schools
MS
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100%
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95%
98%
5
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schools
Science
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3,946
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studies
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707
6th
7th
8th
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MS
5th
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6
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HIGH SCHOOLS
6
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Willow Springs
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS
4
Sloan Creek
Lovejoy
English II
U.S.
history
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Lovejoy
436
Biology
6
4
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schools
91%
2015-16
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disadvantaged
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95%
2015-16
economically
disadvantaged
5
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schools
92%
4th
2015-16 enrollment
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91%
2015-16 accountability rating
4
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schools
446
2015-16
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96%
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0.65%
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Math 100%
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Grade 7
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Grade 8
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campuses
Because of computer problems with
some STAAR tests, of the approximately
3 million students tested throughout the
state, 14,220 scores for students who
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accountability results.
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FOR STAAR RESULTS, ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS, FEEDER PATTERNS AND BOUNDARY MAPS IN
McKinney ISD,
READ OUR MCKINNEY COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER SEPTEMBER ISSUE AT WWW.COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM/PRINT-ARCHIVES
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SCHOOLS IN
Lovejoy ISD,
VISIT WWW.LOVEJOYISD.NET
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Worth the TRIP
September
Dark Night Players performance
07
Goo Goo Dolls concert
Children younger than age 6 must be accompanied by
an adult. 2:30-4 p.m. Free. Allen Public Library Children’s
Program Room, 300 N. Allen Drive, Allen. 214-509-4900.
www.allenlibrary.org
The band performs with special guests
Collective Soul and Tribe Society as part of their North
American headline tour. Led by vocalist/guitarist John
Rzeznik and bassist Robby Takak, the band plays songs
from its new album, “Boxes.” 7 p.m. $65-$85. Allen
Event Center, 200 E. Stacy Road, Ste. 1350.
972-678-4646. www.alleneventcenter.com
through 11
Gus Macker Basketball 3-on-3
basketball tournament
The tournament, hosted in Fairview for the second
straight year, is expected to have nearly 100 local
teams participate. Teams are computer-matched
into male and female divisions in three different
categories: junior, adult or top. Food truck vendors
are onsite both days. The tournament benefits
Special Olympics of Texas. 8 a.m. (Sat. and Sun.).
Free to watch. The Village at Fairview,
329 Town Place, Fairview. 972-886-4227.
www.macker.com
11
Allen Public Library Family Game Day
Families with children of all ages, from pre-readers
to adults, can gather at the library to play various games.
15
Texas Historical Commission event
17
Happy Fall Fest
17
An Evening that ‘Saurs
Force 5 and Love & The Outcome. 7 p.m. $22-$93. Allen
Event Center, 200 E. Stacy Road, Ste. 1350, Allen.
Learn about two World War II internment camps
in Allen as well as other Japanese, German and Italian
enemy internment camps in Texas during that period
from William A. McWhorter of the Texas Historical
Commission. Discussion explores the life of the camps’
prisoners, who served as workers on local farms as a
tremendous labor shortage existed because so many
American young men were serving in the military.
7:30-9 p.m. Free. Allen Public Library, 300 N. Allen Drive,
Allen. 214-509-4911. www.allenlibrary.org
Courtesy town of Fairview
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The festival is the newest event in the Arts
District’s lineup of activities for families and
art lovers. Built around artistic inclusiveness, creative
curiosities and cultural connection, the event features
creative talent from North Texas ranging from artisan
crafters to street buskers. The event also includes family
chalk art, film screenings, a young artists’ learning lab,
food trucks and live music. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. McCall
Plaza, 998 E. 15th St., Plano. 972-468-1588.
www.planoartfest.com
Courtesy city of Plano
The Dark Night Play House aims to bring the
tradition and variety of vaudeville with a modern twist.
The Dark Night Players write and perform plays complete
with improvisations, dancing, singing and games.
Each performance is different and filled with sketches,
audience participation and musical guest artists. 8 p.m.
$10. Allen’s Community Theatre, 1210 E. Main St.,
Ste. 300, Allen. 844-822-8849.
www.allenscommunitytheatre.net
17
Plano Artfest
The festival includes a classic car show hosted
by the Morning Maniacs Car Club, a craft and specialty
gift market with more than 40 vendors from the DallasFort Worth area, and concessions. During the festival the
Allen Heritage Guild offers tours of Heritage Village.
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. 451 E. St. Mary Drive, Allen.
214-509-4820. www.cityofallen.org
The Allen Parks Foundation hosts its firstever fundraiser, which includes food stations by Two
Rows Restaurant, craft beer by Nine Band Brewery,
entertainment by Mocha Blue Jazz Trio, a silent auction
and a special program. The event is for age 21 and older
only. 7:30 p.m. $100 (per ticket). The Dinosaur Co., 1277
Andrews Parkway, Allen. www.allenparksfoundation.org
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Sadie Robertson event
“Duck Dynasty” star Sadie Robertson and
friends take the “Live Original Tour” on the road for a
night of motivational messages and live music by Family
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Counting Crows, Rob Thomas concert
Counting Crows and Rob Thomas perform
with special guest K Phillips at the Allen Event Center.
Co-headliners Counting Crows and Thomas stop in
Allen as part of a 39-date North American tour. Music
includes songs from Counting Crows’ complete
discography spanning the past two decades and Rob
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Office space
building like [One Bethany] built.”
One Bethany will join the existing
Continued from | 1
building in Watters Creek Office Park,
city’s initiative to bring more daytime One Allen Center, which Bowman said
traffic to the area’s plethora of retail and would be considered Class A office
restaurant offerings.
space if the parking garage was attached.
“We’ve gone from a market where
Along with high-end finishes and
there is limited opportunities for enter- amenities, the dividing line between
tainment and dining to one that now is Class A and lower class office space is
everything you could possibly want,” generally having an attached parking
Bowman said. “So the next step has garage. One Allen Center has a parking
been taking our daytime population— garage, but it is not connected directly
the people who work here on a day-in to the building.
and day-out basis—and having more of
The timing for One Bethany ties in
those people here during the day, and with The Convention Center at Watters
having employers here that pay high Creek, which is a $91 million convenwages and can afford
tion center and hotel
the people who live
project that will soon
here in the Allen/
be under construcMcKinney area.”
tion directly south of
Allen has several
Watters Creek Office
office developments
Park.
that are planned
The
convention
and are being marcenter will have
keted to tenants
60,000 square feet
—Jim Dunlap, Fairview economic
before construction development manager
of convention space
or expansion gets
and another 40,000
underway.
square feet of exhibition space, plus
As the Dallas North Tollway corridor a 12,000-square-foot ballroom and
fills up with developments—includ- 8,000 square feet of meeting space. The
ing Plano’s Legacy West and Frisco’s four-star, five-story hotel will have 292
$5 Billion Mile—Allen and Fairview rooms.
are looking to capitalize on the advanBowman said it will be the largtages of US 75 and SH 121. Both cor- est hotel/convention center on US 75
ridors are relatively less expensive and between downtown Dallas and Chocless crowded with commuters, said Ray taw in Oklahoma.
Dunlap, Fairview economic developHe said the convention center and
ment manager.
office projects will enhance Watters
“The [DNT] is hot right now,” Dun- Creek at Montgomery Farms, the large
lap said. “However, the tollway is grid- mixed-use development just south of
locked both north and south. Traffic Bethany Drive.
on [US] 75 is just one way. You’ve got
The city is talking about a pedesa morning commute and an evening trian sidewalk connection—similar
commute, but the opposite traffic is not to the one at The Shops at Legacy in
jammed up. Plus, [the Texas Depart- Plano—which would facilitate traffic
ment of Transportation is] in the pro- and pedestrian flow across Bethany,
cess of widening US 75—they are doing Bowman said.
ramp reversals in both the Allen and
“One hundred and twenty-five milFairview area, which will improve some lion dollars worth of development
of the access.”
coming out of the ground creates an
amenity base that will bring those tenOne Bethany/convention center
ants here,” he said.
One Bethany will be constructed
There is also room for four or five
without first having a committed more office buildings in Watters Creek
tenant—speculative office space that Office Park.
Bowman said will allow the city to
“It’s the daytime driver that is going
attract large businesses or corporations to continue to grow Watters Creek,”
that might not be willing to wait the Bowman said. “You’ll have even more
length of time it takes to construct a restaurants coming into that area.”
building from start to finish.
There is about a 5 percent vacancy High-quality development
rate in Allen’s existing office space—not
With limited land mass compared
enough for big corporations, he said.
with the neighboring cities of Plano,
“We really do need the space,” Bow- Frisco and McKinney, the town of Fairman said. “Tenants don’t have a long view and city of Allen are focused on
decision-making time frame. They bringing the right type of high-quality
don’t give you 16 months to get a tenant to the area.
ALLEN’S LARGEST CORPORATIONS
1
SVE Technology Group Inc.
Mobile phone repair/refurbishment
6
900 employees
2
Experian Information Solutions
Data and call center for credit
bureau
340 employees
7
865 employees
3
Frontier Communications
Telecommunications
850 employees
4
“With our push
toward office
[space], we hope to
eventually become
an importer of jobs.”
Jack Henry & Associates Inc.
Information technology provider
for financial services
600 employees
5
Andrew’s Distributing
Beverage distributor
400 employees
PFSWeb
Online marketing and sales
solutions
Watchguard Video
Surveillance and police in-car
camera manufacturing
215 employees
8
MonkeySports Inc.
Online retailer of sports equipment
200 employees
9
Kone Inc.
Elevator and escalator company
200 employees
Homeland Healthcare
10 Health insurance agency
185 employees
WHAT DEFINES A ‘CLASS A’ BUILDING?
Generally a glass
façade or high
percentage of glass
Courtesy Fotolia/Freyphoto
Covered
and
attached
parking
garage
“We have a fantastic opportunity
where the costs are good, the demographics and labor are there,” Bowman
said. “So to me, it’s a market that’s going
to blow up, and you’ve got a supportive
city from an incentive perspective.”
Allen already has a number of companies that call the city home. Kone,
a company that designs elevators and
escalators, moved into the AllenPlace
office park in June. Allen is also home
to Experian Information Solutions,
Jack Henry & Associates and Frontier
Communications, among others.
“We’ve got the ability to be selective
when it comes to the type of companies
and the quality of development we want
to see in Allen, because we only have so
much space,” Bowman said.
Dunlap said Fairview in the last
few years has become aggressive in its
efforts to attract office tenants.
The Fairview EDC is looking to
attract businesses in several different
High-quality amenities
and finishings
sectors, including regional headquarters, financial services, accounting and
legal services.
The town’s strategic plan is designed
for commercial development west of
SH 5, which preserves east Fairview for
the large lots and country feel the town
is known for, Dunlap said. However,
the city is looking to increase the commercial tax base that will help Fairview
thrive, he said.
“Currently, Fairview is an exporter of
jobs,” Dunlap said. “So with our push
toward office [space], we hope to eventually become an importer of jobs and
certainly to keep that daytime population.”
Sharon
Mayer,
Allen/Fairview
Chamber of Commerce CEO, said Watters Creek and The Village at Fairview
and The Village at Allen would benefit
from an influx of lunchtime traffic.
“Projects that the Allen Economic
Development Corp. and city bring to
17
Ridgeview Business Center
HARDIN BLVD.
OFFICE DEVELOPMENT
SH 121& US 75
The first phase of the
master-planned Class A
office development includes
a six-story, 150,000-squarefoot office building
Designed by Jean Henric | Renderings courtesy Allen Economic Development Corp.
25 acres
Three buildings at
build out
The city of Allen and town of Fairview are looking to capitalize on undeveloped land along
US 75 and SH 121 to bring more office space and corporations to the area. Allen has
landed its first Class A office building, which will begin construction this fall. Several other
office developments are planned and waiting on committed tenants.
STATUS: The developer
is seeking tenants; no
construction date set.
SRT
ALMA DR.
KDC Allen
The future mixed-use masterplanned business park
includes elements of office
space, restaurants, retail and
multifamily.
CHELSEA BLVD.
TOLL
121
Watters Creek Office Park
75
One Bethany, Allen’s first true
Class A building, will soon
be under construction in the
master-planned Class A office
park. One Allen Center, a
Class A-minus office building,
has been open since the
mid-2000s.
STATUS: Developer is seeking
tenants; no construction date set.
EXCHANGE PKWY
.
STACY RD.
The Village
at Allen
24 acres
800,000 sq. ft. total
Five buildings at build
out
5
AllenPlace
STATUS: Construction to start
on second building this fall;
completion expected in mid-2018.
The first building opened
in June with lead tenant
Kone. The park is designed
for Class A space, although
because of specifications
for Kone, the existing
building is not Class A
space.
WAT
TE R
SR
D.
The Convention Center
at Watters Creek
Krista Wadsworth/Community Impact Newspaper
100 acres
Up to 1 million sq. ft.
total
Allen
Premium The Village
Outlets at Fairview
The development is a $91
million convention center
and four-star, five-story,
292-room hotel. The
convention center will
include:
Allen are top-quality projects, so they
are something we can be proud of and
something that will draw more businesses,” she said.
Highway corridor future growth
Bill Guthrey, senior vice president
for KDC, a Dallas-based commercial
real estate company, said he sees the SH
121 and US 75 corridors through Allen
and Fairview as being the next wave of
office, commercial and retail sites.
“They are both very strong growth
corridors for commercial development, and it’s all being driven by master-planned residential communities
Watters Creek at
Montgomery Farms
R.
E.E.MAIN
MAINST.
ST.
3
8
BE
10
2
TH
AN
1
The Tech Center on Greenville
Y
DR
.
BETHANY DR.
DA
VE
.
4
75
Four buildings at build
out
STATUS: First building opened
June, others TBA.
FIE
L
Source: Allen Economic Development Corp./
Community Impact Newspaper
MOT T D
6
EEN
STATUS: Construction is
expected to begin this fall and
be complete by mid-2018.
MC D E R
7
GR
60,000 sq. ft. of
convention space
40,000 sq. ft. of
exhibition space
12,000 sq. ft. ballroom
9
that are in McKinney, Allen, Frisco—
just that whole northern part of the
[Dallas-Fort Worth] metroplex,” he
said.
KDC is marketing a 100-acre site
at Alma Drive and SH 121 where it is
potentially looking to draw a 20-50acre corporate campus, then retail and
multifamily projects to fill out the rest
of the development.
Guthrey said the SH 121 and US 75
corridors are surrounded by a wide
range of housing options, including
multifamily, affordable single-family
and executive high-end housing. SH
121 also has the added benefit of large
Map not
to scale
The office complex consists
of office space combined
with warehouse space. Tech
Center 1, the first building,
is nearing completion.
Three buildings at
build out
Loading dock
STATUS: First building nearing
completion, others TBA.
tracts of available land and a short
commute to the Dallas/Fort Worth
International Airport.
“You can create a master-planned
environment with all the components
of retail, multifamily and a corporate
campus and create an environment the
employees want to be in,” he said.
Guthrey said corporations are
attracted to areas like North Texas
because of the educated workforce
many of the area communities have.
“It’s all about attracting and retaining
employees, and employees are choosing
these neighborhoods in which to move,
[so] the employers are trying to move as
close as they can to qualified labor,” he
said. “It’s all about housing and schools,
which is attracting the labor, and the
labor is attracting the corporations.”
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complex project could take longer.
In the meantime, the ongoing project is also reshaping the frontage roads,
intersections and ramps lining the portion of US 75 running through Allen
and Fairview, causing intermittent traffic slowdowns on the access road and
side streets.
Crews are building new entrance and
exit ramps along the roadway. The new
ramp setup should be safer and more
efficient, Flanigan said.
“[Drivers] used to exit real close to
the intersection,” Flanigan said. “So in
effect, when there was a problem at the
intersection, those cars stacked up and
even potentially backed up onto the
high-speed main lanes.”
The project has also added turn lanes
and traffic signal and sidewalk improvements where the US 75 frontage road
meets Stacy Road and McDermott and
Bethany drives.
Even with all the progress, local and
state officials are discussing the future
of the commuter highway already brimming with congestion problems that are
only mounting by the decade.
The Texas Department of
Transportation is in the final
months of construction to widen
US 75 through Allen and Fairview.
The project will increase the total
number of public lanes in each
direction from three to four.
Crews are also installing new
ramps and adding lanes at
major intersections along the
frontage roads.
121
5
Intersection work
Lane addition
Ramp reversal
Stacy Rd.
3
Exchange Pk
MCDERMOTT DRIVE
.
wy
Co
k Tr a i l
ree
ttonwood C
A corridor’s future
Collin County officials expect the
county’s rapidly expanding population—at nearly 1 million and climbing—to double by the time the area is
fully built out.
The county may have to get creative
to address the growth, Collin County
Judge Keith Self said.
“The model of six-lane thoroughfares
that has happened in this county for so
long is inadequate for 2 million-plus
people,” Self said. “We have got to
change our thinking, look further into
the future and look at build-out.”
After the fourth lane is added, TxDOT
plans to initiate another project changing the existing high-occupancy vehicle lanes to “peak-hour” lanes, which
would make US 75 a 10-lane highway
during the busiest travel times. But this
proposal is still in preliminary stages
and would have to be coordinated
with federal authorities, according to
TxDOT Dallas District spokesperson
Ryan LaFontaine.
Looking ahead, LaFontaine and
other officials said there is no consensus among local governments about
whether to further widen US 75 after
those peak-hour lanes are added.
“Our cities want US 75 to remain
the commuter highway, so there are no
plans at this point to expand those lanes
beyond those five lanes through Collin
Impact close to home
Although TxDOT is responsible for
the project, Flanigan and other city
officials have been working closely with
state authorities to offer local feedback
and keep the public informed with
updates on related slowdowns.
“When you’ve got a major highway
running through our community, it
stands to reason that the community
would have a say in the project,” Flanigan said.
The city has recommended aesthetic
concepts that TxDOT has installed Eon
the new sound walls, including the city
of Allen logo.
Local input has also resulted in
TxDOT approving lane-designation
signals above the freeway that will help
guide traffic near the city’s busiest intersection where Stacy Road meets US 75,
Flanigan said.
And while the city is working to minimize the effects of the construction,
officials acknowledge it will continue
to inconvenience drivers and business
owners through the end of the project
in early 2017.
“Construction is hard; there’s no
doubt about it,” Self said. “Small businesses that are located near intersections being redone or lanes being
added [have it] hard. You just have
to hold on and get through it.”
US
75
WHAT’S GOING ON?
75
2
Northbound: added through lane
Southbound: added left-through lane
McDermott Dr.
BETHANY DRIVE
Northbound: added
through lane
Southbound: added
left lane, split throughright lane into separate
through lane and right
lane
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Leg
acy
Dr.
SEPTEMBER SLOWDOWNS:
1
Legacy Drive: The southbound Legacy entrance ramp will close for
construction, affecting traffic between Legacy and Spring Creek Parkway.
2
McDermott Drive: U-turn lanes will close intermittently as crews work on
Map not to scale
Sources: Texas Department of
Transportation, North Central
Texas Council of Governments,
city of Allen
Spring Creek Pkwy.
bridges overhead.
1
3
Cottonwood Creek Trail: The portion of the trail running underneath
US 75 in Allen will also close intermittently as crews work on bridges overhead.
Continued from | 1
County,” Self said.
Without long-term expansion of US
75, local governments are exploring the
possibility of adding another northsouth thoroughfare to the east of US
75, Morris said.
“You have a lot of people trekking
over to [US] 75, going a short distance
and then getting off,” Morris said. “So
we have an inadequate gridded thoroughfare system in Collin County, and
we’re trying to build on that to keep the
short trips off of [US] 75.”
Either way, Morris said, meeting the
transportation demands of the highway
corridor will require a comprehensive
approach—not just expansion of the
main freeway.
US 75
19
WHAT IS A RAMP REVERSAL?
Crews are replacing entrance
and exit ramps along US 75,
from SH 121 in Fairview to
Legacy Drive in Plano. The
new exit ramps will be located
farther back from traffic signals
to prevent vehicle backups onto
highway lanes.
75
Ramps before reversal
Ramps after reversal
STACY ROAD
Stacy Rd.
Frontage roads were widened
at major intersections, including
southbound Stacy Road in Allen.
Turn lanes and through-lanes
are being added as needed to
streamline diverging traffic.
Northbound: no change
Southbound: added one lane
by splitting existing through-left
lane in two
75
Stacy Rd.
TRAFFIC COUNT PAST & PROJECTED:
Years
The following estimated US 75 traffic count from a point just south of
Bethany Drive in Allen compares 2014 data to a projected 2040 number.
174,217
2014
266,994
2040
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
Number of drivers
SOUND WALLS:
September 23, 24, 25, 2016
Oak Point Park, Plano, TX
www.planoballoonfest.org
FRI 4pm - 10pm SAT 6am - 10pm SUN 6am - 7pm
TxDOT is installing new sound walls
along the Allen portion of US 75 as
part of the broader construction
project. The city of Allen has
recommended aesthetic designs
for the sound walls that TxDOT has
implemented, including landscape
artwork and the city of Allen logo.
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REAL ESTATE
Market Pulse-September 2016
FROM THE PROS
BUYERS
Charlotte Majzner, Realtor for Keller Williams Realty
“Statistics are showing that we are definitely approaching a
shift in the real estate market. Some factors to look at are the
number of home sales, home prices and the supply of homes.
As sales are slowing in the step-up and luxury home arena
mainly because of affordability issues, entry-level homes
remain in a seller’s market.
Here are some tips for buyers. First, find a reputable lender
and get preapproved. Next, find a buyer’s agent that will help you with bidding
strategies. After your agent has helped research the sales trends in the area or
neighborhood, you will be ready to make your fair but competitive offer. With
interest rates remaining at a record low, this is still an excellent time to buy.”
Fairview
Allen
Median price of homes sold by cities are listed
$289,000
July 2015 vs.
+10.38%
$319,000
$445,000
-0.45%
$443,000
Market Data comparison
July 2015
July new listings
July 2016
Allen
Homes on the market
98
114
2015 vs.
31
2016
Allen
223
Average days on the market
181
30
Homes under contract
30
49
Fairview
61
Percent of original price received
71
96.9%
97.5%
Collin County
Fairview
Homes on the market
276
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Average days on the market
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Homes under contract
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144
Percent of original price received
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99.4%
Sources: Market Data provided by Steve Haid of Collin County Association of Realtors,
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