City of Frisco Traffic Updates/Changes Taking Place This Week

 

Midday Lane Closure on Eldorado Parkway from Frisco Street to North County Road Scheduled for November 10 & 11

On Tuesday, November 10 and Wednesday, November 11, a short section of Eldorado Parkway between Frisco Street and North County Road will be reduced to one lane as part of the road widening project.  A section of the westbound lane of Eldorado Parkway on the bridge over the railroad tracks will be closed at various times between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.  Flaggers will control traffic on either end of the closure and allow traffic to flow in alternate directions through the single open lane.

Motorists should expect delays at this location on Eldorado Parkway during this midday closure and can follow an alternate route around the road work by using Frisco Street, All Stars Avenue, and North County Road.

Motorists are urged to use caution in the area and to watch for flaggers.

 

Traffic Pattern Switches on Teel Parkway and Legacy Drive at Eldorado Parkway November 9 and 10

As part of TxDOT’s widening project, traffic patterns will be changing at two intersections along Eldorado Parkway November 9 and November 10.

Monday, November 9:

Southbound traffic on Teel Parkway will switch back to the proper side of the median.  This will eliminate the temporary crossover in front of the Eldorado Montessori School. The switch will restore normal operations to the intersection of Eldorado Parkway and Teel Parkway where northbound and southbound traffic will now flow on opposite sides of the median.

Eldorado Parkway motorists turning south onto Teel Parkway should pay special attention and be sure that they are on the correct side of the median.

Tuesday, November 10:

Northbound traffic on Legacy Drive will switch back to the proper side of the median.  This will eliminate the temporary crossovers at Veneto Drive and Crane Avenue. The switch will restore normal operations to the intersection of Eldorado Parkway and Legacy Drive where northbound and southbound traffic will flow on opposite sides of the median.  Eldorado Parkway motorists turning north onto Legacy Drive should pay special attention and be sure that they are on the correct side of the median.

Motorists are urged to use caution in these areas as people become accustomed to the new traffic patterns.

 

 

Matt Lafata

The Frisco Community Parade

 

From the Frisco Community Newsletter…Your number one source for information related to news and events in and around Frisco!

The Parade will be held on Saturday, November 14th from 11am to 1pm on Main Street in Downtown Frisco.

This year’s Grand Marshall is long time resident and Mayor BOB WARREN.

The parade will honor Veterans from all wars, Homecoming Kings and Queens, and all the High School marching bands complete with cheerleading squads.

You’ll see all your neighbor kids walking the parade route – which begins at Pizza Hut Park and ends at North County. Parking is ample behind all the buildings

The Parade Committee works long hours to ensure all the people in Frisco will come out and support this event.

Parade information can be found at  www.friscoparade.com  where you can find directions, applications to participate, and other general information.         

 

 

Matt Lafata

Everyday Life on the Shawnee Trail Now on Display at the Frisco Heritage Museum

 

Launches First Traveling Exhibit at Heritage Museum that Can’t Be Seen Anywhere Else

Artifacts and memorabilia that pay homage to The Shawnee Trail and explores and depicts authentic Texas cattle drives are on display for the first time ever at the Frisco Heritage Museum. The exhibit, installed on the second floor of the Heritage Museum will be on view through January 3, 2010 during regular hours of operation.

The extensive display made possible by former Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau CEO, Doug Harman, consists of clothing, accessories, maps, spurs, guns and saddles. Mr. Harman, a collector of western artifacts for nearly 30 years, says, “The Shawnee Trail was the first major trail to take cattle to the North from Texas. Ironically, it is not nearly as well-known as the Chisholm and Western Trails, which emerged after the Shawnee Trail closed down. The goal of the Frisco Heritage Museum exhibit is to let the public know the important and interesting history of the Shawnee Trail.”

Visitors will be inspired by the legacy of the cowboys. Tre Colvin, the Frisco Heritage Museum Coordinator, commented, “These exhibits compliment the many western sculptures and historical information that can be found throughout Frisco and we are delighted to open it up to the public.”

The traveling exhibit, on loan and in development, is part of a larger cooperative with cities that run the length of The Shawnee Trail from Waco to Waxahachie, Cedar Hill, Dallas, Plano, Frisco and Pottsboro. Waxahachie and Pottsboro have both expressed an interest in hosting the traveling exhibit in January 2010. Debra Wakeland, President and CEO of the Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau, says, “It’s important to share the history of The Shawnee Trail. We are very excited about being involved in the traveling exhibit and thrilled about the attention this will bring to our area.”

 

Matt Lafata

Frisco Submits Bid To Host NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

 

The City of Frisco, in partnership with Hunt Sports Group, LLC and the Southland Conference, submitted a bid last week to serve as the host of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Games following the 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons. Should the city be successful in its bid effort, the contest, formerly known as the NCAA Division I-AA Championship game, will be played at Frisco’s 23,500-seat Pizza Hut Park. The Southland will serve as the host conference.

In early August, the NCAA notified prospective cities of the opportunity to submit bid packages. A partnership between Hunt Sports Group, the Southland, Frisco and its affiliated entities – the Frisco Economic Development Corporation, the Frisco Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Frisco Chamber of Commerce – was formed, and a bid committee consisting of individuals from these groups formulated a citywide plan to bring the NCAA’s highest-profile football championship to the city. Further, a number of Dallas-Fort Worth area sports and business entities offered their endorsement and support of the Frisco bid effort.

Following last week’s submission deadline, the NCAA is beginning a month-long comment period to communicate with bidding cities before determining a group of finalists. Once the finalist cities are determined, it is anticipated that the NCAA staff and football committee will plan site visits. Finalists will also attend the 2009 championship game in Chattanooga, Tenn., before making in-person presentations before NCAA officials in February.

Pizza Hut Park, built in 2005, serves as home to Major League Soccer’s FC Dallas as well as numerous high school football games, concerts and other special events. Part of a 17-acre project, the Park also includes 17 adjacent fields for soccer, football, corporate functions, and FC Dallas training and youth camps. Major League Soccer held its championship games, the MLS Cup, at Pizza Hut Park in 2005 and 2006, and the venue has hosted numerous nationally-televised games since it opened.

“Every year Pizza Hut Park plays host to world-class events from Major League Soccer to concerts to youth soccer and corporate functions,” Pizza Hut Park Executive Vice President Damon Boettcher said. “We are excited about joining with the Southland Conference and City of Frisco in making this bid and continuing to showcase this spectacular facility and our city.”

The state-of-the-art facility features 18 luxury suites, a 6,000-square foot stadium club, two suite decks and four covered pavilions for larger groups, two video display boards for spectators, and an open concourse allowing full viewing of game action. Baylor Health Care System also has a 6,500-square foot sports medicine and rehabilitation center at the stadium, the national headquarters of U.S. Youth Soccer are located at Pizza Hut Park, and numerous restaurants and retail developments have also been built in and around the complex.

“The Southland Conference is honored to be involved with the City of Frisco, its affiliated groups, and Hunt Sports Group and Pizza Hut Park for what we believe is an attractive and compelling bid package for the NCAA Football Championship,” league commissioner Tom Burnett said. “Pizza Hut Park serves as a first-class, fan-friendly and neutral venue for the championship, and with all the other attractive lodging, shopping, restaurants and entertainment options in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, we are very confident that Frisco can provide a remarkable experience and lasting impression with the competing teams and all visitors to the area.”

The city’s centralized geographic location, its immediacy to a metropolitan area of 6.5 million people, and its unmatched national air service into nearby DFW International Airport and Dallas Love Field were all major factors in the city’s bid effort.

The 2010 championship game will be the culmination of a 20-team national playoff in the NCAA’s Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA). The first four weekends of the playoffs will occur between Nov. 27-Dec. 18, 2010, and it is expected that the championship game will fall somewhere between Dec. 29, 2010-Jan. 7, 2011.

 

 

Matt Lafata

Friends of the Frisco Public Library to Host New York Times Best-Selling Author

 

Sandra Brown, #1 New York Times best-selling author will be the guest speaker at an event hosted by the Friends of the Frisco Public Library on Thursday, November 12 in the Frisco Municipal Building located at Main and the Dallas North Tollway. Meet and mingle with Sandra Brown in the 5th floor City Room from 6:30 to 7:45pm and then hear her talk about her two latest books, Smashcut and Rainwater at 7:30pm in City Council Chambers on the 1st. floor.  Her latest books will be available to purchase for Sandra to sign at the end of the Author Event.  Tickets are $35.00 for the Meet and Greet Reception plus Author Event/Booksigning or $20.00 for the Author Event/Booksigning only and are available at the 1st. floor Borrow and Return Desk at the Frisco Public Library or online through Paypal at www.friscolibraryevents.com.   For more information, send your questions to Judy Clark.

 

 

Matt Lafata

FISD Celebrates College Week, Hosts College Fair

 

Frisco ISD is observing College Week during the week of September 21, a program under the direction of the counseling department.

Brenda Russell, Director of Counseling for the district, reports campuses have teachers decorating their doors for the college they attended, wearing spirit wear and talking to their classes about the importance of graduating from high school and college.

Russell notes that different campuses are promoting college week in different ways. At Ogle, teachers have made a video featuring students in mortar board and robes with their future career noted and the college they will attend. As the students faces flash across the screen Pomp and Circumstance plays. Other campuses have teacher’s blogging about their college. Students are also being encouraged to wear college spirit wear.

Frisco High School is the site of the district’s College Fair night. It will be held Wednesday Sept. 23 from 6 – 8 p.m. in the Gym. About 150 colleges will be represented.

“College Fair offers students and parents the chance to talk with college representatives about their programs and schools and to pick up brochures and applications.  College Fair is a way to document your interest in particular schools as admissions become more competitive,” according to Russell.

 

 

Matt Lafata

Patriot Day Remembrance at Warren Sports Complex Tonight, September 11, at 6pm

 

Please Join the Frisco Garden Club In a Day of Remembrance Celebrating Freedom at Freedom Meadow, Warren Sports Complex, 7599 Eldorado Parkway – September 11 at 6pm

The guest speaker will be Vaughn Lohec of Frisco, sister of Lauren C. Grandcolas. Mrs. Grandcolas was a passenger on Flight 93 that crashed in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2001. The passengers of that flight gave their lives to foil the attempt to attack another American site – perhaps even the White House.

The Frisco Garden Club will also officially turn over the responsibility for maintaining the native plant garden to the City of Frisco – following the completion of a five-year agreement to support the establishment of the garden. The program will include a flag ceremony and patriotic music.

Guests will be asked to join in the scattering of wildflower seeds in memory of victims of terrorism and those who fight for freedom.

 

 

Matt Lafata

Message from Frisco ISD regarding H1N1 Information

 

Attention Frisco ISD Parents and Staff:

We are starting to receive reports of flu cases and flu-like symptoms among students in the Frisco ISD.

Most health officials are no longer sending samples for confirmation of the H1N1 virus; but it appears that all Type A Influenza cases are being considered and treated by health officials as “presumed” H1N1.

The treatments, protocols and prevention measures are the same no matter the strain. Please make sure that you have read the letter that we have sent to you or placed on our website regarding healthy habits. We will not send a notice each time we hear of a student having flu-like symptoms or the flu, but we ask that you keep aware and promote good hand washing and coughing/sneezing etiquette and keep students who are sick at home. We will promote this at school as well and will continue our regular cleaning regime, along with deep cleanings as needed. If we see a spike or a large number of illnesses within a class, we will notify parents. We may see more absences because parents and students are more aware and are staying home when sick. If you need information printed for you, please contact your school. Thank you as always for your support of your school and your student.

 

 

Matt Lafata

Labor Day Rally at Frisco Square

 

Come one; come all to the Collin County Tea Party’s Labor Day Rally!

This event will take place on Monday, September 7th at Frisco Square in front of City Hall.

The Tea Party will begin at 10:00am and go until 2:00pm.

The Rally, hosted by CollinCountyTeaParty.com will be a great place to show your patriotism and support for our constitution. Let your voices be heard.

You will have the chance to meet with your elected officials.

The confirmed speakers for the event are as follows:

Michael Quinn Sullivan – Empower Texans

Kelly Shackelford – Free Market Foundation

Michael Williams – Texas Railroad Commissioner

Ted Cruz – Former Texas Solicitor General

Matt Sheehan – Collin County Commissioner

This is a family friendly fun event with food, fun, entertainment, children’s activities, and great speakers.

For more information, please visit http://site.collincountyteaparty.com

 

 

Matt Lafata

City of Frisco Labor Day Holiday Hours

 

In observance of the Labor Day holiday, the City of Frisco government offices will be closed on Monday, September 7. Regular hours resume Tuesday, September 8. Please see the list below for closings or special hours for other city services and facilities. 

CITY HALL & OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
September 7 – CLOSED

FRISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY
September 5 through September 7 – CLOSED

MUNICIPAL COURT
September 7 – CLOSED
The Court will reopen Tuesday, September 8 at 8:30 a.m. All payments or paperwork due on Sept. 7 will be due and accepted as on time Sept. 8.

FRISCO HERITAGE MUSEUM
September 5: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
September 6: 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
September 7 – CLOSED

FRISCO ATHLETIC CENTER
September 5: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. (regular hours)
September 6: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. (regular hours)

September 7: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Indoor Aquatic Center: 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Outdoor Aquatic Center:  Noon – 7 p.m. (Last day this year!)
(Fun Club & the Zone closed; no group exercise classes)

SENIOR CENTER AT FRISCO SQUARE
September 5: 11:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. (regular hours)
September 6 & 7 – CLOSED

TRASH COLLECTION – CURBSIDE RECYCLING

No trash or recycling services will be provided on Monday, September 7.  Due to the holiday, trash and recycling services will be provided one day later throughout the week.  Monday service moves to Tuesday, Tuesday to Wednesday, etc… ending with Friday’s collection route being serviced on Saturday, September 12.

ENVIRONMENTAL COLLECTION CENTER
The Environmental Collection Center will be open on Saturday, September 5.
For more information contact Environmental Services 972-292-5900.

 

 

Matt Lafata