The gist
The 15,520 square foot maintenance facility set for the corner of Los Rios Boulevard and Parker Road will feature space for offices, equipment storage, vehicle maintenance bays and more. Plano City Council approved the project at its Feb. 10 meeting.
The new facility will also feature trailhead improvements with restrooms and a bicycle services station open to the public. The site will also feature more than 90 parking spaces.
Diving deeper
The new facility will be replacing the current facility at Schell Park, which Plano Assistant Director of Parks Dave Angeles said is outdated.
He added that the facility's location near Memorial Elementary School and several neighborhoods is not ideal.
“We really would like to get our maintenance facilities a little bit further away from the residential areas, as well as preventing the ingress and egress of our staff during school hours and school release times,” he said.
The construction of the facility will cost nearly $13 million, and will be paid for with 2021 bond funds.
What’s next
Construction on the project is expected to begin early this summer, and will take 12 months to complete, Plano Director of Engineering Caleb Thornhill said.
