January 16th Meeting Minutes

Posted by rbutler on Wednesday, January 18 @ 4:21pm

Resident Participation Encouraged for Planning City's Future Growth Projects

Posted by rbutler on Wednesday, January 18 @ 12:21pm

Allen residents are encouraged to participate in a planning process to determine the future capital improvement projects for the City of Allen as part of the 2006-2012 Bond Program.

Participation in this process will result in a recommendation for a five-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to the Allen City Council. With support provided by City staff, interested residents will serve on sub-committees to identify and prioritize needs as related to Parks/Recreation, Streets/Drainage, Water/Sewer, Public Safety, and other City facility needs for the next five years.

The Allen City Council will appoint sub-committee chairs in March. Sub-committee meetings will be conducted on rotating Thursday evenings, beginning in April and ending in May. Funding for projects approved in the bond election will be initiated with the sale of the first series of bonds in June 2007.

The last comprehensive general obligation bond election for the City of Allen was in June 1999. Most the projects funded in that bond election have been completed.

Residents interested in participating on a CIP bond sub-committee can contact the City Secretary's office at 214-509-4107 for more information.