Plans for a new 7-acre park in Prosper are moving forward.

The history: Prosper Town Council approved a modified agreement at a March 24 meeting after initially rejecting plans at a previous meeting. The park will be built in Creekside, a planned single-family residential development located at the southeast corner of the Legacy Drive and Frontier Parkway intersection. 

Zooming in: The Creekside development will include 221 homes, generating about $331,500 in park improvement fees to support the project. The developer, Shaddock-Creekside Prosper LLC, agreed to pay the remaining cost of the park improvements beyond what is covered by the fee credits. Total project costs are estimated at around $710,000.

Next steps: Construction on the park is estimated to be complete this fall, according to town documents.

Mo' Bettahs opened its new Celina location this March.

On the menu: The restaurant offers a traditional plate lunch, featuring a choice of meats—grilled teriyaki chicken or steak, kalua pig, pulehu chicken, katsu chicken or shrimp tempura—paired with macaroni salad and white rice.

• 3505 S. Preston Road, Celina

The Fort Worth City Council was presented with plans from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to borrow up to $3 billion this year and up to $9 billion for the next four years for various construction projects.

During the March 31 work session, Brian Butler, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer, addressed the plans with council members.

Fort Worth City Council will vote on the request at the April 28 meeting, he said.

What’s happening? Butler said some of the major projects at DFW Airport are the new Terminal F, the expansion at Terminal C and redoing International Parkway, which includes removing the left-hand turn lanes.

“Whenever we're looking to issue debt, it does require the city of Fort Worth to improve the issuance of that debt. We've also been working to modernize our bond ordinances,” said Butler, who was at his first Fort Worth meeting.

Check out five road project updates around Dallas-Fort Worth. 

Collin County 
1. Gaylord Parkway roundabout 
Project: A roundabout will be constructed at the intersection of Gaylord Parkway and Ohio Drive in Frisco. 

Update: Construction started April resulting in several traffic pattern changes. Gaylord Parkway will close west of Ohio Drive, and traffic will be detoured north to Warren Parkway. Additionally, northbound and southbound traffic on Ohio Drive will share the east side of the roadway, with one lane open in each direction. 

• Timeline: Construction expected to finish in 2027

• Cost: $3.5 million

• Funding source: city of Frisco
  

2. Dallas Parkway intersection improvements
Project: Work includes pavement improvements, dedicated turn lanes and two new traffic signals on Dallas Parkway in Celina. 

Update: Celina officials approved Mario Sinacola & Sons Excavating for construction at the March 10 council meeting. 

• Timeline: Estimated completion in July 2027 

• Cost: $3.49 million

• Funding source: city of Celina

Three medical cannabis businesses have been conditionally approved to participate in the Texas Compassionate Use Program, state officials announced April 1.

The big picture: The companies received conditional licenses from the Texas Department of Public Safety in an effort to expand access to medical cannabis products. Under the compassionate use program, physicians can prescribe medical-grade, low-THC products to eligible patients in partnership with licensed dispensaries.

Zooming in: Two of the three businesses given conditional licenses April 1 are affiliated with existing medical cannabis dispensaries that work in several other states. The new licensees are:

• GTI Texas, LLC (doing business as RISE Dispensaries) in West Texas

• Cresco Labs Texas, LLC in East Texas

• Texas Medica Collective, LLC in Northeast Texas

Conditional licensees must pass additional state evaluations before they can begin operating, according to the DPS.

More context: As Texas expands its medical cannabis program, the state is also tightening restrictions on the multibillion-dollar consumable hemp industry, Community Impact reported.