The $97.1 million Allen Police Department project is 76% complete and on budget, Director of Engineering Chris Flanigan said.

Allen City Council approved $2.6 million in furniture and equipment purchasing contracts for the new Allen Police Department Headquarters at an Oct. 13 meeting.

A closer look: Council members approved three purchases for exercise equipment, technology equipment and furniture for the facility.

The exercise equipment includes free weights, machines, weight bars, medicine balls and dumbbells, and costs $252,973, per city documents. The purchase of network switches and wireless access points will not exceed $500,000, Flanigan said. The office and dispatch furniture will cost $1.8 million, per city documents.

Looking ahead: Police department operations are expected to move into the new facility in March, Flanigan said.

“Since groundbreaking back in 2025, we have hit every major milestone either on or ahead of schedule,” Flanigan said.

The Allen location of Slyde's Car Wash is now open, a representative of the company confirmed.

The specifics: The family-owned business offers several car wash packages as well as interior and exterior car detailing, per its website.

Also of note: Slyde's Car Wash is offering promotions and giveaways to celebrate its grand opening, per a company news release.

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Avelo Airlines is adding two more Florida destinations to its McKinney commercial flight plans in December.

In a nutshell: Starting Dec. 16, Avelo Airlines will offer commercial flights to the Sarasota-Bradenton area and West Palm Beach. The new destinations join Avelo Airlines’ previously announced flights to four other destinations in Florida as well as Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Nevada and Tennessee.

The airline will operate 11 flight destinations in total from McKinney by Dec. 17 once all routes are operational.

Also of note: Avelo officials also announced it is adding two more weekly flights between DTX and Las Vegas due to “strong demand,” the news release states. The airline will operate flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays in addition to the previously announced service schedule.