As Prosper heads into its fiscal year 2026-27 budget cycle, town officials are reviewing early financial projections and discussing the property tax rate.

What happened: Prosper Finance Director Chris Landrum presented a preliminary budget outlook to Town Council members at a Feb. 24 work session. Landrum said all information is tentative as numbers will likely change once the town receives updated property valuation and sales tax estimates.

Zooming in: Landrum said Prosper’s population is projected to grow by about 7% annually through 2029. After that, officials anticipate a slower growth rate as the number of single-family residential permits declines.

Looking ahead: Landrum said town officials expect to receive updated property value estimates from the county appraisal district in April, which will help guide ongoing budget discussions and planning.

A new Jimmy John's location is set to open later this year in Celina.

On the menu: The sandwich shop offers several sandwich and wrap options, as well as side dishes such as pasta salad and potato salad.

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Stockyard Pantry is now open and offering beef tallow-based products at Tupps Brewery in East McKinney, according to a social media post.

The details: The business, owned by married couple Myk Walton and Peyton Shugart, offers a variety of chef-crafted goods that incorporate beef tallow. Products available include skin care products like whipped tallow balms and tallow lip balms as well as pantry staples such as hot sauces, fresh pasta and cookies.

“It's not a cookie that you're gonna find anywhere else,” Walton said, noting that the recipe took 6 years to develop.

Diving in deeper: Walton is a professional chef who worked with chef Gordon Ramsay for 12 years, he said. Walton first began working with beef tallow when he purchased a whole cow for the first time about 4 years ago, and was looking for ways to use the vitamin-rich beef tallow.

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