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Frisco removes public input from council agendas indefinitely

Frisco City Council will no longer allow general public comments unless it relates to an agenda item. The removal of the citizen input section of Frisco’s agenda was announced during a June 2 City Council meeting. 

The details: The public will still be able to speak during the council meetings in regards to a specific agenda item. The general public comment portion will no longer be listed on the agenda indefinitely, Cheney said June 2.

Frisco has in the past provided time during public meetings for residents to address the council on general community concerns or topics that are not on the agenda. This type of general public comment is not required in Texas.

Quote of note: “We have been hearing from our residents overwhelmingly they want the business of the city of Frisco to come back and the decorum in council chambers to come back,” Mayor Jeff Cheney said. “Quite frankly it's moved beyond a First Amendment issue and has become a safety issue. We will return to civil discourse.”

 
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La Rue Doughnuts coming soon to Frisco

La Rue Doughnuts plans to open a new location in Frisco this summer.

Check it out: La Rue Doughnuts offers brioche tallow fried doughnuts, cruller, croissants and fresh pastries. La Rue Doughnuts also plans to offer a wide selection of coffee using locally roasted Texas blends.

4747 4th Army Drive, Frisco

 

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ERCOT forecasts record electric demand this summer amid data center boom; says grid will hold up

Texans are on track to use more electricity this summer than ever before, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas announced during a board meeting this week.

The details: ERCOT, which operates the power grid for the majority of Texas, is forecasting high temperatures and moderate rainfall this summer. Coupled with the proliferation of data centers and other large projects, demand on the grid could surpass 92 gigawatts, officials estimated June 2.

This would break ERCOT’s current demand record of 85.5 gigawatts, which was set during an August 2023 heat wave.

What it means: However, ERCOT officials said a grid emergency or blackout is unlikely this summer. State officials have said this is due to:

  • The addition of nearly 11 gigawatts of power capacity to the grid in the last few months
  • The agency's ability to require large facilities to reduce their energy use in tight times

Zooming in: There is a 0.09% chance of a grid emergency this June and a 0.21% chance of an emergency in July, ERCOT found in recent reports.

 

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