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Signal Failure: Software Update Curbs Plano’s Smart Water Meter System

By Daniel Lalley / February 20, 2025 /

After an alert Plano resident asked why a municipal worker was looking at their water meter, CandysDirt.com has confirmed the cause: A vendor’s failed firmware update has curbed the city’s smart water meter system. Now, Plano will spend an estimated $765,000 over the next two years to manually read water meters for an estimated 88,000…

City Hall Roundup: Activities Resume at White Rock Lake After Sewage Spill, Swimming Still Prohibited

By April Towery / March 31, 2024 /

Activities at White Rock Lake resumed Monday after officials worked for more than a week to clean up more than 1.5 million gallons of untreated waste that were dumped into the creek.  The City of Plano took responsibility for the sewage spill, citing a mechanical failure at a municipal water station.  Dallas Park and Recreation…

DART Expands, Making Getting Around to These North Texas Neighborhoods Easier for Homeowners

By Joy Donovan / January 25, 2024 /

Oh my gosh. Let me uncurl my white knuckles from the steering wheel to write this. And maybe breathe, after the near sideswipe on Interstate 35. Then there was that guy who laid on his horn just because I dared to engage my blinker to turn left. I’m so sorry, sir, that you had to…

Public Facility Corporation Reform Passed in The Last Legislative Session. What Happens Now? 

By April Towery / December 4, 2023 /

Public Facility Corporation reform laws were approved in this year’s Texas Legislative session, but an affordable housing watchdog group says it falls short. It also grandfathers PFCs approved before the passage of House Bill 2071. The new legislation provides affordability, accountability, and transparency. It also makes headway in curbing abuses and tenant protections, advocates say. …

Enjoy An Open Floor Plan In This 1970s Plano Remodel

By Nikki Barringer / December 12, 2019 /

If it is your dream to be a Plano Wildcat, raise a Plano Wildcat, or merely live in the attendance area, here’s your opportunity. It’s a three-bedroom, two-bathroom, spectacularly updated house located in central Plano and y’all — it’s good. Built in 1978, it’s a perfect little brick and siding traditional home. Picture perfect on…