Thank you to those who attended the State of the Community both virtually and in person. If you didn't get the opportunity to catch the address that Mayor Ray Smith and PISD Superintendent Dr. Holly Ferguson shared, you can watch last week's State of the Community on the Town's YouTube channel. Also, revisit some of the highlights of 2021 in this year in review video.

A special thank you to our event partner, Prosper Independent School District and event sponsors Texas Health Prosper, Community Waste Disposal and Linebarger Attorneys at Law.

Dan Baker has been selected to serve as Prosper’s new Parks and Recreation Director. Baker brings with him over 27 years of Parks and Recreation experience. Baker joins the Town of Prosper after serving 22 years with the City of Richardson, most recently as their Assistant Director of Parks and Recreation. His background includes parks operations and planning along with the administration of recreation programs and events.

Baker earned his Master of Business Administration at the University of Texas at Dallas with a concentration in Marketing and International Management and holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from Texas A&M University. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, golfing and rooting for the Aggies in anything they are competing in.

“I am very excited to join the Prosper Team! Prosper’s commitment to excellence, the rapidly-growing park system and the supportive community are several reasons why I chose to come here,” says Baker. “I truly look forward to being a part of this community’s growth.”

The award-winning Parks and Recreation Department is recognized as a Scenic City by the Texas Municipal League (2015-present). Department efforts have led the Arbor Day Foundation to recognize the Town of Prosper as a Tree City USA community (2018-present). In 2018, the department was awarded the “TRAPS Promotes Quality of Life Initiative Award” by the Texas Recreation and Park Society for the innovative playground at Lakewood Preserve, selected as a National Demonstration Site for Playcore’s NatureGrounds. Frontier Park, Prosper’s premier athletic facility, has also been voted “Best City Park in Prosper and Celina” (2015-present) by Living Magazine.

In April 2021, the BNSF Railroad made modifications to the track rail panels at the Prosper Trail BSNF Railroad Crossing that resulted in a significant dip in the roadway transition to the track rail panels. Shortly after the modifications were made, the Town of Prosper met with the BNSF Railroad and the BNSF Railroad agreed that the modifications needed to be redone. After multiple meetings on options for the reconstruction by the BNSF Railroad, the Town of Prosper requested the ability to perform the reconstruction since the proposed reconstruction by the BNSF Railroad with an asphalt overlay was not acceptable to the Town due to long term maintenance concerns. The BNSF Railroad recently agreed to allow the Town to use its contractor to reconstruct the exiting roadway approaches to the railroad with concrete to allow a smoother transition to the track rail panels. Permit approval from the BNSF Railroad is anticipated to be received in mid-February 2022 and the Town’s contractor is tentatively scheduled to begin making repairs at the end of February 2022. Repairs will include the minimally required 6” to 8” asphalt transition from existing railroad crossing panels to the proposed concrete reconstruction. Due to the extent of the reconstruction, it is anticipated that the project will take 6-8 weeks to complete, during which time only one lane in each direction will be closed to allow the road to remain open to through traffic.

Those who frequently drive along Fishtrap Road have seen the progress being made on the roadways. We're pleased to share that the project is getting close to being complete. The south side of the roadway will open to traffic by the end of the day on Friday, Jan. 28 which will remove the temporary stop at Rushing Middle School's eastern driveway allowing for both directions of traffic to flow more smoothly.

This Fishtrap Rd. Segment 4 project included the removal of the two-lane asphalt roadway and construction of the new four-lane divided concrete roadway between the eastside of Rushing Middle School to Stuber Elementary School. Median landscaping from Teel Parkway to Stuber Elementary was also included in this project.

Find more information and status updates on this project and others by visiting the Town of Prosper Smart Sheet Dashboard.

The roadway on the northbound side of the Dallas North Tollway (DNT) and Prosper Trail intersection will be reduced to one lane beginning Monday, January 31 at 8 a.m. Motorists are urged to use caution and expect delays during this time. Construction is expected to be completed by February 21, weather permitting.

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