The bond election came after a push for a new arts facility in Frisco going back years.
The bond election came after a push for a new arts facility in Frisco going back years.
The bond election came after a push for a new arts facility in Frisco going back years.
FRISCO, Texas — Voters in Frisco decided the fate of a $160 million bond package for a new arts and cultural center.
Unofficial results showed the bond package voted down.
The Frisco City Council approved calling the bond election for the Frisco Center for the Arts project in a 5-1 vote back in February.
The performing arts center was proposed to be located on six acres at the corner of U.S. 380 and the Dallas North Tollway in an area that overlaps within the Prosper and Frisco ISD attendance zones.
The project was estimated to cost between $300-$340 million. Prosper ISD officials previously said in a press release that the district intended to contribute about $100 million from its 2023 Performing Arts Center bond funds for the project.
The facility as proposed included a 2,800-seat performance hall to accommodate Broadway productions, other entertainment and a 300-400-seat community hall.
The city of Frisco and Prosper ISD proposed co-owning the facility and partnering with Broadway Across America and Broadway Dallas to bring shows to the performing arts center.
The push for a new performing arts center in Frisco goes back years.
Voters in Frisco reportedly approved a $267.825 million bond issue in 2015 that included $10 million for a performing arts facility.
Then, as part of another bond issue in 2018, $43 million was set aside for a visual and performing arts center.
The performing arts center was originally set to be built in Hall Park as part of a partnership between the city and Frisco ISD. But the city and Frisco ISD said in a joint statement in 2022 that they would move in different directions for two separate performing arts facilities, citing unique priorities, responsibilities to stakeholders and cost concerns.