Plano denies Oncor’s request to raise rates as council questions company about February power outages
The city and others are voting according to guidance from a steering committee made up of more than 140 cities in north and central Texas that Oncor serves.
A water tower near High Mesa Drive in Plano.(Ashley Landis / Staff Photographer)
5:40 AM on May 26, 2021 CDT
Plano City Council members voted unanimously Monday to reject a request by Oncor to raise distribution rates and also questioned a representative about the company’s response to February’s winter storms.
Plano and other cities are voting according to guidance from a steering committee of more than 140 cities in north and central Texas that Oncor serves, city documents state. The committee is preparing a uniform response to Oncor’s request and will work together on future negotiations or potential litigation.
Plano City Council approves $25 million in infrastructure projects near Collin Creek Mall redevelopment
Some of the projects are expected to begin in the next few months.
A Plano water tower in Plano, Texas, on Thursday, June 18, 2020. (Lynda M. Gonzalez/The Dallas Morning News)(Lynda M. Gonzalez / Staff Photographer)
11:23 AM on May 26, 2021 CDT
Plano City Council has approved three separate renovation projects that will repair sidewalks, improve alleys and strengthen culverts east of the Collin Creek Mall redevelopment project.
The approvals took place at the council’s May 24 meeting, with work expected to begin on the alley projects within the next few months and timetables for the other two projects under development.