Sherman, Bel Air Village to shake hands on 288-acre, $500M development
Herald Democrat
After more than a year of talks and negotiations, the Sherman appears to be ready to shake hands with developers with Bel Air Village. The City Council will hold a special meeting at 11:30 a.m. Friday to discuss a master development agreement that would push forward work on a proposed 288-acre mixed-use development along FM 1417 that could feature about $500 million in private investment.
Once developed, the project promises to bring a mixture of retail, residential and a major water feature to south Sherman. This meeting will represent the culmination of really 18 months of work behind the scenes by city staff and city council to negotiate what we hope will end up being the largest residential development in the city s history, Sherman Community and Support Services Manager Nate Strauch said.
Herald Democrat
William Shakespeare said, All the world s a stage, and perhaps that is true. But it is hard to think what that wise old playwright would think about the arts world in the age of COVID-19. Theaters are dark and concerts are cancelled the world over.
But in Grayson County, some of those involved in the arts have picked up their instruments, scripts and dancing shoes to prove another thing that Shakespeare said, the show must go on.
Kristi Beeler at Kristina s Studio of Dance in Sherman said it has been rough and half of her students didn t return when she was allowed to re open her studio reopened in the summer. But the one s who came back are just as passionate about it as they ever were, if not more, she said.