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DeSoto, TX – Wildwood Development will cut the ribbon opening the new DeSoto Professional Park on Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 11 am. This 80-acre business and professional park is located at 2401 Bolton Boone Drive in DeSoto, TX 75115.

For more than six decades, Wildwood has been creating a better future by continuing to plan attractive, environmentally sensitive projects that will provide homes for the families of tomorrow.

They have also been a force in fostering economic development in DeSoto and the Best Southwest since the 1980’s. They developed DeSoto’s Eagle Industrial Park and are now cutting the ribbon on the city’s newest Professional Park.

“The DeSoto Professional Park is positioned to be the hub of DeSoto’s emerging Life Sciences Innovation Core.” said Matt Carlson, City of DeSoto Economic Development Director. “Just 15 miles from the center of DFW’s Life Science epicenter at Pegasus Park, the Life Sciences Innovation Core at DeSoto Professional Park is an integral part of the regional ecosystem,” said Carlson.

”Leveraging the rich talent pool of healthcare professionals in Southern Dallas, this development project will create an unprecedented number of jobs in our community”, according to Carlson. “And this campus style development with its parks and trails to connect surrounding neighborhoods and a walkable, highly-amenitized exurban environment, supported by research and education partners, will create dozens of new and exciting spaces in DeSoto.”

‘The new DeSoto Professional Park offers a scenic location with a rural feel where natural trees and water features have been preserved. “As our namesake suggests, Wildwood strives to minimize the impact our developments have on the environment,” said Tom Gaubert, Chairman of the Wildwood Foundation.

Wildwood also seeks to preserve DeSoto’s history and honor residents who have made an impact on the community. The main thoroughfare running through the DeSoto Professional Park, Janice Orr Blvd., has been named for the wife of former DeSoto Mayor and Dallas County Commissioner Roy Orr. To honor that legacy, DeSoto Mayor Rachel L. Proctor will officially dedicate Janice Orr Blvd. during the event.

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CITY OF DESOTO
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Case Z-1528-24
The City of DeSoto Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing to consider Zoning Case Z-1528-24 to consider a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a Business School (Beauty School). The property in question is located at 1700 N. Hampton Road, Suite 105, DeSoto, Texas. The applicant is Ashley Yeldell-Passins and the owner is Grand Fortune Estates, LLC. The public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission will be conducted on Tuesday August 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. If the SUP request is recommended for approval by the Planning and Zoning Commission; if denied and appealed, the public hearing before the City Council will be conducted on Tuesday August 20, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

Caso Z-1528-24
La Comisión de Planificación y Zonificación de la Ciudad de DeSoto llevará a cabo una Audiencia Pública para considerar el Caso de Zonificación Z-1528-24 para considerar un Permiso de Uso Específico (SUP) para una Escuela de Negocios (Escuela de Belleza). La propiedad en cuestión está ubicada en 1700 N. Hampton Road, Suite 105, DeSoto, Texas. El solicitante es Ashley Yeldell-Passins y el propietario es Grand Fortune Estates, LLC. La audiencia pública ante la Comisión de Planificación y Zonificación se llevará a cabo el martes 13 de agosto de 2024 a las 6:00 p.m. Si la solicitud de cambio de zonificación es recomendada para aprobación por la Comisión de Planificación y Zonificación; de ser denegada y apelada, la audiencia pública ante el Ayuntamiento se llevará a cabo el martes 20 de agosto de 2024 a las 6:00 p.m.

For meeting information please go to the City website (http://www.desototexas.gov/1515/Agendas-and-Minutes) to view the agenda. If you have any questions regarding this case, contact the Planning and Zoning Department at (972) 230-9622.The building in which the above meeting will be conducted is wheelchair accessible; spaces for the mobility impaired are available. Any request for sign interpretative services must be made forty-eight hours prior to the time of the meeting.

Arrangements for sign interpretative services may be made by calling the City Secretary at 972/230-9646 or by calling TDD-1-800-RELAYTX (1-800-735-2989).

To be a valid written protest the protest or petition in opposition must be filed with the Planning Department before 4:00 P.M of the working day immediately preceding the date in which Planning and Zoning Commission or City Council will hear this case.

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On behalf of the DeSoto Area Chamber of Commerce, the past chairs are honored to extend a formal invitation to a reception celebrating our new DeSoto City Manager, Mr. Majed Al-Ghafry.

We cordially invite you to join us on Monday, July 29, 2024, from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at the prestigious Thorntree Country Club in DeSoto, Texas for an evening of networking, photo ops and heavy hors d'oeuvres.

This is an invitation-only event and admission is complimentary. 

Your presence at this significant event is highly valued as we warmly welcome Mr. Al-Ghafry and facilitate his introduction to our local business community. This reception underscores our collective dedication to fostering economic growth and strengthening our community ties.

We look forward to your attendance and to sharing in this momentous occasion together.

SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
DIKITA Enterprises - Eve Williams
EJ Smith Construction - Eugene Walker
ONCOR - Kenneth Govan
HVAC-R FINEST - Junior Dikousman
Doc's Delights - Dr. DeShawn Stewart
Bank of Desoto - Patricia Coleman
Legacy Toyota - Al Moten
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson LLP - Karen Bishop
D.A.P.P.S. DeSoto Area Police Patrol & Protection - Chief Maurice Jones

Special Thank You to our Current Chair!
Mr. Eugene Walker

& Special Thank you to our Past Chairs who are helping organize this event!
Mr. Kenneth Govan 
Ms. Eve Williams