Frisco Mayor-Maher Maso

I had the privileged to listen our our very own Mayor of Frisco, Maher Maso speak last Thursday at the Train Depot in Frisco Square. I was very impress with him…. so if you are like me and do not know much about our Mayor, Maher Maso… I wanted to share some information I found at www.pegasusnew.com.

City of Frisco Mayor-Maher Maso

FRISCO — When 44-year-old Frisco Mayor Maher Maso moved to Frisco in 1992, the population was 6,500. According to Maso, the city’s population as of July 1, 2008 was 101,393, and it’s the seventh fastest growing city in the United States.

“I like the way Frisco is headed,” Maso said. “My fundamental goals of keeping taxes low and improving our roads and transportation are very quality of life oriented.

“Public safety is also important, because we have a lot of families here and people want to feel safe in their community.”

Because the city has accomplished a lot, he said that he wants to keep it moving in the same direction by partnering with the school districts, colleges and county.

“Frisco alone can’t create a successful community,” he said. “It takes many different groups working together. I firmly believe in regionalism.”

Maso also believes in open communication. Aside from city council meetings, the second Monday of each month from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. has been set aside for informal coffees on the fifth floor of city hall.

“The gatherings aren’t just to have coffee and pastries,” he said. “We have round table discussions where I learn from citizens, and they learn from me.”

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Frisco Selected As New Host Site For NCAA Division I Football National Championship Game

Frisco Selected As New Host Site For NCAA Division I Football National Championship Game

Great news!!!

According to City of Frisco.com…
FRISCO SELECTED AS NEW HOST SITE FOR
NCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

FRISCO, Texas ˆ Frisco is the new host city for the 2010 NCAA Division I
Football Championship game, which will played at Pizza Hut Park on January
7, 2011. The NCAA announced earlier today that the 23,500-seat
multi-purpose stadium will be the host site for the championship game for
the next three years.

„Touchdown! We can‚t wait for college football to come to Frisco,‰ said
Mayor Maher Maso. „Frisco is a sports town and a Division I Football
Championship is another chance for sports fans everywhere to not only
experience great football but to also discover all our community has to
offer. We also want to thank folks from all over the country who
supported our bid effort.‰

Less than five weeks ago, Frisco launched an online pledge drive inviting
football fans to show their support for the effort to move the
championship games to Pizza Hut Park. Frisco received pledges from people
living in 103 cities throughout Texas and from 17 other states. Frisco
estimated the pledges represented more than 8,000 tickets.
„Pizza Hut Park and Hunt Sports Group couldn‚t be more excited to host the
NCAA Division I Football games,‰ said John Wagner, President, Hunt Sports
Group. „Along with Southland Conference and the City of Frisco, we look
forward to showcasing our venue and our city.‰

The local organizing committee consists of the City of Frisco, its
Economic Development Corporation and Convention & Visitors Bureau, Hunt
Sports Group/Pizza Hut Park, the Frisco Chamber of Commerce and Frisco
based Southland Conference.

„The Southland Conference is honored and privileged to serve as the host
conference for the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game,‰ said
Southland Commissioner Tom Burnett. „Since beginning the planning process
last August, our Team Frisco local organizing committee has worked
diligently to bring this national championship to Pizza Hut Park. We also
knew from the start our community would support this effort. Given all
the built-in advantages of Frisco and the greater Dallas-Fort Worth
metropolitan area, we always felt confident the NCAA would be attracted to
what we were offering the game.‰

Frisco emerged from a pool of several cities that submitted bids to serve
as the host site for the championship games, beginning with the 2010
season.
The championship game will be the culmination of a newly expanded 20-team
championship bracket. As a result of this expansion, the game will be
played a few weeks later than in years past.

The Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly known as Division
I-AA, includes the conferences and institutions that compete in the NCAA
Division I Football Championship, in addition to two conferences who
choose not to participate in the football championship, the Ivy League and
the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The FCS embodies a tradition of
excellence through high level competition, student-athlete character and
sportsmanship throughout the regular season and the championship
experience.

The decision to award the championship site to Frisco, Texas, was
recommended by the Division I Football Championship Committee and approved
by the Administrative Committee of the Division I Championships/Sports
Management Cabinet.

“We are excited about the opportunity for the football championship game
to be played in
Frisco,” said Damani Leech, NCAA director of baseball and football. “With
the quality of bids that were submitted, it was not an easy decision to
make. But we feel the right decision and right place to serve as the site
for the Division I football championship is indeed Frisco.”

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Developers take more than a passing interest in tollway real estate

By STEVE BROWN / The Dallas Morning News

When the Westin Galleria opened in 1981, its location on the Dallas North Tollway was considered far north.

“Now we are centrally located for a large market area,” said John Everett, general manager of the hotel, which just completed a multimillion-dollar renovation.

“All the public space – all 21 stories – were taken down to the concrete, redesigned and refinished,” Everett said.

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Collin County

Collin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The county has been experiencing explosive growth in recent years. In 2000, its population was 491,675; in 2007 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that its population had reached 730,690. Its seat is McKinney. The county and its seat are both named in honor of Collin McKinney, one of the five men who drafted the Texas Declaration of Independence and the oldest of the 59 men who signed it.

Collin County is part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. A small portion of the city of Dallas is located in the county. Other important cities in the county include Allen, Frisco, McKinney, Plano, Richardson, and Wylie.

Collin County is the richest county in Texas and the 23rd wealthiest county in the country.

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