In a nutshell
The city bought the land that formerly housed Davis Elementary School for roughly $3 million, and Forman Elementary School for about $5.4 million as part of an interlocal agreement with PISD. Both campuses closed at the end of the 2024-25 school year, in addition to Armstrong and Carpenter Middle Schools. PISD trustees decided to close the four campuses in June 2024, due to declining enrollment.
The city also plans to purchase Armstrong Middle School, while Carpenter will remain with PISD, per the interlocal agreement. All four schools are set to be demolished prior to the city taking over.
Looking ahead
The city plans to use Forman Elementary’s lot, at 3600 TImberline Drive, as a new location for Fire Station 3, according to a presentation from Plano Real Estate Manager Matthew Yager.
The city will use three of the 9.5 acres on the property for the fire station. Voters approved funding for the land purchase in Proposition D of the May 2025 bond referendum, and funding for the new fire station’s construction will be a future bond item,Yager said. Fire Station 3 was built 48 years ago and needs renovations, as the station's apparatus bay limits limits the size of equipment the fire station can use and store, according to Proposition D.
"With the relocation of Fire Station 3, which is woefully inadequate for today's equipment and leaves additional stress on our firefighters in that area, this land purchase makes sense," council member Rick Horne said at the meeting.
The city will determine what to do with the remaining acreage through community engagement, per city documents. The land is currently zoned for residential purposes.
The city currently has no plans for Davis Elementary School, but will also determine how to use the space through community engagement, Yager said.
