Frisco city leaders have taken the next step in plans for a new $12.8 million animal facility near PGA Parkway by a 4-3 vote. 

If it gains final approval, the animal center will provide behavior and training services, community education, a pet pantry, veterinary care, spay and neutering, microchipping, vaccines, daycare, and grooming. Additionally, it will temporarily hold missing animals to make it easier for residents who’ve lost their pets to get them back. 

Some council members who voted against signing the letter of intent argued that going forward with this project isn’t financially responsible for the city, and others requested more data on the demand for this type of facility. 

Frisco mayor Jeff Cheney, though, is on board when it comes to the center’s creation. 

“This can have real great public value,” Cheney said in a Community Impact article. 

According to Frisco Police Chief David Shilson, the facility is not an animal shelter and will not accept drop-offs or surrenders. In fact, Shilson expressed that it’s meant to reduce reliance on animal shelters. 

“This is a facility designed to keep animals out of the shelter,” Shilson said in a WFAA article.

If given final approval, the facility could be built by January of 2028.