Aubrey Council to Name FM 1385 'Gee Parkway' and FM 2931 'Heritage Ranch Parkway'
Thursday's agenda also formally renames U.S. 377 as Ray Roberts Parkway, offers Krugerville library cards for $4,000 and brings back the Haunted Harvest Parade.
Drivers in Aubrey may soon see new names on three familiar highways. FM 1385 would also be called Gee Parkway, FM 2931 would be Heritage Ranch Parkway, and U.S. 377 through town would officially become Ray Roberts Parkway.
The Aubrey City Council takes up all three ordinances at its 6 p.m. meeting Thursday, Oct. 22, in the council chambers at 226 Countryside Drive, according to the posted agenda. City Manager Charles Kreidler is the staff contact on each one, and staff recommends approval.
One name for a long road
Gee Parkway would cover FM 1385 from Frontier Parkway to FM 428 inside Aubrey's city limits. The staff report in the meeting packet calls FM 1385 a major north-south corridor that is "expected to become increasingly important as development continues." Aubrey has been working with Pilot Point, Prosper and Celina on a shared name for the road so it carries one identity across the region.
The report says the goal is a unified corridor identity, easier navigation and support for regional branding and economic development. The neighboring towns would share a name, the report says, "while retaining their individual community identities." The staff report does not say who or what the Gee name honors.
A nod to ranching
Heritage Ranch Parkway would run along FM 2931 from the Aubrey city limits to Blackjack Road. Staff says the name is meant "to recognize Aubrey's ranching heritage," strengthen community identity and improve wayfinding. The financial summary says only that the city "may see expenses in signage in the future."
Downtown Aubrey, 2021. Photo: Renelibrary / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Getting U.S. 377 right
The third ordinance is a do-over. The council earlier adopted Ordinance No. 949-26, which made "Ray Roberts Parkway" a permitted designation for U.S. 377 within Aubrey. After further direction from the Texas Department of Transportation, staff now proposes repealing that ordinance and formally naming the highway instead. The name points to the road's link to Lake Ray Roberts and Ray Roberts Lake State Park.
The new names should not change anyone's mailing address on their own. The FM 1385 report says the new name supplements the state highway number and does not replace it. It also does not automatically change legal addresses, plats, legal descriptions, postal designations or emergency response mapping, and the FM 2931 report says the same. Because these are state highways, any signs in the state right-of-way need TxDOT approval. Staff expects no immediate cost from the FM 1385 naming. Any future sign costs would be worked out with TxDOT.
Library cards for Krugerville
On consent, the council will consider letting Krugerville residents use the Aubrey library. Under the proposed agreement, eligible Krugerville residents, including those in Krugerville's extraterritorial jurisdiction, could use Aubrey's general library services with proof of residency from Oct. 1, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2027. Krugerville would pay Aubrey $4,000 in one payment due Dec. 31. Aubrey would not have to buy extra materials or equipment to serve them, and either city could end the deal on 60 days' written notice.
The parade comes back
The council will also vote to close Main Street from 4 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 31 for the Haunted Harvest Parade. A public works memo says the parade was originally planned for the Peanut Festival but was moved because of weather concerns. Parks staff will coordinate traffic control with police, fire and public works.
The agenda lists Haunted Harvest at Veterans Memorial Park starting at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 31. September's council minutes listed a 5:30 p.m. start in historic downtown, so check with the city before you go. The agenda also lists Aubrey for Veterans at Veterans Memorial Park on Nov. 7 at 10 a.m.
Road names may seem like small things, but they tell people where they are and what a town values. Residents who want to weigh in can speak for up to three minutes during citizen input Thursday. The full packet is on the city's meeting portal.
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