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CITY HIGHLIGHTS MCKINNEY The city updated its tax exemption program for homes in the Historic Neighborhood Improvement Zone on March 15. To be eligible for the program, homes must be occupied by their owners, according to the presentation. The city will update its website soon with details of the program. COLLIN COUNTY Commissioners approved a timeline for their Parks and Open Space Project Funding Assistance Program April 4. That program will award $2 million to assist with parkland acquisition, trail construction and open space improvements. Funding applications will be due July 11, and recommendations will be made in October. McKinney City Council Meets at 6 p.m. May 3 McKinney City Hall, 222 N. Tennessee St., McKinney www.mckinneytexas.org Collin County Commissioners Court Meets at 1:30 p.m. April 25, May 2 and May 9 Jack Hatchell Administration Building, 2300 Bloomdale Road, McKinney www.collincountytx.gov MEETINGSWE COVER
CommissionOKs requests for cell tower near school MCKINNEY Planning and zoning commissioners voted April 12 to approve initial requests that would allow Verizon and AT&T to construct an 80-foot telecommuni- cations tower near Furr Elementary School to provide for coverage gaps in the area and enhance 911 emergency services. The tower would be about 330 feet away from the elementary school property. The parcel will be given to the city at no cost and developed into a park, sta said. City Council will consider this project at its May 3 meeting.
Construction has started to remove this part of the grain silo in downtown McKinney.
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ConstructionOK’d for grain silos
MCKINNEY The city took another step toward installing a new mural on its downtown silos March 22. The silos are located off of East Virginia and Main streets across SH 5. At a special meeting, the City Council approved a contract for construction work to remove an additional structure that is resting atop the silos, called the “doghouse,” said Patricia Jackson, facilities construction manager. “Our doghouse is in really
tough shape,” she said to the council. “This needs to come down immediately. It’s a public safety hazard.” Crews will also perform rehabil- itation to the silos, Jackson said. Construction costs of $317,650 were approved.
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