McKinney | January 2023

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Spring election will have three McKinney City Council seats on the ballot for local voters

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BY SHELBIE HAMILTON

NEW DISTRICTS ADOPTED Boundaries for the city’s four council districts shifted in 2022 and are reected here.

The next election cycle in McKinney will include local elections for three City Council seats. The upcoming spring election will be held May 6. Early voting will be held from April 24-May 2. Polling locations and times have yet to be announced, according to the city of McKinney’s website. The McKinney City Council seats up for election include positions for Dis- trict 2, held by Mayor Pro Tem Rainey Rogers, and District 4, held by Council Member Rick Franklin. The third seat up for election is At Large 2, held by Council Member Patrick Cloutier. Cloutier was elected to the position in a special election in January 2022 after former Council Member Frederick Frazier announced his candidacy for Texas House of Representatives District 61, which he won in the Nov. 8, 2022 general election. The council adopted a new district map at its Nov. 1 meeting. The new map was intended to realign McKin- ney’s four single-member districts into approximately equal populations. The districts most aected by the realignment are districts 1 and 3, represented by council members Justin Beller and Geré Feltus, respec- tively, with some change to districts 2 and 4. Visit www.mckinneytexas. org/1167/council-members, and use the interactive map feature to learn more about the district boundaries. Applications are now available on the city’s elections webpage for those interested in running for a council

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Liquor sales underway at McKinney Wine Merchant McKinney’s rst package liquor store permit was approved and issued to existing wine and beer retailer McKinney Wine Merchant in mid-January. The permit enables the store, located o US 75 and West Virginia Street, to sell packaged liquor products. The store will be the rst in the city to do so, according to city sta. Three other businesses are also in the process to obtain a permit to sell packaged liquor products, according to city sta. These businesses include JMG Liquor; The Hy-Life; and Empire Liquor- Spirits, Craft Beers, Wine & Cigars. Fire chief announces retirement; replacement search underway McKinney Fire Chief Danny

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Kistner will retire Jan. 30, according to a news release from the city. The retirement was announced Jan. 3 and signies the end of his

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position. The rst day to le for a place on the ballot was Jan. 18, and the deadline to le is Feb. 17 at 5 p.m. To be eligible for candidacy, applicants must be registered voters in the city for at least one year prior to election day, and they must physically reside in the city or district represented at the time of election and during their oce term, according to the city’s website. For the at-large position on council, candidates can reside within any of the districts in the city. The ballot may also include a bond

package item to fund a new terminal and infrastructure improvements that would support adding commer- cial passenger service at McKinney National Airport. The city council is expected consider the bond proposi- tion item at its Feb. 7 meeting. The last day to register to vote in the upcoming spring election is April 6. Residents can visit the Collin County Elections Department website at www.collincountytx.gov/elections to check their voter registration status or nd instructions on how to register to vote.

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11-year tenure in the position. He has been with the city since 2011. Kistner noted various accomplishments during his time as chief. These include growing the department’s sta to nearly 250 full-time employees, adding three new re stations, securing sites for two additional re stations, and designing the new headquarters and logistics campus, according to a news release. The city will conduct a nationwide search for a permanent replacement in the coming weeks.

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MCKINNEY EDITION • JANUARY 2023