HIGHLIGHTS MCKINNEY ISD Superintendent Rick McDaniel is retiring at the end of the 2022-23 school year after almost eight years in the position, according to a news release from the district. The announcement signifies the end of McDaniel’s 35-year career in education. McDaniel said the decision to retire was “one of the most difficult decisions I’ve ever made.” McDaniel will continue to serve as superintendent throughout the new leadership transition at the request of the school board, according to the news release. McKinney City Council meets at 6 p.m. Dec. 20, Jan. 3 and Jan. 17 at McKinney City Hall, 222 N. Tennessee St., McKinney. www.mckinneytexas.org Collin County Commissioners Court meets at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 19, Jan. 9 and 23 at the Jack Hatchell Administration Building, 2300 Bloomdale Road, McKinney. www.collincountytx.gov McKinney ISD board of trustees meets at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at MISD Stadium, 4201 S. Hardin Blvd., McKinney. | www.mckinneyisd.net MEETINGS WE COVER
Joe Ellenburg named McKinney police chief
Council considers district designation for Honey Creek
BY MIRANDA JAIMES
BY SHELBIE HAMILTON
MCKINNEY Assistant Chief Joe Ellenburg has been pro- moted to chief of the McKinney Police Department, the city announced Nov. 29. Ellenburg has been serv- ing as interim police chief following Greg Conley’s move
MCKINNEY Proposed plans for McKinney’s first municipal management district estimate the Honey Creek development could be worth over $2 billion, according to city documents. Council learned about plans for the potential district at its Dec. 6 meeting. Republic Property Group, a Dallas-based real estate developer, wants to create a Municipal Management District on 1,800 acres in north McKinney, according to city documents. A municipal management district is a type of financing that can be used to fund infrastructure and public facilities in a residential and commercial development project, according to officials. The mixed-use development would include residential, commercial and office buildings as well as parks and
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to director of public safety in October. Ellenburg has more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement and 27 years with the McKinney Police Department, according to a city news release. He will be sworn in Dec. 6 during the McKinney City Council meeting. “Appointing a leader for our police department is among the most critical decisions we make as a city, and we know that Chief Ellenburg is the right person for the job,” Mayor George Fuller said in the release. Ellenburg began his career in law enforcement in 1992 with the Collin County Sheriff’s Office. He was hired by the McKinney Police Department in 1995, and he has risen through the ranks working in a vari- ety of divisions, ultimately ascending to the assistant chief of operations position in 2013, according to the city news release.
trails, per the presenta- tion. The project would also include about $100 million in infrastructure improvements that would encompass Laud Howell Parkway. The council will con- sider the matter at its next meeting Dec. 20.
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