Election
BY SHELBIE HAMILTON
Voters call for county emergency services district to be created
“I spend life wisely by giving my very best every day to the thousands of McKinney ISD students, inspiring them to dream big and achieve their best.”
– Shawn
the extraterritorial jurisdiction of multiple cities, including: • McKinney • Prosper • Celina • Melissa • Princeton Collin County’s commissioners unanimously approved calling for the election at a July 28 meeting—roughly six months after the county judge received a petition calling for the creation of the ESD.
An emergency services district will be created to serve residents in select unincorporated parts of Collin County, according to unofficial final vote totals from the Collin County Elections Office. With all 91 vote centers reporting, 6,602 voters cast a ballot in favor of creating Collin County Emergency Services District No. 1. Votes cast in opposition to the ballot measure total 2,497 , according to official results from the county. The voter approval will enable the creation of an emergency services district, a mechanism created by the Texas Legislature to provide fire protection and ambulance service in unincorporated areas of a county, according to Collin County’s website. The created district will have an associated property tax that would be used to fund fire protection and ambulance services to residents within the district’s boundaries. The district’s boundaries include
Election results
Against: 2,497
For: 6,602
27.44%
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72.56%
SOURCE: COLLIN COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
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Looking ahead
will begin Oct. 1, 2026 . The ESD commissioners will be appointed by the Collin County Commissioners Court, who will also set the initial tax rate for the ESD, according to the county’s website. The initial tax rate cannot exceed $0.10 per $100 in assessed value.
Rather than operating its own fire department or ambulance service, the emergency response services will be provided through contracts with cities and volunteer fire departments, the county’s website states. The district’s first budget cycle and fire service contracts
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