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McKinney City Council Meets at 6 p.m. Aug. 1 and 15 at McKinney City Hall, 222 N. Tennessee St., McKinney. www.mckinneytexas.org Collin County Commissioners Court Meets at 1:30 p.m. July 31 and Aug., 7, 14 and 21 at the Jake Hatchell Administration Building, 2300 Bloomdale Road, McKinney. www.collincountytx.gov McKinney ISD board of trustees Meets at 6 p.m. Aug. 28 at MISD Stadium, 4201 S. Hardin Blvd., McKinney. www.mckinneyisd.net MEETINGS WE COVER HIGHLIGHTS MCKINNEY A development featuring 233 townhome- and multifamily-style units has been proposed for south McKinney, according to a presentation at a June 13 meeting of the McKinney Planning and Zoning Commission. The project, termed Lofts at Alma Road, is located on about 10.9 acres at the southeast corner of Silverado Trail and Alma Road. The commission voted 6-1 to give the request rezoning for the project a favorable recommendation to City Council, with Commissioner Brian Mantzey voting against it.
McKinney residents weigh in on quality of life, economic health through survey
RATING MCKINNEY Surveyed McKinney residents gave majority “good” or “excellent” ratings for multiple quality of life factors.
of residents rated the city of McKinney as a good or excellent place to live. of residents reported good or excellent con dence in McKinney’s government. of respondents rated McKinney’s economy as good or excellent. of residents rated the
BY SHELBIE HAMILTON
respondents, and the ease of travel by public transportation was given positive ratings by 19% of respondents, both lower than national averages, commercial area also ranked “much higher” than national averages, with 85% of respondents giving good or excellent ratings. The gist: Polco Senior Survey Associate Joe Dell’Olio noted in his presentation that the surveyors drew three conclusions from the results. Respondents ranked safety as a “top according to survey results. McKinney’s downtown and priority” and community strength, Dell’Olio said. Over 85% of respon- dents ranked the overall feeling of safety as “good” or “excellent,” gaining similar ratings to national bench- marks, according to the survey. Survey results identi ed satisfaction with the city’s utility services, with 75% of respondents rating the city’s overall utility infrastructure as “good”
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MCKINNEY A majority of surveyed McKinney residents positively rated the city’s economic health, safety and quality of life in a recent citizen satisfaction survey, according to June 20 City Council meeting. How we got here: McKinney citizen satisfaction has been analyzed through a survey method four times since 2017 as part of the National Community Survey. The 2023 survey was distributed to 4,500 randomly selected McKinney households, and the survey received 466 responses, representing 11% of the sample pool, according to city documents. By the numbers: The overall design and layout of McKinney’s residential and commercial areas was given good or excellent ratings by 71% of respondents. Bus and transit services received positive ratings from 20% of
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84% overall quality of parks and recreation opportunities as good or excellent. SOURCE: CITY OF MCKINNEY COMMUNITY IMPACT or “excellent.” The city’s community design is a “potential area of opportunity,” according to Dell’Olio’s presentation. The survey results for this category all received ratings similar or higher than national averages, but showed a “statistically signi cant” decrease, about 7%, from the most recent survey conducted in 2021, he said.
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