McKinney | December 2024

Government

BY SHELBIE HAMILTON

Plan for commercial passenger terminal at McKinney National Airport moves forward with rezoning

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“We have tremendous interest and are working with various airlines right now for service out of McKinney,” McKinney Mayor George Fuller said. Looking ahead Airport Director Ken Carley said if funding is secured for the project, which could cost as much as $70 million, the earliest the construction project could be put out to bid would be May 2025. Poten- tial funding sources include federal low-interest infrastructure loans and grant funding. The terminal could be operational as soon as the third quarter of 2026, Carley said. Announcements of any airlines coming to the terminal, as well as routes and airfares, would likely be announced about six months prior to the opening of the terminal.

McKinney City Council members unanimously approved a rezoning for a 280-acre tract of city- owned land the east side of the airport at a Dec. 3 meeting. City documents in the rezoning request state that the project proposed for the site will include a 45,000-square-foot passenger terminal. The project update comes less than two years after McKinney residents voted against a $200 million bond proposition that would have contrib- uted funding to the project. The specics The rezoning request includes converting the land from its current zoning designations—which allow for light manufacturing and industrial use— to an “airport district” zoning type. The proposed project would occupy about 60 acres of the lot and include a roughly 45,000-square-foot passenger terminal.

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Sunset Amphitheater project sees site plan approval

spaces distributed through two parking struc- tures ranging from two to three stories tall and spanning over 1.6 million square feet total. The project by Colorado-based developer Venu will be completed in two phases, with the rst phase construction including the parking garages and the second phase including the amphitheater, city documents state. The facility is set to open its doors in 2026.

The developers of the Sunset Amphitheater are one step closer to breaking ground. McKinney City Council members approved a site plan for the 20,000-seat entertainment venue at a Nov. 19 meeting in a 6-1 vote, with Council Member Justin Beller voting against. The gist The site plan includes over 5,100 parking

The open-air entertainment venue is expected to host 5065 concerts and performances each year.

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