Election
BY SAMANTHA DOUTY
Voters show favor for bond propositions
Results breakdown
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road projects such as the development of regional corridor roadways and the Outer Loop. The item received over 70,000 votes for it, representing nearly 75% of votes cast. What else? There were 98,262 ballots cast countywide, which represents 13.9% of Collin County’s 706,388 voters. Nearly half the ballots cast, totaling 46,907, were cast during early voting. All results are unofficial until canvassed. The context County officials are looking to make infra- structure and facility improvements due to their increased use by the growing population. “Growth is the big issue,” county Engineering Director Clarence Daugherty said. “Collin County is one of the fastest-growing counties in the coun- try, and that just puts a strain on all the services in the county.”
Election results show voters are in favor of all five Collin County bond propositions, according to Collin County voting results. The details Proposition A, which includes $261.86 million for justice facility projects such as expanding the Russell A. Steindam Courts building, garnered 53% of votes cast in favor. Proposition B, which includes $5.7 million for the county’s animal shelter, received nearly 65% of votes for the item. The funds will be used to add a 10,000-square-foot expansion at the shelter. Proposition C includes $13.36 million for the construction of a new one-story, 20,000-square- foot medical examiner’s office. The item received over 55% of votes cast in favor. Proposition D, which encompasses $22.45 million for parks and open spaces throughout the county, earned about 63% of votes Proposition E includes $380 million for various
49,873 44,152 Proposition A: Justice facility expansion projects 61,271 33,272 Proposition B: County animal shelter expansion 51,791 41,338 Proposition C: New medical examiner's office 59,525 34,492 Proposition D: Parks and open spaces 70,742 24,099 Proposition E: Roadway infrastructure projects
SOURCE: COLLIN COUNTY ELECTIONS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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