Election
BY SHELBIE HAMILTON
McKinney voters showed favor for four out of the five bond propositions up for consideration on the May election ballot, according to official results from Collin County Elections. Over 6,000 McKinney voters cast ballots on the bond items. The four approved bond items total $449.5 mil- lion and are expected to fund a number of projects across the city, including a renovation project at the McKinney Public Works South campus, additional public safety facilities and a variety of parks and road projects. The failed bond item, Proposition B, would have allotted $36 million for the construction of a new municipal court facility. The current facility, which was built in 1967, handled nearly 14,000 new cases McKinney voters approve 4 out of 5 bond propositions
Results breakdown
Proposition C: $30 million for improvements at the Public Works South campus
Winner
Proposition A: $106 million for parks and recreation projects
50.02% For 49.98% Against
58.35% For 41.65% Against
65.71% For 34.29% Against Proposition D: $70 million to public safety projects 66.44% For 33.56% Against Proposition E: $243.5 million for road projects
Proposition B: $36 million for a municipal courts facility
45.79% For 54.21% Against
SOURCE: COLLIN COUNTY ELECTIONS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
email. “Unfortunately, we will need to identify means of paying for it that do not include the benefit of spreading the cost out over the next 20 years with [general obligation] debt.” City Council members certified the official election results at a May 14 special meeting.
in fiscal year 2022-23, according to city documents. McKinney Mayor George Fuller said despite the bond failure, a new municipal court facility is still needed. “Our court has completely outgrown the very dated and inefficient facility,” Fuller said in an
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