BY SAMANTHA DOUTY CONTRIBUTIONS BY ALEX REECE
Also of note
Collin County juvenile arrests The number of law enforcement arrests for juveniles is projected to rise, which will require additional capacity.
2016, though there was a dip in 2020-21 because of COVID-19, according to county data. Juvenile arrests are projected to grow by nearly 47% from 2022 to 2028. As the population increases in the county, it also means more cases the medical examiner will need to process, Daugherty said. Proposition C looks to replace the existing medical examiner’s office with a new one that will be larger and better equipped, Daugherty said. • The project would be partially funded for nearly $4 million by the American Rescue Plan Act. • The original building was built in the 1980s.
Justice facility projects to be funded by Proposi- tion A include: • Completion of the Adult Detention Center infir- mary expansion and the jail kitchen renovation • Expansion of the Russell A. Steindam Courts Building to add 12 courtrooms and office suites as well as a garage for 400-plus vehicles • Construction of an additional housing cluster for the Juvenile Justice Department as well as the relocation and expansion of the Plano Juvenile Probation Office ”More population means unfortunately more people need to be jailed,” Daugherty said. The county’s juvenile center has seen an increase in the number of juvenile arrests since
1,403
1,298
1,201
1,145
874 824
2019
2020 2021 2022 2023* 2024*
*PROJECTED SOURCE: COLLIN COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
The cost
The takeaway
County’s debt tax rate The debt portion of the county’s tax rate has been decreasing over the past few years.
The bond, if passed, will not increase the county’s debt tax rate, Daugherty said. Though the tax rate is almost 6% lower than previous years, 2023 average home values are nearly 14% higher than 2022, according to a county presentation. “The law limits the increase of taxable value to 10% per year if you have a homestead exemp- tion,” Daugherty said. Roughly, the debt tax rate will be about the same rate residents saw last year, he said. The average Collin County homeowner will see a $7 increase in their tax bill that will go to debt service, Daugherty said.
The planning board narrowed the bond scope for commissioners. “We really do feel like we’re kind of behind a little bit on where the growth is,” board Chair Rusty Glover said at an Aug. 7 commissioners meeting. Collin County’s population is set to nearly triple to 3.4 million people near 2070, Daughtery said. “This growth is not something new,” he said. “It’s not just a flash in the pan.”
Fiscal year 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24*
Debt tax rate | per $100 valuation $0.052
$0.05203 $0.051251 $0.044271 $0.04185
*PROJECTED SOURCE: COLLIN COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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