CITY & SCHOOLS
News from Collin County, Frisco ISD, McKinney & McKinney ISD
McKinney City Council Meets at 6 p.m. May 17 and June 7 McKinney City Hall, 222 N. Tennessee St., McKinney www.mckinneytexas.org Collin County Commissioners Court Meets at 1:30 p.m. May 16, 23, 30, June 6 and 13, Jack Hatchell Administration Building, 2300 Bloomdale Road, McKinney www.collincountytx.gov McKinney ISD board of trustees Meets at 6:30 p.m. June 28 MISD Stadium, 4201 S. Hardin Blvd., McKinney | www.mckinneyisd.net MEETINGS WE COVER trustees approved the purchase of the system at its April 26 meeting after a presentation from the facilities department detailed issues with the auditorium. The project, which costs just over $701,500, will also include 1,800 square feet of acoustic panels to prevent sound from bouncing o of the bricks in the space. The district’s 2021 bond for the performing arts will pay for the new system. HIGHLIGHTS COLLIN COUNTY Fire ghters in Ukraine received a donation from re departments in Collin County in early May. The McKinney Fire Department announced in a May 4 news release that 17 donated helmets arrived overseas from departments across the county. Collin County resident Sergii Nozhka contacted McKinney Mayor George Fuller in April after learning that his cousin, a Ukrainian re ghter, needed equipment. Shortly after, the city requested supplies. Contributions came from McKinney, Lavon, Weston and Princeton re departments, according to the release. MCKINNEY ISD McKinney Boyd High School will gain a new audio system for its auditorium this summer. The district’s board of
RESULTS BREAKDOWN
2 new faces to join Frisco ISD board following May election
Key
See results from the May 7 election. The school district does not hold runo elections.
Winner
FRISCO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PLACE 1
BY BROOKLYNN COOPER
48.74% Angela Dunford 51.26% Gopal Ponangi
FRISCO ISD Winners were determined in the races for places 1, 2 and 3 during the May 7 general election. Incumbent Gopal Ponangi will remain in Place 1 with 7,634 votes. His challenger, Angela Dunford, got 7,259 votes. Marvin Lowe won the Place 2 race with 5,989 votes, unseating incumbent Natalie Hebert, who collected 5,936 votes, and Lowe gained more votes than Kelly Karthik, who picked up 3,095 votes. Stephanie Elad won Place 3 on the board with 7,646 votes, beating out candidates Dustin Paschal, who got 6,452 votes and Timothy Soto, who got 771 votes. The board is scheduled to canvass vote totals later this month, per the district website. Ponangi, Lowe and Elad will take an oath of o ce at the board’s June 13 meeting.
FRISCO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PLACE 2
39.52% Natalie Hebert 20.61% Kelly Karthik 39.87% Marvin Lowe
43.39% Dustin Paschal 5.19% Timothy Soto 51.42% Stephanie Elad FRISCO ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES, PLACE 3
SOURCES: COLLIN COUNTY ELECTIONS, DENTON COUNTY ELECTIONS COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Water district plans treatment plant upgrades
Telecommunications tower moves forward MCKINNEY Plans for a new cell tower received approval needed for construction in McKinney and to provide for coverage gaps in the area. At the May 3 City Council meeting, council members voted to approve the project that would construct a new telecommunications tower near Furr Elementary School. The city is looking to develop that land into a park, which would be developed in a few years. The land would be conveyed to the city free of charge. BY MIRANDA JAIMES
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COLLIN COUNTY The North Texas Municipal Water District announced May 3 that it plans to renovate its Wilson Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant to serve the region’s growing popu- lation while also maintaining its environmental compliance. The North Texas Municipal Water District provides wastewater ser- vices through its 13 member cities, which include Plano, McKinney, Frisco and Richardson. The Wilson Creek plant, which is located at 3020 Orr Road in Allen, is the largest plant in the regional system and the backbone of the
The Wilson Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant will be renovated.
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district’s treatment capabilities, according to a news release. The improvement project includes replacing current mechanisms, increasing the ow for ultraviolet disinfection and adding a new aer- ation control building to the plant, with work to last until March 2026.
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