Election
BY SAMANTHA DOUTY
Collin County residents will see a $683 million bond package on the Nov. 7 ballot. County commissioners unanimously approved placing ve propositions on the ballot during an Aug. 14 meeting. The bond includes ve measures with the larg- est at $380 million dedicated to roads and county transportation projects. The county animal shelter and detention center are among other items up for improvements. The details Proposition A includes $261.86 million for justice facility projects , such as: • The completion of the Adult Detention Center in rmary expansion and renovation project along with the jail kitchen • Russel A. Steindam Courts Building expansion to add 12 courtrooms and o ce suites as well as a 400-plus-vehicle garage • Construction of an additional housing cluster at the juvenile justice facility as well as the relocation and expansion of the Plano Juvenile Probation O ce Proposition B includes $5.7 million for the county’s animal shelter . Renovations would include the construction of a one-story, 10,000-square-foot addition attached to the north side of the existing animal shelter building. This addition would include: • Four kennel runs Collin County bond to update roads, animal shelter
An expansion of the Collin County Animal Shelter is one of ve propositions residents will see on the Nov. 7 ballot.
COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF
Bond scope The Collin County bond, if passed, will fund renovations and construction of new county facilities and road improvements.
Proposition A: $261.86M justice facility projects Proposition B: $5.7M county’s animal shelter Proposition C: $13.36M medical examiner’s o ce
Proposition D: $22.45M parks and open spaces Proposition E: $380M various road projects
Bond Total $683M
SOURCE: COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY IMPACT
Construction will take nearly three years to com- plete with an estimated August 2025 completion, according to the presentation. Proposition D encompasses $22.45 million for parks and open spaces throughout the county. The bond could: • Provide $20 million in funding to cities and other organizations on a matched basis for the development of parks and open space • Use $2.45 million for selected construction and renovation at the Myers Park and Event Center Proposition E would dedicate $380 million for various road projects . This includes: • Rebuilding county roads that are projected to be overloaded • Development of regional corridor roadways • Development of the Outer Loop
• Additional funding for US 380 • Regular contribution to Texas Department of Transportation projects • City thoroughfare improvements The backstory A planning board prepared the bond proposi- tions. Collin County last called a bond election in 2018, which was approved. Several Collin County residents spoke during the Aug. 14 meeting’s public comment in support of the bond, speci cally the proposition for animal
• A cat quarantine room and sick bay • A clinic room with two surgery bays • O ce and storage areas
Proposition C includes $13.36 million for a med- ical examiner’s o ce . The project would include the construction of a one-story, 20,000-square- foot facility. The building would include: • Family meeting rooms • Administration and shared o ce area • Autopsy complex The medical examiner’s o ce will be located at 2300 Bloomdale Road, McKinney. The project would be partially funded by Amer- ican Rescue Plan Act funds of nearly $4 million.
shelter funds. Looking ahead
Collin County residents will see the bond on the Nov. 7 ballot. The last day to register to vote is Oct. 10. Early voting will start Oct. 23.
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