Election
KEY : *Incumbent
McKinney City Council, District 3 Geré Feltus* Occupation & experience: Physician Mayor Pro Tem-McKinney City Council (2024-present), McKinney Economic Development Corporation Board of... www.feltus4mckinney.com Tammy Warren Occupation & experience: Executive Assistant, McKinney Armed Services Memorial Board, 2024 Charter Review Committee, 2024 Bond Committee, Chamber... www.tammywarrenformckinney.com
What is the No. 1 challenge facing the residents of McKinney? How do you plan to address this? We must work with state legislators to restore local control over the 45 square miles left in our ETJ, where the population is growing without equitably contributing to taxes that fund roads, libraries and parks. Restoring local control is crucial to ensuring McKinney’s long-term nancial stability.
What are some new ideas or programs you would like the city to explore? We will continue expanding our newly created Community Land Trust, providing homeownership opportunities for young families, graduates and seniors. I’m also committed to workforce development, partnering with MISD, Collin College and the Economic Development Corporation while expanding the Innovation Fund to create jobs in emerging elds like AI and cybersecurity.
Our main challenge is rapid growth. We have to be smart about housing, employment opportunities and growing our commercial tax base. I want to make sure we maintain our high safety record. And nally, we have to focus on aging infrastructure while building the new.
Besides Downtown and Hub 121, we still need a large retail/restaurant space that will attract foot tra c in the day and have entertainment and dining at night— think big! I would also like to see more hiking and biking trails and more places to play.
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