McKinney | March 2022

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News from Collin County & McKinney

McKinney City Council Meets at 6 p.m. March 22, April 5 www.mckinneytexas.org Collin County Commissioners Court Meets at 1:30 p.m. March 28, April 4 www.collincountytx.gov McKinney ISD board of trustees Meets at 6:30 p.m. March 22 www.mckinneyisd.net MEETINGSWE COVER HIGHLIGHT COLLIN COUNTY North Texas residents may notice an abnormal taste and smell in their tap water during March due to routine maintenance. The North Texas Municipal Water District announced it would temporarily change its disinfection process by removing ammonia as part of its annual routine maintenance work. The water district is made up of 13 member cities, including Plano, McKinney, Frisco and Richardson. According to the district, chlorine in water may be more noticeable throughout the month as maintenance is slated to continue through March 29. Details on the process are available at www.ntmwd.com.

District 3 U.S. Rep. leaves race

Home reconstruction projects on east side OK’d by City Council MCKINNEY City Council approved reconstruction of three east McKin- ney homes at its March 1 meeting. Two houses on Throckmorton Street and one on Wilson Street will be rebuilt by JMR Construction. Each project will cost about $250,000. The city receives money from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Aairs for the reconstruction of homes occupied by income-eligible families, according to meeting documents. The projects are 100% funded by the Community Development Block Grant program. BY BROOKLYNN COOPER

to let him know of my decision, and I wish him the best as he seeks to become the next Congressman

BY ERICK PIRAYESH

COLLIN COUNTY U.S. Rep. Van Taylor announced March 2 in an email to supporters that he would drop out of his bid for re-election to the District 3 seat. Taylor, who represents a portion of Collin County including McKinney, cited an extramarital aair as the reason he was exiting the race. “Today I am announcing I will not continue my campaign to seek re-election to Congress,” Taylor stated in the email. “I made a horrible mistake that has caused deep hurt and pain among those I love most in this world.” Republican primary election results posted early March 2 showed Taylor received 49% of the votes. He was headed to a runo with former Collin County Judge Keith Self, who nished second with 26% of the votes, according to results. “I have talked with Keith Self

for this district,” Taylor stated in the email. According to the Texas Sec- retary of State’s Oce and state election code, Self will become the party’s nominee, and the runo election has been canceled since Taylor withdrew from the runo election. Self will be the Republican nominee for the U.S. House race in November and is expected to face Democrat Sandeep Srivastava, who was the top vote-getter in the March 1 Democratic primary. Taylor served in the Texas House of Representatives and in the Texas Senate before being sworn into U.S. Congress. Van Taylor

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