Frisco - February 2024

Government

Police to get $1.9M in drones, vehicles Frisco City Council members unanimously approved about $1.9 million in purchases for the city’s police department during a Jan. 16 meeting. The details One purchase approved by council members was a five-year, $96,495 contract for two new police drones. Here’s how that cost works out for the city: • $19,999 annual cost for the drones • $3,500 subtracted from total cost due to equipment trade-ins Another two purchases approved Jan. 16 were to replace some department vehicles. Funding for the purchases was available through the department’s fiscal year 2023-24 budget.

Frisco 45 Park to be named for Camey Spur Frisco City Council members unanimously approved Frisco 45 Park’s new name, Camey Spur Park, during a Jan. 16 meeting. What’s in a name? Frisco’s Park and Trail Naming Committee members unanimously recommended the name after their July and October meetings, according to meeting documents. The three-acre park is near where the “lost town of Camey Spur” once was, according to a state- ment included in meeting documents. The town was founded in 1852 and was located about seven miles south of Frisco where Hwy 121, West Spring Creek Parkway and the railroad now meet. It was named for landowner William C. McKamy and his family who settled the area, according to meeting documents. The McKamy family later donated land to the Frisco Line in 1896 for the

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railroad and had a railroad switch, also called a spur, installed. The town’s name gradually changed to McCamey over time, according to meeting documents. When city representatives applied for a post office in the early 1900s and learned a west Texas city was already named McCamey, they renamed the city Camey Spur. Learn more More information can be found at the Parks and Recreation Department’s website.

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