Government
BY SHELBIE HAMILTON
Ballot will not have term limit election McKinney City Council members chose to not add a charter amendment election regarding changing council member term limits to the May ballot at a Feb. 6 meeting. The item was tabled indefinitely in a 6-1 vote, with council member Geré Feltus voting against tabling the item. The details The proposed ordinance included a propo- sition regarding increasing the number of consecutive terms allowed for City Council members from two to three. Council members are currently limited to two consecutive terms in one position. What they’re saying During a public comment period at the meeting, 10 community members spoke against the proposed election. Feltus, along with council member Rick Franklin, said they asked for the item to be added to the meetings’ agenda. McKinney Mayor George Fuller said that he would prefer the charter amendment election be considered closer to the November election.
McKinney facilities included in bond package The bond election includes plans for a new municipal court facility and other city facility upgrades.
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City leaders add bond election to May ballot McKinney voters will consider a $485.5 million bond election on the May ballot. McKinney City Council members voted unan- imously to add the item to the spring election ballot at a Feb. 6 meeting. In December, a citizen bond committee recommended the election. The specifics Proposition A includes $106 million for parks
and recreation projects, including a new multigenerational recreational facility and addi- tional pickleball courts. Proposition B includes $36 million for a new 36,000-square-foot municipal court facility. Proposition C includes $30 million for improve- ments to the McKinney Public Works South campus. Proposition D encompasses $70 million for public safety projects including renovations to the McKinney Police Department’s administration building and upgrades to McKinney Fire Depart- ment facilities. Proposition E would dedicate $243.5 million for street expansions and reconstruction projects.
“I do think that if there’s going to be [an] ask of the community, it should be by the larger turnout and where there’s the greater engagement.” MCKINNEY MAYOR GEORGE FULLER
McKinney leaders approve annexation, add 127 acres
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two uses, including agricultural district zoning on the north end of the site and residential district zoning on the southern portion, according to the presentation. McKinney Director of Planning Jennifer Arnold said the annexation process began in June and included a council resolution and public hear- ings. The city will provide water and wastewater utilities, as well as fire and police protection, to the annexed area, according to city documents.
McKinney City Council voted to approve an annexation that will add 127 acres to the city at a Jan. 16 meeting. The details The approved request was to annex 127 acres in the northeast sector of the city, just south of Trin- ity Falls. The request was approved unanimously, with Mayor Pro Tem Charlie Philips absent. The approval included the annexation, as well as zoning for the land tract. The site was zoned for
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