Government
BY SHELBIE HAMILTON
McKinney sees trash collection changes Frontier Waste Solutions took over as the city’s trash and recycling collection provider on Oct. 1. The transition comes after the selection of new providers in August 2023. Over 130,000 residen- tial trash and recycling carts were collected and replaced over the summer ahead of the provider
Airport to get $24M runway extension McKinney National Airport will see a 500-foot extension of the runway following contract approvals by McKinney City Coun- cil members at a Sept. 17 meeting. The details Three resolutions for contracts totaling over $24 million were approved at the meeting, with the contracted work to include construction and construction administration. The runway will be expanded by 500 feet to the north, Airport Director Ken Carley said at the meeting. The runway is currently 7,502 feet long and 150 feet wide, the city’s website states. The project is being funded through an advanced funding agreement with Texas Department of Transportation, Carley said.
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transition. The impact
service rate increasing from $18.61 to $19.75. Diving deeper Frontier Waste Solutions will also soon have a permanent facility on a 6.4-acre site in East McKinney. A 14,500-square-foot warehouse facility will be used for truck maintenance and fueling, and an 8,000-square-foot space will be built for office operations, according to a project site plan. The company is currently operating out of a temporary facility on University Drive.
Some collection routes were changed as part of the transition to a new trash and recycling collection provider, with roughly 25% of McKinney residents having collection day changed, Director of Public Works Ryan Gillingham said at a Sept. 3 McKinney City Council meeting. Trash collection schedule changes are in an effort to balance routes, and nearly 15,800 residen- tial properties were affected. The new service rate also went into effect, with the residential monthly
McKinney leaders consider city ordinance changes on golf cart operation
master-planned community. A proposed change would allow for golf carts to be operated on public roads within the city that have a maximum posted speed limit of 35 mph. This operation would require golf carts to have license plates, insurance and certain safety equipment. No action was taken on the item at the meeting but draft ordinance amendments will be consid- ered by the council at a future date.
Golf carts may soon be able to be operated on roadways throughout McKinney. Council members agreed on an ordinance change to allow for golf cart operations on all city public roadways at a Sept. 17 work session. The gist Golf carts can currently be operated on select McKinney roadways, including within a
“We’ve heard from people that … want the golf carts in different parts of town, especially [the] downtown area. We field numerous complaints of people who don’t want golf carts because they can be viewed as a traffic hazard.” JOE ELLENBURG, MCKINNEY POLICE CHIEF
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