McKinney City Council members voted unanimously to add the item to the spring election ballot at a Feb. 6 meeting.
The details
The bond election added to the ballot by council members includes five propositions totaling $485.5 million for municipal facility projects across the city.
The bond package was determined by a 36-person citizen bond committee that met multiple times in the fall. The committee recommended the municipal bond election be called at a Dec. 19 meeting after considering a number of unfunded projects as well as the city’s debt capacity.
The specifics
Proposition A includes $106 million for parks and recreation projects, including:
- $25 million for various park improvements, including Towne Lake Park
- $20 million for ball fields at Gabe Nesbitt park
- $60 million for a new multigenerational recreational facility
- $1 million to add more pickleball courts
Proposition C includes $30 million for improvements to the McKinney Public Works South campus. Improvements at the facility would impact a number of departments, including water and wastewater utilities, street maintenance, parks maintenance and more.
Proposition D encompasses $70 million for public safety projects. The proposed uses for these funds include:
- $5 million for a driver training pad
- $5 million for future facility land acquisitions
- $5.5 million for a remodel of Fire Station No. 3
- $12.5 million to reconstruct Fire Station No. 8
- $20 million to renovate the McKinney Police Department administration building
- $22 million for a future fire station
- $140 million-plus for street expansions
- $100 million-plus for street reconstruction
The last day to register to vote in the May election is April 4. Early voting will take place April 22-30, with election day on May 4. To learn more about upcoming elections in McKinney, visit www.collincountytx.gov/elections.
Learn more
To learn more about the municipal bond election, visit www.mckinneytexas.org/2024bond.
