1. McKinney leaders expand project categories eligible for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone funding
Two new project categories were added to the project plan for McKinney’s Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 1, allowing new project types to receive funding from the TIRZ 1 board. The newly created categories could allow for funding to be given to a Build Your Own Business initiative at Tupps Brewery, according to a presentation at the meeting.
2. McKinney leaders consider ordinance changes to allow golf cart operation on city roadways
Golf carts may soon be able to be operated on roadways throughout McKinney. McKinney City Council members discussed the city’s current ordinance and potential changes that could be implemented to it at a Sept. 17 work session meeting. Council members expressed a consensus to allow for golf cart operations on all city public roadways with accompanying requirements and regulations.
3. McKinney National Airport to see over $24M investment for 500-foot runway extension
McKinney National Airport will see a 500-foot extension of the runway following contract approvals by McKinney City Council members at a Sept. 17 meeting.
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, which was selected to accommodate the alignment of the Spur 399 extension that will run to the south and east of the airport, Airport Director Ken Carley said at the meeting.
4. McKinney to see new Honey Creek municipal management district
Honey Creek, a municipal management district in north McKinney, will include over 2.5 square miles of land and as many as 10,500 homes. McKinney City Council members unanimously approved a development agreement for the project as well as related zoning and annexation requests at a Sept. 17 meeting.
The Honey Creek development located in north McKinney will span over 1,650 acres, according to city documents. The development will include both single-family and multifamily unit types. It will also include a minimum of 80 acres of land for commercial uses.
5. New facility, trash day changes planned as provider switch approaches in McKinney
Frontier Waste Solutions and Balcones Recycling took over trash and recycling services in McKinney. City Council members heard an update on the transition at a Sept. 3 meeting. Some routes were changed as part of the transition, and roughly 25% of McKinney residents will have their collection day changed, Director of Public Works Ryan Gillingham said at the Sept. 3 meeting.
Frontier Waste Solutions, McKinney’s new trash and recycling collection provider, will also soon have a permanent facility in East McKinney. McKinney Planning and Zoning commissioners unanimously approved a site plan variance request for the new facility at a Sept. 10 meeting.
