In June, the city of McKinney and Collin College signed an interlocal agreement allowing the college to build a new public safety training facility on city-owned land. During the Nov. 15 City Council meeting, council approved the site plan for the project.
The facility will be located on 25 acres of land on the east side of US 75 near Bloomdale Road and Redbud Boulevard. Construction on the facility is expected to cost roughly $13 million. More than $11 million will be funded by Collin College, and the city of McKinney has committed $2.2 million.
The city will be responsible for developing the roadway infrastructure to the site.
The McKinney Fire Department will also benefit from the new facility as it receives the first scheduling opportunity following Collin College. The facility will also be open to other area public safety agencies.
The training facility will include:
- indoor virtual firearms training center
- two outdoor fire-training structures, including a burn tower
- fire truck apparatus bays
- outdoor pavilion with classrooms and storage
