Updated 11 a.m. May 6
McKinney voters approved four out of five bond propositions on the May election ballot, according to unofficial results from Collin County Elections.
The approved bond items total $449.5 million and are expected to fund a number of projects, including:
- Reconstruction of existing streets and construction of new streets
- Parks and recreation projects, including a new multigenerational recreation facility
- Renovations at McKinney’s Public Works South campus
- Construction of new public safety facilities and renovations at existing facilities, including the McKinney Public Safety building
The failed bond item, Proposition B, would have allotted $36 million for the construction of a new municipal court facility. The current facility, which was built in 1967, handled nearly 14,000 new cases in fiscal year 2022-23, according to city documents.
McKinney Mayor George Fuller said despite the bond failure, a new municipal court facility is still needed.
“Our court has completely outgrown the very dated and inefficient facility,” Fuller said in an email. “Unfortunately, we will need to identify means of paying for it that do not include the benefit of spreading the cost out over the next 20 years with [general obligation] debt.”
City officials are expected to certify the official election results on May 14, according to a news release from the city.
Updated 10:15 p.m. May 4
With 31 of 31 vote centers reporting, four out of five bond propositions from the city of McKinney have passed.
Unofficial results from Collin County Elections show that Proposition B, which included $36 million for a municipal court facility, failed. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Zooming in
Proposition A received 3,604 votes in favor, representing 58.34% of votes. McKinney voters cast 2,574 votes against, representing 41.66% of votes. The proposition would allot $106 million for parks and recreation improvements.
Proposition B, which includes $36 million for a new municipal court facility, has garnered 2,816 voters for it, representing 45.83%, and 3,331 against, representing 54.17% of votes cast.
Proposition C received 3,071 votes in favor, representing 50.07% of votes. Voters cast 3,065 votes against, representing 49.93% of votes. The proposition would allot $30 million for improvements at the Public Works South campus.
Proposition D, which encompasses $70 million for public safety facilities, received 65.76% votes in favor, totaling 4,060. There were 2,114 votes against, representing 34.42%.
Proposition E would dedicate $243.5 million for various road projects. There were 4,107 votes for it, representing 66.49%, and 2,070 votes against, representing 33.51% of the votes cast.
Updated 9:26 p.m. May 4
With 14 of 31 vote centers reporting, McKinney voters have shown support for four out of five bond propositions.
By the numbers
Proposition A would allot $106 million for parks and recreation projects. Unofficial results show:
- For: 3,154
- Against: 2,188
Proposition B includes $36 million for a new municipal court facility. Unofficial results show:
- For: 2,501
- Against: 2,814
Proposition C includes $30 million for improvements at the Public Works South campus. Unofficial results show:
- For: 2,713
- Against: 2,595
Proposition D would allot $70 million to public safety projects. Unofficial results show:
- For: 3,567
- Against: 1,772
Proposition E is the largest of the five bond items and includes $243.5 million for parks projects. Unofficial results show:
- For: 3,609
- Against: 1,732
Posted 7:30 p.m. May 4
Early voting results show voters are in favor of all but one of the five city of McKinney bond propositions.
During early voting, there were 4,295 ballots cast on McKinney bond items, according to Collin County election results.
