McKinney CDC conditionally approves $1.72 million grant increase for neighborhood services hub

The McKinney Community Development Corporation voted to approve an increase in its grant award for the Neighborhood Hub project to $1,717,192, with the approval contingent on a documented transfer of the project (including the land agreement) to Catholic Charities of Dallas and fulfillment of agreed contract conditions.

The item — an amendment to project 4B-24-15 originally awarded to Sanchez Charities LLC — was the subject of a public hearing that the board left open at the prior meeting and reopened for comment. Two speakers during public comment voiced support for the project. Brent Driggs, communications director for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said the hub “is a perfect project to accentuate and continue to build on the culture and the heart and soul of McKinney.” Resident Leslie Vestal urged the board to approve the request and called the hub “a coordinated care with dignity, critical services under one roof.”

Board members and staff spent more than an hour discussing program scope, property use and legal transfers. Multiple board members said they support the hub but requested firm contractual steps before funds are drawn. The applicants and partner organizations told the board they have an executed memorandum of understanding and are negotiating…