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Residents press council for downtown parking garage, transparency on 'deck' connector; nonprofit introduces homelessness outreach
Summary
During public comment at the July 1 McKinney City Council meeting residents urged action on downtown Square parking and paid-parking options, raised safety and management questions about a proposed deck connector across Highway 5, and a local nonprofit leader introduced Emmanuel Labor's outreach approach to homelessness.
Several residents used the public-comment period at the July 1 McKinney City Council meeting to press the council for clearer plans on downtown parking and to raise safety and management questions about a proposed deck or connector project; a local organizer also introduced a new homelessness outreach group.
Jim Schwalz, a local resident who said he works in real-estate consulting, told the council the city’s square remains the heart of McKinney and urged officials to consider building “at least 1 strategically located garage” on former city office tracts to address persistent parking shortages.…
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