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Residents and board members press for earlier preservation input on McKinney downtown redevelopment
Summary
Public commenter urged the Historic Preservation Advisory Board to take a more active role in downtown redevelopment decisions affecting former hospital, City Hall and other public properties; board members asked staff for updates and expressed frustration at being notified after decisions were advanced.
At the March 6, 2025 meeting of the City of McKinney Historic Preservation Advisory Board, a resident asked the board to pursue a more proactive role in downtown redevelopment and in stewardship of publicly owned parcels, the board heard.
James (no last name provided), who identified himself as having grown up in McKinney, urged the board to consider the redevelopment of sites including the old City Hall, the former Development Services building and the Wysong Hospital block. "We might consider the importance of looking back at what happens in those locations," he said,…
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