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Downtown business owners and residents urge McKinney council to act on homelessness, safety
Summary
Multiple downtown business owners and longtime residents urged the City of McKinney to take stronger steps to address homelessness and related public‑safety and sanitation problems during public comment at the July 15 City Council meeting.
Multiple downtown business owners and longtime residents urged the City of McKinney to take stronger steps to address homelessness and related public‑safety and sanitation problems during public comment at the July 15 City Council meeting.
Wendy Gallagher, a downtown business owner of more than 25 years, said employees and customers face daily safety risks, describing verbal harassment, items thrown at staff and people sleeping at her doorways. “After 25 years of investing my time, money, and heart into this community, being told to move is not only dismissive, it’s unacceptable,” Gallagher said, referring to a prior private text exchange with a council member she supplied to the council.
The concern extends beyond harassment to…
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