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Residents urge McKinney to back regional transit and seek help with chronic drainage during public comment
Summary
During public comment residents called on the city to support regional transit providers (including DART) as Collin County funding expires and asked the council to intervene in a longstanding drainage/flooding problem affecting a 30‑acre property; council took no immediate formal action on the comments but approved unrelated agenda items.
Two residents addressed the City of McKinney on Jan. 20 during the public comment period with separate concerns about regional transit and local drainage problems.
Denton Wood, a McKinney resident, told the council he was pleased to see public transit included in the city's sustainability report but said McKinney should pursue stronger partnerships with established regional transit providers. Wood warned that recent actions by neighboring cities have delayed regional transit study work and "are threatening to tear apart" the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) system, and he urged support for DART and broader regional connections to reduce congestion and improve air quality.
"Please support DART in this current fight and please consider a greater partnership which will benefit the city for decades to come," Wood said.
Later in the public comment period, Bobby Dyke spoke on behalf of his in‑laws at 801 Country Club Road, describing a chronic drainage issue: he said culvert and drainage changes have left about a third of the 30‑acre property underwater after rains, causing erosion on land held by the family for approximately 150 years. Dyke said he and his relatives have met with city drainage staff, TxDOT and the Town of Fairview and that repeated emails and calls had not produced a satisfactory response; he asked the council to intervene.
"We're just asking for some help and asking for some response," Dyke said, noting his in‑laws are in their eighties.
The council did not take formal action on the public comments during the meeting; the items on the agenda proceeded, and staff answered questions on separate pulled consent items. Residents who raised issues were given time to present concerns and council members acknowledged the comments.
