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City staff says McKinney already has added much of its anticipated 10-year growth, urging planning adjustments
Summary
City staff presented population projections showing McKinney and its service area grew faster than expected, with staff advising the council to plan for denser development and to align impact-fee and infrastructure assumptions with a smaller water-service footprint.
Lucas Raley, a city staff presenter, told council members at the Feb. 20 retreat that population projections made as of Jan. 1, 2024, show the McKinney planning area at roughly 237,000 residents and that the 10-year projection made in 2024 anticipated a growth of about 79,108 by 2034. "Two years in, we've already added 36,000 of that total," Raley said, noting the projection uses a Gompertz model and that the numbers apply separately to the full planning area and to a reduced water service area.
The presentation described a 2034 projection of about 316,000 for the full planning area and roughly 307,000 for the reduced water service footprint, with buildout estimates…
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