Residents ask council for traffic safety upgrades and support for residential treatment facility

At the March 24 meeting, two residents used the neighborhood‑comment period to raise local concerns and requests.

Brandon Sparkman, an Anna resident with traffic‑engineering experience, asked the council and city engineer to consider installing back‑to‑back school beacons on the Rosamond Parkway school‑zone signs near his neighborhood and inquired about the status of a traffic signal at State Highway 5 and Rosamond Parkway. "A back to back beacon would be very beneficial at that location," Sparkman said, and he reported that a TxDOT engineer told him the traffic signal has been designed but is awaiting construction funding. He also identified ongoing problems at the dual left on FM 455 and asked whether intersection modifications or a southbound‑to‑northbound U‑turn at FM 455 have been discussed. City staff offered to set up a follow‑up meeting with the appropriate staff and return with answers.

Janna Hale, who identified herself as a McKinney resident representing a group seeking to open a residential treatment facility for high‑risk and trafficked girls, described the planned facility as therapeutic and not a detention center. She asked to meet with staff (she named 'Amir') to discuss land or building options and requested assistance with a capital campaign. "This is a residential treatment facility where girls will have treatment 24 hours a day," Hale said, and invited questions and further discussion.

Council members and staff responded that they would follow up and, where appropriate, arrange meetings with engineering and planning staff to evaluate traffic requests and potential site options for the proposed facility.