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Collin County staff outline $522 million in facility needs and separate transportation and open-space bond estimates
Summary
County staff told the commissioner’s court that upgrades and new buildings — including a jail expansion, courthouse work and a proposed administration building — total an estimated $522 million and that transportation needs could reach about $790 million; staff proposed parceling projects into Propositions A–F for voter consideration.
County administrator Yoon Kim told the Collin County Commissioner’s Court that staff had updated estimates for capital repairs and new construction tied to a potential bond program, describing a package of projects that staff shaped into multiple propositions for voter consideration.
"As of this morning, our jail currently has 1,174 individuals," Kim said, detailing that 1,076 are in the main jail, 76 are in minimum security and 22 are in the infirmary, with an additional 78 housed out of county. Kim said the jail is "over 85% capacity" and that a jail expansion is among the court’s highest near-term needs.
Kim outlined Phase 2 courthouse work to add 14 courtrooms and expand space for the district attorney, district clerk and county clerk; a proposed 78,000-square-foot…
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