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Resident alleges widespread pool-permit fraud and urges McKinney to tighten inspection and permit rules
Summary
A McKinney homeowner told council he and dozens of other families lost money to an indicted contractor and asked the city to stop allowing contractors to withdraw from permits after inspections, require contractor presence at final inspections, and restore original contractor names to permits for accountability.
During the non-agenda public-comment portion of the meeting, resident Rick Rambo delivered detailed allegations about fraud in the city's pool-permit process, naming a contractor who is indicted and asserting that more than 20 families suffered roughly $2 million in losses.
Rambo described a scheme in which contractors lent licenses for permits but did not perform actual work; he said the city removed the original licensed contractors from permits after inspections were completed and that affected homeowners were not notified. He urged three changes to city practice: limit the ability of contractors to withdraw from permits after inspections have begun, require the listed contractor or a representative with company ID to be present at final inspections, and restore original contractor names to permits so they can be held accountable. "I'm not gonna let this go until something is done," Rambo said.
Council and staff did not debate the specifics during the public-comment period; the mayor thanked Rambo for bringing the matter forward. Rambo asked the council to consider suspension or banning of the implicated contractors and to revise permit procedures to prevent recurrence.
