Resident criticizes RTC reallocation, calls McKinney Airport expansion a "boondoggle"
Summary
During public comment at Collin County Commissioners Court, Lee Moore urged commissioners to question regional transportation representatives about a reported $180 million reallocation and criticized directing funds to McKinney Airport expansion she said local voters have rejected.
Lee Moore urged Collin County commissioners to demand clearer reporting from regional transportation representatives after what she described as a surprise reallocation of $180,000,000 in regional transportation funds.
Moore said $75 million was redirected to DART and $105 million to Trinity Rail and DCTA, and that the court learned of the change only after the decisions were made. "This isn't economic development, it's a boondoggle," Moore said, arguing McKinney residents had twice voted against the airport expansion and that builders and developers were the primary beneficiaries. She asked commissioners Hale and Fletcher to report back to the court on RTC decisions and to ensure regional dollars reflect residents' wishes.
The court took no formal action on the comment; the remark was recorded during the public-comment period tied to an agenda item. Moore also suggested the county consider investing in North Texas Regional Airport/Sherman–Denison instead of McKinney because, she said, those facilities "have the land, the room to grow," and recently announced a groundbreaking.
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