Collin County commissioners unanimously approved placing five propositions on the November ballot that would fund nearly $700 million in improvement projects around the county.
The largest of the propositions would be approximately $380 million to pay for highway projects, including the Collin County Outer Loop and Highway 380.
Proposition A would authorize $261 million to pay for "designing, developing, constructing, renovating, improving, expanding, and equipping court facilities and juvenile and adult detention facilities."
Proposition B would authorize nearly $6 million to pay for the construction of an addition to the Collin County Animal Shelter.
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Proposition C would authorize more than $13 million to pay for the construction of a 20,000-square-foot facility for the Collin County Medical Examiner.
Proposition D would authorize more than $22 million to pay for park projects, specifically "acquiring, developing, constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping land for park and open space purposes, and including joint county-city projects."
Proposition E would allocate $380 million for several highway projects throughout Collin County, including the development of the Collin County Outer Loop and funding for the ongoing expansion of US Highway 380.
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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. Early voting runs Oct. 23 through Nov. 3. The deadline to register to vote in the November 2023 election is Oct. 10.
