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November 4, 2003

Collin County voters approve 2003 Bond Program

(McKinney, TX) - Collin County voters approved all three components of the 2003 Bond Program today. The $229 million dollar program will provide $142 million for road improvements, $11 million for parks and open space and $76 million in county facilities, including the construction of a new district courts facility and expansions of the county jail and juvenile detention center.

“The citizens have again supported the needs for additional roads, jails and open space,” says Collin County Commissioner Phyllis Cole. “We will be able to manage the growth for several years to come.”

“I’d like to thank the voters of Collin County for the confidence they’ve placed in the proposals by our citizen committees. All three propositions will support the continued growth in Collin County,” says Collin County Commissioner Jack Hatchell.

The 2003 bond propositions were developed by citizen committees, which evaluated and determined viable projects for the program. Committee members included representatives from municipalities and unincorporated areas of the county. Engineers, architects, urban planners and other specialists supported them.

“I’m pleased people saw a need for funding these initiatives,” says Collin County Commissioner Jerry Hoagland. “We’ll spend it wisely.”

“This shows the legitimate needs by residents to continue their quality of life,” says Collin County Judge Ron Harris. “We’ll leverage far more in projects than the bonds provide.”

“I’m grateful that the voters supported this,” says Collin County Commissioner Joe Jaynes. “I’m also thankful to the citizen committees for working on this for more than a year.”

Out of the 327,687 registered voters in Collin County, 9,436 voted in this bond election, that’s 2.88%. Proposition 1, which is transportation, received 76.72% of the votes. Proposition 2, which is parks and open space, received 70% of the votes. And, Proposition 3, which is facilities, received 62.77% of the votes.

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