You may see some work going on over the week of May 7th in Sweetwater Park. With the increase in traffic along the park, we are adding new crosswalks and signs to help control the speed of traffic going down Sweetwater near the park. The work will be completed this week, so please be patient with our contractors while they are working to keep the community safe.

McKinney Municipal Utility District No. 1 (“MUD 1”) has received numerous inquiries and comments regarding basketball goals in our community. The Trinity Falls DCC&Rs provide that basketball goals may be outside only during active use and must be stored out of sight when not in use. Due in part to the COVID pandemic and the delay in building a community basketball court, in August 2021, the MUD 1 Board adopted a policy that (1) permits the use of basketball goals on streets and sidewalks in MUD 1 and (2) prohibits the Trinity Falls HOA from enforcing the DCC&R basketball goal restrictions on streets and sidewalks owned by MUD 1. Plans for the construction of a community basketball court have now resumed. Once a community court is constructed, MUD 1 may resume dialog with the HOA on a transition plan that would permit HOA enforcement of the DCC&Rs relating to the use of basketball goals on MUD 1 owned streets and sidewalks.

With weather conditions dropping below freezing most nights, the District has determined that the Bathrooms at Basecamp will be closed and reopened when the temperatures are back above freezing. The water will also remain turned off for the fountains at Basecamp and Old Joe Dog Park and will open as weather permits.

In the month of October, there was a new rate increase from Waste Connections, called a CPI adjustment and they are allowed to do these adjustments every October. The District has worked with Waste Connections at the November meeting to ensure that the adjustments do not go into effect without prior conversations with the MUD Districts so we are given ample time to notify the community. This is the first rate increase we have been from Waste Connections since their renewal of their contract.

Over the past several months the MUD Board has been working with the City of McKinney around the intersection at Laud Howell and US75 frontage road and the backup that occurs. The City of McKinney has received approval from Texas Department of Transportation to convert the eastbound Laud Howell to a dual right turn lane onto US75 frontage road. The work is set to start with temporary markings on 12/6/2022 and permanent markings will be installed shortly after when scheduling is permitted. The MUD Board and the City of McKinney will continue to monitor the situation at this intersection. We want to thank the City of McKinney for their willingness to work with the Districts on this matter.