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TIRZ financial reports outline property tax increases

TIRZ financial reports outline property tax increases

City Chief Financial Officer Kelly Wilson has presented annual financial reports on the city’s six Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ) to the City Council, sitting as the Princeton TIRZ Board. A TIRZ is a state-authorized financing tool that captures the increase...

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Council denies moratorium waiver

Council denies moratorium waiver

Members of Princeton Masonic Lodge No. 1436 present the Community Builder Award Monday, Jan. 27, to Local 5155 of the Professional Firefighters of Princeton.  Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald  Princeton City Councilmembers divided over whether the moratorium on new...

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City improving employee engagement

City improving employee engagement

Princeton Muncipal Center. Courtesy Perkins Will Although more than half of Princeton’s municipal employees are highly involved and enthusiastic about their work, there was room for improvement, a Gallup survey found. Fallan Carrillo, the city’s director of employee...

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Equine program aids veterans

Equine program aids veterans

Judge John Roach, left, Pat Puckett and Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner, at the VALOR/Collin County Sheriff’s Office Equine Therapy Program held last October. A second session was held in December and more are planned in 2025. Courtesy CCSO Thanks to the efforts of...

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Storm spotters trained

Storm spotters trained

Patricia Sánchez, a forecaster/meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, explains how a thunderstorm develops. The difference between a storm watch and a storm warning could be likened to making tacos, a National Weather Service (NWS)...

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Three trustees to be elected for Collin College

Three trustees to be elected for Collin College

County residents vote Saturday, May 3, for three seats on the Collin College Board of Trustees. Those elected will serve six-year terms on the nine-member board. Candidates have until 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, to apply for Places 4, 5 and 6. Trustee Greg Gomel of Plano...

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