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City may raise fees for development, fire services

City may raise fees for development, fire services

City officials have proposed a broad increase in development, permitting and fire-prevention fees, arguing that rapid growth and more complicated projects are leaving existing taxpayers to subsidize services primarily used by private developers. The proposed fee...

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 Ironwood Apartments back on schedule

 Ironwood Apartments back on schedule

Supervisors and contractors meet at the Ironwood at Princeton to plan next steps for completion of the former Luxury Apartments next to Walmart. Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald The former Princeton Luxury Apartments complex next to Walmart is on schedule for completion...

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Council to consider leasing lakeside parks

Council to consider leasing lakeside parks

Bratonia Park on Lake Lavon is one of several parks to be closed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Twin Groves Park, Tickey Creek Park and Clear Lake Park have been offered to the city of Princeton. Bob Wieland/Princeton Herald.com The future of three U.S. Army...

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FINAL: All proposed amendments apparently pass

FINAL: All proposed amendments apparently pass

Complete, unofficial returns from the Nov. 4 election show all 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution passed in Collin County, as they did in statewide balloting. With all 91 vote centers reporting, Collin County Elections showed Proposition 10 had the...

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PISD staffers fired after party

PISD staffers fired after party

The Princeton Independent School District has announced the dismissal of two staff members following reports they had attended a party in May at which underage PISD students were allegedly drinking alcohol.“This conduct directly violates the Educator Code of Ethics,...

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Early voting includes 1,500 ballots for school board

Early voting includes 1,500 ballots for school board

Early voting for Tuesday’s general election ended Friday, Oct. 31, with a 7.5% turnout of registered Collin County voters, Elections Administrator Kaleb Breaux said after the polls closed.All Texas voters will decide 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution...

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Aircraft on display at McKinney National Airport

Aircraft on display at McKinney National Airport

A McKinney National Airport visitor sits in a biplane during Display Day, Sunday, Oct. 26. A youngster wore a t-shirt emblazoned “TKI.” When asked what that meant, he replied loudly, “Airport!” He was one of the hundreds of area residents who visited McKinney National...

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