Archived Posts By McKinney MUD 2

Trinity Falls Parkway is closed between FM 543 and Sweet Water. Both North and South bound lanes are closed due to a broken Gas Line. Repairs are underway but there is no current timeline for completion.

Due to ongoing construction, Trinity Falls Parkway north of FM 543 will have intermittent lane closures over the next month. One lane in each direction will be open at all times and no lane closures will occur before 9 a.m.

The District is receiving daily phone calls and emails inquiring about the opening of Melissa Road. The construction for Melissa Road is controlled solely by the Developer – Trinity Falls Holdings. Calling the City of Melissa, the City of McKinney, Collin County, and/or TxDOT is not helpful, as they are not involved in the construction and none of them have the current construction progress information.  Only the Developer has the authority to open Melissa Road for use by the public. At this time, Melissa Road remains closed to all traffic (vehicles, bikes, golf carts, pedestrian). The District has been advised [...]

West Bound Olympic Crossing between Sweetwater Cove and Trinity Falls Parkway is temporarily closed due to the Road Buckling. Please use Sweetwater as a detour to Trinity Falls Parkway.

The Splash Pad is down for repairs.

The Splashpad repairs have been completed and is now open for use.

The Splash Pad is Open for Summer.

Although cleanup is still in progress, ALL of the trails and fairways have been cleared of fallen trees, limbs, and debris. Trails and fairways are clear and safe for transit and disc golf. However, there are several pockets of muddy areas around a few t-pads and on some of the trails and fairways. Please watch for snakes! We have been seeing a couple a day since the wooded trails and fairways have been so inactive over the last few weeks due to weather and flooding. trees, limbs, and debris.

ALL wooded trails and fairways are CLOSED (NO EXCEPTIONS). Water just receded Friday morning (June 7). However, there are still trees and huge limbs down or still falling. For LIFE & DEATH SAFETY, please do not cross the caution and danger tape and barriers!! There is a possibility of more rain this Sunday and Monday. Staff will try to access the wooded trails and fairways next week, when it is safe enough to do so. Fairways and wooded trails will remain CLOSED until determined safe for public use. This could take 2 to 3 weeks depending on weather. We apologize [...]

SIDEWALKS AT PONDS 1, 2, AND 3 ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE. PLEASE DO NOT WADE THROUGH THE WATER. THE CURRENTS ARE EXTREMELY STRONG AND DANGEROUS!

The MUD has been out clearing the main arteria streets, interior streets, and the concrete pathways in the parks. With all the effort that has been put into this, we are able to keep the main pathways open, but additional caution and awareness should be taken. Portions of the paths by Lake Discovery (Pond 1) and Lake Serenity (Pond 2) are covered in water. Please use extra caution on those paths as the area may be slippery. With the extra water in the nearby tributary and river, there have been sightings of water moccasins and other creatures. The trail around [...]

The MUD has been out clearing the main arterial streets, interior streets, and the concrete pathways in the parks. With all of the effort that has been put into this, we are able to keep the main pathways open, but additional caution and awareness should be taken. Portions of the paths by Lake Discovery (Pond 1) and Lake Serenity (Pond 2) are covered in water. Please use extra caution on those paths as the area may be slippery. With the extra water in the nearby tributary and river, there have been sightings of water moccasins and other creatures. The trail [...]

Notice of Drawing for Place on Ballot (PDF)

With weather conditions dropping below freezing most nights, the District has determined that the Bathrooms at Basecamp will be closed January 8th 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.

SEMA Construction has returned to work on the Melissa Road construction project and the estimated completion date is Summer 2024.

Good news is that the Splashpad at Basecamp will be opening officially on Wednesday 5/25 with the hours running from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. With this, the district will be extending the hours of the restrooms to close at 9:30 pm. There is always a possibility that we will need to maintenance the Splashpad and for it to be down from time to time, but we are going to attempt to limit that as much as possible.

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.

The Splashpad at Basecamp has yet to open for the season as it has been undergoing repairs to ensure that users are kept safe and healthy. The team is working on getting the tanks cleaned, a new controller in, and updating the filtration system to keep the water clean and fresh. We are looking to have the Splashpad opened within the next couple of weeks. Please keep an eye out here to see the official opening date.

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 [...]

What is a homestead exemption or adjustment on my tax bill? In Texas, the taxable value of Homesteaded Property may only increase 10% each year. The Homestead Adjustment (shown as Homestead ADJ on the statements issued for MUD1 and MUD2) is a deduction of the assessed value above the 10% maximum taxable value that the property values may increase on a Homesteaded Property. That same amount of adjustment is shown on the Collin County Tax Assessor Collector’s (blue) statement as a Homestead Cap. Can you explain how General Homestead works? The General Homestead protects your assessed value from increasing by [...]

At it’s November 15, 2022 meeting, representatives of Waste Connections (Trinity Falls’ trash and recycling service provider) gave notice of a rate increase based upon the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metropolitan Statical Area (MSA).  The new rates for Trinity Falls and MUD #2 residents will be as follows effective October 1, 2022:                      Residential Trash (one pick-up per week)               $ 22.76                      Residential Recycling (one pick-up per week)         $ 1.41                      Additional Trash                                                        $ 5.71                      Additional Recycling                                                  $ 5.72 Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Waste Connections at 469-452-8000.

The Splashpad located at Basecamp has been closed for the 2022 season. Thank you all for the great season and we are looking forward to seeing everyone in 2023! With the closure of the Splashpad for the 2023 season and the reduced hours of sunlight, the bathroom hours at Basecamp will be 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.

The Splashpad located at Basecamp has been opened for the 2022 season. The hours that the Splashpad will be operational are from 9:00am to 9:00pm. With the extended hours with the Splashpad we will also be updating our bathroom hours at Basecamp from 7:00am to 9:30pm.

Waste Connection routes delayed Thursday and Friday, February 23 and 24. Thursday routes will be picked up Friday and Friday routes will be picked up Saturday. Recycle will be picked up on the next scheduled route day.

With temperatures dropping below freezing, it is a good time to refresh on the four P's: People Pets Pipes Plants People Avoid going outside if it is not necessary. If you do, make sure you layer up from head to toe. To keep you and your family safe, it is imperative your home is warm. Make sure your heat is set to an appropriate temperature to make your entire home comfortable. Remember, heat rises so if you sleep upstairs, your room may be warmer than rooms downstairs. Never use your stove or oven to heat your home. If you smell [...]

The McKinney MUD #2 Tax Statements have been mailed. If you have a mortgage company that is taking care of your property tax payments, please contact them to confirm that your mortgage company requested and received your MUD tax statement. If you do NOT have a mortgage company making the payment for your MUD taxes and you have not received your 2022 tax statement, please visit www.utilitytaxservice.com or contact the Utility Tax Service at 877-688-3855 for assistance.

The District is working together with the Chain Bombers supported by Innova Discs to host a charity toy drive. During the Tournament on Saturday, December 4th each Disc Golfer will be also donating a new toy for the Toys for Tots. We are also accepting donations from anyone else that would like to contribute. Once all the donations are collected the District will be working with the Trinity Falls HOA to have them donated to Toys for Tots.

The district is spot treating fire ant mounds throughout BB Owen Park as we are finding them around the trails.

Splashpad Seasonal Closure The Splashpad located at Basecamp will be closed starting on 11/2/21 for the season. We are looking forward to reopening next year as the weather starts to warm up. Dog Park Closing Early The Old Joe Dog Park located in BB Owen Park will be closing at 4:00 pm on 11/2/2021 to treat for fire ants and other bugs in the park. The Dog park will be back open the morning of 11/3/2021.

The Basecamp Restroom hours have been updated to be open 7 days a week from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. Please keep a look out for any changes in the time schedule.

CR 206 Road Closure Starting Aug 2nd, 2021 CR 206 will be closed for through traffic for at least 60 days. Please see the attached map for the detour.

McKinney MUDs 1 & 2 Contract with CodeRED to Provide Emergency Notification Services to Community Following the extensive and thorough evaluation and review of mass emergency alerting systems, McKinney MUD Nos. 1 and 2 (the “Districts”) have implemented the CodeRED system, a high-speed emergency notification service provided by OnSolve, based in Ormond Beach, Florida. Public safety officials across the United States have credited CodeRED notifications for saving lives, including locating missing children, apprehending wanted criminals, and issuing timely evacuations.  

Even with all of the precautions the Board took, Base Camp facilities have suffered damages by the recent freezing temperatures. The bathrooms will remain closed until repairs can be completed

Waste Connections is anticipating extra volume and has planned accordingly. Residents should place extra bags of trash next to their carts when they put them at the curb. Waste Connections plans to have the backlog from the storm cleared by Saturday, February 27 and will resume normal service on Monday, March 1. Waste Connections understands the inconvenience that the weather-related delays created for the families and businesses and will work quickly to get schedules back to normal.

With warmer temperatures and sunshine we are seeing improved roads across our area. The trash operator has implemented the plan for limited roll-off and commercial service at critical locations. While primary and secondary roads have improved the operator is experiencing some issues with slippery surfaces at multi-family complexes and commercial areas. The trash service will run continued limited commercial and roll-off service again tomorrow as they have today starting around 10:00am once the overnight freeze thaws out. Residential as well as regular commercial and roll-off service will resume on Monday, February 22 as described in the schedule below from Wednesday.

Road conditions this morning remain poor but the trash operator anticipates some melting of ice and snow with warmer temperatures forecasted tomorrow and through the weekend. This will allow them to safely recover the heavier volume of garbage and recycling that is expected next week. The operator remains on track with the plan they set yesterday. They are planning on heavier than normal roll-off volume as our families and businesses begin to recover from damage to their homes from frozen / burst pipes.

With the additional snowfall last night and ongoing subfreezing temperatures trash service will not be operating again tomorrow, February 18th, due to expected dangerous road conditions. We understand the inconvenience that the weather driven service disruption has had on the families and businesses that we serve and the trash operator is anxious to work diligently to get things back to normal. With the forecasted weather beginning to return to normal the trash operator is preparing the schedule below to begin recovery in a safe manner: Thursday Feb 18: The Trash Operator will be focusing on thawing out our fleet with [...]

Due to the ongoing dangerous weather and road conditions trash service will not be operating again tomorrow, Wednesday Feb 17th. With the forecasted additional snow tomorrow it is likely that service trucks will not be able to provide service until next week. The trash operator will continue to monitor conditions and send daily updates. When operations begin garbage will be prioritized first then recycling. Please rest assured that we understand the inconvenience that this creates for the businesses and families that we serve. The trash operator will work diligently to clear service backlogs as soon as it is safe to [...]

After surveying the area and considering the ongoing historically low forecasted temperatures, it appears that the roads will remain hazardous for the trash service trucks to operate on Tuesday, 2/16/2021. In an effort to keep the employees and communities safe, trash service will not operate on Tuesday. With the forecast for additional snow and ongoing sub-freezing temperatures, it is also highly unlikely that trash services will be operational on Wednesday, 2/17/2021. We expect, that given a potential 3 day service closure, service delays could easily run into next week, until the backlog is caught up. The trash operator will work [...]

This is to confirm that due to dangerous weather and poor road conditions the trash services will not be operating on Monday, 2/15/2021. Based on the current forecasts it is highly unlikely that trash service will be operating on Tuesday, 2/16/2021, and possibly Wednesday, 2/17/2021. Based on weather reports it is possible that trash operations may not be back to normal operations until Friday, 2/19/2021, depending on weather and road conditions. Check back for updates this week to stay informed. Recovery plan: Extra roll-off boxes will be placed at hospitals to provide extra disposal capacity through Tuesday. If operations are [...]

With the current weather forecast from the National Weather Service we are anticipating dangerous road conditions on Monday and Tuesday, that will prevent the trash provider from safely operating in neighborhoods to pick up garbage and recycling. Operations are expected as follows: Friday: Normal operations are expected. Saturday: Normal commercial operations are expected to end around noon. Additional roll-off boxes will be provided to hospitals to give them extra disposal capacity through Tuesday. Monday: The current National Weather Service forecasts a call for heavy snow, accumulating to 6" with sub-zero wind chills and single digit actual temps. A complete closure [...]

Mckinney MUD 2 residents, it is time to prepare for colder temperatures! There is a Freeze Watch in effect for Friday through Thursday, February 12th – February 18, 2021. Temperatures are expected to drop to freezing levels overnight. How can District residents prepare? Practice the “Four P’s” as the cold fronts set in: People: Dress in warm clothing, wear coats and gloves when outdoors. Protect children and the elderly. Never leave them in a cold place or vehicle. Temperatures are predicted to drop into the teens and single digits Sunday thru Thursday. Pets: Bring your pets indoors. Provide a warm, [...]

Many of our families here in Trinity Falls saw an increase in property insurance rates after the closing of the Melissa Rd bridge. With the opening of Fire Station 10, we want to encourage residents to reach out to their insurance providers to have those policies reviewed for potential savings! The City of McKinney Fire Chief has drafted a letter regarding the opening of Fire Station 10 addressed to the residents Trinity Falls (https://www.mckinneytexas.org/316/Insurance-Rating) which will provide the information your insurance agent will need in order to get your premiums reduced. Chief Kistner has provided the MUD with the following [...]

Starting back on May 18th, scheduling of bulk pickup from the Waste Connections app will be back in service. For any other questions regarding trash and recycling service, please reach out to Waste Connections at Trinity.Falls@WasteConnections.com.

In the Know - Parts 1-4 A resident of McKinney MUD 1 has written 4 articles describing what a Municipal Utility District (MUD) is and how they operate. In the Know - Segment 1 - General MUD Information In the Know - Segment 2 - How Do MUDs Work? In the Know - Segment 3 - MUD Taxes In the Know - Segment 4 - MUD and Developer Responsibilities These statements are from the author, and not by the consultants for the MUD.