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03/13/10

11:38:54 pm, by bill

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Categories: Observer Opinions, Politics, Elections

The Observer interviews the Plano City Council candidates

Earlier today, I had an opportunity to sit down with André Davidson, and later with Cathy Fang. Both ladies graciously agreed to interrupt their campaigning for a video interview.

I asked both candidates questions relating to their vision of Plano's future and how they saw their role on the City Council in facing the issues of today.

André Davidson

Cathy Fang

Early voting in the city council run-off election continues through March 23.

Early voting locations and hours

Election day is March 27. The polls will be open 7 AM to 7 PM.

Election day polling locations

Bill

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11:12:17 pm, by bill

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Categories: Observer Opinions, The Economy, Taxes

New sales tax data improves for Collin County cities

The comptroller has released the latest sales tax figures for February, 2010.

With the notable exceptions of McKinney and Melissa most Collin County cities saw an increase in sales tax revenue over last year.

While not enough to pull most towns over year to date decreases, the latest numbers may be an early sign that the county is starting to see some recovery.

Overall, the county's cities reported a modest net increase, both over the same period last year, and year to date:

Collin County Totals:
February, 2010: $11,749,748.15
February, 2009: $11,537,799.70
Net increase: 1.83%

Year to date, 2010: $43,608,384.81
Year to date, 2009: $42,849,302.20
Net increase: 1.77%

LATEST REPORTING PERIOD

City	Net Payment This Period	Comparable Payment Prior Year	% Change
Allen	$1,595,588.29	$1,452,833.32	9.82%
Anna	$69,233.90	$60,073.36	15.24%
Blue Ridge	$5,657.29	$4,560.21	24.05%
Celina	$37,738.18	$30,321.43	24.46%
Fairview	$124,855.77	$79,498.59	57.05%
Farmersville	$34,728.11	$33,824.80	2.67%
Frisco	$2,710,123.69	$2,685,460.92	0.91%
Josephine	$677.27	$735.14	-7.87%
Lavon	$8,151.72	$7,043.86	15.72%
Lowry Crossing	$1,846.52	$2,223.69	-16.96%
Lucas	$13,476.29	$10,086.27	33.61%
McKinney	$2,261,120.82	$2,296,372.91	-1.53%
Melissa	$51,542.96	$73,985.47	-30.33%
Murphy	$110,484.29	$103,248.58	7.00%
Nevada	$4,015.78	$3,983.93	0.79%
New Hope	$951.85	$1,203.38	-20.90%
Parker	$6,922.27	$7,238.38	-4.36%
Plano	$4,209,196.15	$4,201,093.98	0.19%
Princeton	$52,726.95	$50,363.84	4.69%
Prosper	$89,611.39	$81,356.60	10.14%
Richardson	$1,747,512.75	$1,519,981.32	14.96%
Royse City	$78,646.19	$76,699.44	2.53%
Sachse	$1,317,372.52	$1,168,022.24	12.78%
Saint Paul	$1,591.73	$1,667.74	-4.55%
Weston	$640.27	$286.78	123.26%
Wylie	$358,866.66	$350,336.52	2.43%

YEAR TO DATE

City	2010 Payments To Date	2009 Payments To Date	% Change
Allen	$6,229,544.15	$5,551,762.34	12.20%
Anna	$221,569.15	$191,625.82	15.62%
Blue Ridge	$18,448.33	$15,543.11	18.69%
Celina	$122,314.97	$110,752.21	10.44%
Fairview	$505,060.28	$191,062.53	164.34%
Farmersville	$115,587.80	$123,188.30	-6.16%
Frisco	$10,299,403.75	$10,276,503.04	0.22%
Josephine	$2,759.71	$3,969.03	-30.46%
Lavon	$26,706.95	$26,139.40	2.17%
Lowry Crossing	$5,410.27	$6,456.63	-16.20%
Lucas	$37,220.09	$35,028.92	6.25%
McKinney	$8,243,768.32	$8,471,792.11	-2.69%
Melissa	$188,345.19	$240,854.37	-21.80%
Murphy	$394,901.54	$374,227.19	5.52%
Nevada	$12,614.40	$13,279.28	-5.00%
New Hope	$3,145.95	$3,091.72	1.75%
Parker	$24,206.16	$30,455.79	-20.52%
Plano	$15,281,735.56	$15,355,561.83	-0.48%
Princeton	$168,934.19	$175,298.34	-3.63%
Prosper	$360,763.87	$307,941.61	17.15%
Richardson	$5,916,592.57	$5,744,811.61	2.99%
Royse City	$252,705.70	$277,027.44	-8.77%
Sachse	$4,350,374.24	$4,033,813.73	7.84%
Saint Paul	$6,236.15	$6,266.11	-0.47%
Weston	$1,347.01	$1,056.84	27.45%
Wylie	$1,338,361.02	$1,337,445.68	0.06%

Bill

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