Want to know where your tax dollars
are being spent – down to the penny? Collin has become
the first county government in the nation to post its
check registers for public viewing and inspection. The
Financial Transparency Project, an aggressive fiscal
accountability program posted by the Collin County Auditor,
also offers financial trends for the last five years,
utility consumption for county facilities, and a citizens
newsletter, and... more
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It’s free and it could help
protect you against a slew of scams, cons and swindles
being run in our corner of North Texas. ScamJam
2008 is a half-day, anti-crime fair at the Spring
Creek Campus of Collin County College on Saturday,
Oct. 4th... more
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Interested in the law and have some
free time? Maybe you should check out volunteering with the
Collin County Teen Court... more
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The Collin County Sheriff's Office
new sex offender registry is citizen-friendly, easy to
set up, search, and will now notify you when registered
sex offenders move within a mile of your home, business,
or your kids’ schools or day-care centers. User subscribers
are confidential, and allow multiple address monitoring.
And, of course, it’s free... more
Here’s a little-known fact: Millions of
dollars worth of mental health and substance abuse care is
available in Collin County residents. Unfortunately, residents
may not be aware of what this valuable resource can do for
friends, neighbors or loved ones in need of
treatment... more
Collin County is set to receive a $1.5
billion boost to get badly needed road expansion projects up
and running, the result of the Regional Transportation
Council’s vote this summer to parcel out more than $3
billion in expected funds from the North Texas Tollway
Authority’s State Highway 121 Toll Road
project... more
