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F A L LWeeklyVolume 222, Issue 287, November 9th, 2017
Nov 9Andre Davidson and Tom VennerLeadership Plano Program moves into “Prime” Time
Nov 16TBD
Nov 23NO MEETINGHAPPY THANKSGIVING
Olin Jaye Nov 05Martin Jackson Nov 12Tamara Dreger Nov 28Frank Mesina Nov 28Ross Shamshiri Nov 28
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS
UPCOMING MEETINGS
2017-2018
Rick Horne rang the bell at 12:10 and Blair Ritchey gave the invocation. Blair was also our photographer, again. Blair e-mails the culled photos from his iPhone. Thanks, Apple. Roy Reeves lead us in the pledge.
Rick presented pins to five members representing 90+ years of Rotary membership and service. They were: Larry Flannery (34) “Rotary is a great way to give back to the community where I earn a living. Rotary is a great vehicle to meet professionals and business leaders from varying business entities.” Mark Johnson (25) “ 1) I like to surround myself with like-minded servants who want to give back to their community and the world, 2) I truly enjoy the relationships I have developed with my fellow Rotarians , and 3) If you live and/or work in Plano, I think it is imperative to become involved with Plano – Rotary gives me that opportunity.” Jamie Schell (28) “ The keys to Rotary are: good works, camaraderie and fun.” Larry Bisno (5) and Daniel Askari (1).
Jason Kramer announced many guests and visiting Rotarians: GUEST GUEST OF Candace Fountoulakis Janis Allman Diane Donley Olin JayeShirley Pope Howard MatsonJoe Camarena Maria Mott Kika Brown Jerry ArisVISITING ROTARIAN HOME CLUB Alan Fiegenbaum Plano East Jim Adams Richardson Paul Steffy Grand Prairie MetroRick also announced November birthdays: Olin Jaye, Martin Jackson, Tamara Dreger, Frank Mesina, and Ross Shamshiri.Our Three Minutes of Fame speaker was David McWhorter, our Past President. David has been in Rotary 7 years and likes to stay involved. He and his wife, Lynley, recently traveled to Seattle for his nephew’s wedding. Dave enjoys Fantasy Football and is reluctant to mention that Nathan Barbera is in last place.Rick passed around a get well card for Bruce Glasscock, who injured his hip. Olin Jaye introduced our guest speaker, Judge Keith Self. Keith Self has served as the Collin County Judge since January 2007. Self is a fifth-generation Texan who graduated from Tascosa High School in Amarillo in 1971. Appointed to the United State Military Academy at West Point, he graduated in 1975 and served on active duty for 25 years.Self served as an Army Infantryman, Master Parachutist, and Green Beret. He is a graduate of the US Army Ranger
Collin County is Growing!
School and the US Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He served in multiple tactical assignments with the 82nd Airborne Division; Special Forces Group (Airborne) Europe; and the 4th Infantry Division. Self also served in multiple military-political assignments: 1) The US Embassy in Cairo, Egypt 2) The Joint Staff J-3 in the Pentagon 3) The US European Command J-3, coordinating the US/Israeli military exercise and training program 4) NATO Military Headquarters, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe. He served in Afghanistan for a short time in 2002, then deployed with Central Command to the Persian Gulf for the invasion of Iraq in March, 2003. When he flew back to Florida, his wife, Tracy, was waiting for him. Keith and Tracy have been married for 42 years. Keith has served as the Collin County Judge for over 10 years.Judge Keith Self spoke about housing, transportation, taxes, and efficiency in a rapidly growing Collin County. Bad News: From 2000 to 2016, the population has
grown from 462,000 to 940,000; a 91% increase, or 4+% a year. We now get 73 new residents per day. By 2040, our population is expected to more than double to 1.9 million. With an increasing population, prices of existing and new homes are also increasing. The March 2017 price of a single family home (sfh) was $384,000, up 14% from 2016. Surprisingly, Collin County was 51% vacant land in 2015 and only 17% sfh.
More bad news: More people mean more vehicles. Since 2010, the population grew by 157,000 and vehicles grew by 118,000. Unfortunately, our highways did not grow at the same rate. 82% of commuters drive alone to work and the average commute is about 28 minutes. As a comparison, the average US commuting time is 25 minutes, Dallas is 21, and Ft. Worth is 22. The main highways now carry a heavier load. Between 2010
and 2015, traffic on 75 increased 22%, the Tollway increased 38%, and 121 increased 11%.
Good news: TXDOT and NCTCOG (North Central Texas Council of Governments) have developed a Roadway Action Plan for Collin County. Planned improvements include widening 75 in Allen, improving the 75 & 190 interchange, and a McKinney bypass for 380. There will also be another ring road north of 121.
More good news: Collin County is very efficiently run. Our tax rate per $100 valuation is $.192. There has not been a tax increase in the past 25 years and there have been 8 tax rate cuts in the past 10 years. Dallas County’s rate is $.243. Because our tax base keeps increasing, we can collect more funds with a decreasing tax rate. In 2011, the base was $72 billion and the rate was $.24 per $100 valuation. In 2017, the base was $124 billion and the tax rate was $.192. Here is the URL for the 586 page 2017 Collin County Budget: http://www.collincountytx.gov/budget/Documents/budgets/FY2017AdoptedBudget.pdf
Collin County won the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for their 2015-2016 Budget.If you live in Plano, there are four parts of property taxes: Taxing Unit Rate Average TaxCollin County .192 $ 629 City of Plano .469 $1,319 Plano ISD 1.439 $4,596Collin College .080 $ 271 Total 2.180 $6,814The average Collin County property tax has ranged from $565 in 2007, to $525 in 2012, to $629 in 2017. The 2017 budget has Taxes as the source of 62% of total revenue of $340 million, followed by Fees & Charges. Reserves make up 11% of Revenue. These Reserve funds must be carefully spent on capital improvements such as roads to maintain our AAA bond rating. Expenses of $381 include Public Safety (20%), Debt Service (17%), and General & Administrative (13%).Political news from Keith Self’s presentation and web-site: http://www.keithself.com/Judge Keith is not running for re-election in 2018. “Commissioner Chris Hill resigned his seat on Thursday, October 26, in order to run for the office of County Judge, as required by state law. Chris decided that he would not “holdover” as commissioner for an extended period. After resigning, a “holdover” continues to get paid until a replacement is named, as allowed by state law.
Guests &
Guest Guest ofCandace Fountoulakis Janis AllmanDiane Donley Olin JayeShirley Pope Howard MatsonJoe Camarena Maria MottKika Brown Jerry Aris
Plano Rotary ClubBoard of Directors
2017-2018
PresidentRick Horne
President ElectCarrolyn Moebius
SecretaryJohn Caldwell
TreasurerNancy Humphrey
Past PresidentDavid Mc Whorter
Sergeant at ArmsJason Kramer
Membership ChairHoward Matson
Public Relations ChairSara Akers
R.I. Foundation ChairJamie Schell
At LargeNathan BarberaLarry Bisno Ross Shamshiri Olin JayMaria Mott
Business SecretaryKaren Sheldon
Bulletin EditorDr. Chris Parr
Bulletin PhotographerRobert Epstein
Bulletin DesignerKatie AndersonAlphagraphics
Printing by AlphagraphicsThank you Kenny Wilson
The Plano Rotary ClubP.O. Box 864316Plano, TX 75086
Visting Rotarian Home ClubAlan Fiegenbaum Plano EastJim Adams RichardsonPaul Steffy Grand Prairie Metro
Visiting Rotarians
Proposed Rotarians
Instead, he made a clean break and cleaned out his office. He didn’t play games with a long-term “holdover”. I thank Chris for his integrity and his excellent work on the Commissioners Court. It has been a pleasure to work alongside him on many important issues.” Judge Self has appointed John Thomas to fill Chris Hill’s position until the 2018 elections. ___________________________________
Many weeks ago, Sam Grief told us about the Battle of the Bras, a fundraiser for local breast cancer warriors. The results were: 20 Plano firefighters were models/dancers and Sam was the MC. They raised $15K in the auction and $10K from T shirt sales. The record for a single bra (Sam’s $3K last year) still stands. The firefighters did an outstanding job and have been invited back next year!
We need members to: 1) help at the Hendrick Golf
Tournament on November 13 at Gleneagles (see Nancy Humphrey); sponsors include Huffines Chevrolet,
2) hand out food for Minnie’s Food Pantry on November 18 at 8:30 AM at Plano Senior High (we should have 6,000 pounds of food),
3) come to the District 5810 Rotary Foundation Festival on November 18 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel at DFW airport (registration at 5:30 PM), and
4) come to the Holiday party on December 6 at the Haggard Party Barn and bring a child’s coat for the police to distribute. The Plano East Club is sponsoring a Field of Honor exhibit in memory of veterans and first responders. Information is at www.planofieldofhonor.org.
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David Allison
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Please consider joining us with your support of your personal time or financial resources to help make the holidays brighter.
Wrapping - Tuesday, Dec 6th at 5:00pm at BTH Bank at 1801 Preston Road Plano 75093 (south of Park Blvd on the west side of Preston Road)Party - Saturday Dec 17th at 2:00pm at BTH Bank at 1801 Preston Road Plano 75093
Please email [email protected] if you would like to volunteer your time.
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KENNY WILSONOWNER
Phone. 972.867.9216
Plano
Phone. 972.234.3033Richardson
Fax. 972.231.6968
All Service, Body and Parts Departments Open All Day Saturday
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Allison’s
David Allison
1214 Avenue KPlano, TX 75074
972-423-0434www.allisons.com