Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival Survey Ends Monday
There are just a few more days remaining to share your thoughts about Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival in an online survey that’s been available this month, to gather information that will help shape the future of the festival.
Richardson Public Services Hosted Annual Equipment Rod-E-O
As part of National Public Works Week, May 17-23, the City held its fifth annual Heavy Equipment Road-E-O. Public Services Employees competed in two events using a backhoe loader to perform activities like stacking tires and putting softballs into small...
Trash, Recycling Schedule Changes for Memorial Day Holiday
For the Memorial Day holiday Monday, May 25, there will be NO trash, recycling or Brush and Bulky Item Collection (BABIC) services provided Monday, May 25. Make-up days for recycling will follow the schedule below. There will be no make-up days for...
Municipal Facility Closures for Memorial Day Holiday
FacilityOpen/Closed StatusAnimal Shelter(Contact Richardson’s Response Center at 972-744-4111 to report non-emergency animal-related issues.)Closed May 25City Hall/Annex, Eisemann Center, Library, Municipal Court, Recreation Centers, Richardson IQ® HQ, Senior...
Heights Family Aquatic Center Open This Weekend
Heights Family Aquatic Center will be open tomorrow, Saturday, May 23, through Monday, May 25, from noon-8 p.m., weather permitting. The Aquatic Center will re-open for the summer swim season Saturday, May 30, along with all City of...
2026 Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival Cleanup Completed
Crews worked daily this week to clean streets and plazas at Galatyn Park Urban Center and take down tents, stages and all the rest of the apparatus that shaped the City’s annual three-day Wildflower! Arts & Music festival last weekend. All streets in the area have...
Public Services Employees Recognized as Public Works Week Takes Place
City staff gave a presentation to the City Council at Monday’s work session about Richardson’s Public Services Department, which includes Utility Systems Operations, Solid Waste/Recycling, and Street Maintenance. The...
City Council Looks at Community Development Block Grant Funding to Enhance Housing, Infrastructure Needs
The City Council was presented with an overview of the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program during Monday’s work session, including how DFW peer cities have used CDBG dollars and how the program...
New Unified Development Code Considered by City Council
At Monday’s City Council work session, staff outlined the process for developing a Unified Development Code (UDC) for Richardson that would combine the City’s Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision and Development Regulations, and Sign Code...
Arapaho Center Station Development on Hold
City leadership announced this week that Richardson’s redevelopment efforts at the Arapaho Center Station property are being placed on hold due to current market conditions and ongoing economic uncertainty. While the City remains committed to the...
City Council Continues Discussion on “Key to the City,” Naming Policies
At Monday’s City Council work session, further discussion took place regarding a proposed ceremonial recognition policy, with particular focus on guidelines for awarding a “Key to the City.” Council also reviewed an initial draft policy...