Trash/Recycling/BABIC Schedule Impacts for the Christmas Holiday
There will be NO trash, recycling or Brush and Bulky Item Collection (BABIC) service provided Tuesday, Dec. 24 or Wednesday, Dec. 25. There will be NO make-up days for trash collection or BABIC. The table below shows the make-up days for...
City’s Year-End Financial Report Presented to City Council
Richardson’s year-end financial report was presented to City Council by City Budget Office staff on Monday, Dec. 16. The focus was on the performance of revenues and expenditures at the end of Fiscal Year 2024 (Sept. 30) compared against the original budget adopted in...
Santa’s Village Open Thru Dec. 22
Richardson’s Santa’s Village opened for the 2024 holiday season on Sunday at Huffhines Park, 1500 Apollo Rd., and continues for two more weekends. The annual free event now includes most of the Village’s time-treasured dwellings that the community grew to love at the...
Fire Department Delivers Toys, Food to Network
The Richardson Fire Department (RFD) delivered a truckload of items including several pallets of toys and 40 pounds of food to Network of Community Ministries this week, the culmination of RFD’s annual Toy and Food Drive that began Nov. 18. The donations will be used...
Aquatics Master Plan Final Draft Presented to City Council
City staff and consultants presented the final draft report of the Aquatics Master Plan at Monday’s City Council meeting. The plan, which provides long-term strategies for Richardson’s aquatic services and facilities, has been in development since April of this year...
City Council 2025 Meeting Calendar Approved
The City Council approved its 2025 Meeting Calendar at Monday’s City Council meeting after discussing the calendar at the Dec. 2 meeting. Each December, the Council is asked to consider and approve a meeting schedule for the upcoming year to help plan for important...
Sign Up with RPD’s Video Crime Watch
If you plan to purchase a home or business video surveillance system this holiday season, consider registering your system with the Richardson Police Department’s (RPD) Video Crime Watch Program. Since 2013, the program has enabled participants, which now number more...
Library Debuts “R.O.V.E.R.” Mobile Library Van
Visitors to the Adaptive Day at Santa’s Village this week got to have a first look at the Richardson Public Library’s first-ever mobile outreach van, named, “R.O.V.E.R.” (Richardson Outreach Van: Exploration Read-Y). The van will help the Library share information...
Utility Pole Replacement to Close Lane on Westbound Belt Line near Bowser
The right lane of westbound Belt Line Road between Frances Way and extended 160 feet west of Bowser Road may be closed to traffic in three different stages from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. as utility pole/equipment removal and replacement takes place at three locations. The work...
Six-Week Glenville Road Closure Scheduled
Glenville Drive is set to close between Collins Boulevard and Commerce Road starting next week. The closure, expected to last for six weeks, is part of a project to reconstruct the segment of road between Arapaho and Campbell Roads. The temporary closure will maximize...