For the Labor Day holiday, there will be NO trash pickup, brush and bulky item collection or recycling pickup Monday, Sept. 5. Regularly scheduled trash and BABIC service will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 6. The make-up days for recycling collection are listed below. 

The City Council approved the 2022-23 fiscal year budget Monday. The newly adopted budget includes a projected $354,486,879 in operations and community projects, representing an increase of $23,698,460, or 7.2 percent, compared to the previous year’s adopted expenditures.

This week City staff announced the temporary relocation of departments that were housed at City Hall.

Though the public cannot currently purchase blue recycling bags at City Hall due to its temporary closure, the bags continue to be available for purchase at the following locations during regular business hours: 

The City Council will not meet Monday, Sept. 5 due to the Labor Day holiday. The Council will next meet Monday, Sept. 12, for a work session and meeting beginning at 6 p.m. at Richardson Police Headquarters, 200 N. Greenville Ave.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) will operate on the following schedule for the Labor Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 5: 

“Clear the Shelters,” an adoption and donation event held at the Animal Shelter last month in conjunction with the national “Clear the Shelters” campaign, saw a total of 132 pets find forever homes during August, including 52 Aug. 21-31 when adoption fees were waived (41 percent of the entire month’s adoptions).

September is National Preparedness Month, and while preparedness is an ongoing effort, it’s an excellent time to encourage readiness and make emergency plans.