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Trash, Recycling and Facility Schedule for the Memorial Day Holiday

For the Memorial Day holiday Monday, May 29, City services and facilities will operate according to the following holiday schedule.

Heights Family Aquatic Center Open for Memorial Day Weekend, City Swim Season Officially Begins June 3 

Heights Family Aquatic Center will open tomorrow through Monday, noon-8 p.m., for Memorial Day Weekend. The Aquatic Center will then reopen Saturday, June 3 for its regular summer schedule along with the City’s neighborhood pools: Canyon Creek, Cottonwood, Glenville and Terrace.

Mayor Pro Tem Selected

Newly re-elected City Council Member Arefin Shamsul has been chosen by his peers on the Richardson City Council to serve as Mayor Pro Tem for the 2023-25 City Council term. The vote took place at the May 22 City Council meeting. Shamsul represents Place 6 and has served on the City Council’s Education Committee and Retail Committee.

No City Council Meeting Monday 

Due to the Memorial Day holiday, there will be no City Council work session or meeting May 29. The City Council will next meet Monday, June 5 beginning at 6 p.m.

Art Guitar Auction Benefits Network/RISD Fine Arts

The numbers are in—the Texas Counter Fitters WF! Art Guitar Auction held at Richardson’s 2023 Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival netted $11,375 for local nonprofits Network of Community Ministries and RISD Fine Arts, after the winning bids were tallied last Sunday.

Wildflower! 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 successful Wildflower! Arts & Music festival last weekend. All streets have been reopened to regular traffic.

DART Announces Memorial Day 2023 Schedule

In observance of Memorial Day, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has announced the following schedule changes:

Heavy Equipment Rodeo Held

Eighteen employees from Public Services gathered at Huffhines Park this week to compete in the City’s Heavy Equipment Rodeo as part of National Public Works Week, May 21-27.

Cooking Class Tomorrow Honors Richardson’s Cultural Diversity

Join Dialogue Institute Dallas for a fun Turkish culinary class that explores one of the many cultures that make up Richardson, in celebration of Richardson’s 150th anniversary. Attendees will make Hasan Pasha meatballs, oven baked pasta, Sheppard’s salad and Kunefe with ice cream.

Sales Tax Holiday for Water-Conserving Items (Including Plants) and Energy Star® Products This Weekend 

Texans can save on the purchase of certain water-efficient and water-conserving products as well as energy-efficient appliances during two annual sales tax holidays taking place May 27-29.