CITY & SCHOOLS
News from Richardson, Collin County & Richardson ISD
COMPILED BY REBECCA HELIOT & JACKSON KING
Richardson City Council meets Aug. 29, and Sept. 12 and 19 at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 411 W. Arapaho Road, Richardson. The meetings are open to the public and streamed live online. www.cor.net Richardson ISD board of trustees meets Sept. 15 and 29 at 6 p.m. at the RISD Administration Building, 400 S. Greenville Ave., Richardson. MEETINGS WE COVER HIGHLIGHTS RICHARDSON The Richardson Health Department announced it sprayed pesticides Aug. 9-10 to help prevent the spread of the West Nile virus, according to a city release. The area that was sprayed was from Apollo Road toward Buckingham Road and Bowser Road toward Jupiter Road. The city’s decision to spray was a result of health o cials being noti ed of a positive West Nile virus test. DALLAS Dallas Area Rapid Transit is adding Charles Cato as its new chief of police after an extensive search, according to an Aug. 18 release from the agency. He will also oversee the department’s security services as well as existing and future emergency preparedness initiatives. DART’s police department serves the transit authority independently and subordinately from city law enforcement agencies. PLANO ISD The district board of trustees unanimously called for a $1.49 billion bond election during its Aug. 16 meeting. The bond package, which includes four propositions ranging from $19.21 million-$1.16 billion, will go before PISD voters during the Nov. 8 election. COLLIN COUNTY Area o cials are taking steps to o er more monkeypox vaccines, according to an Aug. 9 news release. As vaccine appointments become available, residents can schedule an appointment by visiting www.collincountytx.gov/ healthcare_services.
Richardson staff relocated to temporary site after city hall fire
RICHARDSON City sta has created a nonemergency response number and is setting up a temporary site for city hall services following an early morning re Aug. 22. City o cials said ndings indicate the cause of the re was an uninten- tional electrical failure. O cials say the building is expected to remain closed for several weeks, pending a structural evaluation. Richardson City Manager Don Magner said during the Aug. 22 council meeting that disaster recovery teams are working on solutions to restore services as soon as possible. The meeting was held in the Community Room in the Richardson Public Library due to the re. A number of phone services for city facilities were also damaged
during the re, according to city o cials. Richardson has created a temporary 24-hour response center phone number, 972-744-5690, for residents to use in any nonemer- gency situation. All 911 dispatch operations are operating normally, and phone lines into the police and re head- quarters are functioning. With the building unable to function, city o cials have set up a temporary site for city hall services at the Ray Noah Municipal Court Building, 2100 E. Campbell Road. The building is now open and available for temporary service from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The temporary o ces will o er a variety of services while repairs are ongoing, Magner said. For more information visit www.cor.net.
TEMPORARY CHANGES City Hall is expected to remain closed for several weeks due to the Aug. 22 re. JACKSON KING COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER With city hall closed, various Richardson services have been a ected. • Building Inspection services have resumed after some disruptions. • No late fees for water payments until Oct. 1. • City o ces are now at the Ray Noah Municipal Court Building at 2100 E. Campbell Road.
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Proposed budget prioritizes streets
District tests phone ban
RICHARDSON The city is expected to spend nearly $7 million on street repairs from the general fund during scal year 2022-23, according to a proposed budget. CityManager Don Magner submit- ted the proposed FY 2022-23 budget during an Aug. 15 council meeting in preparation for adoption later this month. Theproposed budget shows an increase of 7.2% in spending with over $354 million planned in expenditures.
RICHARDSON ISD The school district shifted its proposal regarding cell phone restrictions at junior high and high school campuses following parent feed- back. Superintendent Tabitha Branum said she plans to implement a pilot program of the Yondr pouch system at Forest Meadow Junior High. Running the pilot program is expected to cost $25,000, according to the district. “The advantage of a pilot program is that it will allow RISD to gather more data,” Branum said.
RICHARDSON SPENDING
$330,788,419 2021-22 total budget $354,486,879 2022-23 proposed budget 0
$200M $400M
7.2% increase in total budget
SOURCE: CITY OF RICHARDSON COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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