Richardson | July 2023

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MARKET TEAM GENERAL MANAGER Tracy Ruckel EDITOR Kevin Cummings GRAPHIC DESIGNER José Jiménez METRO LEADERSHIP PUBLISHER Leanne Libby MANAGING EDITOR William C. Wadsack MANAGING COPY EDITOR Beth Marshall SENIOR ART PRODUCTION MANAGER Breanna Flores CONTACT US 7460 Warren Parkway, Ste. 160 Frisco, TX 75034 • 5129896808 CI CAREERS communityimpact.com/careers PRESS RELEASES ricnews@communityimpact.com ADVERTISING ricads@communityimpact.com Learn more at communityimpact.com/advertising EMAIL NEWSLETTERS communityimpact.com/newsletter SUPPORT US Join your neighbors by giving to the CI Patron program. Funds support our journalistic mission to provide trusted, local news in your community. Learn more at communityimpact.com/cipatron ABOUT US Owners John and Jennifer Garrett launched Community Impact in 2005, and the company is still locally owned today. We have expanded to include hundreds of team members and have created our own software platform and printing facility. CI delivers 35+ localized editions across Texas to more than 2.5 million residential mailboxes.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS MONTH

FROM TRACY: Welcome to the Home Edition. Inside we’ve compiled an overview of the real estate market in Richardson (see Page 11) that also includes tips for those looking to install solar panels on their homes (see Page 14). In addition, readers will also nd more about a longtime Richardson area business owner who has made boots for a number of local celebrities (see Page 17) and another who has been roasting coee in the city for nearly 20 years (see Page 18). Tracy Ruckel, GENERAL MANAGER

FROM KEVIN: Over the past ve years, home prices have increased by nearly 40% in Richardson’s ZIP codes. In this edition, we take a look at the causes and what that means for current and future residents (see Page 16). Also in this edition, readers can learn more about Richardson ISD’s new budget (see Page 10) and nd out why Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Silver Line project is getting $5.3 million in additional funding (see Page 9). Kevin Cummings, EDITOR

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