Government
BY DUSTIN BUTLER
Richardson City Council votes to fully fund DART With several Dallas Area Rapid Transit member cities asking for funding reductions, Richardson City Council supported fully funding DART. The overview DART is primarily funded by a one-cent sales and use tax paid by member cities. However, recently, six of the member cities have called for a 25% reduction in funding. Richardson City Manager Don Magner said DART is an amenity to the community. “We believe that it is important to continue to fund DART at the full penny because we believe it will be better when it’s more connected,” Magner said. Magner added that DART can be used as an economic driver for the city and the best way to do that is to fully fund it.
New census data shows decrease in city's median age
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Richardson’s population has gotten younger from 2018 to 2023, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The details Overall, the total population increased by about 4,000 people in the five-year span, data shows. In addition to population growth, the data showed the median age of Richardson residents decreased from 36 years of age to 34 years of age. The most populous group of Richardson residents are those aged 25-34 at 21,355, making up 12.7% of the city’s population. In 2018, the city’s population of the same age group was 17,319.
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City Council approves townhome development
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square footage of 1,200 and a maximum of 1,900. The development will be located north of Belt Line Road and west of Jupiter Road and each town- home will be three stories. “[Duck Creek Villas] is a good infill example of what middle missing housing might look like in Richardson,” City Manager Don Magner said. The focus on middle missing housing, Magner said, is because Richardson is mostly built out,
In an effort to address a lack of medium-density housing in the city, Richardson City Council approved a zoning change to allow a 36-townhome development. The details The development is called Duck Creek Villas, and will be on a 3-acre lot, according to city documents, and houses will have a minimum
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meaning it has reached its maximum development capacity. Council also approved a special-use permit for a childcare center located at 3501 Murphy Road.
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