March #3 – Three Minute News
News in Three Minutes
March 2025
State of the City Address
Mayor Bob Dubey and the Richardson City Council presented the City’s annual State of the City Address focused on four specific areas: the City’s response to the May 28 storm, the cybersecurity incident that affected the city in September, the ongoing momentum created by the City’s economic development efforts, and Richardson’s continued investment in infrastructure and services. Read more HERE
2025 CITY COUNCIL ELECTION UPDATE
| Filed Candidates | Important Dates: |
| Place 1 – Curtis Dorian | April 3 – Voter Registration Deadline to Vote in May Election |
| Place 2 – Jennifer Justice | April 22 – Apr 29- Early Voting |
| Place 3 – Dan Barrios | May 3 – Election Day |
| Place 4 – Joe Corcoran | May 12 – Canvass Election Results and Oath Ceremony |
| Place 5 – Ken Hutchenrider | June 7 – Runoff Election Day (if needed) |
| Place 6 – Arefin Shamsul (incumbent), Lisa Kupfer | June 16 – Canvass Runoff Election and Oath Ceremony |
| Mayor, Place 7 – Bob Dubey (incumbent), Amir Omar, Alan North |
TAX EXEMPTION INCREASE
Richardson City Council approved an increase in the property tax exemption for residents who are age 65 and over or disabled. The exemption will be raised from $145k to $160k. This aligns with the City’s goal to maintain a tax benefit of 30% of the average senior’s home value.
MICRON TECHNOLOGY MOVES TO RICHARDSON
Micron Technology, a global memory & storage semiconductor innovator is opening an R&D facility in the Richardson Innovation Quarter (The IQ). This brings ~250 high-paying jobs to the City. Micron plans to invest ~$30M to start.
DETOURS & LANE CLOSURES FOR THREE MAJOR ROAD PROJECTS
Three highly traveled and/or centrally located road projects (Main Street Downtown, Glenville in the IQ, & Custer North of Renner) begin this month with significant disruptions to area traffic patterns. That’s the bad news. The good news is that we really need these improvements. Updates: www.cor.net/projects
MORE EXCITING HEADLINES
Sherrill Park Course 2 opened for play last month. See here: www.sherrillparkgolf.com
Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival announce their musical lineup for May 16-18. Check it out here: www.wildflowerfestival.com/lineup
Richardson Public Library was awarded the 2024 Achievement of Library Excellence.
