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Date: 6/1/2024
Subject: June 2024 VOTER Newsletter
From: LWVRichardson

VOTER NEWSLETTER

Vol. 63, No. 11 June 2024 Editor: Virginia Marsh

Inside this Issue

Introducing Your 2024-2025 LWV Richardson Board
Give Your Input into Richardson's Comprehensive Plan
NCTCOG "Mobility 2050 Plan"
May Election Results
No VOTER Newsletter in July

Key Dates in June 2024

June 7 Richardson's Comprehensive Plan Survey opens
June 11 Richardson's Comprehensive Plan Open House 1, 6:30pm
June 22 Richardson's Comprehensive Plan Open House 2, 10:00am
Enjoy your summer!

Introducing Your 2024-2025 LWVRichardson Board

The League of Women Voters of Richardson's Annual Meeting was held on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at Aboca's Italian Grill. One of the actions taken was to elect next year's board. Many thanks to Nita Thomason (Chair), Janet Centola, and Marcie Salamone for serving on the Nominating Committee.

Congratulations to those elected to LWVRichardson's 2024-2025 Board of Directors:

Officers

President - Ellen Steger
VP Public Policy -- Education and Advocacy Coordinator - Marcia Grau
VP Voter Service Coordinator - Jean Richards
VP Communications Coordinator - Keith Burgess
VP Membership Coordinator - Nita Thomason
Secretary - Caroline Wang
Treasurer - Vicki Barrett

Directors

Newsletter - Virginia Marsh
Voters Guides - Vicky Suárez
Fundraising - Diana Lace
Social Media - Isabella Spartz
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) - Marcie Salamone
Transportation/UT Dallas - Chandu Garapaty
Voter Registration - Janet Centola

Give Your Input into Richardson's Comprehensive Plan

According to the City of Richardson, its Comprehensive Plan is a document that states the community's desired vision for the future. The City held 2 Summits last summer and fall to gather input from the community on multiple components: Land Use, Neighborhoods & Housing, Mobility & Transportation, Natural Environment, and Reinvestment Areas.

Summit 3 consists of 2 Open House meetings:

Open House 1

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Richardson City Hall

2360 Campbell Creek Boulevard, Suite 525

Richardson, Texas 75082

Open House 2

Saturday, June 22, 2024

10:00am - noon

Heights Recreation Center

711 W. Arapaho Road

Richardson, TX 75080

You may also give the city your feedback via an online survey, which opens on June 7.

North Central Texas Council of Governments

"Mobility 2050 Plan"

The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) is "a voluntary association of, by and for local governments, established to assist in regional planning. NCTCOG's purpose is to strengthen both the individual and collective power of local governments and to help them recognize regional opportunities, eliminate unnecessary duplication, and make joint decisions."

According to the NCTCOG, their Metropolitan Transportation Plan "acts as a blueprint to guide the spending of federal and state transportation funds in the Dallas-Fort Worth region for the next 20 years and beyond." Their plan is called "Mobility 2050".

NCTCOG is requesting input from the public as they update Mobility 2050. Your input can help ensure that the updates will allow Mobility 2050 to still meet the needs of the DFW region in the future.

Take the NCTCOG survey to tell them what parts of the transportation system are working well and what needs improvement. The survey should take 5-10 minutes.
Use NCTCOG's "Map Your Experience" tool to tell them about your daily transportation experiences. The tool is available in English and Spanish.
Take the Access North Texas survey which addresses the tranportation needs of older adults, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with lower incomes. The survey should take 5-10 minutes.

May Election Results

May was a busy month for elections in our area, with both the May 4 Local Elections and the May 24 Primary Runoff Elections. Unfortunately, voter turnout was very low for both elections. Here are some statistics on voter turnout:

% of eligible voters voting in Dallas County Collin County

5/4 Local Elections 5.880% 6.62%

5/24 Democratic Primary Runoff 1.72% 0.39%*

5/24 Republican Primary Runoff 1.31% 3.93%

* There were very few Democratic Runoff races in Collin County districts.

There were none for City of Richardson residents.

To view election results, visit the website of the Texas Secretary of State's Election Division.

No VOTER Newsletter in July

There will be no July, 2024 VOTER newsletter published. Have a good summer!