NewsFlash
July 8, 2020
Fire Station location and budget on Monday's agenda
A presentation on the 2020-2021 proposed budget will be provided to the Town Council at the July 13 Council meeting. The presentation will focus on the General Fund, Debt Service, 4B Economic Development Corporation, and the Capital Improvement Plan. No action will be taken on the budget at this meeting. Further information on the budget will be made at meetings on 7/20 (tentative), 7/27, 8/6, 8/24, and 8/27. These meetings will be held at 7 p.m. The second and final reading of the budget ordinance is expected on 8/28 at 9 a.m. To participate in the process, look for the posting on the Town website and log in via Zoom.
A site analysis for the new Fire Station will also be presented at next Monday night's meeting. The site analysis will take a more in-depth look at the two final locations in question - the Glazer site and the Jobson site. To participate in the process, please log in via Zoom. You may also provide input via email to the Town Manager.
If you wish to virtually attend the July 13 Town Council meeting, the link to join the Zoom meeting will be available in the agenda on Friday morning. Agendas can be found here.
July 4 celebration recap
If you have pictures you would like to share from your lawn party, please email them to publicrelations@townofsunnyvale.org.
Phone system upgrade scheduled for Town facilities
All Town facilities will be experiencing a phone system upgrade on Friday, July 10. The upgrade is scheduled to begin at noon and phone lines at all Town facilities may not be functional until 4 p.m. at the earliest.
If you are in need of assistance, please email the department you are trying to reach:
- Utility Billing - ub@townofsunnyvale.org
- Municipal Court - towncourt@townofsunnyvale.org or courtassist@townofsunnyvale.org
- Development Services - permittech@townofsunnyvale.org
- Library - library@townofsunnyvale.org
- Fire Department (non-emergencies) - fire1@townofsunnyvale.org
- Police Department (non-emergencies) - police@townofsunnyvale.org
Emergency lines will not be affected. If you have an emergency, call 9-1-1.
Dallas County reports over 1,000 cases for the sixth straight day
As of 11 a.m., July 8, DCHHS is reporting 1,029 additional positive cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total case count in Dallas County to 29,160. The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in the Town of Sunnyvale is currently 41.
There have been 426 deaths due to COVID-19 in Dallas County. The 16 additional deaths being reported today include:
- A woman in her 20’s who was a resident of the City of Grand Prairie. She had been critically ill in an area hospital and did not have underlying high risk health conditions.
- A man in his 40’s who was a resident of the City of Grand Prairie. He had been critically ill in an area hospital and did not have underlying high risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 40’s who was a resident of the City of Farmers Branch. She had been hospitalized and had underlying high risk health conditions.
- A man in his 50’s who was a resident of the City of Garland. He had been critically ill in an area hospital and had underlying high risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 50’s who was a resident of a long-term care facility in the City of Dallas. She expired in the facility, and had underlying high risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 50’s who was a resident of the City of Grand Prairie. She had been critically ill in an area hospital and had underlying high risk health conditions.
- A man in his 60’s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He had been hospitalized and had underlying high risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 60’s who was a resident of the City of Coppell. She expired in area hospital ED and did not have underlying high risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 60’s who was a resident of the City of Grand Prairie. She had been critically ill in an area hospital and had underlying high risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 70’s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. She had been hospitalized and had underlying high risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 70’s who was a resident of the City of Grand Prairie. She had been critically ill in an area hospital and had underlying high risk health conditions.
- A man in his 70’s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. He had been critically ill in an area hospital and had underlying high risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 70’s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. She had been hospitalized and had underlying high risk health conditions.
- A man in his 80’s who was a resident of a long-term care facility in the City of Dallas. He expired in the facility and had underlying high risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 80’s who was a resident of a long-term care facility in the City of Mesquite. She had been hospitalized and had underlying high risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 80’s who was a resident of the City of Garland. She had been hospitalized and had underlying high risk health conditions.
"This is an extremely critical time in our battle against COVID-19. We expect to see more cases in the coming days and how high this surge goes is dependent on each of us doing our part." - Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins