July 10, 2026

In This Issue:

Town to Conduct Sewer Smoke Testing

Water Quality Report Available Online

New Look for Town Website

Library - Summer Reading Program

Meet Our Adoptable Pet of the Week

Public Meetings:

Town Council - July 27

Resources:

Town Website

Meeting Agendas & Minutes

Town Projects

Emergency Alerts

Sunnyvale to Conduct Sewer Smoke Testing

The Town of Sunnyvale will conduct sanitary sewer smoke-testing this summer. This process helps identify potential issues that may affect system performance. Smoke testing will become an annual process, conducted during the summer months.

More information is available at SunnyvaleTX.gov/SmokeTesting. If you have additional questions, please contact the Public Works department at 972-226-7177 option 6.

Check Out the 2025 Water Quality Report

The Town of Sunnyvale’s 2025 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report is now available to read on our website. This report provides important information about your drinking water and the efforts the water system is making to ensure its safety.

To access our report, visit here.

The Department of Public Works and Utilities is responsible for maintaining all drainage, water, wastewater utilities, and street maintenance and construction. This often requires after-hours labor to ensure the health and safety of residents and businesses. In addition, employees of this department are an integral part of the planning process related to future infrastructure.

Water Conservation Webinar

July 14: Heat and Hydration: Texas Irrigation Done Right

Join our one-hour webinar for North Texas homeowners to learn how to water your lawn the right way, including understanding evapotranspiration, watering cycles, and how to soak clay soil effectively. Discover practical tips to keep your lawn and landscape healthy, conserve water, and thrive during the hot Texas summer.

Town Website Gets Fresh, New Look!

Website visitors are noting a fresh, new look at SunnyvaleTX.gov! The Town recently refreshed the colors and layout to better reflect a more modern, user-friendly design.

Visitors will also notice some new features. The banner photographs are now a clickable rotator that will be used in the future to link users to important announcements and information. The home page event calendar now offers separate options for public meetings and other events and activities, allowing users to select what is most relevant to them.

The home page also features a new Useful Resources section that enables users to quickly access frequently requested processes and information, such as reporting service outages, paying utility bills, and connecting with various Town departments.

The Sunnyvale Police Department’s new landing page includes similar features and its own customized color palette.

The updated website design is also intended to improve accessibility from mobile devices. This effort is yet another example of how Town leadership and staff continue to work to improve services and enhance the community’s image.

Sunnyvale Welcomes New Police Officer

The Sunnyvale Police Department is excited to welcome a new officer to its team. Victoria Walker was sworn in earlier this week. She will be in field training for the next 16 weeks and will receive her official patrol assignment after completing that process.

Officer Walker is a recent graduate of the North Central Texas Council of Governments – Regional Police Academy. She is excited to serve the Sunnyvale community.

The Town of Sunnyvale is happy to have her join us. Please make her feel welcome if you meet her in our community.

Photo of Chief Bill Vegas and new Officer Victoria Walker

At the Doris Padgett Public Library

402 Tower Place in Sunnyvale

Unearth a Story - Summer Reading Program promo graphic

Summer Reading for 2026

The Doris Padgett Public Library's 2026 Summer Reading Program continues through July 24.

Each week will feature fun activities with a dinosaur theme, encouraging readers to "Unearth a Story."

Story Times for children ages two to five and their caregivers are held on Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Story times include several books and a fun craft or project to take home!

July 15: Dinosaurs in the Library

July 22: Dino & Friends

This week's Craft and Entertainment Fun

Craftasaurus Workshop:

Thursday, July 16, 2 p.m. - Paint Your Own Dinosaur

Special Guests Entertainment:

Friday, July 17, 2 p.m. - Ramblin’ Rita’s riding into town to share some awesome Tales from Way Back When. Hear rip-roarin’ stories about the distant past of Texas, as told by the native tribes who called our state home!

Week of July 13

Weekly Door Prize: Ammonite Necklace

Weekly Dinosaur Hunt: Reallytallasaurus

End of Summer Reading Party
Friday, July 24 | 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Join us as we celebrate the Summer Reading Program and everyone's efforts. We'll have snacks, fun and surprises starting at 11 a.m.

From noon to 2 p.m., meet Normal the T-Rex and Daisy the Baby Triceratops and play.

From 2 to 3 p.m., attend the drawing for this year's Grand Prize winners. You might win a prize just for showing up!

Say Hi to Kimmy!

Kimmy is a three-year-old female Doberman Mix:

In early February, Shelter staff brought her to safety just in time for her to give birth to a beautiful litter of puppies. Since then, the shelter has found loving, permanent homes for all of her babies. Many have followed up with success stories.

Kimmy has also gone through difficult heart worm treatment like a champ and has come out of it officially healthy on the other side.

Kimmy has braved through much, and needs a patient, loving, forever family to show her what it feels like to be a cherished pet. If you have room in your heart for a brave pup who will repay you with endless loyalty, Kimmy is waiting to meet you!

We would love for you to share this with others and bring awareness to the Sunnyvale Animal Shelter's animals and services. If your family is ready to welcome a new member, we currently have many adoptable pets in our shelter looking for a loving home. Learn more by visiting our Petfinder page or calling (214) 862-4525.

Subscribe to Stay Informed

The Town of Sunnyvale provides several channels to communicate important Town notifications and information resources.

Subscribe to receive the Town’s weekly e-newsletter – NewsFlash – every Friday and when special situations occur.

Emergency Alerts are sent via CivicReady when urgent or emergency notifications are needed, such as boil water advisories or other time-sensitive public safety announcements.

Visit SunnyvaleTx.gov/Communication to sign up and learn more. You must register to receive these notifications via text, phone or email. Register at SunnyvaleTX.gov/Alerts. Be sure to click all the weather alert options you want to receive.

Explore the Town's website at SunnyvaleTX.gov for these and many more resources.