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Park Cities Recycling Event - Saturday, April 15

The next Park Cities Recycling Event will take place in the SMU parking lot on the south side of Burleson Park on Saturday, April 15 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Paper products and documents that can be disposed of include: Tax records, medical records, legal fil...

Centennial Master Plan Dashboard launched

Last summer, City Council adopted the Centennial Master Plan, a document guiding how University Park will advance to meet future opportunities and challenges. Now that emphasis has shifted to implementing some targeted items, the City has produced an inte...

City's 2022-2023 Annual Report

Read the 2022-2023 edition of the City's Annual Report (PDF). It summarizes the City’s finances and recaps current major projects and activities on a department-by-department basis. The report also contains information on various projec...

2023 State of the City Address

On February 9, 2023 Mayor Tommy Stewart provided the community with an overview of issues and projects the Council and City staff are focused on. The event was held in the City Hall Council Chamber.Also involving City Manager Robbie Corder, the conversati...

UPPD 2022 Crime Statistics

University Park remains a very safe place to live and work. The City’s most reported crime in 2022 was Burglary of Motor Vehicles. Many of the 171 victims admitted the items stolen were left in plain sight. Moreover, much of the time, victims ac...

SMU Garry Weber End Zone Stadium project

The first week in January, those of you who travel on Mockingbird or reside near the south side of the SMU campus will see increased activity on the grounds of Ford Stadium. Here are project details from SMU's Office of Facilities Planning and Ma...

Snider Plaza Surface Improvements Project Mock-Up

Since completion of the project that replaced water and sanitary sewer utilities in and around Snider Plaza, the City has shifted focus to the next phase of planned improvements – the completion of construction documents for surface improvements that incl...

Stolen UPFD Ambulance quickly recovered

December 8 Update:  The suspect, 37 year-old Daniel Vernon Bovio, has been arrained with bond set at $50,000 on a charge of Theft Over $300,000, a felony. He is currently being held at the Dallas County Jail.

November 20 - Original Post:  ...

UPPD looking for home burglary suspect

During the early morning hours of December 5, a burglar entered two unlocked homes in University Park.  The first entry occurred at about 1:15 a.m. in the 4300 block of Grassmere.  The second entry occurred nearby in the 4300 block of Dr...

Suspect in custody in connection with nails in roadway incidents

The Plano Police Department has arrested a suspect in connection with a deadly conduct incident that occurred in Plano on Saturday, October 22.  This same individual, 45-year-old Kevin Genter from Grand Prairie, is a person of interest in a strin...

Attempted Aggravated Robbery – 3400 block of Rankin

About 1:45 p.m. Friday, September 30, a man approached a female patron as she was walking to her car parked near the Snider Plaza CVS. The suspect showed a handgun, which was later determined to be fake, and demanded her vehicle. Several Snider Plaza patr...

2023 City Budget approved by City Council

Following public hearings on the City’s FY2023 proposed budget and tax rate, during their September 20 meeting, the City Council voted to adopt both measures. Details are provided in the documents below:Proposed FY2023 Budget Summary Letter Propo...

Help UPPD reduce vehicle burglaries

While our neighborhoods remain very safe, vehicle burglaries are continuing to occur with some frequency. Purses, wallets, jewelry, watches, laptop computers, sports equipment and handguns are just some of the items that are routinely left in plain sight ...

Centennial Master Plan Site launched

In June 2022, the Centennial Master Plan was officially adopted by City Council after two years of work involving ongoing direction from our resident Master Plan Steering Committee and feedback from thousands of other residents through town halls, virtual...

Early Morning Armed Robbery – 3400 block of Potomac

Two University Park residents were victims of an armed robbery about 12:15 Wednesday morning, August 17.  The incident occurred as the couple pulled into their circular driveway in the 3400 block of Potomac.  As the couple exited their v...

Suspect Arrested / Charged in robbery of Prosperity Bank UP branch

A Dallas man, Mark Robert Disch, 53, was arrested July 21 in connection with the Prosperity Bank robbery. Disch also faces charges in four other bank robberies in Arlington, Lewisville, DeSoto, and Sulphur Springs during a one-month span (May 25 and June ...

Restored UPFD 1925 American LaFrance to debut in Park Cities July 4 parade

During Monday’s Park Cities July 4 parade, thousands of curbside residents will see a major piece of University Park history back in service.  Much like a journey chronicled in a children’s storybook, after almost 100 years, o...

Melissa Rieman selected University Park’s 2022 Citizen of the Year

Melissa Rieman, chair of the 2022 La Fiesta de las Seis Banderas gala and past president of the Friends of the UP Public Library, has been selected University Park’s 2022 Citizen of the Year.

Originally from Garland, Melissa attended Lakeview Centennial Hi...

Shanna Sims-Bradish named Assistant City Manager

The City of University Park is pleased to welcome Shanna Sims-Bradish to our leadership team.  Shanna will begin her duties as Assistant City Manager on July 5, 2022.  Shanna’s selection follows an extensive local, regional and national ...

City upgrades its proactive traffic signal preemption system

In an emergency, job one is getting to the scene as quickly and safely as possible. For more than 25 years, University Park Fire Department has used a product called Opticom, using infrared technology to trigger signaled intersections so responding person...

Report coyote sighting to the City

Coyotes are seen in University Park year-round.  Coyotes eat plants and animals including skunks, possums and raccoons. Since they prefer to find easy meals, they are also attracted to:

• Dog and cat food that is left outside
• Rotting fruit under tree...

Caller ID spoofing alert

Occasionally, the City’s Utility Billing Department receives calls from customers about recorded messages urging them to pay their water bill.  These messages are an example of caller ID spoofing, involving scammers who disguise their identity an...

Curtis Park enhancements now complete

Work is now complete on improvements to the western portion of Curtis Park. The list of enhancements included the installation of an observation deck, sidewalks, and some decorative railing near Turtle Creek. Additional improvements involved implementing ...

Brown Books at UP Public Library

Spend some time with one of the library’s newest resources! The City’s Brown Books contain thousands of subdivision records of individual construction permits for homes and some businesses across several decades. In these pages, you can find interesting a...

University Park has partnered with WaterSmart

University Park has partnered with WaterSmart to provide an online Customer Water Use Portal helping residents monitor water consumption while at home or away, avoid costly leaks, and contribute to the City's water-saving goals.

With the WaterSmart Portal ...

Bike Thief Caught on Camera - Have You Seen This Suspect?

UPPD is asking for the public's assistance in locating a stolen pickup truck and the driver who is also wanted for recent bike thefts in University Park. 

If you have information about this case, or if you have seen this suspect or truck, please c...