Terri O’Neal, Animal Services Supervisor, led the shelter team for 18 years until her 2025 retirement.
Sachse City Council spent the past year addressing the evolving needs of a maturing city, balancing infrastructure demands, public safety priorities and fiscal responsibility while responding to resident concerns about growth, development and quality of life.
Early in the year, council members revisited policies aimed at improving how residents are notified of zoning changes. In January, council approved a revision reducing the radius for mailed zoning notifications from 1,000 feet to 200 feet, a move supporters said would modernize the process while opponents expressed concern about limiting public awareness. The decision reflected a broader theme throughout the year: refining policies to better align with Sachse’s current scale and development pace…