City of Duncanville

Mayor Greg Contreras recognizes Frost Bank employees Asani Lewis, Kea Thomas, and Oscar Sanchez during the December 16 City Council meeting for their compassion, professionalism, and lifesaving response during a medical emergency.

Holiday Hours

Friday, December 19 - Close at 3:00 PM 

Wednesday, December 24 - Closed

Thursday, December 25 - Closed

Thursday, January 1, 2026 - Closed

The City Manager's Weekly Update will take a short break during the holidays. We'll be back on January 9, 2026 with news and updates from City Hall.

• There were 59 total building inspections this week. 44 inspections passed, 14 failed, 0 canceled, and 1 partial pass.
  
• 87 Building Permits were issued this week: 5 complete, 23 fees due, 7 in review, 23 issued, 28 issued and complete, and 1 resubmittal.

Health Weekly Inspection Report

• This week, there were 14 total health inspections, 1 billing in person for Annual Health Renewal, 1 for the Health Certificate of Occupancy, and 1 for Annual Swimming Pool Inspections. 4 routine health inspections, 5 complaints.

Total Fees Collected for the Week: $23,280.00.

Rental Weekly Inspection Report

• A total of 25 rental inspections were scheduled this week: 9 passed, 16 failed, and 0 were canceled. The primary reasons for the failed inspections were the absence of GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) protection, missing carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, inadequate ground rods, and water heaters that did not meet current code standards.
  
• 9 Single Family Rental Certificates of Occupancy have been reissued.
  
• A total of 2 Apartment Unit Inspections for this week have been completed.

City of Duncanville Launches MGO Platform for Resident Services

Beginning October 1, 2025, the City of Duncanville will launch My Government Online (MGO), a new service request platform that will make it easier than ever for residents, businesses, and stakeholders to connect with City services. Continued...

Read the Weekly Champion for December 15, 2025.

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West Nile Virus (WNV) Samples Results

Testing conducted by Dallas County Mosquito Control.

November 26, 2025 - Negative

December 3, 2025 - No Results

December 10, 2025 - No Results

December 17, 2025 - No Results

To protect yourself from West Nile Virus, use bug spray with DEET. It's also a good idea to stay inside during dawn and dusk, when mosquitoes are out the most.

• Church Service - Wednesday 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Sunday, 10:30 AM -12:30 PM, Suite #101C, the Center
  

Emergency Management

• Emergency Management Specialist Kevin Bradley facilitated the Duncanville Christmas event after action review and sent staff the After-Action Report
  
• Emergency Management Team attended National Weather Service Integrated Warning training
  
• Emergency Management Specialist Kevin Bradley attended Readiness: Training Identification and Preparedness Planning training.
  
• EMT attended the Dallas County Emergency Managers meeting.
  
• EMT attended the Village Tech School Safety Committee meeting.
  
• EMT assisted City of Waxahachie Police Department with their Emergency Operations Center Activation Drill
  
• EMT met with the Cedar Hill Independent School District Police and Emergency Management to discuss school emergency plans.
  
• Emergency Management Team toured the City of DeSoto Aquatics and Recreation Center for emergency plan work.

Fire Administration 

• Attended City Council Workshop at Hilton Garden Inn.
  
• Met with City of Grand Prairie Fire Department Special Operations Chief Stevenson to facilitate response agreement. This agreement covers responding to Hazardous Materials, Technical Rescue, Swiftwater incidents, Dive Team Operations, Rail Incidents, Rope Rescues, and other Special Operations incidents to support the City of Duncanville Fire Department.
  
• Met with Dallas Fire Rescue Fire Chief Justin Ball, who reiterated to assist the City of Duncanville Fire Department with Special Operations incidents. This support is greatly appreciated and part of the Best Practices initiative to ensure agreements are in place to provide our Fire Department with the resources we lack in Special Operations.
  
• Attended Executive Team meeting.
  
• Assistant Chief James Leary attended the city council meeting.
  
• Continued to work on the Texas Fire Chiefs Association Best Practices designation. Insurance Services Office will review the City's fire department resources on May 12, 2026, to qualify for an ISO Class 1 rating and reduce property insurance rates.

Reviews

• Plan Reviews: 13

Inspections:

• Business: 6
  
• Food Truck: 1
  
• Fire Alarm Acceptance: 1
  
• Fire Sprinkler Acceptance: 1

 Miscellaneous:

• Fire Marshal David Carpenter passed Exam #3 and the final exam for his Fire Marshal certification. Congratulations!
  
• Deputy Fire Marshal Logan Henry passed Exam #3 and the final exam for his Fire Investigation course. Congratulations! He is also scheduled for the Fire Inspector state test on Friday, May 19, 2025.

Fire Operations:

The Fire Department responded to 147 calls for service in the past seven days. These included:

Fires: 0
Emergency Medical Services: 101
Accidents: 9

Community

On Thursday, December 11, 2025, Chick-fil-A proudly hosted a Santa Cop Toy Drive, bringing joy and generosity to our community. Their hospitality and commitment helped make the event a success and ensured that many children would have a brighter holiday season. We are sincerely thankful for Chick-fil-A’s continued support and dedication to giving back.

Personnel

• Please join us in congratulating Officer Nahum Escudero and Officer Lazaro Castro on successfully graduating from the Tarrant County College Law Enforcement Academy.
  
• Recruit Joseph Valdez completed week 8 of the North Central Texas Council of Governments Police Academy.
  

 Please take note of our upcoming special holiday hours this holiday season:

• Friday, December 19, 2025 – The Library will close early at 3:00 PM.
• Tuesday, December 23. 2025 – The Library will close early at 6:00 PM.
  
• Wednesday, December 24 and Thursday, December 25, 2025 – The Library is closed for the Christmas holiday.
  
• Wednesday, December 31, 2025 – The Library will close early at 6:00 PM.
  
• Thursday, January 1, 2025 – The Library is closed for New Year’s Day.

Thank you for your understanding as we celebrate the season. Wishing you a joyful and safe holiday!

The holidays can be a busy time. Don't forget to take some time and enjoy some classic holiday-themed films and television shows. Check out Kanopy's Home Viewing for the Holidays playlist. The collection features entertainment for the whole family and will put you in the holiday spirit! Duncanville residents, paid nonresidents, and city staff with a Duncanville Public Library card have access to Kanopy.

Children, join us for the next Read to Dogs program on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM, where you can practice reading to trained therapy dogs.

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 Game On! (6:00 PM – 7:30 PM): Teens ages 12-18 can play board or console games (Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5) together.

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 Craftastic (4:30 PM – 5:30 PM): Craft something fantastic by hand! Create with paper crafts, collage, and other simple projects. For adults, but open to all ages.

Ongoing Adult Programs:

• Sewing Tutorial, Saturdays at 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM. Join this small-scale sewing tutorial. Sign up in person or call us. Limit 3 per session.
  
• Maker Time, Saturdays at 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM. Use the makerspace to work on your creative projects.

Ongoing Youth Programs:

• Homeschool Hangout, Mondays at 10:30 AM. Calling all homeschoolers! Join us in a space where students can engage in fun STEAM activities…or hang out with each other! For children aged 6 –11 and their families or caregivers.
  
• LEGO® Maniacs, Mondays at 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM. Come play with Legos!
  
• Baby Play, Tuesdays at 10:15 AM. Come play with your child in our discovery stations. Children explore early concepts and develop fine motor skills through interactive play. Ages 0 – 3 years, accompanied by a caregiver.
  
• Preschool Literacy Games, Tuesdays at 11:15 AM. Develop your child’s early literacy skills through alphabet, vocabulary, word work, and phonemic awareness games. Ages 3 – 6 and a caregiver.
  

Applications are now open for the Duncanville Community and Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) Design Incentive Grant Program, an initiative designed to support local businesses through financial assistance for exterior and interior design improvements, and more. Design Incentive Grant applications will be accepted through March 1, 2026. For more information and a copy of the grant guidelines, please visit the Economic Development’s ‘Local Incentives’ webpage at https://www.duncanvilletx.gov/cms/one.aspx?pageId=74321.

Duncanville Community and Economic Development Corporation (DCEDC) Updates

GRANTS (currently in process):

• Take Out Burgers – Signage Grant, $3,800, Approved by DCEDC– September 8, 2025
  
• Redbird Skateland – Pavement Grant, $6,871.50, Approved by DCEDC – September 8, 2025 // Approved by City Council – October 21, 2025
  
• Kim and Jenny’s Cafe- Incentive Agreement, $135,000, Approved by DCEDC – September 8, 2025 // Approved by City Council – October 21, 2025
  
• Railroad Flats Property – Unanimous approval of the sale of the property for the development of townhomes (owner-occupied) – Approval Date: October 27, 2025 // City Council public hearing November 18, 2025.

Special Events 

As we wrap up another successful year of community events and programs, we want to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season. Thank you to our residents, partners, sponsors, volunteers, and staff who continue to support and participate in our city’s events, your involvement is what makes them so special.

While we take time to enjoy the holidays, planning is already underway for our next signature event, BloomFest Music & Arts Festival, scheduled for May 9. We are cooking up some exciting new elements for BloomFest, and in the coming months, we will be calling on our community, partners, artists, vendors, and sponsors to help bring it all to life.

More details will be released soon, including opportunities to get involved. We encourage everyone to follow the City Special Events on social media to stay up to date on BloomFest announcements and all upcoming events.

We look forward to an exciting year ahead and can’t wait to celebrate with everyone again this spring.

Accounting and Reporting

Week of December 11, 2025, to December 17, 2025

Electronic Funds Transfer Payments: 38 invoices were processed, totaling $275,576.97.

Read the

•  June 2025 Monthly Financial Report
• July 2025 Monthly Financial Report

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The Human Resources Department is currently recruiting for the following positions:

• Maintenance I - Streets
  
• Maintenance Worker II - Mowing
  
• Crew Leader – Streets
  
• Utilities Maintenance Worker I

The Human Resources Department is currently recruiting. Interested candidates may review current openings, including job descriptions, and apply online at Current Openings.

The Police and Fire Departments are actively recruiting candidates to fill vacancies within their Civil Service entry-level positions.

Become a member today! The minimum age to join is 50. For more information, contact the Senior Center at (972) 707-3864.

Upcoming Events

• Bingo with United Healthcare – Friday, December 19, 2025 - 10:30 AM
  
• Line Dance Performance – Friday, December 19, 2025 - 11:30 AM

PARKS

• Crews supported and completed extensive setup for the City Christmas Lighting Event.
  
• Crews continued citywide holiday cleanup and transitioned parks back to standard operations.
  
• Crews completed multiple mulching projects and seasonal cutbacks across key locations.
  
• Crews began preparing athletic fields for the winter charter school season.
  
• Crews conducted playground inspections and addressed several maintenance issues.
  
• Crews performed lighting repairs and photocell replacements at Armstrong Park.
  
• Staff repaired playground equipment and replaced damaged boards on the Lakeside dock.
  
• Crews removed graffiti and cleaned amenities at the playgrounds.
  
• Crews re-seeded worn areas on the Harrington soccer fields.
  
• Staff performed watering at War Memorial Park, Duncanville Fieldhouse, Waterview Park, and corridor beds.
  

Recreation Center

Community Event Highlight

This past weekend, we hosted our annual Cookies with Santa event. Guests had the opportunity to take photos with Santa, decorate sugar or gingerbread cookies, and write letters to Santa for delivery to the North Pole. There were approximately 100 guests in attendance. 

Upcoming Events

Armstrong Park

• December 20, 2025 - Movies in The Park: Home Alone & Santa Claus (Double Feature) – 7:00 PM

Recreation Center

• January 1 through January 31, 2025 – Membership Drive
  
• January 26, 2025 - Health Fair & Instructor Meet and Greet - 6:30 PM
  
• February 21, 2025 – Daddy Daughter Dance – 6:00 PM

• The Planning & Zoning team presented at the City Council workshop on December 12, 2025, regarding updates to the Zoning Ordinance, the creation of a cultural overlay district for Downtown, and nonconforming land uses.

• Crew removed debris and overgrown vegetation from the creek area in Harrington Park. Crews prepared equipment for weather-related operations and cleaned the yard.
  
• Crews poured concrete and laid hot mix asphalt to complete utility repair work on West Wheatland Road.
  
• Crews cleared debris from rain gutters on Green Valley Place.
  
• Crews used hot mix asphalt to repair utility cuts on Wilson Court and Granada Drive.
  
• Crews repaired seven potholes across the city.
  
• Crew removed debris from the roadway on Roundtop Boulevard.

• From December 8-14, 2025, 28,404,930 gallons of water were pumped. The estimated water loss for that week was 660,540 gallons, including water main breaks and hydrant flushing.
  
• Water leaks were repaired on Greenleaf Lane and Gaynor Avenue.
  
• Hydromax USA continues to install global positioning systems on fire hydrants on the north end of town.

Cedar Ridge Drive Improvements

At the December 16, 2025, City Council meeting, the project was awarded to Estrada Concrete Company, LLC.