The Town of Sunnyvale has 19 proposed amendments for the Home Rule Rule Charter on the ballot on Saturday, May 2, 2026.

Early voting is available at Sunnyvale Town Hall, 127 N. Collins Road as follows:

April 20 – 24 (Tues-Friday) 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

April 25 (Saturday) 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

April 26 (Sunday) noon – 6 p.m.

April 27 – April 28 (Mon – Tues) 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Here is some background information that may  be helpful:

• The charter is reviewed by citizens every five years.
• The 2025-2026 Home Rule Charter Review Committee had nine members (see the list below)
• The proposed amendments by the Home Charter Review Committee go directly to the voters for approval.
• Term limits, if approved by the voters, would NOT be retroactive. Current office holders would still be able to serve three more terms.
• Each proposed amendment was approved by a majority of the Home Rule Charter Committee. 
• Early voting started on April 20.
• If you don’t vote, you won’t have a say in which ones are approved.

Please feel free to share this information with your Sunnyvale friends, neighbors, Homeowners Associations, Book Clubs, etc.

If you have any questions, contact one of the members of the Home Rule Charter Review Committee listed below.

Home Rule Charter Review Committee 2025-2026

·       Gary Smothers, chair

·       Kevin Clark

·       Jerry Johnson

·       Lauren Larson

·       George Matthew

·       Meghan McCaig

·       Georgeann Moss

·       Joe Turner

·       Jim Wade 

Our topic for the April Sunnyvale Garden Club meeting is “Using Edibles in Your Landscape.” Barbara Gollman, a Dallas County Master Gardener, is our guest speaker. As usual, we’ll meet at Sunnyvale Town Hall at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 14. We hope you can join us for the meeting and lunch!

About the speaker….

Barbara was raised on a farm in Kansas and couldn’t wait to leave! However growing things was in her blood, and houseplants, hanging baskets and African violets became a hobby

After a career as a Medical Microbiologist, she later became a chef/nutritionist with a specialty in plant-based cuisine and phytonutrients (plant nutrients) and is the co-author of The Phytopia Cookbook. Barbara became a Dallas County Master Gardener in 2005 and loves growing herbs and using them in her culinary creations.