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RON JENSEN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, AND THIS IS MY MARCH MAYOR'S MESSAGE AND I'M ON THE ROOFTOP BAR AT CHICKEN AND PICKLE.GOODNESS, YOU DRIVE DOWN 1 61.
NOW IT IS BOOMING AND WE'VE GOT MORE THINGS TO OPEN UP TODAY.
I HAVE OUR CREATIVE PRODUCER, ZANE KING.
ZANE, TELL US ABOUT THE NEW THINGS OPENING UP HERE SOON AND WHEN THEY'RE GONNA BE OPENING.
WELL, THANK YOU MAYOR FOR HAVING ME OUT HERE.
I AM SO EXCITED TO SHARE WITH Y'ALL ABOUT ALL THE AWESOME THINGS GOING ON AT EPIC CENTRAL.
YOU KNOW, JUST, UH, RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH OF MARCH, THE GATES COME DOWN AND THE SITE OPENS TO THE PUBLIC.
STILL A LITTLE BIT OF CONSTRUCTION GOING ON, BUT SO EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT LOOP NINE IS GETTING READY TO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON MARCH THE SIXTH.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THAT BARBECUE A LONG TIME.
MAYOR THE FINCH IS GETTING READY TO OPEN UP IN MAY.
THE DOOR IS GONNA FOLLOW RIGHT AFTER THAT IN JULY, AND THEN SERIOUS SEATS IN SEPTEMBER, AND THEN THE HOTEL'S GETTING READY TO OPEN IN NOVEMBER.
AND ALL THROUGH THAT TIME, WE GOT LOTS OF FUN THINGS, UH, THAT ARE GONNA POP UP LIKE OUR PORTAL AND THE WATER SHOW'S GETTING READY TO BE REVEALED SHORTLY.
SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO SHARE THIS WITH THE CITIZENS OF GRAND PRAIRIE.
NOW, ZANE, FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE BEEN TO THE BELLAGIO AND SEEN THE WATER SHOW THERE, I UNDERSTAND THAT OUR WATER SHOW IS EXACTLY LIKE THEIRS, JUST ON A SMALLER SCALE.
IT WAS BUILT BY THE SAME COMPANY, SOME OF THE SAME PROGRAMMERS AND DESIGNERS.
IT'S GONNA BE LIKE NOTHING ELSE.
YOU CAN SEE IN THE ENTIRE US, YOU KNOW, THE BELLAGIO'S A LITTLE BIT BIGGER, BUT OURS IS GONNA BE A LITTLE GRANDER AND A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIAL.
TELL OUR CITIZENS WHAT THEY ARE AND WHEN THEY MAY OPEN AGAIN, THEY ARE GETTING READY TO OPEN HOPEFULLY AROUND NOVEMBER.
BUT WE'VE GOT TWO AMAZING OPTIONS FOR OUR CITIZENS.
WE'VE GOT A HOMEWOOD SUITES AND RIGHT NEXT TO THAT, A HILTON GARDEN INN AND 276 ROOMS. WE'VE GOT COVERED PARKING.
IT'S GONNA BE, UH, ONE OF THE NICEST PLACES IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
UH, THEY HAVE STEPPED IT UP A NOTCH HILTON HAS.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN AND JUST SEE HOW BEAUTIFUL THE INSIDES ARE GONNA LOOK AND HOW SPACIOUS THE ROOMS ARE GONNA LOOK, AND IT'S ALL BUILT AROUND MAKING IT A FAMILY FRIENDLY PLACE.
AS I MENTIONED FROM THE START, WE'RE ON THE BALCONY OF CHICKEN AND PICKLE, WHICH HAS BEEN OPEN A WHILE.
THERE'S SOME OTHER VENUES THAT ARE OPEN WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OR A SHORT DRIVE FROM HERE.
ZANE, TELL OUR CITIZENS ABOUT THOSE.
YOU KNOW, EPIC CENTRAL IS REALLY ONE OF THE MOST SPECIAL PLACES IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
AS YOU KNOW, WITH 172 ACRES, WE HAVE SO MANY OPTIONS THAT ARE GETTING READY TO OPEN.
BUT IF YOU COME OUT RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN GO TO THE EPIC AND WORK OUT.
IF YOU'RE 50 OR OLDER, YOU CAN GO OVER TO EPIC WATERS AND HAVE ONE OF THE BEST TIMES OF AMAZING INDOOR WATER PARK PLAYGROUND ADVENTURES IS SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL.
OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT BOULDER, WHICH IS OUR INDOOR MOUNTAIN CLIMBING PARK, AND MAN, I LOVE CENTRAL PARK AND THE ANIMAL SERVICES OVER THERE.
IT'S JUST SUCH A REALLY NEAT PLACE IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
WE'VE KIND OF COVERED WHAT'S GOING ON HERE AT EPIC CENTRAL, BUT JUST DOWN THE ROAD WE HAVE IKEA, WHICH OPENED UP FIVE YEARS AGO.
ON THAT SAME SITE THOUGH, WE'RE HAVING A BASS PRO AND ANDRETTI'S INDOOR CARTING, AND A BIG SHOT'S GOLF RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD.
ZANE, WE'VE GIVEN PEOPLE A LOT OF INFORMATION.
WHERE CAN THEY GO TO GET MORE INFORMATION? YOU KNOW WHAT? OUR NEW WEBSITE JUST LAUNCHED.
IF YOU GO TO EPIC CENTRAL.COM, YOU CAN GET ALL OF THE NEW EXCITING INFORMATION THAT'S COMING OUT.
WE'RE GOING TO ANNOUNCE SOME LIVE ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS.
WE WILL HAVE THE RESTAURANTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO PURCHASE TICKETS ON THE SITE.
AND IF YOU HADN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GET OUT TO EPIC CENTRAL YET, YOU NEED TO CHECK IT OUT.
THERE REALLY IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY.
NOW ON TO OTHER NEWS, I WILL DELIVER MY 2023 STATE OF THE CITY AT ADDRESS THURSDAY, MARCH 9TH AT THE RUTHIE JACKSON CENTER.
IF YOU HAVE PURCHASED TICKETS, I'LL SEE YOU THERE.
IF YOU'RE UNABLE TO ATTEND OR ARE WATCHING THIS SEGMENT AFTER THE NINTH, YOU CAN SEE THE STATE OF THE CITY IN ITS ENTIRETY ON THE SAME OUTLETS INCLUDING OUR CITY WEBSITE, GPTX.ORG, OR OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AT YOUTUBE.COM/CITY OF GTX, AND ALSO ON GPTV THIS TAX SEASON.
AND ONCE AGAIN, THE A A RP HAS PARTNERED WITH OUR GRAND PRAIRIE LIBRARIES TO OFFER FREE TAX PREPARATION APPOINTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY NOW THROUGH APRIL 12TH.
TO REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT, PLEASE CALL THE TONY SHOTWELL LIBRARY AT 9 7 2 2 3 7 7 5 4 0.
THE 2023 FARMER'S MARKET SEASON KICKS OFF ON SATURDAY, APRIL 1ST.
IN THE SAME DAY, I'LL BE HOSTING MY STROLLING WITH THE MAYOR 5K.
ALL AGES ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE, COME, WALK, RUN, OR STROLL AT A LEISURELY PACE AROUND THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
WE WILL START AND FINISH AT THE FARMER'S MARKET WHERE YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR LOCAL VENDORS ON OPENING DAY.
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LASTLY, WE ARE ONCE AGAIN PARTICIPATING IN THE MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CLEANUP CHALLENGE.COMMUNITIES IN NORTH TEXAS WILL COMPETE TO PICK UP THE MOST LITTER PER RESIDENT BETWEEN MARCH 1ST AND MAY 31ST.
HELP GRAND PRAIRIE, HOLD ON TO THIS FIRST PLACE TROPHY BY VOLUNTEERING TO PICK UP LITTER WITH KEEP GRAND PRAIRIE BEAUTIFUL.
DETAILS CAN BE FOUND ONLINE@GPTX.ORG.