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MY MAYOR'S MESSAGE FOR SEPTEMBER, 2023.OH MY GOODNESS, SEPTEMBER AT LEAST, MAYBE WE'LL GET COOLER WEATHER.
AS YOU HAVE PROBABLY HEARD BY NOW, THE CITY HAS MOVED TO STAGE TWO WATER RESTRICTIONS DUE TO THE HIGH CONSUMER USAGE, HIGHER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND WATER MAIN BREAKS.
OH MY GOODNESS, YOU'VE SEEN THE NEWS.
WE'VE GOT WATER MAIN BREAKS ALL OVER DFW BECAUSE OF THE DRY SOIL.
NOREEN HOUSEWRIGHT, THE ENGINEERING SERVICES DIRECTOR, IS WITH ME TODAY TO TALK ABOUT THESE RESTRICTIONS.
NOREEN, OF THE STAGE TWO RESTRICTIONS, WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO KNOW? WELL, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO KNOW IS TO REFRAIN FROM WATER IN ON THE DESIGNATED NO WATER IN DAYS.
WATER IN IS ALLOWED ON MONDAYS FOR EVEN NUMBER ADDRESSES AND FRIDAY FOR ODD NUMBER ADDRESSES.
THOSE DAYS ALLOW OUR STORAGE TANKS TO REFILL AND MAKE SURE OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES HAVE WATER WHEN THEY TURN ON THE TAP.
FOUNDATIONS AND NEW PLANTINGS MAY BE WATERED USING HANDHELD AND SOAKER HOSES FOR UP TO TWO HOURS A DAY.
AND I WANNA STRESS THAT THESE RESTRICTIONS SHOULD NOT AFFECT THE WATER NEEDED TO MAINTAIN YOUR HEALTH, FOOD SUPPLY, OR LIVESTOCK.
NOW, WHY DID WE MOVE FROM UH, OUR YEAR ROUND STAGE ONE RESTRICTIONS TO NOW A STAGE TWO RESTRICTION? NOREEN? WELL, WE'VE BEEN MONITORING THE WATER USAGE AND AVAILABLE STORAGE IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST.
THE USAGE WAS UP 11.5% MORE THAN LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME, AND OUR DAILY CONSUMPTION WAS CONSISTENTLY HIGHER THAN OUR MAXIMUM FLOW RATE PREVENTING THE CITY'S STORAGE FROM ADEQUATELY RECOVERING.
A LOT OF RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ASKING ABOUT THE WATER SHOW WE HAVE AND WHY IT'S STILL RUNNING.
WELL, THE WATER SHOW USES THE WATER FROM THE EPIC POND, WHICH IS RECYCLED BACK INTO THE POND, AND THAT POND IS WELL FED, SO IT'S NOT ON OUR WATER SYSTEM.
NOW THIS IS REALLY GONNA BE HARD FOR YOU TO ANSWER, BUT HOW LONG CAN WE EXPECT TO BE IN A STAGE TWO RESTRICTIONS? WE'RE HOPEFUL WITH THE REDUCED CONSUMPTION, WE CAN RESCIND STAGE TWO WITH A PLAN AS SOON AS OUR DAILY TOTAL CONSUMPTION HAS DROPPED BELOW OUR MAXIMUM RATE.
AND WHEN OUR WATER SYSTEM HAS RECOVERED, THAT PRETTY MUCH MEANS THAT WE HAVE RECOVERY DAYS IN BETWEEN OUR HIGH USAGE DAYS.
NOREEN, THANK YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION.
WATER VIOLATIONS MAY BE REPORTED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS.
TEXT WATER VIOLATION TWO NINE SEVEN TWO SIX FOUR ZERO FORTY SEVEN EIGHTY NINE R.
VISIT GPTX.ORG FORWARD SLASH WATER RESTRICTIONS IN OTHER NEWS.
AT OUR AUGUST 15TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING, WE APPOINTED BILL HILLS AS OUR NEW CITY MANAGER FILLING A POSITION VACATED BY RETIRING CITY MANAGER STEVE DYE.
BILL HAS BEEN A DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FOR YEARS AND HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY SINCE 1989.
I AM CONFIDENT IN HIS ABILITY TO LEAD THE CITY AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM TO KEEP GRAND PRIX MOVING FORWARD.
NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT SOLID WASTE, ONE OF MY FAVORITE SUBJECTS.
BEGINNING OCTOBER 2ND, 2023, OUR GARBAGE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION DAYS WILL CHANGE.
RESIDENTS LIVING NORTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL WILL HAVE GARBAGE COLLECTION ON TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS, WHICH IS DIFFERENT.
RESIDENTS LIVING SOUTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL WILL HAVE GARBAGE COLLECTIONS ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS.
RECYCLING FOR ALL RESIDENTS ACROSS OUR WHOLE CITY WILL BE ON WEDNESDAYS.
IN ADDITION, IF YOU MISS A DAY BECAUSE OF A HOLIDAY, YOU'LL STILL GET PICKED UP TWICE THAT WEEK, THEN IT GETS BACK TO NORMAL THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
OUR ANNUAL CITY CALENDAR PHOTO CONTEST IS NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES UP UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST.
IF YOU HAVE AN AMAZING PHOTO THAT FEATURES GRAND PRAIRIE, PLEASE EMAIL IT TO THE ADDRESS ON THE SCREEN OR MAIL IT TO CITY HALL.
A PANEL OF JUDGES WILL SELECT WINNING PHOTOS AND WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED IN DECEMBER.
COUNCIL MEMBER JUNIOR ZANU IS HOLDING A PLACE EIGHT TOWN HALL MEETING ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH AT 6:00 PM AND IT'LL BE AT THE D WORTH REC CENTER.
TOWN HALLS ARE A GREAT PLACE TO MEET CITY STAFF AND ELECTED OFFICIALS AND TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CITY EVENTS AND PROJECTS.
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT IN PERSON, YOU CAN ATTEND THE MEETING VIRTUALLY ON ZOOM.
WE HAVE SOME FUN CITY EVENTS COMING IN SEPTEMBER, STARTING WITH THE TWO DAY EPIC ART AND MUSIC FESTIVAL ON SEPTEMBER 16TH AND 17TH AT EPIC CENTRAL.
THIS IS A FAMILY FRIENDLY FESTIVAL AND IT WILL INCLUDE LAB MUSIC, ART INSTALLATIONS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS, LIVE WELDING BY G-P-I-S-D STUDENTS AND NUMEROUS VENDORS.
YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DETAILS INCLUDING THE MUSICAL LINEUP@EPICCENTRAL.COM.
ALSO, ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, WE ARE CELEBRATING MEXICAN INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH A PARADE AND CELEBRATION AT THE FARMER'S MARKET IN DOWNTOWN GRAND PRIX.
THE EVENT HOSTED BY HISPANIC HERITAGE AMBASSADORS DFW IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, RUNS FROM 9:00 AM TO 1:00 PM AND WILL FEATURE VENDORS OF ALL KINDS AND FUN ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
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ALSO IN SEPTEMBER, JOIN ME AND COUNCIL MEMBER MIKE DELBOSQUE ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST AT ME FAMILIA PARK FOR A FREE COMMUNITY FAIR BEGINNING AT FIVE 30, FOLLOWED BY MY MONTHLY CYCLING WITH THE MAYOR BIKE RIDE.AT SIX 30, THERE WILL BE A RAFFLE FOR ONE ADULT AND ONE CHILDREN'S BIKE FREE HOT DOGS, CHIPS, KONA, ICE GAMES, AND MORE.
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE EVENTS WE HAVE COMING UP THIS MONTH, INCLUDING THE RETURN OF THE ANNUAL FLOW OF PALOOZA FESTIVAL, VISIT GPTX.ORG AND CLICK ON THE EVENTS BUTTON.
BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER AND I'LL SEE YOU NEXT MONTH.