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IT IS SUCH AN HONOR TO BE HERE WITH EVERYONE, PARTICULARLY ON NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.
IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN IN GRAND PRAIRIE WHEN NEIGHBORS MEET, GREET, EAT, AND EVEN DANCE IN THE STREET.
IT'S THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, THE ANNUAL SHOUT OUT TO NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST OUTDOOR GET TOGETHERS, WHICH NOW INCLUDES ALL 50 STATES AND MORE THAN 10,000 COMMUNITIES.
IT MAKES THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, COME TOGETHER AND WE HAVE, UH, JUST A, A GREAT TIME IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
IT ONCE AGAIN MEANT DOZENS OF BLOCK PARTIES AND COOKOUTS WHERE RESIDENTS TOOK TO THE STREETS ON A VERY PLEASANT EARLY OCTOBER EVENING TO GET TOGETHER WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS AND PLAY HOSTS TO THE MEN AND WOMEN FROM THE GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT'S FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND SEVERAL OTHER OFFICIALS, INCLUDING GP MAYOR RON JENSEN AND THE CITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHED IN 1984.
NATIONAL NIGHT OUTS GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A NEIGHBORLY SETTING FOR CITIZENS OF ALL AGES WHERE THEY GET TO MEET MANY OF THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, NICE, SHARE SOME IDEAS, FORM FRIENDSHIPS, AND ULTIMATELY MAKE THEM BETTER PARTNERS FOR REDUCING CRIME.
IT GIVES OUR COPS A CHANCE TO GET OUT AND RECHARGE OUR BATTERIES.
WE SEE THE VERY BEST OF OUR COMMUNITY AND, AND AGAIN, IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE HAVING TO TAKE AN OFFENDER OFF THE STREET, BUT INSTEAD WE'RE GETTING A CHANCE TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH PEOPLE WE'RE SEEING AT THE SUPERMARKET OR IN CHURCH.
AND IN YEAR NUMBER 40 GRAND PRAIRIE HOSTED OVER 40 DIFFERENT NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENTS.
THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE IS CHANGING THE SCHEDULE FOR GARBAGE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION.
BEGINNING OCTOBER 2ND, THE CITY WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO AREAS FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION.
AREA ONE IS NORTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL AND IT WILL HAVE PICKUP DAYS ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.
AREA TWO IS SOUTH OF WARRIOR TRAIL AND IT WILL HAVE PICKUP DAYS ON MONDAY AND THURSDAY AND BEGINNING OCTOBER 2ND.
RECYCLING COLLECTION WILL CHANGE TO WEDNESDAY FOR THE ENTIRE CITY OFFICIALS SAY THE CHANGES WILL MAKE COLLECTIONS MORE EFFICIENT FOR CUSTOMERS AND THE CREWS MAKING THE PICKUPS.
IT'S GOING TO CREATE ADDITIONAL RECI OR ADDITIONAL GARBAGE ROUTES.
AND WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE IS THE DAY WILL FINISH UP SOONER FOR THE, THE HELPERS THAT ARE ON THE BACKS OF THE TRUCK IN THE ELEMENTS.
SO, UM, IT WILL ALSO REMOVE SATURDAY COLLECTION UNLESS THERE'S A HOLIDAY.
UM, SATURDAYS DON'T HAVE AS MANY MECHANICS TO WORK ON THE TRUCK, SO THIS SHOULD BE A BIG HELP FOR THAT.
UM, REALLY THE MOST EXCITING CHANGE THAT I'M SEEING OUT OF THIS IS ON A HOLIDAY WEEK.
EVERYONE WILL STILL HAVE TWO GARBAGE COLLECTION DATES.
IF YOUR HOLIDAY IS ON A MONDAY, THEN YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND PUT YOUR TRASH OUT ON TUESDAY.
FOR THE TUESDAY PEOPLE, THEY WOULD PUT IT OUT ON WEDNESDAY AND SO ON UNTIL GARBAGE COLLECTION CONCLUDES ON SATURDAY.
AND THEN MONDAY WE START AGAIN.
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW PICKUP SCHEDULE, ALONG WITH GUIDELINES FOR SETTING OUT YOUR GARBAGE AND RECYCLING BY VISITING THE CITY'S WEBSITE@GPTX.ORG.
BRENT PRAIRIE IS CELEBRATING PHASE ONE OF A MAKEOVER AT TURNER PARK.
$2 MILLION WORTH OF IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THE PARK, INCLUDING A NEW PLAYGROUND.
TWO NEW PICNIC PAVILIONS, A NEW RESTROOM THAT DOUBLES AS A STORM SHELTER, A NEW LIGHTED TRAIL WITH BENCHES AND BENCH SWINGS, A NEW PARKING LOT, AND A BASEBALL TRIBUTE TO THE FORMER SIDE OF THE GRAND PRAIRIE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL FIELD OFFICIALS SAY THE UPGRADES WILL BRING NEW LIFE TO ONE OF THE CITY'S OLDEST PARKS.
I WAS ALWAYS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THIS PARK WAS NAMED AFTER GH TURNER BECAUSE HE WAS A MAYOR, AND THAT'S PARTLY TRUE.
HIS FAMILY DONATED THIS 45 ACRES OF THE CITY.
HE WAS NOT ONLY A GREAT MAYOR, BUT HIS FAMILY'S VERY BENEVOLENT.
GROWING UP HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE, I CAN REMEMBER COMING TO TURNER PARK.
THEY, UM, THE PARK AND RECREATIONS OUT OF THE DALWORTH RECREATION CENTER WOULD HAVE SUMMER IN RICHMOND PROGRAM CAMPS OVER HERE AT TURNER PARK.
SO THEY WOULD LOAD US UP ON BUSES AND THEY WOULD BRING US HERE LIKE ONE, ONE TIME OUT OF A WEEK DURING THE SUMMERTIME.
AND WE WOULD STAY AT THIS PARK LIKE ALL DAY.
NOT ONLY DID I LOVE THIS PARK, BUT I LOVE THIS BASEBALL FIELD.
AT THAT TIME, I PLAYED IN THIS PARK AS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYER FOR THREE YEARS, BUT ALSO I WATCHED MANY GREAT PLAYERS AND GREAT, AND A LOT OF GREAT TEAMS FROM GRAND PRAIRIE AND A LOT
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OF GREAT TEAMS FROM SOUTH COME OVER HERE AND PLAY.SO I GOT A LOT OF ENJOYMENT OUT OF HERE.
THE PROJECT WAS FINANCE WITH FUNDS FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT, AND WAS COMPLETED ON TIME AND UNDER BUDGET.