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A NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVE IS COMING TO GRAND PRAIRIE.
ALRIGHT, THE ALICE COURT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WILL BE LOCATED ON VACANT LAND JUST SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN.
10 NEW HOUSES ARE GOING TO BE BUILT AT THE SITE WITH MODERN FLOOR PLANS THAT OFFER THREE BEDROOMS, TWO BATHS, AND A TWO CAR GARAGE.
THEY WILL BE PRICED TO MAKE HOME OWNERSHIP ACCESSIBLE FOR LOW TO MODERATE INCOME FAMILIES.
THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE'S MEDIAN INCOME IS $76,200.
ANYBODY THAT IS AT 80% OR BELOW THAT WILL BE ABLE TO STAY HERE.
THAT WOULD PUT SOMEBODY AT ABOUT $61,000 OR BELOW WILL BE ABLE TO QUALIFY TO LIVE HERE.
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING RANGE RIGHT NOW IN DALLAS COUNTY IS $350,000.
SO THAT'S PROBABLY ABOUT THE CHEAPEST YOU'RE GOING TO FIND WHEN YOU WANNA BUY A HOUSE.
AND GUESS WHAT, WHEN WE DID THAT ANALYSIS, THERE WERE VERY FEW AREAS IN DALLAS COUNTY THAT ACTUALLY YOU COULD BUY A HOME FOR THAT PRICE.
THE NEW HOMES ARE A COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY, DALLAS COUNTY, THE GRAND PRAIRIE COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION, HOPE FOR ALL AND THE HOUSING CHANNEL.
IT IS JUST REALLY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I DREAMED OF FOR MANY, MANY YEARS TO SEE OUR CITY BEGIN DOING.
AND OUR COUNCIL HAS LED US TO THIS AND IT'S GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE THE CITY MANAGER.
WHEN WE ACTUALLY STARTED THIS, THE ELLIS COURT DEVELOPMENT IS SCHEDULED TO BE FINISHED BY LATE 2025.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE GRAND PRAIRIE HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AT GPTX.ORG/DEPARTMENTS/HOUSING NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES.
THE ALL SOLD PROCESSION AROUND GRAND PRAIRIE CITY HALL PLAZA COMMEMORATES THE OBSERVANCE OF THE ANNUAL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS OR DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATION.
THE PROCESSION IS ONE OF THE RITUALS THAT HAVE BECOME PART OF THE HOLIDAY THAT ORIGINATED CENTURIES AGO IN MEXICO AND INVOLVES FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH PAINTED FACES OR MASKS GATHERING TO PAY RESPECTS.
AND REMEMBER, FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE DIED WILL BE MADE IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
IT'S PART OF A FESTIVAL IN CITY HALL SQUARE WHERE THERE IS LIVE MUSIC AND DANCING AND SOME ELABORATELY DECORATED ALTARS WITH PICTURES OF DEPARTED LOVED ONES SURROUNDED BY MEMORABILIA AND GIFTS, WHICH CAN INCLUDE SOME OF THEIR MOST PRIZED EARTHLY POSSESSIONS, INCLUDING A FAVORITE FOOD, BEVERAGE OR CANDY.
AND ANOTHER VERY POPULAR PART OF GRAND PRAIRIE'S ANNUAL TRADITION IS THE RELEASE OF 400 MONARCH BUTTERFLIES THAT AS LEGEND GOES CARRY WITH THEM MYTHICAL AND SACRED SIGNIFICANCE, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BUTTERFLY.
WE ALWAYS THINK THAT IT'S OUR LOVED ONES COME TO GREET US ONE MORE TIME.
ONCE A YEAR IN MEXICO, THEY CELEBRATE, THEY DECORATE THE CEMETERIES, THEY BRING THE FAVORITE FOOD FOR THEIR LOVED ONES THAT HAVE PASSED.
SO IT'S A WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL TRADITION.
IN THE CITY OF GRANT PRAIRIE, WE'RE DOING A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL JOB OF CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF ALL OF OUR CULTURES.
THE TRADITIONS OF DIA DE LOS MUERTOS ARE ALWAYS CELEBRATED EVERY YEAR AROUND ITS OFFICIAL DATE OF NOVEMBER 1ST.
SO SHE CAN COME UP HIGHER, SHE CAN COME UP LOWER.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE AREAS THAT SHE CAN PLACE HER HANDS.
FITNESS COURTS ARE THE NEWEST WAY TO STAY HEALTHY.
IN GRAND PRAIRIE FITNESS COURTS ARE AN OUTDOOR INNOVATION TO CIRCUIT TRAINING THAT PROVIDES A FULL BODY WORKOUT IN JUST SEVEN MINUTES, GRAND PRAIRIE IS GETTING SIX FITNESS COURTS THANKS TO A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY, THE NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN, AND BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF TEXAS.
THE COURTS ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND EACH ONE FEATURES A UNIQUE DESIGN CREATED BY LOCAL ARTISTS.
TWO, ONE ON THURSDAY, ALL THE COURTS WERE OFFICIALLY OPENED WITH ONE RIBBON CUTTING.
I'VE NEVER WANTED TO LIVE IN A TOWN THAT ON THAT DIDN'T HAVE PARKS.
I NEVER WANTED TO LIVE IN A TOWN THAT DIDN'T HAVE LIBRARIES.
AND I'M THANKFUL TO BE HERE IN GRAND PRAIRIE WHERE OUR CITIZENS AND OUR COUNCIL AND OUR STAFF HAS MADE THAT A BIG PRIORITY.
AND THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE SHOWING THE PUBLIC THAT WE'RE ALL IN FOR EVERYTHING.
WE WANT TO, WE WANT YOU TO ENJOY LIFE AND WE WANT TO GIVE YOU OPPORTUNITIES TO GET OUT AND ENJOY IT.
WE KNOW THAT ON AVERAGE, ABOUT ONE IN TWO INDIVIDUALS DO NOT GET ENOUGH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THEIR DAILY LIVES.
AND THAT LEADS TO, UM, MORE PREVENTATIVE CHRONIC ILLNESS THAT WE SEE TIME AND TIME AGAIN THROUGHOUT, UM, OUR CLAIMS HISTORY.
UH, WE JOINED WITH THE NATIONAL FITNESS CAMPAIGN
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TO TRY TO TRY TO REDUCE THOSE BARRIERS TO FITNESS AND, AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.OFFICIALS ALSO PRESENTED COMMISSION CHECKS TO THE ARTIST WHO CREATED THE SIGNATURE LOOK FOR EACH FITNESS COURT.
I NEVER QUITE UNDERSTOOD THE PHRASE OF, UM, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE SOMETHING UNTIL IT'S GONE OR, UM, UNTIL YOU'RE AWAY UNTIL I WENT TO COLLEGE.
AND SO MY ARTWORK IS ACTUALLY THINGS THAT UNEXPECTEDLY REMINDED ME OF HOME WHILE I WAS AWAY AT COLLEGE.
AND, UM, YEAH, AND I DID IT IN A STAINED GLASS STYLE TO REPRESENT LIKE A SACRED REMEMBRANCE BECAUSE IT'S MY HOME.
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GRAND PRAIRIE FITNESS COURTS BY VISITING GRAND FUND GP.COM.
I WEATHER AND A GREAT CAUSE OFFERED THE PERFECT SCENARIO FOR THE TRADITIONAL OCTOBER SATURDAY MORNING STROLL AROUND DOWNTOWN GRAND PRAIRIE WITH MAYOR RON JENSEN PEEK OUT.
OFFICIALLY KNOWN AS THE STROLL WITH THE MAYOR AND PINK OUT THE TWO MILE DOWNTOWN TOUR THAT ALWAYS BEGINS AND ENDS AT THE CITY'S FARMER'S MARKET DREW ANOTHER ENERGETIC, ENTHUSIASTIC, AND ENORMOUS ENTOURAGE THAT EVEN INCLUDES AN IMPRESSIVE SHOW OF SUPPORT FROM THE FOUR-LEGGED COMMUNITY FOUNDED BY JENSEN IN 2018.
THE EVENT'S MISSION IS TO RAISE AWARENESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER.
AND EVERYONE WHO TAKES PART IS ENCOURAGED TO GET DECKED OUT IN PINK BECAUSE THAT IS THE COLOR RECOGNIZED AROUND THE WORLD AS A SYMBOL OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS AND GRAND PRAIRIE'S.
PINK OUT STROLL IS ALWAYS HELD AT THIS TIME OF YEAR BECAUSE OCTOBER IS NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
BUT WE ALL KNOW SOMEBODY THAT'S GONE THROUGH CANCER.
HER OWN DEPUTY MAYOR PROTON GEORGIA CLEMSON IS A CANCER SURVIVOR.
MY SISTER WAS A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR.
SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET THE AWARENESS OUT.
WE WANT TO PREVENT BREAST CANCER.
SO IF THIS GETS YOU TO WALKING IS GETTING TOGETHER IN COMMUNITY, LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW TO STAY HEALTHY IN EARLY DETECTION, BUT GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER IN THE COMMUNITY IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.
AND NOW THE MAYOR IS INVITING EVERYONE TO JOIN HIM FOR HIS FINAL CYCLING WITH THE MA BIKE RIDE OF 2024, WHICH IS THE ANNUAL SNEAK, A PEAK RIDE THROUGH PRAIRIE LIGHTS AT LYNN CREEK PARK TO KICK OFF THE HOLIDAY SEASON ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT, PLEASE VISIT GPTX.ORG/GET FIT GP.