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THE MAY 3RD GRAND PRAIRIE CITY ELECTION INCLUDES RACES FOR MAYOR, ONE CITY COUNCIL SEAT, A SALES TAX REFERENDUM, AND AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER IN THE MAYOR'S RACE INCUMBENT, RON JENSEN IS SEEKING ANOTHER THREE YEAR TERM AGAINST RABBI L LESLEY.
IN DISTRICT TWO INCUMBENT, JACQUELINE HEDON IS RUNNING UNOPPOSED FOR ANOTHER THREE YEAR TERM.
AND IN DISTRICT FOUR THERE IS A THREE-WAY RACE BETWEEN INCUMBENT JOHN LOPEZ, MARTA NEMO, AND CARLOS CHARLIE GARZA.
VOTERS WILL ALSO DECIDE IF THEY WANNA REAUTHORIZE A QUARTER CENT SALES TAX THAT IS BEING USED FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
VOTERS RENEWED THE TAX FOR A FOURTH TIME IN 2017.
SINCE THEN, IT IS GENERATED $81 MILLION, WHICH HAS BEEN USED TO IMPROVE MORE THAN 121 STREETS.
FIX 64 MILES OF ROADWAY REPAIR 29 ALLEYS AND ELIMINATE 1,355 STANDING WATER SITES.
IF VOTERS RENEW THE STREET TAX FOR EIGHT YEARS, THE OVERALL SALES TAX WILL STAY THE SAME.
AN ESTIMATED $96 MILLION WOULD BE GENERATED FOR STREET REPAIRS AND NON-RESIDENTS WOULD SHARE THE COST THROUGH THE SALES TAX.
IF THE TAX IS NOT RENEWED, THE OVERALL SALES TAX WOULD BE REDUCED BY ONE QUARTER CENT.
THE LEVEL OF STREET REPAIRS WOULD DECLINE TO WHAT COULD BE ABSORBED BY THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND BUDGET.
THERE ARE ALSO TWO CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS ON THE BALLOT.
PROPOSITION B WOULD ADD THE POSITION OF DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, WHICH WILL BE SELECTED FROM AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE MAYOR.
IF THE MAYOR PRO TEM IS ABSENT OR DISABLED, PROPOSITION C WOULD REMOVE REDUNDANCIES, CORRECT TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND MODIFY LANGUAGE THAT CONFLICTS WITH STATE OR FEDERAL LAW.
EARLY VOTING FOR THE MAY 3RD ELECTION IS AVAILABLE FROM APRIL 22ND THROUGH APRIL 29TH.
VOTING ON ELECTION DAY IS FROM 7:00 AM UNTIL 7:00 PM.
FOR VOTING LOCATIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION, VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE@GPTX.ORG.
IT'S A TIME HONORED TRADITION AT LONE STAR PARK AT GRAND PRAIRIE, AND A SURE SIGN THAT ANOTHER SEASON OF LIVE HORSE RACING IS ON ITS WAY.
AND THE RED GLEN, IT'S LONE STAR'S ANNUAL NATIONAL ANTHEM AUDITIONS.
AN OPEN INVITATION TO SOLOISTS, DUETS GROUPS AND INSTRUMENTALISTS TO GET IN FRONT OF A MIC AND CAMERA AND TRY THEIR BEST TO IMPRESS.
WHILE PERFORMING THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER, WE WANT TO HAVE A LIVE PERFORMER PERFORMING A NATIONAL ANTHEM EVERY LIVE RACE DAY.
OBVIOUSLY, PERFORMING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM IS IMPORTANT, HONORING THE COUNTRY.
IT'S A SPORTING TRADITION TO PERFORM THE NATIONAL ANTHEM LIVE.
AND AS ANYONE WHO HAS TRIED IT CAN TELL YOU THE NATIONAL ANTHEM CAN BE A CHALLENGING SONG, EVEN FOR THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED MUSICIANS FOR THE LAND OF FREE.
BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER HERE.
AS 85 CANDIDATES WERE MORE THAN WILLING TO STEP UP TO THE MIC AND TRY TO EARN A RETURN TRIP TO DO IT AGAIN IN FRONT OF A LIVE AUDIENCE ON ONE OR MORE OF THE 73 RACING DATES SCHEDULED AT THE TRACK IN 2025.
IT BROUGHT ME BACK TO REALLY ELEMENTARY, HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
I'M NOT EVEN GONNA LIE TO YOU.
WHEN I USED TO SING IT ALL THE TIME, AND AS FAR AS THE RANGE, ALWAYS BEEN COMFORTABLE SINGING AND BELTING IT OUT.
IT, IT ALWAYS WAS THE SONG THAT I LIKE TO SING THE SHOW, THE POWER TO SHOW THE RANGE IN MY VOCALS.
I LOVE SINGING, FIRST OF ALL, AND I LOVE MAKING PEOPLE HAPPY, WHICH THEY TELL ME I DO MAKE THEM HAPPY.
SO THAT'S SUCH A JOY TO MY HEART.
SO THAT'S THE REASON
IT'LL BE JUST SO WONDERFUL TO GET TO SING IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE AND SEE THEIR REACTIONS.
TRACK OFFICIALS WILL MAKE THE FINAL DECISION ON WHO WILL BE INVITED BACK BEFORE LONE STAR PARK'S 28TH SEASON BEGINS ON THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH.
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