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THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON ARE BACK AT LYNN CREEK PARK IN GRAND PRAIRIE.
PRAIRIE LIGHTS CYCLING WITH THE MAYOR AND YES, SO IS CYCLING WITH THE MAYOR.
THAT ONCE AGAIN BROUGHT A HUGE TURNOUT OF MEN, WOMEN, BOYS, AND GIRLS, TO THE PARK TO HELP GRAND PRAIRIE MAYOR RON JENSEN USHER IN THE 2025 EDITION OF THE CITY'S AWARD-WINNING HOLIDAY LIGHTS EXPERIENCE OPENING FOR ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON ON THANKSGIVING DAY, THE ANNUAL NOVEMBER RIDE THROUGH THE LIGHTS IS THE MOST POPULAR OF THE YEAR FOR THE CYCLING SERIES THAT JENSEN STARTED OVER A DECADE AGO TO PROMOTE THE CITY'S GET FIT GP INITIATIVE AND IT'S OBVIOUS IT HAS BECOME A GRAND PRAIRIE TRADITION THAT CONTINUES TO BRING HUNDREDS BACK TO PRAIRIE LIGHTS YEAR AFTER YEAR.
IT'S A MASSIVE SHOW OF, OF JUST PEOPLE GETTING OUT HERE WHERE THEIR FAMILIES, THERE'S BEEN PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE EVERY YEAR.
THEY USED TO RIDE ON THE BACK OF THEIR BICYCLE, NOW THEY'RE RIDING THEIR OWN BICYCLE.
WE HAVE BUILT SOMETHING OUT HERE.
WE HAVE PRAIRIE LIGHTS FOR THE WHOLE DFW METROPLEX TO ENJOY.
IT'S FUN, IT'S FAMILY FRIENDLY.
STARTING ON THANKSGIVING, PRAIRIE LIGHTS WILL BE OPEN NIGHTLY THROUGH NEW YEAR'S EVE, DECEMBER 31ST.
FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT PRAIRIE LIGHTS.ORG.
THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE IS EXCITED TO LAUNCH ITS NEW WATER UTILITY CUSTOMER PORTAL.
THE FIRST THING YOU'LL NEED TO DO IS ENROLL.
START BY GOING TO WWW.PAYWATERBILL.GPTX.ORG.
ENTER NEW ACCOUNT NUMBER, OR CLICK THE LINK THAT READS FIND MY ACCOUNT NUMBER.
ENTER THE STATEMENT BALANCE FROM THE PRIOR TWO MONTHS, AND CLICK NEXT.
OR CHECK YOUR EMAIL FOR AN INVITATION THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS FROM NO REPLY UNDER WATER BILLING@GPTX.ORG.
CLICK ON THE GREEN REGISTER BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM.
THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO AN ENROLLMENT FORM TO COMPLETE.
ONCE YOU'VE LOGGED IN, CLICK ON THE TAXI ICON AT THE TOP RIGHT OF THE SCREEN FOR A QUICK TOUR.
IT WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE PORTAL AND HOW TO USE IT.
ON THE LEFT, YOU CAN SIGN UP TO MAKE PREAUTHORIZED PAYMENTS.
ON THE RIGHT, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR PAPERLESS BILLING.
TOWARD THE TOP RIGHT, YOU CAN CHECK YOUR CURRENT BALANCE, MAKE A ONE-TIME PAYMENT, OR VIEW THE DETAILS OF YOUR CURRENT BILL.
IT SHOWS YOU YOUR PAYMENT HISTORY AND YOUR STATEMENT HISTORY WHERE YOU CAN VIEW AND PRINT YOUR PREVIOUS STATEMENTS.
YOU CAN ALSO MAKE A ONETIME PAYMENT OR START THE MOVE IN OR MOVE OUT PROCESS WITHOUT LOGGING IN.
TO MAKE A ONETIME PAYMENT, CLICK ONETIME PAY AND FOLLOW THE PROMPTS.
ONCE YOU'VE ENTERED A VALID ACCOUNT NUMBER AND ZIP CODE, YOUR BALANCE AND PAYMENT OPTIONS WILL APPEAR AUTOMATICALLY.
TO START THE MOVE IN OR MOVE OUT PROCESS, SIMPLY CLICK THE BUTTON THAT APPLIES AND FOLLOW THE PROMPTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR NEW WATER UTILITY CUSTOMER PORTAL.
PLEASE VISIT GPTX.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION.