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WELCOME TO MY MAYOR'S MESSAGE FOR FEBRUARY, 2026.YOU MAY HAVE SEEN CREWS HARD AT WORK AROUND CITY HALL, AND THAT'S BECAUSE DOWNTOWN GRAND PRAIRIE IS TRANSFORMING RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES.
THE OLD CALVARY CHURCH IS COMING DOWN, PAVING THE WAY FOR A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART, RETAIL, AND RESIDENTIAL SPACE.
MEANWHILE, CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY IN FRONT OF CITY HALL ON A MULTI-PURPOSE STAGE AND GATHERING SPACE FOR ALL KINDS OF FREE CITY EVENTS.
YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF DOWNTOWN GRAND PRIX@GTX.ORG.
YOU ALSO HAVE A CHANCE TO HELP US SHAPE THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY BY ELECTING WHO REPRESENTS YOU ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND WEIGHING IN ON STREET REPAIR PROJECTS, PUBLIC SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS BY MAKING YOUR VOICE HEARD AT THE CITY GENERAL AND BOND ELECTION ON SATURDAY MAY 2ND.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE AT GPTX.ORG/ELECTIONS.
FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND WE HAVE SEVERAL EVENTS AND PRODUCTIONS PLANNED TO CELEBRATE HERE IN GRAND PRIX.
ONE OF THE BIG HIGHLIGHTS IS OUR ANNUAL HOOPS FOR HISTORY BASKETBALL GAME, WHICH WILL RETURN ON FEBRUARY 26TH AT THE DW WORTH RECREATION CENTER FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM ONCE AGAIN, THIS YEAR IT WILL BE A TEAM OF MEN AND WOMEN FROM OUR GRAND PRAIRIE POLICE DEPARTMENT TAKING ON A TEAM OF DALWORTH COMMUNITY ALL STARS DURING A FUN, FRIENDLY NIGHT OF COMPETITION AND FELLOWSHIP.
THE EVENING'S FESTIVITIES WILL ALSO FEATURE A SPECIAL CELEBRATION FOR MEMBERS FROM THE DOW WORTH COMMUNITY WHO HAVE EARNED THE COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY, YOU CAN FIND THE MANY OTHER WAYS WE'RE CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH BY VISITING GP BLACK EXPERIENCE.COM.
FEBRUARY ALSO MEANS IT'S TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT THIS YEAR'S BIG EVENT, OUR ANNUAL MASSIVE CITYWIDE SPRING CLEANING EFFORT ON SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH.
THAT WILL HELP A LOT OF GP RESIDENTS IN THE NEED OF HELP WITH HOUSEHOLD PROJECTS.
WE ARE ASKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO SIGN UP, AND WE ALSO NEED RESIDENTS TO SUBMIT JOBS THAT THEY NEED HELP WITH.
SOME OF THE CHORES WE DID LAST YEAR WERE TRASH PICKUP AND REMOVAL, LANDSCAPING AND YARD WORK LIKE MOWING, TRIMMING HEDGES, RAKING LEAVES, PULLING WEEDS, AND PLANTING FLOWERS.
BASICALLY THE KIND OF JOBS THAT HELP OUR NEIGHBORS WHO AREN'T ABLE TO DO IT FOR THEMSELVES.
YOU CAN SIGN UP NOW THROUGH MARCH 1ST BY LOGGING ONTO GTX.ORG/BIG EVENT GET FIT.
GRAND PRAIRIE INVITES RESIDENTS TO TAKE PART IN A HEALTHIER 2026.
ALL GRAND PRAIRIE RESIDENTS CAN DOWNLOAD THE FREE MY HEALTH PASSPORT PACKED WITH FREE GYM PASSES, DINING DISCOUNTS, AND MORE THANKS TO OUR LOCAL BUSINESS PARTNERS.
COUPONS ARE VALID THROUGH FEBRUARY 28TH.
DOWNLOAD YOUR PASSPORT AND START YOUR HEALTHY JOURNEY TODAY.
MEANWHILE, UNTIL NEXT TIME Y'ALL BE KIND, STAY SAFE AND I'LL SEE YOU NEXT MONTH.