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GRAND PRAIRIE'S HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS ALL ABOUT HELPING CURRENT AND POTENTIAL HOMEOWNERS.
AND THAT WAS ON FULL DISPLAY AGAIN AT THE RUTHIE JACKSON CENTER DURING THE 2026 HOME OWNERSHIP FAIR.
AS LOCAL EXPERTS GATHERED TOGETHER TO HELP EVERYONE THERE GET ANSWERS AND ADVICE ON ALL KINDS OF QUESTIONS RELATED TO OWNING OR BUYING A HOME.
THE FREE FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT FEATURES ONE-ON-ONE AND GROUP SESSIONS HOSTED BY REALTORS, BANKERS, HOUSING AND CREDIT COUNSELORS, HOME INSPECTORS AND APPRAISERS, AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM SEVERAL CITY DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY NONPROFITS.
THE ANNUAL EVENT CONTINUES TO BE A GREAT ONE DAY WAY TO HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE LEARN A LOT MORE ABOUT THE MANY PROGRAMS G-P-H-N-S MAKES AVAILABLE FOR CITIZENS.
A LOT OF THE TIMES WE NEED THAT EXTRA PUSH.
WE NEED THAT EXTRA INFORMATION BECAUSE WE SEE IT ON TV.
WE, WE MAY SEE IT ON THE NEWS, WE SEE IT IN DIFFERENT BROADCASTS ABOUT, COME BUY A HOME, COME BUY YOUR HOME.
BUT NO ONE ACTUALLY SITS US DOWN HOLD, HOLDS OUR HAND AND ACTUALLY TELLS US STEP BY STEP HOW TO PURCHASE A HOME.
YOU KNOW HOW IT CAN BE, YES, IT CAN BE FRUSTRATING AT TIMES, BUT IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT ACTUALLY ADVOCATES FOR YOU, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE ULTIMATE GOAL TO HAVE SOMEONE TO PARTNER WITH YOU ALONG THE THE HOME BUYING JOURNEY.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ABOUT ANY HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PROGRAMS, GO TO GNS.ORG OR CALL THEM DURING BUSINESS HOURS AT 9 7 2 2 3 7 8 1 7 6.
HI, DAVID BEL GRAND PRAIRIE HAS A NEW CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.
COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT THREE.
DAVID CHAPPELLE WAS SWORN IN AT THE JULY CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND TAKES OVER IN DISTRICT THREE AFTER WINNING A RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THAT SEAT ON JUNE 3RD, THE ELECTION FILLS THE SEAT THAT WAS OCCUPIED BY FORMER CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MIKE DELBOSQUE, WHO PASSED AWAY IN MARCH.
EVERYONE ASKS ME WHAT IS THE, UM, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT AM I MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ON CITY COUNCIL? THEY ASK, IS IT THIS, IS IT THAT IS IT.
THIS, I ALWAYS GO BACK TO THIS.
UM, I'VE MENTOR YOUNG YOUNG BOYS IN, UM, ARLINGTON GRAND PRAIRIE, AND PART OF THE PROGRAM I'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS IS TO HELP THEM WITH POSITIVE COPING SKILLS, HEALTHY COPING SKILLS, ANGER MANAGEMENT, AND THE WHOLE PURPOSE IS TO GET THEM TO GO FROM YOUNG BOYS TO YOUNG MEN.
I AM BLESSED AND HONORED TO BE IN THE ROOM.
UM, WHERE DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE THAT IMPACT THEM.
AND SO THAT ALONE GIVES ME SUCH FULFILLMENT AND SATISFACTION.
UM, I WANT TO THANK, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU ALL.
CHAPPELLE WILL SERVE A THREE YEAR TERM FOR ALL CITY ELECTION INFORMATION.
PLEASE VISIT GPTX.ORG/ELECTIONS.