- Open Board Meeting, December 1, 2016, at 7 PM in the Association Office.
- Agenda for the meeting: (Subject to change)
- Resolution to allow voting by electronic means (allowed by statutes)
- Executive Session to follow
- Agenda for the meeting: (Subject to change)
The newest Pipeline is posted.
Study Aims to Align Military, Community Missions at Redmond Taylor Army Heliport
Joining Forces, a Regional Joint Land Use Study (JLUS), will identify and recommend communication and land use strategies that support continued military capabilities. The cities and counties surrounding Redmond Taylor Army Heliport, located on the northwest side of Mountain Creek Lake, will work with the facility to plan and carry out specific actions that will promote compatible community and economic growth.
Insight and input from Grand Prairie and Dallas residents are vital to the success of the study around Redmond Taylor Army Heliport. Short surveys at www.JoiningForcesNTX.org ask about compatibility issues like noise, safety/security, environmental resources and communication/coordination as well as how residents would like to learn about and stay involved in the study.
Land uses that can be incompatible when they occur near a military installation include urban growth, energy development, the presence of wildlife or water and land uses that restrict air space or create a threat to security.
The regional study coordinated by the North Central Texas Council of Governments also includes communities and military operations for Naval Air Station Fort Worth, Joint Reserve Base, Fort Wolters Training Center in Mineral Wells and Camp Maxey Training Center near Paris. Installations are nominated for a JLUS by the military, and the study is funded by the Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment.
To learn more and provide input, visit www.JoiningForcesNTX.org or contact staff at 817-695-9240 or info@JoiningForcesNTX.org.
Also sent with the above information is a factsheet and a map of the area in question:
We will be mowing the West side tomorrow (Tuesday) and the East side on Wednesday.
Office
Closed on Thursday and Friday, November 24 and 25, in observance of the holiday.
Trash
We will pick up trash on Friday, November 25th.
Keep Wipes Out of City Wastewater System
Do you use wet wipes that claim they are flushable? These wipes are actually not flushable and can cause harm to plumbing and wastewater systems because they do not disintegrate after flushing. Instead, they wrap around other flushed wipes and debris, damage pumps at the wastewater plant, and have to be removed from wastewater screens and lift stations.
Wipes also create clogs in main wastewater lines and customer lines that have to be manually removed because fats, oil and grease deposit on them.
Toilet paper disintegrates almost immediately, but the strong-fiber wipes cause havoc in city wastewater lines and at wastewater plants.
When using flushable wipes, please throw them into the trash, and do not flush them down the toilet. This keeps the wastewater lines clear and helps avoid costly clog removal at your home and the wastewater plant.
We have a major water leak on West Mountain Creek Drive, in the median near number 56. It looks like it is one of the City’s six inch lines, probably to the fire hydrant. There is a large volume of water coming out and running down the streets
and into the storm drains.
The water main feeds parts of West Mountain Creek Drive and West Townhouse Lane.
The City has been contacted but they did not say when someone would be here to repair it.
Since it is a large water line, the repairs will effect a large number of homes on the West side once repairs begin. No idea how long these repairs will take.
UPDATE- 10:45AM – The city is on scene now. They think it is a pipe break. If it is, it will take some time to repair.
UPDATE: 12:30PM – The City has reduced the water pressure in the area to slow the leak until the repair crew gets here.
UPDATE- 4:00PM – Backhoe is on site, several workers, they will likely have to dig up the street to get t this main pipe. No estimates on when the water will be back on.
Major Makeover Celebration at the Library
- Date: 11/10/2016 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
- Location: Main Library
901 Conover Drive
Grand Prairie, Texas 75051
The Grand Prairie Main Library invites you to help celebrate its “Major Makeover” with an open house from 5 to 7 pm. After a ribbon-cutting and brief remarks at 5pm, , the event continues with refreshments, activities, and special guests until 7 pm.
The Main Library was closed from January through May of 2016 for an extensive remodeling project, reopening just in time for its biggest Summer Reading Club ever. The Library reopened with a new children’s area, new programming spaces, new study rooms, new shelves, new furniture, and a whole new look. Some finishing touches (such as light fixtures and signage) have been added over the summer, with workers moving around library guests.
The children’s area became the Parent and Child Center. Supporting a range of developmentally-targeted programs, it encourages children and caregivers to learn, laugh, and explore together under our learning tree. Just past the bubbling water wall, activity walls and learning tools help children make connections with their environment through play and manipulation.
Two additional meeting rooms (one teen-specific) have increased the number of programs that can be offered simultaneously. Study spaces have been expanded to accommodate more people, but be quieter and better-lit, with closing doors, dry-erase boards, and power outlets.
New all-in-one computers for the public eliminate crawling under a desk to insert a drive or connect headphones. Throughout the library, work areas with handy outlets make it even easier to charge your phone, laptop or tablet while you study, read or work. For guests on the go, self-check-out will get you back to reading faster.
Our most popular items, such as dvds, audiobooks and new books, are given a featured spot in our new Discover area, close to the entrance. Local history and genealogy collections have been given their own room, ROOTS, featuring a glass mural of Grand Prairie photos, documents and people. Soon, ROOTS will welcome online files of the Grand Prairie Daily News, currently being digitized.
The Grand Prairie Main Library is located at 901 Conover Dr. 972-237-5700. Visit us online at www.gptx.org/library
The new GP Pipeline is posted.
The Office will be closed on Friday, November 4th.