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According to the announcement, garbage pickups north of Warrior Trail will be on Tuesdays and Fridays; garbage pickups south of Warrior Trail will be on Mondays and Thursdays. The announcement also said recycling pickups will change to Wednesdays but did not specify whether the recycling change applies citywide.

The message was presented as a public-service announcement on the community program; no further operational details or contact information were provided during the segment.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Grand Prairie - Its Happening 0525 - Jul 01, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The city said garbage collections north of Warrior Trail will move to Tuesdays and Fridays and south of Warrior Trail to Mondays and Thursdays beginning Oct. 2; recycling pickups were said to change to Wednesdays but the announcement did not specify whether that applies citywide.","taxTitle","Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas","taxId",2784,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6552404,"Grand Prairie renames environmental office; department outlines water, mosquito control, waste and outreach programs",0,1074000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5118066-09364f6ee76c313dfa115967bf48d643&start=1074&end=1074","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5118066-09364f6ee76c313dfa115967bf48d643/thumbnail_1074000.jpg","/articles/6552404/Grand-Prairie/Dallas-County/Texas/Grand-Prairie-renames-environmental-office-department-outlines-water-mosquito-control-waste-and-outreach-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6552404-8400a59eb0b70aa51d7eb855465d1355/orig.mp4?Expires=1775128005&Signature=Rx-BBoeuKjiWoYvPNGlsUY~WP4vv8w5zpaizXrEW70S~xOTBVShyHahAWfedxFie94q56QCpWpdZhWWmEdfZl~ltn~NvFrry0NAKiUQJpmx-mwGVxj41OG7EIotfWJgumFoU9ynKj~gwk3EEcaNmZSNyfd3Hvr80XyXYb~9efo4J9Evzk7h2l5nq9puOU4kjw8ONUOxZk1obx-RsaX9XUHUyR-wts5Tj3Oyv4A2AjxE5ii7js279FRdLk1aKdwnWCNV3wgHUjynTo8KzuGrU~b1dzEsjhENpWVGJ~-B14LI8SWQL4jOhCVmAclP3AqlReUpaczFzI0FesvNCGNFOAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Grand Prairie officials said the city’s environmental unit has been renamed Public Health and Environmental Quality and outlined services ranging from food and childcare inspections to drinking-water monitoring and mosquito control.

\"Drinking water is our highest priority,\" said Cindy Mendez, representing the department. Mendez said the office conducts permitting and inspections of retail food facilities, food manufacturers and warehousing, childcare centers, public pools and temporary food vendors at festivals.

On the environmental-quality side, Mendez said staff perform daily field checks on the city’s drinking water and monthly monitoring of stream segments, and they permit and inspect gas wells, industrial facilities and automotive shops. She said hydrant flushing and opening hydrants to clear dead ends are performed as a state requirement to maintain chlorine residual and water quality.

Mendez described mosquito control as a shared public-health and environmental task and advised residents on common prevention steps known as the \"4 D's\": defend (use EPA‑approved repellents such as DEET and protective clothing), limit outdoor activity at dawn and dusk, drain standing water around homes and utilize environmental measures. She also noted natural repellents and plants can reduce mosquito presence, but emphasized removing standing water from containers as the most effective household step.

The department collects household hazardous waste and provided guidance on latex-paint disposal and use of paint hardeners; it advised against putting hazardous chemicals down drains or in the landfill. Mendez also described Get Fit GP, a public-health outreach program that includes a monthly cycling event with the mayor (May through October) and other community wellness activities. The department will host a Mother's Day health fair at Asia Times Square on May 10 from 9 a.m. to noon, Mendez said.

Mendez named several staff members who conduct field sampling and inspections, including Bryce Goen, Caitlin Parker, Kyle Babena, Sherry Richardson, Warner Rodriguez, Jody Cason, Christopher Wilson and Eric Straw.

No regulatory changes or new city ordinances were announced during the segment.","City officials said the environmental department is now \"Public Health and Environmental Quality\" and described daily drinking-water monitoring, monthly hydrant flushing (state requirement), mosquito-control guidance, household hazardous-waste collection and the Get Fit GP outreach program.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6552408,"Grand Prairie Library to kick off 'Color Our World' summer reading May 31 at Main Library",286,641000,927000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5118066-09364f6ee76c313dfa115967bf48d643&start=641&end=927","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5118066-09364f6ee76c313dfa115967bf48d643/thumbnail_641000.jpg","/articles/6552408/Grand-Prairie/Dallas-County/Texas/Grand-Prairie-Library-to-kick-off-Color-Our-World-summer-reading-May-31-at-Main-Library","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6552408-62ff2dfedef6c3bbefca6e9825798307/orig.mp4?Expires=1775128005&Signature=kxN9qfD8IIuKBQ2dJpCZ1zX9II4CYp-BTLXLsDaqcceJaqwSGT13AAgtPMuTkcfsNaqmoM4ZiVcwkgdym2mwXgsE8MUSRy~EPyMgR9DjvZc6NCG27zhti0IoWl35NP7QeFxHdReqtrgXC9CMspZsgeQEI5G10jYEEHrEEoJt7IB~PNr5HjOl6uPkDpu8NuIy5pvX1S43cGPEjaqvq64fHOza0~iuboU1J2XGdsffylAZMcw-DwoaIYcm4ecpfKNRKjr5i8bssE6BrcSOaAhoYBWnbHeCEI3-2vLHixE43s1pIVkQyPPTf5-awwi528UCcH2UJbxvy6AlnqoHqxZuhA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Grand Prairie Library will hold its summer reading kickoff on Saturday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Main Library, 901 Conover Drive, library staff said. The 2025 theme is \"Color Our World,\" and organizers said the program is intended to encourage creativity and maintain literacy over the summer.

\"This summer our theme is Color Our World...to explore your own creativity,\" said Peter Syme, representing the Grand Prairie Library. He described the kickoff as the first day to sign up and said the library will offer traditional paper reading logs as well as the Beanstack app for digital logging.

The library will present large weekly Friday programs that rotate among the three branches—Main, Shotwell and Warmack—featuring themes such as The Art of Science, The Art of Music and The Art of Bubbles, staff said. The library also runs mobile library stops across the city's six districts once a week; the mobile vehicles offer book pickup, holds, Wi‑Fi (extending roughly 20 feet), printers and air conditioning.

Programs and age eligibility: staff said the summer reading club is open to children, teens and adults as a family activity; participants who return logs are eligible for prizes and grand-prize drawings. A printed program guide and calendar will be posted on gptx.org/library in the weeks before the kickoff.

Library staff noted construction at the Main Library may still be ongoing at kickoff; they said the library is prepared to adapt programming if construction continues. All library programs and book checkouts are free, staff said.","The Grand Prairie Library's summer reading program \"Color Our World\" begins with a kickoff May 31, 10 a.m.–noon at the Main Library, 901 Conover Drive; the program runs through July and includes in-person and app-based reading logs, branch programs and mobile library stops.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6552413,"Grand Prairie to hold Cinco de Mayo parade, committee to award $46,000 in scholarships",555,28000,583000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5118066-09364f6ee76c313dfa115967bf48d643&start=28&end=583","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5118066-09364f6ee76c313dfa115967bf48d643/thumbnail_28000.jpg","/articles/6552413/Grand-Prairie/Dallas-County/Texas/Grand-Prairie-to-hold-Cinco-de-Mayo-parade-committee-to-award-46000-in-scholarships","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6552413-655f0793c0c689df43d3c2595897cd1c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775128005&Signature=k9CtP8iCP7uS2x11morko2oZtUNBFTSqb6-THlRMZYsMZmZAEywKYjmrKUdsqSGpjDTR4P-GnRU1dMWl1KbW9-3xkO8s8TXChuqvsFuB1BhI3gCZiluGeeI6y6zJi6FF~D6qvwbbduKpunpFDM93CkQ1ncQRlqFFsq9eIIpJKba9zc51OOZguFuY8vEQJdEdvRaGx4Ga5gr8YnKNrrLei1DbqKF5o4OoRRK0S2php3syUsWFXD7s~GWa-aehbLll69EzbUctHAiebLQF~QCsp2C5tbvZ5m4CQxB4FlhEQyQnUuIdvzLUgeTsWuIkgsZXCv4J~HEEBu75VwHz1ruBxA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The 37th annual Cinco de Mayo parade in Grand Prairie will assemble at Northeast 17th Street and East Main, with lineup set for 8:30 a.m. and a 10 a.m. start, organizers said. The parade will proceed west on Main Street and conclude at City Hall Plaza, where festival activities and presentations will follow.

\"We're awarding 21 students a total of, dollars 46,000 in scholarships this year,\" said Gloria Carrillo, a longtime organizer of the event. Carrillo said the parade and festival will also highlight student artwork and community entertainment.

Organizers asked VIPs and parade participants to use the north-side parking lot at Immaculate Conception for staging and parking. The event will feature food and retail vendors, school-district participation and a main stage program that will introduce elected officials and scholarship recipients.

Carrillo listed sponsors and partners who support the event, including Rooms to Go, PepsiCo and Traders Village, and said community businesses and school districts play a central role in producing the celebration. The parade lineup will be led by South Grand Prairie ROTC. Carl Juarez of Rooms to Go will serve as grand marshal and Lieutenant Mark Tudonio as deputy grand marshal, Carrillo said.

The parade committee is large and long-running, Carrillo said, naming several volunteers and partners including John Lopez (city council), Araceli Mercado (Century 21 Judge Feit) and others who manage vendors, booklets and logistics. She said the committee has awarded about half a million dollars in scholarships to Grand Prairie students over time.

People interested in vending were directed to contact Araceli Mercado at Century 21 Judge Feit; Carrillo said vendor space was nearly full and that vendor registration deadlines were imminent. The committee expects printed event booklets to be available to the public soon.

The organizers emphasized the parade’s community focus and scholarship support as reasons for continued public participation. No fees, permit changes or formal city actions were announced during the segment.","Organizers say the 37th annual Cinco de Mayo parade will begin at Northeast 17th and East Main with lineup at 8:30 a.m., a 10 a.m. start and festival activities at City Hall Plaza. The committee will present 21 scholarships totaling $46,000.","actionData","errors"]

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