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Keep Mesquite Beautiful presents growth, volunteer impact and Butterfly Trail overhaul to council
Summary
Jonathan Shetty, Keep Mesquite Beautiful executive director, and youth environmental leaders summarized 2024 programming, volunteer hours, recycling totals and a planned $30,000 Butterfly Trail update with a May 24 grand opening; council praised youth participation.
Jonathan Shetty, executive director of Keep Mesquite Beautiful (KMB), briefed the Mesquite City Council on April 21 about program growth, youth engagement and upcoming projects, saying the organization marked increased volunteer hours, community events and fundraising in 2024 and early 2025.
Nut graf: KMB said it recorded roughly 6,912 volunteer hours, an economic impact the group valued at $231,568.75, recycled more than 53,000 pounds of material across events, distributed 700+ trees and planted 525+ plants. The group budgeted $30,000 for a Butterfly Trail update that KMB expects to complete for a May 24 grand opening and said youth environmental leaders helped expand school-based green…
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