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Public commenter says CIAB school-security grants total about $73,767; council moves CIAB item to regular agenda

3743829 · May 20, 2025
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Summary

A resident asked the council for clarity on Community Investment Advisory Board (CIAB) grants for school security, saying the total is about $73,767 rather than a full $85,000, and the council moved the CIAB notice from consent to the regular agenda.

A Mesquite resident told councilmembers on May 20 that the Community Investment Advisory Board (CIAB) grant package for school security will total about $73,767 because two schools did not submit applications, and asked city officials for documentation.

During the City of Mesquite Technical Review Meeting, resident Wes Bulger said he had emailed Councilwoman Gallo, the newest CIAB appointee, with the latest version of the grant list. Bulger summarized the funding as “basically the $60,000 worth of grants plus the $15,000 worth of grants that the,…

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