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Coppell mayor touts low taxes, volunteer contributions, veterans memorial and new fire station
Summary
Mayor Wes Mays said Coppell ended the year with one of its lowest tax rates in memory, highlighted more than 600 volunteer residents contributing the equivalent of over $600,000 annually, noted about 80 neighborhood block parties and announced a Veterans Day memorial and a new fire station at the former Austin Elementary site.
Mayor Wes Mays said Coppell finished the year with “one of the lowest tax rates in…memory” and highlighted heavy volunteer participation, community events and two infrastructure milestones: a veterans memorial planned for Veterans Day and a new fire station replacing the former Austin Elementary site.
Mays said the city has “had a very successful year this year. We've ended up with 1 of the lowest tax rates in, in memory and we've continued to provide city services at, an exemplary level.” He noted more than 600 residents volunteer with city boards and commissions and estimated that effort represents over $600,000 in volunteer service annually.
The mayor recounted neighborhood engagement tied to public safety and community events. He asked for a show of hands for National Night Out participation and said Coppell hosts roughly 80 block parties each year where police and fire personnel attend. He also praised the local arts venue’s growth and noted appearances by touring performers and groups.
On public facilities, Mays said the city completed a groundbreaking last year for a new fire station on the site of the former Austin Elementary school and expects a ribbon-cutting later this year. He also said a veterans memorial that “has been talked about for years” is expected to open on Veterans Day in November.
Remarks were delivered as a city update and did not include formal votes or motions during the recorded segment. No funding sources, contract awards or specific timelines beyond the items noted by Mays were provided in the transcript.
