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Grand Prairie mayor highlights back-to-school giveaway, pet adoption day and $2.8M Fish Creek Trail grant
Summary
In an August 2025 mayoral message, Mayor Ron Jensen announced a back-to-school supply giveaway Aug. 9, a Strolling with the Mayor walk on Aug. 20, Grand Prairie Animal Services' Clear the Shelters adoption day Aug. 23, renovations at Bain Library, a new sensory wall at Playground Adventures and a $2.8 million grant for Fish Creek Trail lighting.
Mayor Ron Jensen used his August 2025 mayor’s message to outline several community events and local improvements, including a back-to-school supply giveaway on Aug. 9, an Aug. 20 “Strolling with the Mayor” neighborhood walk, a fee-waived pet adoption day on Aug. 23 and a $2.8 million grant to add pedestrian lighting to Fish Creek Trail.
The mayor said the back-to-school supply giveaway will be at Dalworth Recreation Center on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 10 a.m. to noon and that no registration is required. "We're here to help you get the kiddos ready to go back to class," Jensen said.
Jensen invited residents to a Strolling with the Mayor event at Larson Elementary on Saturday morning, Aug. 20. He said attendees should meet in the school's parking lot at 8:30 a.m. for a meet-and-greet; the walk through the Nottingham neighborhood is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.
Grand Prairie Animal Services will hold its annual Clear the Shelters event on Aug. 23, Jensen said. The adoption event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will waive adoption fees for animals during that day.
The mayor also noted recently completed and ongoing local improvements. He said the renovated Bain Library reopened in July with a new front entrance, and that Playground Adventures installed a new sensory wall featuring mosaics, varied textures and signage in English, Spanish and Braille designed to accommodate children of different abilities.
On regional partnerships, Jensen credited State Rep. Chris Turner and Texas Parks and Wildlife for helping the city secure a $2,800,000 grant to improve Fish Creek Trail. Jensen said the funding will add pedestrian lighting to the trail to make it safer and easier to use after dark.
"Partnerships like this are truly lighting the way to a better community," Jensen said. He closed the message by asking residents to be kind and safe and saying he would see them in September.
Events and project details given in the mayor’s message were presented as announcements; no formal city actions, votes or implementation timelines beyond those items were stated in the message.
