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Grand Prairie council narrows federal priorities, readies packet for NLC meetings
Summary
Council members and staff agreed to prioritize infrastructure projects by congressional district and include two citywide items—mental health programming and affordable housing—in materials to take to the upcoming National League of Cities (NLC) meetings; other city projects will be saved for later.
The Grand Prairie City Council and staff agreed to limit the set of projects they will present to congressional offices during the upcoming National League of Cities meetings, focusing on infrastructure projects organized by congressional district and two cross-cutting city priorities: mental health programming and affordable housing.
Council and staff said the change is intended to sharpen the city’s “elevator pitch” when members meet with members of Congress and their staff, and to provide a short one-page handout for each congressional office plus a fuller packet for staffers. Council members and staff set a tight deadline to finalize materials and printing before travel to Washington.
City staff described a set of deliverables they had prepared: a one-page infrastructure overview that maps projects by congressional district; a…
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