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Grand Prairie staff outline outreach plan for May 2 bond election
Summary
City staff previewed the bond outreach campaign and a short video that breaks down three propositions — $209.5M for streets, $78.5M for public safety and $39M for parks — and described multilingual materials and informational sessions ahead of the May 2 election.
City staff on Tuesday told the Grand Prairie City Council they will carry out a broad public-information effort ahead of the May 2 bond election, including videos, mailers and multilingual materials to explain three separate propositions voters will decide.
"Proposition A asks you to vote yes or no on $209,500,000 for nonresidential street improvements," the city's informational video explains, and "Proposition B asks you to vote yes or no on $78,500,000 to fund public safety resources in the southern part of Grand Prairie," while Proposition C covers parks and recreation and is shown as $39,000,000. The video also displayed estimated annual tax impacts for a home with a $100,000 appraised value — roughly $24.99 for Proposition A, $9.36 for Proposition B and $4.65 for Proposition C — and directed residents to the city's bond webpage and upcoming informational sessions.
Management services staff said they have contacted 85 community groups, scheduling 24 presentations and completing five so far, and that they will return to council each meeting with outreach updates through the election. Claudia Garibay, the city's marketing and communications director, described a coordinated campaign of social media, a dedicated web page (512 views to date), GPTV posting, 2,000 postcards and three mailers to be delivered in March and April.
Garibay said the city will provide materials in English, Spanish and Vietnamese and run in-person open-house–style informational sessions where staff will be available to answer general questions. "We're listening to what our residents tell us that works and what they tell us that don't work and we adjust accordingly," she told the council.
Council members asked how residents can share the video (staff said it is on the City of Grand Prairie YouTube channel and can be copied from the bond webpage) and requested the outreach include additional local organizations and stronger coverage north of Highway 30. Staff said they will continue to expand the scheduled sessions and can add translators at specific meetings when needed.
The city emphasized that each proposition is a separate question on the ballot and that if voters reject any proposition some projects could be delayed, reduced or reprioritized based on available funding.
