Latest Mesquite news on the Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The City of Mesquite has announced the closure of more facilities due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Public Health Clinic will be closed until further notice. For details, call the clinic at 972-329-8326. The Mesquite Library System and the Mesquite Arts Center will be closed until May 1. Housing and Community Services caseworkers are conducting interviews by phone only. For the most recent updates on the city’s local response to the coronavirus, visit www.cityofmesquite.com/Coronavirus.

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Quarterly Economic Development Report

The Economic Development Department presented their quarterly report at the March 16 City Council Meeting. The report included news on groundbreakings, ribbon cuttings, new constructions and more. Watch the presentation.

The types of questions you will see on the 2020 Census

Census 2020 will determine how much federal funding Mesquite will receive for education, healthcare, housing and more so it’s important that everybody takes part. The 2020 Census will ask questions like the number of people living at an address. This information is used to help State and local officials to draw boundaries for congressional districts, state legislative districts and school districts. To learn more, visit www.cityofmesquite.com/Census2020.

Mayor’s Column on Transparency

One of the City of Mesquite’s strategic goals is “High Performing/ Transparent Government.” This week, Mayor Bruce Archer discussed the goal in the Mesquite News. Mesquite has earned all five transparency stars available through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts’ Transparency Stars Program and in 2017 was just the sixth city in Texas to earn that distinction. To learn about how Mesquite is working to be more transparent and open to the public, read the full article.

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Water Billing Office closes early on March 27

The Water Billing Office will close at 1 p.m. on March 27 for a system upgrade. The payment website will also be down for maintenance at that time. The Water Billing Office will reopen on Monday, March 30 at 8 a.m. Learn more.

Read the latest Road Report

The latest edition of the Road Report is available online. The report offers updates on ongoing road construction projects throughout Mesquite including residential streets in the Real. Texas. Roads. program.

Monthly sales tax report

City of Mesquite’s March sales tax receipts, which represent sales activity for the month of January, are 19.1% above the amount reported for the same period last year. Total fiscal year sales tax collections for the City are 8.8% above last year’s collections. Sales tax contributes 25% of the total revenue used to support the City’s General Fund, which supports services such as police, fire, parks and recreation, libraries and public works. Learn more.

Contact Us

Use the free myMesquite platform to submit service requests to the City of Mesquite. Send requests for street repair, crime concerns, park issues and more from your computer or mobile device. Visit www.cityofmesquite.com/myMesquite for details.