City continues to encourage social distancing practices
The City of Mesquite continues to remind the community to follow everyday preventative measures for COVID-19. These include staying home if you are sick, using a face covering, washing your hands frequently, covering coughs and sneezes and social distancing.
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Walmart offers COVID-19 testing site in Mesquite
A COVID-19 drive-thru testing opened this week at the drive-thru pharmacy window of the Walmart Neighborhood Market located 915 N. Town East Blvd. The site will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays weekly from 8 to 9 a.m. Testing is for adults, 18 years and older. Appointments are required. For questions call Quest’s dedicated COVID-19 line at 866-448-7719. Learn more.
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City extends local state of disaster for public health emergency
At the June 15 Council meeting, the City Council voted to extend a Declaration of Local Disaster for the Public Health Emergency issued by Mayor Bruce Archer on March 23. The declaration will be a tool the city uses to direct its residents to comply with orders from the State of Texas and Dallas County, and to request federal reimbursement for expenses related to the coronavirus pandemic. Learn more. Watch City Council’s vote to extend the Declaration of Local Disaster.
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Mesquite Arts Center and Historic Mesquite, Inc. to reopen beginning June 29
Mesquite will open the Mesquite Arts Center and Historic Mesquite, Inc. in phases during the next few weeks beginning June 29. The openings will feature new programs and events as well as new public health rules and visitor safety guidelines. Learn more.
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City thanks front line workers at grocery stores
As a part of the Recovery Mesquite efforts to help the community and businesses move forward from the COVID-19 crisis, Mayor Bruce Archer and Mayor Pro Tem Robert Miklos visited El Rio Grande Latin Market this week to thank front line employees for their service to the Mesquite community. Recovery Mesquite is an ongoing series of events by the City and its partners to aid the citizens, business community and others as Mesquite begins to recover. To learn more about Recovery Mesquite, visit www.cityofmesquite.com/RecoveryMesquite.
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Celebrate Father’s Day at the Mesquite Championship Rodeo
The Mesquite Championship Rodeo (MCR) is celebrating Father’s Day! Enjoy a night at the rodeo with your dad on Saturday, June 20 at the Mesquite Arena, 1818 Rodeo Drive. Learn more about the iconic Mesquite Championship Rodeo and buy tickets at www.visitmesquitetx.com/rodeo.
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Mayor Archer asks neighbors to be outside on June 23
Mayor Bruce Archer is asking Mesquite residents to sit outside on June 23. One of Mayor Archer’s goals is to create a “kinder and gentler community” and he is asking residents to practice this by taking the time to be outside from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on June 23 to speak with their neighbors and spread kindness by waving as people drive or walk by. Learn more.
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Addressing Mesquite Day volunteer group applications due by end of July
Want to help a fellow Mesquite resident? The 16th Addressing Mesquite Day is on October 3. This annual event has volunteers work on minor exterior home repairs, painting and landscape projects for a fellow resident that needs extra help. The City of Mesquite is looking for volunteer groups to participate. Volunteer groups have until the end of July to sign up. Apply online at www.cityofmesquite.com/AMD. For details, call the Office of Neighborhood Vitality at 972-216-6473.
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Mesquite Veterans Memorial brick sale
The City of Mesquite is selling bricks for the new Mesquite Veterans Memorial. All bricks will be placed on the border of the walkway that leads visitors to the memorial. Each brick is four inches by eight inches in size and costs $50. Purchase a brick online at www.MesquiteVeteransMemorial.org by July 31 to guarantee installation for the November dedication event.
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Yard of the Month
It’s summer here in Mesquite, which means it’s time for Yard of the Month. Each month, from June through October members of the Keep Mesquite Beautiful Landscape Committee select up to five residences to receive the Yard of the Month Award. Click here to nominate a yard and learn more about the friendly competition.
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Monthly sales tax report
The City of Mesquite’s June sales tax receipts, which represent sales activity for the month of April, is 21.9% below the amount reported for the same period last year. Total fiscal year sales tax collections for the City are .6% below 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.
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June Mainstream in Spanish available online
The Spanish edition of the June Mainstream is available online. Learn more about the new Library to Go program, how you can receive a free gun lock, different jobs available in Mesquite and more.
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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.
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