2024 Neighborhood Summit on Feb. 24

The City of Mesquite is hosting the seventh annual Neighborhood Summit on Feb. 24 at the Mesquite Independent School District Professional Development Center, 3819 Towne Crossing Blvd. The Neighborhood Summit is open to all residents and is free.

It will feature guest speakers and more to educate and provide helpful tips on how to get involved with the City and your neighborhood. It also provides residents the opportunity to network with their neighbors and City staff.

Registration and networking will begin at 8:15 a.m. the morning of the event. The program will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. A continental breakfast will be available for attendees. Attendees will be able to visit information tables as well as obtain neighborhood and City-related information.

Visit www.cityofmesquite.com/NeighborhoodSummit or call 972-216-6348 to learn more.

Mesquite celebrates Black History Month with living history event

To honor the contributions of African Americans, the City of Mesquite has been hosting events, activities, and recognitions during Black History Month.

The next event is on February 24 as Historic Mesquite, Inc. presents “Diversity in the West: Buffalo Soldiers,” a living history reenactment about how Buffalo Soldiers got their name and their role in settling the American West. Attendees also can attend a talk entitled, “The Economic Impact of Black Cowboys: Yesterday & Today.”

The free event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Opal Lawrence Historical Park, 711 E. Kearney St. 

For more Black History Month programming, visit www.cityofmesquite.com/BHM.

'She Loves Me' at Mesquite Arts Center

Last weekend! Now through Feb. 25, the Mesquite Arts Theatre will be present "She Loves Me," a romantic-ish musical comedy. It's the story of two combative shop clerks who are not aware that they are the recipients of each other's secret love letters.

The show will be in the Black Box Theatre on Friday and Saturday evenings and on Sunday afternoons. For details about show times and to purchase tickets, please visit www.mesquiteartstheatre.org.

$14 adoption special at Animal Shelter 

Find your paw-fect match at the Mesquite Animal Shelter! In February 2024, the Shelter is offering $14 adoption specials on all adoptable cats and dogs.

The Shelter is located at 1650 Gross Road and is closed on Wednesdays and Sundays. For more information and to see available pets, visit www.cityofmesquite.com/AnimalsintheShelter.

Keep Mesquite Beautiful March events 

Keep Mesquite Beautiful (KMB) will host two events in March.

Join KMB on Saturday, March 2nd, for the Spring Recycled Art Contest and Fashion Show. The free event will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at Town East Mall. The theme for this year’s contest is “Monarch Madness.” Students of all ages and businesses, groups, and organizations are invited to show their created artwork and costumes made from recycled materials.

KMB is also hosting a spring wildflower planting event at the Paschall Park Butterfly Trail on Saturday, March 9th from 9 a.m. to noon. Join us to clean up, sow seeds, and plant pollinator plants.

to learn more about these and other upcoming events. visit www.keepmesquitebeautiful.org.

"Driveway service" trash collection focus to start on March 4

The Mesquite City Council has approved a change for trash collection that will focus on “driveway service.” Starting on March 4 trash will be collected at the end of residents’ driveways. The change will affect about 7,700 homes. 

Collection days will not change, and the City will continue to assist elderly and disabled residents who let Solid Waste know they need help putting out their trash. Residents can visit www.cityofmesquite.com/SolidWaste to see maps of the areas affected by the change.

City officials made the change for selected areas due to the difficulty and danger of trash collection trucks negotiating older, narrow alleys. Switching to front driveway pickup in certain neighborhoods will make the alleys safer and cleaner, cause fewer ruts in the alleys and help trash vehicles avoid damage to fences and utilities. The change will help the City avoid spending an estimated $50 million in alleyway pavement repairs.

Help clean up the park on March 3

The community is invited to a litter collection event Councilmember Elizabeth Rodriguez-Ross will be hosting at Blackwood Park, 3200 Parkside Dr. on Saturday, March 2, at 10 a.m. Please join us to clean up the park! 

Contact Councilmember Rodriguez-Ross at district3@cityofmesquite.com at on Facebook with questions.

District 4 Meeting on March 7

City Councilmember Tandy Boroughs will host the District 4 Meeting at 7 p.m. on March 7 at Evans Recreation Center, 1116 Hillcrest St. Residents are invited to come hear updates and meet their Councilmember.

Other District meetings planned throughout the spring include:

• District 2 at 10 a.m. on March 23 at Florence Recreation Center
• District 6 at 7 p.m. on March 28 at B.J. Smith Elementary School

Not sure which City Council District you live in? Click here to find out: https://bit.ly/CouncilDistrictsMaps.

Annual water system maintenance

Mesquite gets its water from the North Texas Municipal Water District or the Water District, which serves many communities in our area.

Every March, the Water District conducts system maintenance to ensure the safety of our drinking water.

Part of this maintenance process is a change in the disinfectant make-up of the water.  The Water District has performed this process for more than 15 years.

Disinfection is a critical part of the water treatment process that keeps drinking water free of harmful microorganisms, such as parasites and viruses.

The City’s Utilities Division works closely with the Water District throughout this process.

Water customers with questions or concerns can call 972-442-5405 or visit www.NTMWD.com/SafeWater to for more information.