Top 10 Accomplishments of 2008
- Opened the historic Uptown Theater to rave reviews.
- Launched a new weekly news show, GP Update, on GPTV Channel 16 and gptx.org.
- Built QuikTrip Ballpark and enjoyed a successful first season of the Grand Prairie AirHogs minor league baseball team, American Association Southern Division Champions.
- Broke ground on the new Public Safety Headquarters and Active Adult Center.
- Saw the ¼ cent sales tax for parks complete the 3.2-mile Lone Star Trinity Trail in the entertainment district; open Wide World of Parks mega-playground at QuikTrip Ballpark; celebrate the 5-mile Good Link Trail between Mike Lewis and Waggoner parks; install the Fish Creek playground on Allegro Lane; update outdoor swimming pools with mega-slides; and add a diving board at Kirby Creek Indoor Pool.
- Invested $4.5 million through the ¼ cent sales tax for street improvements on 12 streets, three alleys and 53 leveling projects to pave the way to smooth driving.
- Opened the Belt Line overpass at Main and Jefferson streets.
- Began driving on State Highway 161 frontage roads.
- Continued to make strides in public safety: for the first sustainable time in a decade Police were fully hired; added filing police reports online for citizens; appointed new Gang Unit; shifted to 12-hour workdays, putting more officers on the street; and added a second police dog, Sara, who specializes in narcotics.
- Received credit rating upgrade from Standard & Poor’s and Fitch to “AA+” and “AA positive outlook.”
Top Goals for 2009
- Celebrate the city’s 100 years of incorporation with celebrations all year, including the main festival March 28, 2009.
- Open the new outdoor event gardens at the Ruthe Jackson Center.
- Build a new Market Square and farmers market downtown.
- Begin building Lake Rescue Fire/Police Facility near Lynn Creek Park.
- Open the Warrior Trail connection from Carrier Parkway to State Highway 161.
- Ask voters to revote the ¼ cent sales tax for street improvements.
- Open new joint fire station with Cedar Hill.
- Build Hill Street through to Randol Mill Road.
- Cut Kingswood Blvd. through to State Highway 360 from Great Southwest Parkway.
- Punch Crossland Blvd. across State Highway 161.
Last updated: 6/24/2009 8:13:07 AM