Severe Weather Season Is Here!

Springtime in North Central Texas ushers in beautiful flowers, warmer temperatures and, unfortunately, severe storms. Lightning cracks in the dark of night, rough winds spawn tornados and sometimes Mesquite residents are caught with little notice. That’s why it’s important to be prepared.

Severe storm season runs from mid-March through mid-July. One of the best ways to be ready is to have a plan. Make sure you and your family know where the safe rooms are in your home, and have a severe weather radio plugged in to wake you if you’re asleep.

Every year thousands of people across the nation are caught off guard because of storms and the disasters they can cause. That’s why Mesquite Emergency Management hopes you remember to be prepared.

To learn more:

http://www.cityofmesquite.com/emergency_mngmt/

New Lawn Maintenance Guidelines

A revamp of the City’s ordinance governing grass height may have you wanting to start up your lawn mowers a little more often.

The revised City ordinance lowers the acceptable height for yard grass from 12 to 8 inches. The change is one among many others to the City’s code enforcement policies which sets the standards for how properties should look.

In addition to the lowering of allowed yard grass height there will also now be fewer warnings given to people to take care of violations. In the past property owners were given two notices before the City would take action. That warning period has now been reduced to one 7 day notice to allow quicker response to fixing the problem.

The average charge is $28.50 whenever the City is forced to mow people’s lawns and a $50 administrative fee is also added. Last year the City of Mesquite spent nearly $250,000 mowing lawns which were out of compliance with City code.

The ordinance change is part of the City’s "Project Renewal" initiative, which is designed to renew and rejuvenate older parts of Mesquite.