City Council to meet Dec. 4 

Mesquite City Council meets at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 4 at City Hall, 757 N. Galloway Ave. Members of the public, applicants and interested parties may attend the meeting in person. Members of the public desiring to comment during Citizens Forum must preregister by either sending an email to sland@cityofmesquite.com or calling 972-329-8388 before 3 p.m. on Dec. 4. Provide the City Secretary with your name and address. Comments on agenda items may be made during the meeting or by submission on or before 3 p.m. on Dec. 4 to the City Secretary. View meeting agendas online. The City broadcasts meetings via Facebook Live and at www.cityofmesquite.com/WatchCouncilMeetings.

Real. Texas. Holidays. 

Join City of Mesquite’s festive family-friendly events. Get in the holiday spirit with celebrations including everything from historic events with Father Christmas to a straight-out-of-a-movie tree lighting on the downtown square complete with gazebo. Experience Christmas in the Park with hot cocoa and free pictures with Santa, and savor the sights and sounds of the season at the Mesquite Arts Center with holiday plays and music from our local symphony and band. Enjoy a hometown holiday like none other in the Rodeo Capitol of Texas with Real. Texas. Holidays. Visit www.cityofmesquite.com/RealTexasHolidays for more information.

Christmas in the Park: One Dec. 2 and 3, from 2 to 7 p.m. experience festive community performances and traditional holiday activities including, free pictures with Santa, hot cocoa, kids’ activity area, and more at Westlake Park, 600 Gross Road. Admission is free. However, some activities have a cost.

Shop local this holiday season

The holiday shopping season is here and the City of Mesquite is encouraging citizens to shop local. Shopping at businesses and eating at restaurants in Mesquite helps business owners and our local economy. Worried about traffic? The City continues to promote alternate driving directions to shoppers for key destinations in Mesquite, such as Town East Mall. Visit shopping routes for more information. The page offers ways to shop more and drive less by using different roads to travel and avoid traffic. Learn more about shopping local at www.ShopMesquiteTX.com.

Properly dispose of fats, oils and grease during the holidays

Don’t ruin your holidays with a sewer backup in your home. Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) are the residue left over from cooking with food items such as meat, butter, lard, sauces, dressings, dairy products and cooking oil. FOG and debris poured down drains can build up and cause backups in both private and the City-maintained sewer system. To avoid expensive plumbing repairs and damage to the sewer system:

• scrape or wipe cooled grease or fat from all cookware and place in the trash; and

• pour or scrape grease into a sturdy closed-lid container and dispose in the trash.

Resident may recycle used holiday cooking oil for free at the City of Mesquite Convenience Center, 3550 Lawson Road, or other nearby drop-off locations. Check out the Defend Your Drains website at www.DefendYourDrainsNorthTexas.com.

Coyote sightings in Mesquite

Mesquite Animal Services has received calls recently regarding coyote sightings. If you see a coyote that appears to be sick, injured, or acting aggressively or if you know of a coyote living in your neighborhood, please report it through the myMesquite platform, or call Mesquite Animal Services at 972-216-6283. For a list of tips and precautions visit www.cityofmesquite.com/Coyotes. 

Word on the Street

The City of Mesquite publishes a monthly road report called Word on the Street. Find out about current and future road work as well as progress on ongoing projects. Visit www.cityofmesquite.com/WordOnTheStreet for more information.