DeSoto City Lights Newsletter for October 2019

Follow this link to view the DeSoto City Lights Newsletter for October 2019.

The DeSoto Arts Commission presents:

The DeSoto Arts Live event is a full day of fun celebrating visual arts, dance and music with:

Live Art Demonstrations, artists displaying and selling their work including Desmond Blair the No Hands Artist, and mural artist Izk Davies.  

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Annual Application for Transportation Program

Applications will be accepted soon for the second year of DeSoto’s grant-funded Transportation Assistance Program (TAP) for low-to moderate-income DeSoto residents. The program provides the following for applicants who meet HUD eligibility:

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Details of Town Hall Meeting Related to Jeremiah Quarles Case/F18-00136-Q

A DeSoto Town Hall Community Meeting was held on Monday, September 16, 2019,  7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, in the DeSoto City Council Chambers, 211 E. Pleasant Run Road, DeSoto, Texas, 75115. It featured a presentation by the DeSoto Police Depart...

DeSoto EDC Board Approves Forensic Audit

The Board of Directors of the DeSoto Economic Development Corporation (DEDC) has voted unanimously to move forward with a forensic financial audit of DEDC finances related to the Jeremiah Quarles Case covering a period between 2012 and 2018.

The decision w...

Parking Ordinance

In response to issues with trash collection and mail delivery caused by non-residents parking in the neighborhoods near DeSoto High School, the DeSoto City Council adopted Ordinance Number 12.610, titled, “Stopping, Standing and Parking&rdqu...

SEARCH FOR NEW CITY MANAGER IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

The search to find DeSoto’s next City Manager is officially underway. Keller, Texas-based executive search firm SGR (Strategic Government Resources), who was selected by the DeSoto City Council in August 2019 to conduct the nationwide search on ...

A STATEMENT FROM THE CITY OF DESOTO

In late April a long investigatory and legal process involving Jeremiah Quarles, the former CEO of the DeSoto Economic Development Corporation (DEDC) came to a close. Mr. Quarles entered a guilty plea to misdemeanor theft, received two years’ pr...

DeSoto & Lancaster Share a Great 4th at Grimes Park

A record crowd of 11,205 area residents spent their 4th of July holiday at DeSoto’s Grimes Park listening to great music, enjoying tasty foods from local vendors, and viewing a spectacular fireworks show at the joint Independence Day celebration...

Have You Registered for Code Red?

This upgrade requires you to "opt in" and resubmit your information if you would like to receive these Doppler radar special alerts in addition to other emergency notifications sent out by the City’s CodeRed system.  If you haven’t alre...

JUNETEENTH’S “VOICES OF FREEDOM” COME TO LIFE IN DESOTO

June 19, 1865, marked the end of slavery in the State of Texas and the beginning of a joyous annual celebration of freedom in our state known as “Juneteenth.” 154 years have passed since that historic day, but the DeSoto Public Library...

NOTICE OF CITIZEN COMMENTARY PERIOD AND PUBLIC HEARING

The following legal notice appeared in the Sunday, June 16, 2019, issue of the Focus Daily News newspaper (Page 5A) to provide notification to DeSoto residents about an upcoming Public Hearing and Commentary Period regarding the housing and community deve...

Grow DeSoto Market Place Wins COG Award/Mayor McCowan Receives COG Recognition

The North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), an association of North Texas governments that assists with regional planning efforts, provided the City of DeSoto with some wonderful news on Friday, June 14, 2019.

NCTCOG awarded their “C...

Make a Difference in DeSoto...join a Board or Commission!

If you want to play a constructive role in shaping  DeSoto’s future, then serving on one of our many Boards and Commissions could be a smart move! Learn more:   www.desototexas.gov/29/Citizen-Boards-and-Commissions

And if you wo...

DESOTO WELCOMES M. RENÉE JOHNSON AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER

Longtime DeSoto Parks Chief Will Fill-In Following Tarron Richardson’s Departure

Mayor Curtistene S. McCowan and the DeSoto City Council have selected M. Reneé Johnson to serve as the City of DeSoto’s Interim City Manager. Jo...

Life Safety Awareness Program

If you are a resident of DeSoto, the Fire Department has initiated a Life Safety Awareness Program to proactively prevent fatalities by providing battery operated smoke detectors for residents who are elderly, handicapped or those having a demonstrated ne...