Grapevine - Colleyville - Southlake | March 2024

Government

App launches for cash-back savings

The city of Southlake has partnered with Open Rewards to provide an incentive to shop and dine in town. During the Jan. 16 meeting, Daniel Cortez, Southlake’s director of Economic Develop- ment and Tourism, announced the city oers an app to benet customers. The details People who link a debit/credit card or Pay- Pal will receive 5% cash back for purchases on select businesses throughout Southlake. The program launched Jan. 22 and was funded in the scal year 2023-24 budget, Cortez said. He said a person could go to Moxies Southlake Restaurant, spend $100, scan the receipt in the app and get 5% cash back. There are more than 130 dining options and the full list is provided in the app.

Two design contracts for the renovation of City Hall and the Grapevine Public Library were approved during its Feb. 6 meeting.

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Council authorizes 2 contracts for renovations Updates to two Grapevine facilities are in the works after Grapevine City Council approved new design contracts. Both contracts were approved during the Feb. 6 meeting and will pay two separate rms to design renovations for City Hall and the Grape- vine Public Library.

What you need to know The City Hall design contract was with archi- tectural rm Architexas and is worth $45,000. The plan is to update some of the safety features and lobby area. The library’s design contract was awarded to 720 Design for $47,400. The design contract for the library will be used to help develop a more modern oor plan for the current building, Assistant Library Director Chad Hetterley said. Options include transitioning to more modern desks and adding self-checkout counters.

Grapevine to improve Christmas Capital as events draw most visitors of the year Many of the busiest days of the year in down- town Grapevine occur during the holiday season, according to information presented to Grapevine City Council. another sustained spike through Christmas Day. What’s next? Christmas Capital crowds

City Manager Bruno Rumbelow said the brief- ing was part of the process where sta analyze last year’s event and seek input on how to make the next Christmas Capital of Texas event better. Down the road, he said city sta will gather input from council.

33,800 people attended Dec. 16 drone show 30% of holiday visits occurred between 6-9 p.m.

Council received an update on the number of visitors in the Christmas Capital of Texas event area during its Feb. 6 meeting. Grapevine’s Market Research Manager Steven Jones said some of the most visited days included Carol of Lights with

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