Grand Prairie lifts water restrictions ... and more news

The Dallas Morning News

Tap water in Grand Prairie is safe, city leaders said late Thursday, ending a two-day ordeal in which a foam used for firefighting contaminated the water supply. At a news conference Thursday night, city officials said boiling water will not be necessary as long as the city maintains adequate water pressure. To do so, officials asked residents to flush their home systems in phases; Voters in the Nov. 5 election should be allowed to decide on three proposed charter changes backed by nonprofit Dallas Hero and three others designed to cancel them out; The city of Dallas is raking in nearly $50,000 in revenue annually by subleasing an underground tunnel for public use. The only issue? It’s paying more than $500,000 to rent and maintain the property. Council member Chad West, who chairs the Government Performance and Financial Management Committee, flagged the issue Wednesday as the City Council worked its way through its $5 billion budget proposal; Traffic on northbound I-35E beginning near Corporate Drive will be detoured via Exit 451 at Main Street and Fox Avenue. All northbound entrance ramps coming from Corporate Drive, Business 121 and Fox Avenue will be closed, with officers at the Business 121 and Main Street intersections assisting with traffic control. Southbound I-35E traffic north of Justin Road will be detoured via Exit 452. The southbound entrance ramp coming from Justin Road will be closed.

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