I have a suggestion for the upcoming budget that I believe will have a huge impact on the city ...

Q: I have a suggestion for the upcoming budget that I believe will have a huge impact on the city of Irving, as well as the residents and anyone who chooses to visit. Something that I have noticed a lot of in Irving is litter, and it ruins the parks, creeks, and streets where we live and spend our time. 

Obviously, it’s impossible to completely stop littering from happening, but there’s a relatively simple solution that would drastically decrease the amount of litter in our beautiful city: trash cans. I see firsthand what happens when bags of trash are left on the street, even if only for a few hours ‐ stray animals get into them, trash falls out, and it’s made worse when they get thrown into the trash truck, leaving litter flying everywhere. 

Trash cans would keep it all contains and drastically reduce the litter we see daily on our streets. PLEASE consider adding trash cans into the next budget so we can keep Irving clean.

A: Thank you for your concern about the beautification of Irving. Please know that your email will be shared with the Solid Waste Services Director, as well as the Mayor and City Council. Please feel free to contact the BFF’s with any budget questions or suggestions for the upcoming budget process.

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1. I have a suggestion for the upcoming budget that I believe will have a huge impact on the city ...
2. ... Citizens seem left out when it comes to their neighborhood needs in regards to street and infrastructure improvements.
3. Long-time Irving resident dreaming of "Keeping Irving Magnificent!"
4. I would really like to see a grant program for individuals or small businesses who want to invest in renewable energy.
5. Please be conservative with the budget for the upcoming year.
6. Change our garbage collection to just once a week and have plastic bins.
7. I would like to suggest for consideration several service points increases/improvements within the Fire department.
8. Would recommend plans to fix up and utilize the pool at Lee Park.
9. I wanted to find more details on the "Bear" armored vehicle.
10. Please be careful of letting the pension funding get out of hand.
11. More parks! More trees planted. An indoor pool in South Irving with more open hours than the Senior Center.
12. Lower property taxes.
13. Are there NOT ANY "exemptions" for persons over the age of 65?
14. Please clean up Northwest Park.
15. I recently heard that our trash pick up is being reduced to once weekly and I was wondering if my taxes will be reduced accordingly?