Frontier Waste Solutions: Yellow Tagging

Beginning October 31, Frontier Waste Solutions (City of Balch Springs solid waste provider), will begin yellow tagging garbage and recycling bins when they are unable to collect garbage for any of the reasons listed on the yellow tag shown below. &nbs...

Frontier Waste Solutions: Yellow Tagging

Beginning October 31, Frontier Waste Solutions (City of Balch Springs solid waste provider), will begin yellow tagging garbage and recycling bins when they are unable to collect garbage for any of the reasons listed on the yellow tag shown below. &nbs...

[UPDATE] Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loans

UPDATE (10/13/2022)

We have finally been notified of approval for SBA (Small Business Administration) disaster loans for residents and businesses affected by the flood on 8.22.22.  These Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to busines...

Economic Development Project Updates

Oakridge Park Splash Pad Ribbon Cutting was held on May 27, 2022. Oakridge Park is located at 1400 Spring Oaks Dr. Hours of the splash pad are from 8am to 8pm. The Balch Springs Community and Economic Development Corporation Type B is funding the $1.4M pa...

Neighborhood Services - Care for Parks

The City of Balch Springs has placed a significant amount of investment into the public spaces that are part of the park system in Balch Springs. The significant increase in vandalism of Balch Springs Parks is costing the city thousands of dollars to make...

2022 Best Southwest (BSWP) Mayoral Scholarship Recipient

Our congratulations to Cristo Rey senior, Javier Martinez, the recipient of the City of Balch Springs Best Southwest Partnership scholarship. Javier and Best Southwest scholars from neighboring cities were honored on June 13th at a luncheon at the Thorntr...

Mosquito Safety

Now that summer is here, be sure you are on the lookout for places mosquitoes can breed. The heat accelerates the risk of the species of mosquitoes that carries WNV. They don’t require but about a bottle cap’s worth of water to lay egg...

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program

What is CERT?

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates citizens regarding disaster preparedness relative to hazards that could impact our area, and provides basic disaster response skills training. These skills include fire safety, lig...