Grapevine Gazette Vol. 1, No. 4
Hospital Commits $1M to School District • New Subdivision Needs Supermajority • Permit Granted to Chinese Massage Spa • Colleyville Has Its Own Challenge Coin
Hospital Commits $1M to School District
Grapevine’s hospital has committed to giving the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District one million dollars over five years.
Superintendent Brad Schnautz said the sponsorship agreement with Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Grapevine was “unprecedented” and “the first of its kind for GCISD.”
Schnautz became a member of the hospital’s board in 2023, the same year he was hired as superintendent.
“You guys have been partners with us for a number of years,” he said during the school board meeting on Jan. 13, when the deal was approved. “We are excited to strengthen this partnership, and we’re excited for the work we’re gonna do together in the future.”
In addition to annual payments of $200,000, the hospital will provide the district with education materials on healthcare needs at different stages of life and healthcare services offered locally. Promoting those local services was key for Naman Mahajan, who has been the hospital’s president since 2022.
“There really should be no reason our community has to leave to go to downtown Dallas or downtown Fort Worth to receive world-class care,” Mahajan said.
Here are some of the benefits to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Grapevine in the agreement:
The hospital’s “Live Well” slogan will be painted on the football field at Mustang Panther Stadium.
The hospital’s pop-up banners will be placed in the stadium’s press box and near its concession stands.
The hospital will be promoted in a video played before varsity football games and in a pair of audio announcements during those games.
The hospital will have sponsor tables at the “Red Rail” game between Grapevine and Colleyville Heritage, at both high schools’ homecoming games, and at 12 other athletics or fine arts events.
The hospital’s health and wellness education materials will be included in staff and family newsletters.
“This is a great example of what I would love for our leadership to do across our community,” Trustee Mary Humphrey said. “We’re all really, at the bottom of it, trying to do the same thing, and that’s create the very best community that we can for all of our people that live here — from an educational standpoint, health standpoint, lifestyle — and so I really appreciate your vision to partner with the school district to be able to further that goal.”
New Subdivision Needs Supermajority
A developer’s plan to build 12 new houses in Colleyville will require approval by a supermajority of the City Council. That means six out of seven elected officials will need to be OK with it.
The area in question is zoned agricultural. It is both north and east of John McCain Road and west of Monticello Parkway. The two homes on the land would be demolished to make way for the planned dozen.
