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Please, I am a French student, are there mistakes in my text ?

Hello, we are mayors of Mesquite, and are going to show you the main problems of our city 5 years ago, and how we made it more attractive and welcoming for the tourists and increase the wellness of the inhabitants.
Our city is located in Texas, and it’s well known for its city hall and the Eureka Casino. But it hasn’t always been as popular as today. Mesquite had many drawbacks, but she had some perks too.
On the one hand, Mesquite used to be dull and sad, for example she had a dilapidated casino, and many dwellings were neglected, moreover the population was mainly composed of seniors and retired persons as there were too few shops and entertainments, there was only one supermarket, and no activities in the district.
But on the other hand, we realized that Mesquite had some perks: It is surrounded by 3 big States, UTAH, California, and Arizona, that’s why she had a big potential, we understood we could use our perks to attract Las Vegas sightseers for example.
First of all, we wanted to attract tourists, and especially the gentry so as to repopulate our city. Las Vegas is known by its economic, and we possessed a Casino, which was broken down, so we renewed it and since the Eureka Casino was renovated, there were more people who have started moving to Mesquite, mainly tourists, as they are attracted by the vibrant aspect of the city.
After this, more people wanted moving to our city, but the rents go sky high because of the wealthy newcomers, Mesquite was spreading out in every direction, and the poorer inhabitants started to be evicted as they couldn’t pay the rent, it was a big problem. It’s obvious that we wanted to attract affluent people, but we did not want to displace people. We really like that our city is a multi-cultural place.
Therefore, thanks to the money generated by the casino and the economic growth, we developed more city dwellings so as to accommodate everyone, put more people on less space, and limit the urban sprawl.
So, we had entertainment, and more people, the last thing we needed was to make Mesquite attractive.
We invested in amenities like shops, barbershops, restaurants, or bike-sharing system and decorated the place with some trees in the district which are appreciated by the bulk of the population, also the city has created more parks and nature areas to respect wildlife. Since we had other conveniences, new kinds of people have started moving to Mesquite.
For 5 years, we have worked together in order to improve the living conditions of the inhabitants and attract a lot of sightseers, that’s how we made our city more welcoming and vibrant than before.

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Hello! There are a few minor errors and some awkward phrasing in your text, but overall, it's understandable. Here are some suggestions to improve the clarity and fluency of your text:

In the first sentence, it should be "We are the mayors of Mesquite" instead of "we are mayors of Mesquite."

In the second sentence, it would be clearer to say "In this presentation, we will show you the main problems that our city faced five years ago and how we made it more attractive and welcoming for tourists, while also improving the well-being of the inhabitants."

In the third sentence, instead of saying "Mesquite had many drawbacks, but she had some perks too," it would be more direct to say "Mesquite had both advantages and disadvantages."

In the fourth sentence, instead of saying "she had a dilapidated casino," it would be better to say "the casino was run-down and in need of repair."

In the fifth sentence, instead of saying "as there were too few shops and entertainments," it would be more natural to say "due to a lack of shops and entertainment options."

In the sixth sentence, instead of saying "First of all, we wanted to attract tourists, and especially the gentry so as to repopulate our city," it would be clearer to say "Our first priority was to attract tourists, especially those with higher incomes, in order to revitalize our city."

In the seventh sentence, instead of saying "since the Eureka Casino was renovated, there were more people who have started moving to Mesquite," it would be more accurate to say "since the renovation of the Eureka Casino, more people have started to move to Mesquite, primarily tourists who are attracted to the city's vibrant atmosphere."

In the eighth sentence, instead of saying "After this, more people wanted moving to our city," it would be better to say "As a result, more people wanted to move to our city."

In the ninth sentence, instead of saying "rents go sky high," it would be more natural to say "rents skyrocketed."

In the tenth sentence, instead of saying "it’s obvious that we wanted to attract affluent people, but we did not want to displace people," it would be clearer to say "While our goal was to attract wealthier residents, we did not want to displace existing residents."

In the eleventh sentence, instead of saying "Therefore, thanks to the money generated by the casino and the economic growth, we developed more city dwellings so as to accommodate everyone, put more people on less space, and limit the urban sprawl," it would be clearer to say "Therefore, we used the revenue generated by the casino and economic growth to develop more housing options that could accommodate a growing population while also limiting urban sprawl."

In the twelfth sentence, instead of saying "So, we had entertainment, and more people, the last thing we needed was to make Mesquite attractive," it would be more natural to say "With a growing population and more entertainment options, our next priority was to make Mesquite a more attractive place to live and visit."

In the thirteenth sentence, instead of saying "We invested in amenities like shops, barbershops, restaurants, or bike-sharing system," it would be clearer to say "We invested in amenities such as shops, barbershops, restaurants, and a bike-sharing system."

In the fourteenth sentence, instead of saying "decorated the place with some trees in the district which are appreciated by the bulk of the population," it would be better to say "planted trees throughout the city, which are appreciated by many residents."

Instead of "For 5 years," you can say "Over the past 5 years," to make the sentence flow better.

Instead of "attract a lot of sightseers," you can say "attract many tourists," which is a more commonly used phrase.

So the revised text would be:

"Since we had other conveniences, new kinds of people have started moving to Mesquite. Over the past 5 years, we have worked together to improve the living conditions of the inhabitants and attract many tourists, which has made our city more welcoming and vibrant than before."

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