Garland Mayor Scott LeMay started his third term in office and welcomed newcomers Carissa Dutton of District 6 and Chris Ott of District 8 to the City Council on Tuesday, May 16. Council Member Dutton was prominent in relief efforts after a tornado hit the City in...
Dallas College Garland Center, 675 W. Walnut St., and the South Garland Branch Library, 4845 Broadway Blvd., will be early voting sites for the May 6 general election. The city of Garland will elect a mayor and City Council members for Districts 3, 6 and 7 on May 6....
Three seats on the Garland City Council are up for reelection. Garland City Council District 5 will soon elect a representative. The candidates are Jon Dehn, Cle Kimble and Margaret Lucht. District 2 will also elect a representative. Candidates for District 2 are...
Questionnaires were sent to all of the City Council and Garland ISD Board of Trustees candidates. The replies from the City Council District 3 race are below. Answers from one candidate whose response was received after the deadline are now included under the heading...
Questionnaires were sent to all of the City Council and Garland ISD Board of Trustees candidates. The replies from the City Council District 1 race are below. Election Day is May 1. Early voting is April 19-27. Candidate Jeff Bass Why do you want to serve on Garland...
Newly elected representatives for Garland City Council Districts 2, 4 and 5 have taken their oath of office. The council canvassed the results of the city’s general election at its Nov. 17 meeting. District 2 incumbent Deborah Morris and District 5 incumbent Rich...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced today that the current COVID-19 stay-at-home order will expire April 30. He also explained the beginning of a multi-phase re-opening plan for the state. Mayor Scott LeMay, the City Council and city staff will meet at 5 p.m....
City staff updated Mayor Scott LeMay and City Council members on the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on Garland at the April 20 work session. At that time, 221 Garland residents had tested positive for the virus. Eight have passed away and 119 patients have...
The Garland City Council has called for a general election on May 2. Voters in Council Districts 1, 2, 4 and 5 will elect representatives to two-year terms. Voters citywide will decide whether a portion of Hollabaugh Park can be used for a new library. In...
At a December City Council meeting, staff provided information about space for additional tennis courts at the tennis center at Rick Oden Park. Staff had reworked the original option for the renovation of the tennis center and park to create a second option...
A few months ago, the City Council members and Mayor Scott LeMay made a decision to revisit the subject of the day labor center in six months. At a recent meeting, the subject came around again. The center, which has caused various problems at its current location at...
The first property tax increase in 11 years has been approved by the Garland City Council. The city tax rate, which was 70.46 cents per $100 of valuation will increase to 76.96 cents. The Operations & Maintenance portion of the tax rate is proposed to...