In a special meeting May 15, the Garland City Council quickly put the will expressed by voters into action, authorizing the start of projects from a $423.7 million May 4 bond election and swearing in a new mayor and four council members. Council had promised an...
Garland’s District 3 Council Member Jerry Nickerson hopes to continue serving for another term. As an engineer, he understands many of the challenges that Garland faces. He feels that his experience and background, which includes managing bond programs for cities,...
Patrick Abell is challenging incumbent City Council Member Robert Vera for Garland’s District 6 council seat because he wants to do more for the community, have the ability to reach more people and be more involved. “I want District 6 to have a voice again,” he...
Current District 7 City Council Member Scott LeMay will soon have the opportunity to use his 12+ years' experience to lead the city of Garland as mayor. He is running for the position unopposed. LeMay said that a loss in the 2007 race for the District 7 City...
Council Member Jerry Nickerson hosted a meeting for District 3 residents at the South Garland Branch Library. The purpose of the meeting was to give them an opportunity to share their feelings about the possible development of a multi-family affordable housing...
Mayor Doug Athas honored outgoing District 4 Council Member B.J. Williams for his service to the city and for serving as a council member from 2012-2018. The mayor said that it has been a pleasure to serve with Williams. “I’ve always been able to turn to you...
In an effort to help voters get to know City Council and mayoral candidates, The Garland Texan sent a list of questions to each one. Answers received from Deborah Morris, candidate for the District 2 City Council place, are below: How long have you lived in...
A vote to call a recall election was on the Dec. 12 City Council meeting agenda, but District 2 Council Member Anita Goebel announced during the meeting that she will resign effective May 5, 2018. The resignation letter stated that Goebel believes the recall petitions...
The Sept. 18 City Council work session included discussion about the possibility of opening a makerspace* in Garland. A potential site was identified as the abandoned Texas Air National Guard Facility at Central Park. While this item was being discussed, a few council...
The fate of the Tinsley/Lyles House was again a topic of discussion at the Sept. 18 City Council work session. Mayor Pro Tem David Gibbons began the discussion by voicing his opinion on Mayor Douglas Athas’ FB post below: “As the council reviews the budget,...
City staff and RVi, Inc. consultants provided an update on the possible location of Garland’s proposed dog park. The consultants explained the importance of public input at the beginning of their presentation and said that there had been a great response to their...
Mayor Douglas Athas won his race for a third term in the Saturday, May 6 election. Athas was re-elected by a decidedly large margin over opponent Leala Green with 68.83 percent of the 4,495 votes cast. In a pre-election interview, Athas said that he would like...