Mayor Doug Athas and Garland’s City Council recognized Barbara Rust Powers for her extensive community service at the April 17 regular meeting. Performing various roles, Powers has been a tireless supporter of the Boy Scouts for more than 25 years and is a...
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...
Mayor Douglas Athas tendered his resignation at the Tuesday, Jan. 9, Garland City Council meeting. He read his resignation letter which indicated that his term would end after a successor is elected by the citizens in the May election. Athas shared that the...
Anyone who keeps up with the goings on of Garland’s city government is aware of the contention that has become commonplace between Garland’s elected officials. It’s not unusual to hear insults, raised voices and obvious contempt and disrespect between the mayor and...
Mayor Douglas Athas announced his plan to step down at the Oct. 17 City Council meeting and said that he will announce the effective date soon. The announcement came after a 6-3 vote to demolish the National Guard Armory buildings at Central Park to make way...
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...
Mayor Douglas Athas has been elected to the North Central Texas Council of Government’s (NCTCOG) Executive Board. The 18-member board is the policymaking body for activities undertaken by the NCTCOG, including program activities and decisions, regional plans, and...
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...
Douglas Athas had a long list of things he hoped to accomplish as mayor, a list with more things to do than anyone could complete in one term, or even two. He would like to have the opportunity to accomplish more by remaining in office for a third term. “We’ve...
Garland Mayor Douglas Athas and District 4 Council Member B.J. Williams have been appointed to federal advocacy committees for the National League of Cities. Both appointments were announced by NLC President Matt Zone, Council Member, Cleveland. Mayor Athas was...
Garland Mayor Douglas Athas was recently named to a three-year term on the American Public Power Association’s Policy Makers Council by APPA’s Board of Directors. APPA is the Washington, D.C.–based national service organization representing the nation’s more than...