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....
Scott LeMay looks forward to serving as Garland’s mayor
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...
Discord, disagreement, recalls, resignations
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...
Council, mayor debate participation in CNU 23
During the Feb. 16 work session, Garland City Council members and Mayor Douglas Athas discussed participation in and sponsorship of the Congress for the New Urbanism conference being held in Dallas in April. Council Member Tim Campbell said that he did not know about...
Mayor visits with voters at re-election campaign kickoff
Mayor Douglas Athas visited with voters during a re-election campaign kick-off reception last week at the Generator Coffee Shop in downtown Garland. He said that a lot has been accomplished during his first term, but there is still much to be done. “I think we finally...
Mayor Athas appointed to NLC Steering Committee
Garland Mayor Douglas Athas has been appointed to the National League of Cities 2015 Community and Economic Development Steering Committee. This committee has the lead responsibility for developing NLC federal policy positions on issues involving housing, community...