Sherwin-Williams fire, cleanup update – Aug. 18
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) continue to oversee the remediation of impacted waterways in the area around the Sherwin-Williams Shiloh Road Plant fire response in Garland. Sherwin-Williams has begun...
City accepting nominations for Garland Neighborhood Awards
Do you have an all-star neighbor? Or do you love your neighborhood and think it should be recognized? Submit your applications and nominations for the Garland Neighborhood Awards! Great neighborhoods take work! The city of Garland, Office of Neighborhood Vitality...
City welcomes chief communications officer
The city of Garland welcomed Tiffany Veno as its Chief Communications Officer in August.Veno is a communications and marketing professional with 16 years of experience in both public and private organizations. She started her career in television news as a producer at...
City to convene bond study committee
Garland residents interested in participating in a Bond Study Committee must submit required documents to City Secretary Rene Dowl’s office, RDowl@GarlandTX.gov, by Tuesday, Sept. 5. Before submitting a proposition to issue new or additional bonds for approval by the...
City manager presents 2023-24 budget
City Manager Judson Rex presented the city of Garland's 2023-24 proposed budget to Mayor Scott LeMay and the City Council members at the July 31 work session. Items included in the budget and the budget calendar are below: Budget priorities Focus on public safety...
City of Garland Sherwin-Williams Fire, Cleanup August 8-9
Update from City of Garland – Sherwin-Williams Fire and Cleanup - Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023 Cleanup from the Aug. 7 fire at the Sherwin-Williams Plant is expected to take several weeks, with efforts focusing on surrounding creeks. During the containment of the fire,...
Holly Stevens presents ‘Garland during Prohibition’ lecture series
Garland’s Landmark Museum is fortunate to have gifted public speaker Holly Stevens presenting several lectures at various locations in the city. The latest series is about prohibition. Stevens had decided on a career in substance abuse counseling and was working...
City moves to digital public information requests
The city of Garland is converting to a digital means of handling all public information requests. When the new system is launched in mid-August, requestors of public information will submit Open Records Requests through an online portal that will be located on both...
City to host Shiloh Road reconstruction public meeting
The city of Garland is proposing improvements to Shiloh Road from West Kingsley Road to West Miller Road in the city of Garland, Dallas County, Texas. This notice advises the public that the city of Garland will be conducting an in person public meeting on the...
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