Garland Has New
Leadership and Ideas on
the City Council
Garland had
a clear choice in the 2006 city election
whether to elect a representative
that would fight for
citizen rights, or
return to office those that
opposed
elections and debate. You chose to
elect Douglas
Athas as your District
1 Representative.
After one year, Mr.
Athas has been chosen by his colleagues as Mayor Pro Tem.
Prior to serving on the Council, Doug was a Garland
Plan Commissioner and
active in the
community for many
years. He has been involved
with smart development along SH-190
since most
of the frontage was still open space,
and he has worked to bring quality
development
to other areas of Garland,
including
our Downtown.
Doug Athas
attended many of the
conferences and seminars necessary
to learn more
about planning and development,
and spent much time
working with others to
advance smart development
for Garland.
He has a record
of community involvement with
homeowner and neighborhood associations,
meeting with other associations
statewide,
and leading the statewide
group that represents
homeowner and
neighborhood associations
before the Texas Legislature.
This includes being one of the
initial organizers
and an annual participant
of the Neighborhood Leadership
Conference presented
in Garland each fall.
Garland’s
future requires leadership
with vision and
a proven record of tackling
projects
that benefit the
community. Garland now
has someone on the council
that is ethical,
experienced,
and effective.
Since June, 2006, Garland has been fortunate to now have a City Council that can work together for the betterment of the city.
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