Garland Has Responsible, Stable
Leadership on
the City Council
Garland voters in District 1 elected a representative
that had a proven record fighting for
citizen rights. You chose Douglas
Athas as your Representative.
Mr. Athas has represented Garland on the Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition and is chairman of the First Tier Suburbs Council at the National League of Cities. For 2007-2008, he was chosen by his colleagues to serve 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 that frontage was still open space,
and he has worked to bring quality
development
to other areas of Garland,
including
our Downtown. He attended many of the
conferences and seminars necessary
to learn more
about planning and development,
and spent much time
working with others to
advance quality development
for Garland.
Those years of experience have served Mr. Athas well as a council member. He is still very involved with planning and development, serving as Secretary and on the board of the Greater Dallas Planning Council and he is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers. He is also a member of the Congress of New Urbanism.
He has a long record
of community involvement with
homeowner and neighborhood associations,
regularly meeting with statewide association members,
and is a past president of Texas Neighborhoods Together, the statewide
group that represents
homeowner and
neighborhood associations
before the Texas Legislature. His local involvement includes being one of the
initial organizers
of the Neighborhood Leadership
Summit 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 does that and is ethical,
experienced,
and effective.
Mr. Athas serves with an outstanding group of council members that look to the advancement of Garland regionally and to improving the quality of life locally. Garland is fortunate to have a City Council that can work together for the betterment of the city. |
