ARPA is the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, which was signed into law in March of 2021 by President Biden. One aspect of the law is funding for local governments for ‘lost revenue’. This is calculated by a series Read More …
ARPA
GP&L FAQ
Disclaimer: This is my personal understanding of how everything works. This is not an official publication of either GP&L or the City of Garland, and does not represent the opinion of the Garland City Council. Here are my answers to Read More …
Naaman School Rd Update, July 2021
As many of you in the area have noticed, several of the properties that are in the path of the Naaman School Rd rebuild are now vacant. We’re in the process of closing on those properties now, and once they Read More …
New April 1st Initiatives for 2021
For April 1st this year, I wanted to briefly cover some of my new initiatives for 2021: 1) Park Patrons will be banned from playing Yahtzee with squirrels 2) In partnership with Animal Services, I’d like to convert the Youth Read More …
Winter Storm Aftermath
Downloadable PDF version here With the latest winter storm plunging Texas into a once-in-a-generation grid failure, we’ve all scrambled to try and plan our water, meals, shelter, and medications around when the power is on. So far, ERCOT (Energy Reliability Read More …
Rail Crossing Repair
If you’re like me, you’re tired of having to realign your front end every time you drive over a railroad track. We have several major crossings here in District 8. The rail companies are notoriously slow in their replies, and Read More …
A Final Term
It’s hard to believe that four years have passed since I announced my first campaign. Since then we’ve gone through a city charter election, three mayors, a tornado, a pandemic, a bond program, and more slices of pie that I’d Read More …
Fall 2020 Updates
With the annual budget passed and a number of new initiatives in flight, I wanted to provide everyone with a general District 8 update. Unfortunately we still can’t hold a town hall meeting due to COVID-19, but I look forward Read More …
Sidewalk Repair Program Reform
This evening we passed an ordinance that revamped our sidewalk repair program. Agenda item 2j: Consider an ordinance amending multiple provisions of Chapter 31, Article IX, “Construction or Repair of Sidewalks,” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Read More …
COVID – Masks
UPDATE 7/2/2020: Executive Order GA-29 Requires masks in public and private facilities. Read the governor’s order HERE Order Summary: The order requires Texans living in counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases to wear a face covering over the Read More …