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Category: Bond 2019

Rail Crossing Repair

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 rjsmith

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 …

Bond 2019, Safe Streets, Transportation

Fall 2020 Updates

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 rjsmith

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 …

Bond 2019, District Agenda, Safe Streets, Smart Spending, Transportation, Veterans Affairs

Build Garland 2019, Moving Forward

May 5, 2019 rjsmith

Yesterday Garland voters passed all nine propositions on the ballot. Eight of those were bond items, totaling $423.7 million. Voters in District 8 strongly supported the majority of the bond proposals as well. In the coming weeks we’ll prioritize the Read More …

Bond 2019, Election 2019

Town Hall Meeting

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 rjsmith

District 8 Town Hall: April 11, 6pm – 8pm, Garland City Hall Join Council Member Robert John Smith on Thursday, April 11th, from 6 to 8 p.m. at City Hall (200 N. Fifth St, Garland) for the District 8 Town Read More …

Bond 2019

2019 Bond Presentation – GADC

February 14, 2019April 17, 2019 rjsmith

A big thank you to the GADC for having me out this evening to discuss the 2019 bond program. As promised, here are the links to the presentation you saw tonight, a soft copy of the handout, and the bond Read More …

Bond 2019, Election 2019

2019 Bond Part 2

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 rjsmith

Finalizing the Bond On Thursday Jan 24th, 2019 the City Council completed its third round of deliberations on the content of the 2019 Bond Program. We left that meeting with three important takeaways: There has been no call to delay Read More …

Bond 2019, Election 2019

2019 Bond Part 1

January 16, 2019January 29, 2019 rjsmith

Months of meetings, thousands of pages of reading, and what you see on the May ballot all comes down to the decisions that the council will make during the next few weeks. Original Write-Up We started the process back in Read More …

Bond 2019, Election 2019

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