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Garland City Council District 8

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Category: Local Business

VA Hospital Update

November 14, 2019January 31, 2020 rjsmith

Congressman Allred (CD 32) recently announced that the Baylor/VA deal is in its final phase. He will make a formal announcement once the deal has been completed. When will it open? The final purchase agreement is scheduled to close on Read More …

Healthcare, Local Business

Liquor Sales

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 rjsmith

Several people have recently asked: Why Garland does not allow sales of liquor/distilled spirits in ‘package stores’ in the city, but we do allow drinks to be individually poured and served in restaurants? In reality, the city has very little Read More …

Local Business, Policy

Healthcare – A New Beginning

March 7, 2019March 21, 2019 rjsmith

(Due to demand, here’s a downloadable PDF version of this article) 24 months ago, during the spring of 2017 we heard the news that Baylor Garland was looking to sell but would stick around until they had a new owner. Read More …

Council, Healthcare, Local Business, Planning and Zoning

Baylor Closing

February 21, 2018March 8, 2019 rjsmith

As of 23:59 on February 28, 2018, after decades of serving Garland, Baylor hospital will close its doors. A representative of Baylor recently shared an update with the city council. That meeting is available here: http://garlandtx.swagit.com/play/02202018-1086 ITEM 3A City Council Read More …

Council, Healthcare, Local Business

Baylor Hospital

December 16, 2017March 8, 2019 rjsmith

In 1981, your future councilman was born at Garland Memorial Hospital, later to be renamed Baylor Garland. The hospital has served my family through births, strokes, joint replacements, stints and bypasses, and has been there for us at the end Read More …

Healthcare, Local Business, Planning and Zoning

Taco Bodega

May 16, 2017May 18, 2017 rjsmith

Taco Bodega, a local taqueria, applied for a beer/wine variance. Due to its proximity to North Garland High School, permission of the city council was needed in order to sell beer. My comments on the case were: I visited there Read More …

Local Business, Planning and Zoning

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