City of Garland

Council Member B.J. Williams invites you to a District 4 neighborhood meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 9 at Audubon Recreation Center. He'll be joined by our Streets Director to talk about the street rehabilitation project on Country View Lane. Save the date!

Fire Chief Mark Lee would love for you to join our dedicated team of Firefighters. "I get to work with some of the finest firefighters and paramedics I've ever met. They are passionate about making Garland a safer place to live, work, and play." Read his full message and learn more about how to apply to become a Garland Firefighter here: https://bit.ly/3pWfVFx Starting salary for Firefighters is $72,650, with an increase to $76,770 in your first year, along with generous benefits and retirement programs!

Get the latest on what's happening in District 6. Council Member Carissa Dutton will hold a town hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. this Thursday, July 11 at Hollabaugh Recreation Center (3925 W. Walnut St.) Topics will include an update on District 6 development projects, Western Heights tree carvings and a tour of Hollabaugh Rec. Center. You'll also have an opportunity to ask questions and share your thoughts. For more information, call 972-998-8542 or email [email protected].

Relive the fun of the inaugural Red, White & You! event, Garland welcomes new City Secretary, and more, all in this week’s City Press Briefs. https://conta.cc/3XZGvfP

Are you testing for the firefighter entrance exam? We’re here to support your preparation every step of the way! Explore our featured job page for essential exam prep materials, sign up for physical agility practice sessions, and much more! https://bit.ly/3pWfVFx Haven't applied yet? Click here to go directly to the job posting to apply: https://bit.ly/4cGMYAj Starting salary for Firefighters is $72,650, with an increase to $76,770 in your first year, along with generous benefits and retirement programs!

If you still need help after the May 28 storm, help is still available. The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC)/Disaster Assistance Center (DAC) at Williams Elementary School, 1821 Oldgate Lane, is still open but the hours have changed. Starting today, the center will be open: Monday - Saturday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. and closed Sunday. More details on the help available in this link: https://lnkd.in/gwjTGiDU ------ Si aún necesitas ayuda después de la tormenta del 28 de mayo, la ayuda sigue disponible. El Centro de Recuperación de Desastres (DRC)/Centro de Asistencia por Desastres (DAC) en la Escuela Primaria Williams, 1821 Oldgate Lane, sigue abierto pero los horarios han cambiado. A partir de hoy, el centro estará abierto: de lunes a sábado, de 8 a.m. a 6 p.m. y cerrado los domingos. Más detalles sobre la ayuda disponible en este enlace. ------ Nếu bạn vẫn cần trợ giúp sau cơn bão ngày 28 tháng 5, trợ giúp vẫn có sẵn. Trung tâm Phục hồi sau Thảm họa (DRC)/Trung tâm Hỗ trợ Thảm họa (DAC) tại Trường Tiểu học Williams, 1821 Oldgate Lane, vẫn mở cửa nhưng giờ làm việc đã thay đổi. Bắt đầu từ hôm nay, trung tâm sẽ mở cửa: Thứ Hai - Thứ Bảy, từ 8 giờ sáng đến 6 giờ chiều và đóng cửa vào Chủ Nhật. Chi tiết thêm về sự trợ giúp có sẵn trong liên kết này.

Council Member B.J. Williams invites you to a District 4 neighborhood meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 9 at Audubon Recreation Center. He'll be joined by our Streets Director to talk about the street rehabilitation project on Country View Lane. Save the date!

Garland’s Sanitation Department is working to ensure Garland residences have had at least two debris collections by next Wednesday. This will help us return to our normal schedule, although we anticipate bulk routes will be 1-2 days behind going into the week of July 15th. While staff has done an excellent job serving the citizens of Garland, the additional hours have led to fatigue, necessitating a break. Therefore, this will be our last daily update as we transition back to a normal schedule. Residents experiencing debris issues can contact Customer Service at 972-205-3500 or submit a ticket via eAssist (https://lnkd.in/gY9Pve5x). Contractor crews made significant progress between Wednesday, July 3 and Thursday, July 4. They completed their second pass of Hot Spot 2 and Hot Spot 4, started a collection on Hot Spot 3, and did their first pass of the new Hot Spot 5. Today, they will be finishing their collection on Hot Spot 3 with the potential to begin again on Hot Spot 1. Our goal is for the second pass of all Hot Spot areas to be completed by end of day Saturday. Sanitation crews also made significant progress on these days, reaching around 75% completion of the second pass of Wednesday route areas. Today, they will work the area bounded by: • Lavon • E Buckingham • N Country Club and the area bounded by: • N Glenbrook • W Buckingham • S Shiloh • W Walnut Once this is completed Sanitation crews will begin on the Thursday route collection. To date, we have collected a total of 21,036 tons or 42,072,000 pounds of debris.

Happy Independence Day! If you missed last night's drone show from our Red, White & You event, here's a look at the show from a unique perspective. Enjoy! https://lnkd.in/gUemwfCZ

Tonight's the night for the return of our Independence Day Celebration, Red, White & You! It's happening from 5 to 10 p.m. on the Downtown Square. For parking, programming, and event info, check out: https://lnkd.in/g_6fyCa9