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Email Council Member Athas
972-205-2121
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Doug Athas, District 1 Council Member and Mayor Pro Tem, is serving his first term.
Mr. Athas says that when he moved to Garland in 1992, one of his top priorities was to get involved in his neighborhood and his community. He started, literally, in his own back yard by becoming active in The Greens Homeowners Association, and later the Garland Homeowners Coalition. He now serves as president of Texas Neighborhoods Together, a statewide educational and lobbying group for neighborhood and homeowner associations.
Mr. Athas served on the Garland Plan Commission for eight years. He worked to encourage not only quality development but smart development to help Garland enhance its community, as well as its tax base. He has also worked with many local business groups to facilitate re-growth in older business areas of Garland. He was appointed by the Council to serve on the Dallas Regional Mobility Council.as Garland’s representative.
Mr. Athas enjoys traveling with his wife, Robyn, and son, 8-year-old Shae. The family likes to spend time reading and enjoying movies. Mr. Athas also helps with his son’s Cub Scout Pack.
Mr. Athas owns his own company, through which he handles the land acquisition, permitting and construction logistics for telecommunication companies to build communications infrastructures. Through his professional and community experience, Mr. Athas says he hopes to help those who run City government make solid business decisions.
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