Garland citizens will be able to ask questions or offer comments to their elected representatives in a series of Town Meeting broadcasts to be aired live on the City’s Government Access Channel, CGTV.

The first broadcast is set for Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 7 p.m., hosted by District 1 City Council Member Douglas Athas and District 7 City Council Member Rick Williams.

A call-in format allows residents to ask the Council representatives about issues related to their Districts.  Each Council Member will give a “state of the district” report, and then citizens can call 972-205-9035 with their questions and comments.  In addition, citizens may submit their questions and comments in advance via the City website at www.ci.garland.tx.us.

The schedule for the rest of the City Council Members’ Town Meeting Broadcasts is as follows:

            September 8, 2009 – Districts 2&5
 
            October 13, 2009 – Districts 3&4
 
            December 8, 2009 – Districts 6&8
 
            CGTV is available on Time Warner Cable channel 16 and on Verizon FIOS TV channel 44, or by video streaming from the City website.