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The mayor said the storm caused widespread power outages—about half of Garland Power & Light customers (roughly 35,000 homes) lost power during the event—and that crews restored power to about 80% of affected customers within 12 hours. He also said the city's emergency management department recorded 1,156 structures damaged, including 104 that were described as majorly damaged or destroyed.

Sanitation and contractor cleanup work took approximately 75 days, the mayor said, and parks crews lost hundreds of trees across the storm path, including at Firewheel Golf Park. He thanked city departments and contractors for extended cleanup efforts, noting staff worked nights, weekends and holidays.

The mayor said the storm '2024 hurricane-force winds' (he referred to the event informally as '2urricane Garland') produced more debris in a single event than the combined totals of tornadoes in prior years he cited. He urged patience during the response and credited emergency management, sanitation and other departments for their work.

The address did not include detailed breakdowns of cleanup costs, insurance recoveries or FEMA/state disaster declarations; those items were not specified in the mayor's remarks.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Garland - State of the City - Jan 29, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","In his State of the City address the mayor detailed the May storm response: sanitation crews collected over 16,000 tons of debris and contractors collected about 12,000 tons, the mayor said; emergency management recorded significant structural damage and parks lost hundreds of trees. The mayor praised city staff and contractors for cleanup work.","taxTitle","Garland, Dallas County, Texas","taxId",2783,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6671359,"USL Dallas announces pro team for Garland; city negotiating stadium, training complex near President George Bush Turnpike",156,2224000,2380000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2165656-098f00b5f70b2462c7986615b24953cd&start=2224&end=2380","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2165656-098f00b5f70b2462c7986615b24953cd/thumbnail_2224000.jpg","/articles/6671359/Garland/Dallas-County/Texas/USL-Dallas-announces-pro-team-for-Garland-city-negotiating-stadium-training-complex-near-President-George-Bush-Turnpike","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6671359-bd148351537a2d68dbb81ec78cc7308e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152644&Signature=RAZUmPKl6tMo2v9VFcvlwhJYRFk-VCIXMcA0XMJRjuZZC18jsZwgQ64yib6zkQCUjgvG4DWyrfNmcEMGAAQmqCxeN24GiN5ZnOJnf1pN1EZnWmK5CxowSKOtqpXIOtmS~guENztEevs9D8wrjUOPmUquvJiA-tytg8NBX8USLAI9NbHryCWov1CLDvKUxB5Z3oRkeLDyWGcOUkSUiKSkgA9a5hN5zkTPb9p-AhHVMtgTulcPTSO~SGb~ln4Wvaw5uhK8~iywJu5SIz2T66g0evQzcztJ28UzKKlBgoUnj9yxWkn96R7mLqwxWA6A3ptemISA2NIjyylhuIvMC-Zz1g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The mayor and Matt Valentine of USL Dallas announced that a new United Soccer League (USL) professional men’s team will be based in Garland and is scheduled to begin play in the 2027 season.

Matt Valentine said the club will be the 28th USL team and described the next steps as building a home in Garland. The city and team are negotiating a multipurpose complex the mayor said will include the USL Dallas headquarters, practice fields, community soccer fields, a public plaza and up to a 10,000-seat stadium. The mayor said the site was described in the address as being near the President George Bush Turnpike and that associated development is anticipated around the complex.

Valentine said the team is planning public outreach including a fan forum, and described community initiatives already under way: working with a Garland elementary school to provide cleats and jerseys for fourth- and fifth-graders and developing a community scholarship program the team hopes to launch next year.

The mayor and Valentine emphasized that negotiations were ongoing and that additional public announcements and details will follow. No council vote or formal city agreement was announced during the address.","USL Dallas founders and the mayor announced a professional men’s soccer team that will begin play in 2027 and said the city is negotiating a multipurpose complex — potentially including a 10,000-seat stadium, headquarters, practice and community fields and a public plaza — near the President George Bush Turnpike.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6671362,"Garland bond study committee recommends four propositions; council will decide Feb. 4 whether to put package on May ballot",131,2531000,2662000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2165656-098f00b5f70b2462c7986615b24953cd&start=2531&end=2662","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2165656-098f00b5f70b2462c7986615b24953cd/thumbnail_2531000.jpg","/articles/6671362/Garland/Dallas-County/Texas/Garland-bond-study-committee-recommends-four-propositions-council-will-decide-Feb-4-whether-to-put-package-on-May-ballot","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6671362-2d63c4c41ee7eb9961c47af475172960/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152644&Signature=VpN97~wqyn1l1CRGpmXrYx2gI-dfJKwT9hrm4tp~5EQqCrrogg8Rmc7OXe2GTRBDGLSq9TFUq7MTQME-MnpY9gQ-3cMuVlfrvdXYnNDWJCRT-ojZPl1cFxrtrCTfGZBtZ5g0Hh6wkURK6~OZaf4XkYk2j0h5vb7dJDPHGVQm-gUL94XtbRSHDeFPM7aIfjO-PtJa04f69fYUoY7lRwCu0hNYUfv8DN5~ata4e~ocT8k3i1IwDpfoKr2hwtuw5mc-DikLpPFFuwIJohhAOGXzFt4AhJ9oa~OMIgBCjUMRnyHOVlQxBJJJjfArxEEl1U-uZ3zsBRHdKjwgpjIQtBKsYw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The mayor of Garland announced that a bond study committee has recommended a four-proposition bond package that would be considered for the May 3 ballot, and said the City Council will decide at its Feb. 4 meeting whether to move the package forward.

The committee’s recommendations cover: citywide street and transportation improvements (streets, alleys, gateways and corridors); economic and community development (land assembly, incentives and revitalization to create destinations and support neighborhood programs); municipal facility improvements focused on the Granville Arts Center; and parks and recreation improvements including public waterfront access at Harbor Point and continuation of the city’s trails program.

The packages would fund projects the mayor tied back to Garland’s 2019 bond program, which voters approved for $423,700,000. The mayor credited the 2019 bonds with multiple groundbreakings and ribbon cuttings over the past five-plus years and listed specific projects completed or underway that drew on that funding.

Among projects the mayor highlighted were new and renovated public facilities: a new Hollubaugh Recreation Center and Aquatics Facility (two gymnasiums, walking track, children’s pool, slide and outdoor courts), updated library facilities including a new West Garland library with study rooms and a maker space, two fire station relocations and a new street operations building. He also noted road projects such as Namib School Road (lane additions and flood-plain work) and a major municipal surf-and-swim replacement that will include a lazy river, surf simulator and water slides.

The mayor said the committee’s recommendations have been presented to the council and that information tables were available to the public at the event. He emphasized there would be no tax-rate increase associated with the proposed bond package if voters approve it.

The mayor urged residents to review material at garlandforward.com and garlandneighborhoods.org and to speak with committee members and city staff before the council’s Feb. 4 decision on whether to place the propositions on the May ballot.

Votes or final council action on the package were not taken during the address; the council is scheduled to consider whether to place the measures on the ballot on Feb. 4.","A citizen-led bond study committee has recommended four propositions covering streets, economic development, municipal facilities and parks. The mayor said the package would not raise the tax rate if approved; the City Council will decide Feb. 4 whether to place the measures on the May 3 ballot.","actionData","errors"]

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