Rowlett Mayor Blake Margolis announced in a Thursday evening social media video that he will be stepping down as mayor and transitioning to become the city’s...
Rowlett Mayor Blake Margolis announced this week he plans to step down from his role and become the city's emergency management coordinator.Margolis, 25, has served as mayor since 2022. He was first elected to the Rowlett City Council in 2017, when he was. Margolis first became known in Rowlett by running a police and fire scanner Facebook page, which he said first gave him a passion for emergency management and public safety.
“When I first got elected as mayor, my core goal was to fundamentally change how we did our business, to provide a better public service product, and that required some bold leadership,” Margolis said. “We now have laid a solid foundation of leadership going forward, and that is an accomplishment that I am very proud of, and we are beginning to see the fruits of that labor.
“I have full faith and confidence in their ability to lead,” Margolis said. “They have led well already, and there’s no problems there. They’re going to do a great job.”Matt is a breaking news reporter. A graduate of Baylor University, he grew up in San Antonio and lived in Waco before coming to Dallas. Previously, Matt has written for the Baylor Lariat and the Waco Tribune-Herald.
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