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MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITY ATTORNEY S. CRIM J. HENNIG G. McKAM1E
R. YOUNG T. COX BO BASS J. KRATZ R. HEROLD C. GRIFFITH
L. GETCHELL S. WILLIAMS A. BAXTER J. ROGERS LIBRARY REFERENCE DESK
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• has more than 1,800 Stripn center
shopping��
Tliit- .0ts not include more than
401 . of city land that falls in
for EulessWp ro .ternational Airport, she
proposedsa y= e
If approved, Super Target to anchor 27-acre site in =IImand Euless officials are
art' discussions about
poi`).: -developments on the air-
By Tiara M. Ellis . of mostly single-family residences Po =1�
Staff Writer of The Dallas Morning News box in the area on either side.State. erg» , 3
Highway 121 bisects the district and
EULESS—Plans for a strip shop- ' � �. - ,-4f
ping center anchored by a Super makes it one of the remaining - „ ..
Target mark the first major coin- prime development locations left in f i ;-
mercial development proposed for Euless-
Euless' : e, .F "
P P P "The city is expecting this area4v � g, . x
121 Gateway Zoning District. , ., E :, ,
Dallas'Weber & Co. and Mark 5 to really boom commercially; said -121
Development Corp. are finishing Andrea Baxter, Euless' director of zip -i ;3
economic.development. G! �140
rt
plans for the 27-acre center,which The as-yet-unnamed shopping. ��� � z r 3 ,�,
is expected to win city approval in
center is expected to include
early June. 244,000 square feet, 174,000 square
Mayor Mary'Lib Salelz said the feet of which will be used for the , 5. `�
development is"going to be a great Oi '_
opportunity for the city of Euless." Super Target. About 10,000 square , . �',• �
"We have been working on de- feet will house restaurant develop-
veloping this area and encouraging ments,and the rest will be used by ti j x§� AO
this development for a long time," other retail tenants. '; .36vV i -
The strip is planned along the .` , x .
she said."This is just the realism.of northwestern border of the zoning' �z
all the work we've put into it." district. 4 F. -, * 1 t E3 ,
Glade and tCheek-Sparger roads Ms.Baxter said the Super Target a Bz�h t� m %3 ;'
form the northern and southernt21 �- t '
boundaries of the zoning district, alone would probably bring the city fir+
which is also known as the Corti- more than half a million dollars ' �. 3E0'� xe'1 "6 a� it'" n »�
dor. Heritage Avenue and an array annually in property and sales tax- .
es.Pl , ;call for the store to open in s Z` Ego k ate= y,� ,.,, x
Octet• i 001, she said. .� .� �
M i 5 Development Corp. and 377 � • E7 =
Tar efficials would not comment �fr; I'it- 3 Y g.i
on , roject. .<: �
� The Dallas Miming News
y{j 1 the rapid growth that
n• '' t Tarrant County is seeing,
"You cant ask for any more
devil/'.:; rs and businesses are rush-
, prime property than [the highway
ing Yn the area, pitching ideas• to and airport locations].That is why
city ofpncils for the best way to
we are so excited about the next
deielcthe land they have left. couple of years and the growth the
s is one of the area cities city will see,"Ms.Baxter said.
that.ttill have property available
fat'developing in prime locations Staff writer Tiara M.Ellis can be
al g ;tighways. Those spots in- reached at 817-410-9602, ext. 4961,
cll qe tots along Highway 121 and at and at tellis®dallasnews.com.
the,poit where State Highways 360
and MIneet.
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MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY S. CRIM J. HENNIG G. MCKAMIE
R. YOUNG T. COX BO BASS J. KRATZ R. HEROLD C. GRIFFITH
L. GETCHELL S. WILLIAMS A. BAXTER J. ROGERS LIBRARY REFERENCE DESK
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Seeking housing support
James Lewis (left) stopped Tuesday to talk to Jose Ortiz, who was picketing
in front of Euless City Hall because Euless officials say his concrete hide
does not meet city codes. Mr. Ortiz said he could be jailed if he does no_y
some fines by Tuesday. Daughter Shakiralee Ortiz, 5, helped hold the s
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