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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-06-11 Euless ArticlesDISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE_LoF_d_ MAYO R CI TY CNCL CI TY A TTNY SUTTER MCKAMI E BR OWN ANI MAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS W. RHODES GETCH ELL LIBRARY ADMI N LIBRA R Y R EF HA R TSELL DATE DISTRIB UTED ~ I /I I /3 DATE OF A R TICLE s /$0//-3 NEWSPAPER tJ£)'14 . OJ H EULESS--The McKee family lives on Foxbury Drive , and now they know where that name comes from. Michael McKee said an adult fox had been living under his daughter's playhouse in the backyard , but Thursday his daughter came in the house with a surprising discovery. "She said, 'Daddy, daddy , there's babies!'" Mr. McKee said . "And I said , 'Babies for what? The fox?' And I look , and there's one, then there was two , then there was three, then there was four , and now, there's five." The family had no idea the adult fox was a mother. They say the foxes aren't shy or afraid of humans , but they don't like the family dog. The dog is now banned from the backyard until the fox family moves on. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE c:l OF _d_ MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY A TTNY SUTTER MCKAMIE BROWN ANIMAL CNTR i\1/cDO NA LD COLLINS W. RHODES GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED I.e I II /J3 DATE OF ARTICLE S /3 i) /J 3 NEWSPAPER tJEAtr, ClJM, DISTRIB U TED TO: PA GE_j_oF_L_ MA YOR iHc DO NA LD C/TYCN CL COLLINS CITY A TTN Y W. RHODES S U TTER GETCHELL MCKA MIE BROWN ANIMA L C N TR LIBRA RY A DMIN LIBRA RY REF H A RTSE LL DA TE DISTRI BUTED._&.=_.L/_f:___/-4/---"J'----'3 __ DA TE OF A RTICLE._6.=-:.__jlt__..S_J-Ij.....LJ_3 __ Euless Aquatic Park Celebrates Grand Opening May 31, 2013 5:38 PM EULESS (CBSDFW.COM)-North Texans have a new place to cool off this summer. The Euless Aquatic Park celebrated its grand opening on Friday, one day before the start of June. Swimmers can wade in the lazy river, take a spin on the thrill slides or hide out from the sun in the shade areas. The park will be open everyday this summer. Weekday admission is $3 for residents and $6 for non-residents. Childreug' 2 and under are free with a paying adult. Euless residents can buy a season pass for $150. The water park is located at the Euless Familyg' Life Center at Midway Park. DISTRIB U TED TO: MA YOR Mc DO NA LD CITYCNCL COLLINS CITY A TTN Y W. RHODES S U TTER MCKAMIE BRO WN ANIMA L CN T GETCHELL LIBRA RY A DMIN LIBRA RY REF HA RTSELL DA TE DISTRIB U TED_~~~~~~ f:...._L_/_/_3 __ DA TE OF ARTICLE .s-/3J //3 N EWSPA PER F WST I ----~~~ POOC H ON THE LOOSE Bedford's Bark Park is latest addition to area's growing list of canine havens Carson Busby, 5, plays with English bulldog Po Boy at Tails 'N Trails dog park off Green Oaks Boulevard in Arlington on May 29 . Star-Telegram/Khampha Bouaphanh By Terry Evans BooBoo's Buddies in Southlake, shade. Grand Prairie did a great tevans@star-telegram.com Central Bark in Grand Prairie, job putting out lots of big rocks Jason Smith is a connoisseur of VillagesofBearCreekDogParkin for dogs to jump on and off. tlrl.- dog parks. Euless and Tails 1N Trails in Ar-less just is kind of state-of-the.- The president of the Fort lington. art with all the bells and whis e Worth Dog Park Association has 11 I'rn a dog park fanatic:' tles!' taken Woods, his 6-year-old Smith said. 11 Every one of them is He now has another option black lab, to Tipps Canine great. Arlington has a very nice with the opening of Bedford's Hollow in North Richland Hills, wooded area that has a lot of PAGE_d_oF_l_ DISTRIBUTED TO: MAYOR McDONALD SUTTER MCKAMIE BROWN ANIMAL CNT CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF COLLINS w. RHODES I HARTSELL -j31 /3 N EWSPA PER __ --=-F""""If'."""S~T / /1 ( /1.3 DATE OF ARTICLE~ _6___::.___.:_ __ _ DATE DISTRI BUTED:___~'-R~_:__!._------ Bark Park, a 2.5-acre ca- nine haven that is the lat- est in a flurry of parks that have opened in the past nine years in the Tar- rant County area. Fort Worth's Fort ~'oof, which opened in 2004,wasTarrantCoun- t •s first city-owned dog pf!k, and since then, dog lqvers have seen seven other cities in the area iEn parks specifically d signed for their best ends. They're part of a national trend that saw the number of off-leash parks grow from about 500 the year Fort Woof opened to as many as 1,JOOnow. Dogfriendly.com is cQnstantly adding to its list of public dog parks, said its editor, Len Kain. "While I can't give you an exact number, we have 1,306 official off-leash dog parks listed on Dog- Friendly.com in the U.S. a:Q.d Canada:' he said. "Of those, 1,041 are in the U.S. ~d 265 are in Canada. 'f!rls probably represents a;out three-fourths of tlie official dog parks in tlje country so there may be about 1,400 official off-leash dog parks in the lf,S." Smith said the parks $ not only great places t dogs, but also their ers. "Fort Woof is one of the few venues in our large urban area where cchnplete strangers talk wtth one another more than 'Hi, how are you?' " said Smith. "There was even a guy who proposed to a woman on one of the memorial bricks. He ac- tually put his proposal on one of the bricks that we sold as a fundraiser!' Great for apartment "The people here are dwellers sive!' really nice· Interestingly, though Mean dogs not Amenities play a big part . they see one another of-wekome in dog park choice. · ten the owners are more Aggressive dogs aren't Trees were the main lik~ly to know the other welcome in any of the dog attraction for Sue Davis, a dogs' names than the parks, according to rules Wisconsin transplant names of other owners, posted at each of them. who's been bringing ll-MUrphy said. "d While fights occasionally year-old Roxy, a Rott-tzach Marston happen, Davis said own- weller mix, and ll-ers tend to respond month-old Sammy, a much the same about the quickly to stop them. "Malteypoo" to Tails 'N Villages of Bear Creek "You can tell when Trails, because it comes Dog Park in Eules~ someone brings in a dog closest to what she left "It's a good place to that's going to be trou- behind. meet people:• he said. "It ble:• she said. "It's grow- "I've been bringing gets packed out from 5 to ling even in the entry pen, dogs to dog parks for 20 7!' and you know some- years:• she said. "We've But the park might owe thing's going to happen!' been here one year and the number of loyal users Double-gated entry Roxy misses tb.e park in to its convenience to one pens are another com- Madison. It had woods of the numerous ~part-mon element of Tarrant and a lake and it was ment complexes m the County's dog parks, along beautiful!' area next to Dallas Fort "th high fences and Arlington resident Worth Airport. Marston ~oggy bag" dispensers. Tammy Kuschel said that said he wouldn't be ~ble For the most part, dog Chester, her 2-year-old to have a dog, otheiWlSe. park users are good about golden retriever and "I've no idea what I'd using the bags to pick up standard poodle mix, also do without this dog p~kf' dog droppings said Anna likes the woods in Tails 'N he said. "In fact, this lS and Alex Thrres, Fort Trails, but that's not the the only reason I adopted Worth residents who fie- main reason it's their fa-Bandit." . quently bring their 5- vorite. Marston's first apart-month-old Doberman/ "The people here are ment after he. m?ved to . Rottweiler, Riley, to Fort really nice," she said. Euless from Wtchita Falls ur. f d fr vvOO. In its six yeats, Tails 'N was about 100 yar s om "I like it because it's rlafis has become the the dog park. He's been clean open and big:' An- c~ter of dog-owner so-bringing ~e 2-year-ol~ na Thrres said. "People cipl circles, said Sarah border collie/heel~r to lt keep up with their dogs ~hy of Grand Prairie. almost every day smce he and everyone's really "There are shifts of was a puppy, even after friendly!' p«JJple:• she said. "Some moving to another apart-__ cQllle at 5:30 a.m. when it ment two miles away. Terry Evans. 817·390·7620 0 Jtens, others at 9 a.m., Though the park has TWitter: @fwstevans o ers come after work!' lots of things to crawl In fact, Murphy and through and climb over, h 10-year-old boxer, Ty, Bandit's only interested in o4en see the same groups the tennis balls that are a Central Bark in their always handy, Marston hometown. said. "Everyone goes to "He picks one out and Grand Prairie when this that's his until we leave:' one is wet and closed, and he said. "If another dog they come here when it's sniffs at it he'll bark, but dark, because Grand Prai-he doesn't t aggres- rie doesn't have lights:• she said. DISTRIBUTED TO: M A YOR McDONALD C/TYCN CL COLLINS C/TYATTNY W. RHODES PA GE~oF_}_ SUTTER MCKAMIE BROWN ANIMAL CNT GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE D/STRIBUTED __ ~=....!.~.....:./_:..../---"/--'-/3 ___ DATE OF ARTICLE 5/3.1 l/._3 NEWSPAPER __ _,_F-'-'W.'-"':S:..:...T Tarrant County area dOl parks Fort Woof, Fort Worth • The first dog park in Tarrant County, Fort Woof is lq:ated in Gateway Park, 750 N. Beach St . It is a 5-acre park with separate ares for small and large dogs . Both areas feature shelters, benches, agility courses and water fountains. • Open daily from 5 a.m. to 11 :30 p.m . • Cost to build: $81,000. Talis 'N Trails, Arllnpon • The park that opened in 2007 at 950 S.E. Green Oaks Blvd. has 5.7 acres and separate areas for small and large dogs. Both areas have benches, tree-shaded areas, water fountains and nature trails . • Open during daylight hours except Tuesday, when it's closed for mowing. • Cost to build: $460,000. Boo-Boo's Buddies Community Dog Park, Southlake • The 2.5 -acre park opened in 2006 next to the Bob Jones Park softball complex, 3901 N. White Chapel Blvd . It has separate areas for large and small dogs and feature picnic tables, benches, water fountains. • Open daily from dawn to dusk . • Cost to build : $72 ,000 total ($30,000 capital improve- ment program funds and $42,000 equally divided be- tween Southlake Parks Development Corporation and Boo-Boo's Buddies fund raising group led by Jan Ekonomy in honor of her late sister, Nancy, whose dog was named BooBoo) VIllages of Bear Creek Dog Park, Euless • The 3-acre park opened in 2008 at 1951 Bear Creek Park- way in the city's apartment-rich northeast area . It has sep- arate areas small and large dogs and features covered picnic tables, wash stations on concrete slabs and drinking fountains (separate for dogs and people). • Open daily from sunrise to sunset. • Cost to build: $125 ,000 (including irrigation, fencing, features and sod). Bark Park, Bedford • The 2.5-acre park opened Saturday at 3200 Meadow Park Drive. It has separate area for small and large dogs and features water fountains and benches . The city intends to add shade structures and lighting • Open daily from sunrise to sunset. • Cost to build: $25,000 from Parks & Recreation Advisory Board through the Park Donation Fund and capital cam- paign efforts. Tipps Canine Hollow Dog Park, North Rkhland Hills • The 3-acre park opened in 2006 at 7804 Davis Blvd . It has separate area for small and large dogs and features, huge. trees, drinking fountains and shaded picnic tables. • Open daily from 8 a.m. to dusk. • Cost to build: $208,500 Central Bark Dog Park, Grand Prairie • The 3.5-acre park opened in 2007 at 2252 W. Warrior Trail, just north of Prairie Paws Adoption Center. It has separate areas for small and large dogs and features shade structures, water fountains (separate for dogs and people) and portable toilets . • Open daily from 5:30a.m. to midnight. ~ Cost to build : $330,000, which included parking lot, sidewalk, fencing , irrigation and sod. Keenum-Shelton Dog Park, Lake Worth • The 1.27-acre park opened in 2008 at 3209 Dakota Trail. It features obstacle courses, fire hydrants and covered area with water and seating . • Open daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m . • Cost to build: $63,000. "You can tell when someone brtnp In a dog that's going to ·be trouble." Sue Davis, who uses Arlington's Trails 'N Tails dog park ' : DISTRIB U TED TO: PA G E_l_oF_L MA YOR CITY C N CL SUTTER MCKAMIE BROWN A N IMA L C N T tHcDONA LD COLLINS CITY A TTN Y W. RHODES GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRA RY REF HARTSELL D A TE DISTRIBU TED 4 /ff /I 3 DATE OF A RTICLE & I .3 I I 3 NEWSPAPER __ _,_F...:...:W.....:::~...:...T City, district see increase in tax base Posted Monday, Jun. 03, 2013 Mansfield's tax base grew by 5.1 percent to $4.53 billion dollars this year as the city's economy continued its rebound from the recession, according to preliminary data from the Tarrant Appraisal District . The city's net taxable value increased by $220 .4 million, of which more than half--$132.7 million- resulted from new construction, said Peter Phillis, the city finance director. Commercial development accounted for $88 million of the new construction, and the rest came from residential development. "It's a significant increase from what we were anticipating," Phillis said . He projects the increase will be trimmed to about 4 .5 percent after property valuation challenges are resolved and the updated tax rolls that local governments rely on to build their budgets are released in late July . But even that would produce a net gain of about $1.3 million in real budget dollars for next year. The current year's general fund budget is $38.4 million. "It's too early to count our blessings now," City Manager Clayton Chandler said , but added that the 2013-14 budget will have to address worn-out streets, frozen staff positions and public safety equipment in need of replacement . "There's no problem finding something to do with " the extra revenue. Tarrant County overall posted a 4.3 percent, or about $5 .4 billion , in property value gains . Although Mansfield officials were pleased with the growth, the city --historically among the fastest growing before the recession hit in 2008-ranked 10th in value increases among Tarrant County cities , according to the appraisals . White Settlement topped the list at 23 .7 percent, followed by Westworth Village with 14.2 percent, Euless with 6.4 percent and Hurst with 6.3 percent . Arlington 's values grew by 5.3 percent, to $18 .6 billion, and Fort Worth's by 4.4 percent, to $44 billion . The Mansfield school district saw its tax base grow to $9 .32 billion , an increase of $332 .23 million , or 3.7 percent. Finance officials said they wanted more time to evaluate the tax -base data before commenting . But tax-base bumps cause more celebration at City Hall than at the school district, since new property tax revenues for schools are mostly accompanied by offsetting reductions in state funding . DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE J oF_}_ MAYOR CITY CNCL SUTTER MCKAMIE BROWN ANIMAL CNT McDONALD COLLINS CJTYATTNY W. RHODES GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DA TE DISTRIBUTED_~4!;.-L/_I:._f:...___L/_f_.3 ___ DATE OF ARTICLE t /1//3 NEWSPAPER FWST Tarrant County watering restrictions back in effect Posted Tuesday , Jun. 04, 2013 A little more than a year after twice-a-week outdoor restrictions were lifted, the rules are going back into effect for almost all of Tarrant County today . Stage 1 restrictions are triggered when the Tarrant Regional Water District, which provides raw water to 98 percent of Tarrant County, hits 75 percent of its storage capacity. The recent round of rains haven't been enough to avoid hitting that threshold, the water district said . Even if we see rain in the coming weeks that eases the drought, it won't mean the restrictions will suddenly end. "We want to avoid a situation of going in and out of Stage 1," said Mark Olson, the water district's conservation and creative manager. "We want to recover to a point to not be dipping back to 75 percent storage capacity within a minimum of three months ." The rules are the same as they were a year ago, with the exception of hosing down paved areas . Last year, it was a restriction. Now it is just a recommendation. The rule had a negative impact on the commercial spray industry that wasn't intended, Olson said. Residential customers whose addresses end in odd numbers will be allowed to water lawns and landscapes with sprinklers on Sundays and Thursdays . Addresses ending in even numbers may water only on Saturdays and Wednesdays . Nonresidential customers, including apartments, businesses, parks and common areas, may water only on Tuesdays and Fridays. No outdoor watering is allowed on Monday. Other Stage 1 measures include reducing the frequency of draining and filling swimming pools . Watering is still prohibited between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m ., when evaporation is at its highest . A hand-held hose, soaker hoses and drip irrigation systems are not subject to the rules. "I think it's important that people realize that twice per week is something that should not have an impact on the quality of our landscapes," Olson said. "By watering infrequently and deeply, you encourage your lawn to grow deeper roots ." Fort Worth officials are preparing to put out signs and banners, reminding customers that the restrictions have gone into effect. DISTRIBUTED TO: MAYOR Jl'!c DONA LD CITYCNCL COLLINS CJTY A TTN Y W. RHODES DA TE DISTRIBU TED le It ( I /3 PAGE_d_oF_3_ SUTTER MCKAMIE BROWN ANIMAL C N T GETCHELL LIBRA RY A DMIN LIBRA RY REF HA RTSELL DATE OF ARTICLE k I '1 /I -3 N EWSPAPER __ ~F__,:_W.,__,'S,_,_T "The biggest thing is making people aware of the restrictions and understand i ng what their watering days are," said Fort Worth Water Department spokeswoman Mary Gugliuzza . "In most cases, once people understand what their days are, they are compliant." Anyone establishing new landscapes can apply for a variance in Fort Worth . Residents who have their own water wells are excluded from the rules. This is second time the water district, which provides raw water to 1.8 million people, has implemented Stage 1 restrictions . The last time was in August 2011 , and they were lifted in May 2012 . There was some discussions last year in Fort Worth and Arlington of making those restrictions permanent, but it stalled after opposition surfaced . In 2011, water use dropped by 8 percent from what Tarrant Regional projected it would have been without restrictions . In July and August without restrictions, water usage can climb as high as 500 million gallons per day or more . In January, when outdoor water usage is low, it can drop as low as 200 million gallons per day . WATERING RESTRICTIONS Stage 1 watering restrictions will take effect Monday for most Tarrant County cities. • The Tarrant Regional Water District's main customers are Fort Worth, Arlington, Mansfield and the Trinity River Authority, which then sell water to other cities . • Other entities that will impose the restrictions include A(edo, Bedford, Benbrook Water Authority, Bethesda Water Supply Corp ., Burleson, Colleyville, Crowley, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Dalworthington Gardens , EdgecliffVillage, EuJ;.ss, Everman, Forest Hill, Grapevine, Grand Prairie, Haltom City, Haslet, Hurst, Keller, Kennedale, Lake Worth, Northlake, North Richland Hills, Richland Hills, Roanoke, Saginaw, Southlake, Trophy Club Municipal Utility District, Westlake, Westover Hills, Westworth Village and White Settlement. Restrictions include • Residential customers whose addresses end in odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7 and 9) are allowed to water lawns and landscapes with sprinklers on Sundays and Thursdays. • Addresses ending in even numbers (2 , 4, 6, 8 orO) may water only on Saturdays and Wednesdays . • Nonresidential customers, including apartments, businesses, parks and common areas, may water only on Tuesdays and Fridays . DISTRIB U TED TO: PAGE~oF_l_ MAYOR iltlcDONALD CITYCNCL CITY A TTN Y SUTTER MCKAMIE BROWN ANIMA L C N T COLLINS W. RHODES GETCHELL LIBRA RY ADMIN LIBRARY REF H A RTSELL DA TE DISTRIBU TED __ IR~(_I_f_!_(_l_~ __ DATE OF ARTICLE ~ I</ ,I /.3 N EWSPA PER __ __:_F:..:..W."""S.:...T • One exception is Colleyville, where twice-a-week watering is permitted by geographic areas rather than by addresses . Colleyville has a map of the watering zones on the city's website . • Watering is still prohibited between 10 a.m. and 6 p .m . More information Residents can find out more information and learn conservation tips by going to savenorthtexaswater.com . Sources : Tarrant Regional Water District, Fort Worth Water Department Bill Hanna, 817-390-7698 Twitter: @fwhanna DISTRIB U TED TO: MA YOR CITY C N CL Mc DO NA LD COLLINS CITY A TTN Y W. RHODES DA TE DISTRIBUTED (,II I /t-3 • PA GE / oF_l_ S U TTE R M CKAMIE BROWN ANIMA L C N TR GETCHELL LIBRA RY A D M I N LIBRA RY REF HA RTSELL DA TE OF A RTICLE ~t 1 ~ L 13 NEWSPA PE4vta.r • ~ U.S. Concrete's Precast Products Offer Strength Needed for Boardwalk Rebuild EULESS , Texas , June 6 , 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --Late last month , U.S. Concrete Precast, a U .S. Concrete , Inc. (Nasdaq :USCR ) company , began constructing a portion of the 2 ,500 precast pieces that will serve as the base of the Long Beach Island boardwalk in Long Beach , N.Y . The boardwalk , destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in October of last year , is an overall rebuild estimated at nearly $44 .2 million . The reconstruction will utilize precast concrete , a type of concrete that is pre -manufactured off-site and then transported and installed on-site at a later date . The concrete is less susceptible to storm damage than the traditional wood planks used in the past and is bu ilt to withstand the high velocity winds of hurricanes that commonly occur on east coast beaches . The nostalgic feel of the boardwalk w ill be preserved by inlaying tropical wood planks on top of the precast , on wh ich visitors will then be able to walk . "Precast w ill not only prov ide long -lasting strength and res istance to hurricane-type storms , but also a resistance to the harsh salt water environment. It will also provide longevity unmatched by wood ," said General Manager of U .S . Concrete Precast Marc Davis . The product produced in the Middleburg plant will be transported to Long Beach , NY for installation . 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