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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-08-12 Euless ArticlesSUV Hits House in Neighborhood Not Once, But Twice By NBCDFW.com An SUV hit a house in a Euless neighborhood not once, but twice on Monday afternoon. It happened around 4:30 p.m. in the 400 block of Norman Drive, south of West Euless Boulevard and State Highway 183. "It could have been a lot worse, we were very fortunate no one was hurt today," said Euless Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Morris. Officers told NBC 5 the GMC Yukon came off the road, went through an antique planter, clipped the corner of the house, hit a gas meter, ricocheted off another house and ended up in the bedroom of the first home. "I heard a boom and it scared the living daylights out of me," said homeowner Peggy June. Unfortunately, the crash happened on June's birthday. NBC DFW An SUV clipped a house, then a gas meter in a neighborhood in Euless, Texas. "Today is my birthday, I am 74 years old today," she said. "I've always said 'I'm gonna make it to 100,' but the way things go like this, you might not make it to 100. You may not make tomorrow." Gas started leaking in the area after the gas meter was hit, the gas was shut off and a technician from Atmos Energy arrived on scene to repair the leak. There's no word yet on what caused the crash, but the driver has not been charged. NBC 5's Ben Russell contributed to this report. First published June 30th 2014, 11:19 pm Dallas is on the rise, but the suburbs remain the kingmakers of North Texas. And why shouldn’t they be? Crime is lower in most of the suburbs than it was in 2012, the last time we did this ranking, and home values are up. In fact, only one suburb—Hickory Creek—saw a home value depreciation. It was, coincidentally, the suburb with the highest appreciation in 2012. Suburbs nationwide have outpaced many of their big-city counterparts in terms of growth. In 2013, only 18 of the 51 largest metro areas in the country experienced greater growth in the city over their suburbs. And the latest census figures show greater growth in Texas suburbs than any other place in the country. And so we turn our time and talents once again to ranking 63 North Texas towns. Which came out on top? Which sank to the bottom? And where does your community fall on the list? Sort by any of the columns below, and click on any of the suburb names to learn much more detail. Dallas is included for reference purposes only. If it were ranked, it would fall between Nos. 40 and 41 on the list. SEE THE DETAILS Rank Suburb 2012 Rank Median Age Pop. Sq Mi Non- violent Crimes per 1K Violent Crimes per 1K STAAR K-11 Pass % Avg. Home Sales Price Ambiance Score 1 Highland Park 2 43.3 8,862 2.2 29.24 0.35 $1,818,114 96 2 Parker 1 40.6 4,063 5.2 9.74 0.25 $568,486 85 3 Colleyville 5 45.4 24,500 13.1 7.65 0.21 $515,785 81 Rank Suburb 2012 Rank Median Age Pop. Sq Mi Non- violent Crimes per 1K Violent Crimes per 1K STAAR K-11 Pass % Avg. Home Sales Price Ambiance Score 4 University Park 4 26.1 23,992 3.7 18.62 0.47 $1,434,196 92 5 Murphy 7 34.8 19,515 5.7 6.66 0.26 $317,803 78 6 Southlake 6 41 28,234 21.9 17.85 0.37 $646,218 86 7 Trophy Club 15 41 10,459 4 9.03 0.11 $345,481 82 8 Flower Mound 8 37.7 68,609 41.4 8.33 0.31 $320,274 85 9 Highland Village 2 41.2 15,747 5.5 11.43 0.39 $328,063 85 10 Allen 9 35 92,020 26.3 16 0.62 $278,844 85 11 Sunnyvale 21 44.9 5,651 16.5 22.3 1.89 $330,736 80 12 Keller 18 39.2 42,907 18.5 9.29 0.36 $346,326 78 13 Coppell 10 38.1 40,342 14.4 16.81 0.68 $345,585 81 14 Heath 11 45 7,764 10.6 16.04 0.83 $463,069 82 15 Frisco 17 34.3 136,791 61.8 19.62 0.76 $343,191 82 16 Rockwall 13 35.1 40,922 27.7 21.72 1.06 $234,236 87 17 McKinney 26 32.7 148,559 62.2 19.68 1.63 $253,876 88 18 Fairview 12 54.5 8,148 8.7 11.79 1.57 $425,637 75 19 Plano 20 36.7 274,409 71.6 23.84 1.32 $285,205 85 20 Oak Point 19 41 3,055 5.5 2.37 2.03 $236,393 80 21 Prosper 16 33.2 12,943 22.6 17.33 0.88 $370,029 72 22 The Colony 25 33.6 39,458 14 14.37 0.99 $178,761 74 23 Grapevine 27 36.9 50,195 31.9 27.98 1.49 $269,495 83 24 Little Elm 22 30.9 32,701 14.6 9.4 0.88 $197,601 76 25 Corinth 24 35.4 20,618 7.8 14.12 1.62 $203,180 78 26 Sachse 28 36.2 22,026 9.8 9.23 1.07 $213,575 75 Rank Suburb 2012 Rank Median Age Pop. Sq Mi Non- violent Crimes per 1K Violent Crimes per 1K STAAR K-11 Pass % Avg. Home Sales Price Ambiance Score 27 Ovilla 23 48.4 3,543 5.8 8.56 2.85 $221,179 76 28 Wylie 32 33.2 44,575 21 13.94 0.63 $181,087 70 29 Lake Dallas 30 32.6 7,337 2.4 22.23 1.22 $144,821 80 30 Rowlett 29 37.2 58,043 19.9 17.61 1.25 $172,822 78 31 Forney 31 31.1 16,650 13.1 19.74 1.35 $179,764 77 32 Red Oak 37 29.8 11,245 15 25.33 0.98 $156,486 77 33 Mansfield 33 34 60,872 36.4 15.52 1.25 $215,367 73 34 Roanoke 38 34.5 6,646 5.3 25.27 1.09 $224,449 73 35 Lewisville 35 30.8 101,074 36.4 29.72 1.87 $221,396 74 36 Midlothian 39 31.4 19,891 49.8 16.21 0.9 $208,714 68 37 Richardson 34 36.8 104,475 28.6 29.25 1.66 $216,953 76 38 Cedar Hill 36 32.7 46,663 35.8 35.42 2.28 $149,558 82 39 Hurst 48 38.3 38,448 9.9 49.87 5.7 $161,294 73 40 Waxahachie 42 32.5 31,591 47.7 37.78 1.45 $162,611 80 - Dallas 31.8 1,257,676 340.5 43.94 6.78 $331,618 84 41 North Richland Hills 44 37.5 67,317 18.2 24.09 2.61 $202,644 75 42 Bedford 46 39.5 48,592 10 28.07 3.03 $177,867 75 43 Carrollton 47 36 126,700 36.3 27.54 1.45 $200,247 69 44 Hickory Creek 14 41.1 3,970 4.5 23.73 1.45 $257,773 78 45 Farmers Branch 41 36.8 31,664 11.8 38.47 1.2 $175,482 72 46 Richland Hills 40 42.8 7,995 3.1 32.19 1.39 $100,999 75 47 Euless 43 34.4 53,224 16.2 30.16 1.8 $176,435 75 Rank Suburb 2012 Rank Median Age Pop. Sq Mi Non- violent Crimes per 1K Violent Crimes per 1K STAAR K-11 Pass % Avg. Home Sales Price Ambiance Score 48 Lancaster 51 34.1 38,071 30.3 40.17 3.26 $95,616 78 49 Garland 52 33.4 234,566 57.1 37.53 2.34 $139,395 70 50 Mesquite 54 31.9 143,484 46 43.99 3.09 $103,375 73 51 Grand Prairie 55 31.4 183,372 72.1 28.79 2.74 $154,212 75 52 Irving 58 31.2 228,653 67 28.12 2.26 $231,857 72 53 Ennis 45 35.4 18,711 27.7 45.59 3.27 $122,947 78 54 DeSoto 50 39 51,483 21.6 35.24 2.61 $144,734 73 55 Glenn Heights 49 31.9 11,763 7.2 24.67 4.17 $111,182 72 56 Arlington 53 31.9 379,577 95.9 40.32 5.09 $150,198 70 57 Duncanville 56 35.9 39,605 11.2 34.83 3.04 $121,296 70 58 Seagoville 59 33.4 15,519 18.7 41.12 0.97 $95,871 55 59 Wilmer 62 31.7 3,800 6.4 26.71 1.31 $56,611 50 60 Cockrell Hill 63 27.7 4,288 0.5 29.2 10.36 $79,200 50 61 Addison 57 32.5 15,407 4.4 58.08 5.71 $326,954 75 62 Hutchins 61 30.3 5,396 9.1 36.53 1.08 $53,049 50 63 Balch Springs 60 28.3 25,024 9 56.2 7.2 $80,831 55 Euless expands its use of reclaimed water to apartments Posted Monday, Jul. 21, 2014 BY ELIZABETH CAMPBELL liz@star-telegram.com EULESS — In Wichita Falls, treated wastewater is turned into drinking water. Euless isn’t going quite that far, but the city is providing lightly treated water for irrigating to apartment complexes and other properties in north Euless. Other cities in the region are also using reclaimed water to help with conservation during the drought. The Arbors of Euless was the first complex to be connected to the pipeline being built by Euless, and work is underway to bring the used water to the Resort at Bear Creek. “We were thrilled when the city came to us and asked if we were interested in participating,” said Mary Harrington, regional manager of the Arbors of Euless. “We readily accepted.” The Arbors is using the reclaimed water to irrigate the landscaping throughout the complex. When asked how using the reclaimed water will help with conservation, Harrington said the city estimated that the Arbors will see a 20 percent savings on its water bill. Using the reclaimed water will help the Arbors stick to its mission of practices that are good for the environment, she said. “We like to brag about green initiatives. This fits right in to what we like to do,” she said. She said watering restrictions don’t apply to using the reclaimed water. Most cities in Tarrant County are on schedules that allow twice-a-week watering. City spokeswoman Betsy Deck said Euless is the first city in Northeast Tarrant County to use reclaimed water to irrigate some of its properties and also make it available to customers. The city also uses reclaimed water to irrigate the 300-acre Texas Star Sports Complex, which includes the Texas Star Golf Course, Softball World and Parks at Texas Star. “The goal of conservation is to reduce our potable water consumption,” Deck said. “We’ve reduced our potable consumption by 6 percent.” The Villages at Bear Creek is using reclaimed water in fountains along medians, and a new development of single family homes and commercial businesses plans to use treated wastewater to irrigate the common areas, Deck said. The development, at Texas 183 and 360, is called The River Walk at Bear Creek. Pipeline completed in 2011 The reclaimed wastewater, also used by the city of Arlington and Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, is transported along an 11.5-mile pipeline from Fort Worth’s Village Creek treatment plant. The Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $16.3 million no-interest loan to help build the pipeline, which was completed in 2011. The pipeline being built by Euless connects to the line from Village Creek. David Magana, a spokesman for DFW Airport, said the reclaimed water is used in cooling towers to air-condition the terminals during the day and for the airport’s irrigation systems. In Arlington, parks and recreation director Gary Packan said reclaimed water is used at Ditto Golf Course and Dunlop Sports Center, which has a playground and playing fields. Packan said Arlington has used reclaimed water for several years. “Recycling the water is a good use for the community,” Packan said. “It’s allowed us to use more water when we need it to improve playing conditions at the golf course and athletic fields.” ‘Water is highly treated’ Mary Gugliuzza, a spokeswoman with the Fort Worth water department, said she hopes to eventually expand the use of reclaimed water to other cities and other parts of Fort Worth. “But it takes building a pipeline and infrastructure, which is expensive,” she said. There are also discussions about using reclaimed water at the Walsh Ranch development, west of Fort Worth, Gugliuzza said. “The reclaimed water is highly treated, and we have very strict permits regarding the quality of water we use,” she said. Elizabeth Campbell, 817-390-7696 Twitter: @fwstliz U.S. Concrete's San Francisco Bay Area Operating Company Completes Concrete Work for the New San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium Central Concrete Joins Fellow Contractors for Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony July 17, 2014: 06:00 PM ET EULESS, Texas, July 17, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc., a business unit of U.S. Concrete, Inc. (Nasdaq:USCR) joined fellow contractors today to celebrate the Levi's® Stadium ribbon-cutting. Initiating its first placement on May 21, 2012, Central Concrete supplied an estimated 80,000 cubic yards of concrete for the auger cast piles and the overall stadium structure, sidewalks and architectural concrete. In choosing Central Concrete's product, the San Francisco 49ers and the Turner/Devcon Construction team demonstrated their commitment to sustainability. The mixes selected are estimated to reduce the overall carbon footprint by 23 million pounds of CO2, as compared to traditional concrete. As noted by the San Francisco 49ers, "When the gates of Levi's Stadium open in August 2014, the stadium will be the first United States professional football stadium to have achieved LEED Gold certification. Visitors and guests may view a live dashboard display featuring current energy measurements, water and air monitors, and other dynamic green features as the building operates daily." "We were honored to have been selected for this project," said Jeff Davis, vice president and general manager, Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc. "This continues our long legacy of supplying concrete for several landmark sports facilities." Central Concrete is currently supplying concrete for the San Jose Earthquakes Soccer Stadium. Central Concrete has also supplied concrete for (1) AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants; (2) the SAP Center at San Jose, home of the San Jose Sharks hockey team; (3) Stanford University's football stadium; and (4) Santa Clara University's Stephen Schott Baseball Stadium. About Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc. Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc., a business unit of U.S. Concrete, Inc. (Nasdaq:USCR), has been serving the San Francisco Bay Area for more than 60 years. The company is recognized for engineering higher-performing concrete than traditional concrete while significantly lowering carbon footprints with its low-CO2 mixes. Unlike traditional concrete, Central Concrete's standard mixes deliver 50% or greater cement replacement materials, thereby significantly reducing the carbon footprint of the project under construction. Central Concrete is recognized for supplying its low-CO2 mixes to numerous San Francisco Bay Area signature projects, including the Cathedral of Christ the Light Church, Oakland; California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco (world's greenest museum); NASA Ames Sustainability Base, Mountain View (greenest federal building in the U.S.); David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Los Altos (net-zero private office building in Calif.); the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission headquarters (one of San Francisco's greenest office building); the new San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium; and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. With 12 locations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Central Concrete offers multiple points of service to meet the diverse operational needs of its customers. For more information, visit www.centralconcrete.com. About U.S. Concrete, Inc. U.S. Concrete services the construction industry in several major markets in the United States through its two business segments: ready-mixed concrete and aggregate products. The company has 104 fixed and 10 portable ready-mixed concrete plants and nine producing aggregates facilities. During 2013, U.S. Concrete produced approximately 5.2 million cubic yards of ready-mixed concrete and approximately 3.6 million tons of aggregates. For more information on U.S. Concrete, visit www.us-concrete.com. CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This press release contains various forward-looking statements and information that are based on management's belief, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company disclaims any obligation to update these statements and cautions you not to rely unduly on them. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements regarding: the stability of the business; ready-mix backlog; ability to maintain our cost structure; ability to maximize liquidity, monitor fixed costs, manage variable costs, control capital spending and monitor working capital usage; and the adequacy of current liquidity. Although U.S. Concrete believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that those expectations will prove to have been correct. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, among other matters: general and regional economic conditions; the level of activity in the construction industry; the ability of U.S. Concrete to complete acquisitions and to effectively integrate the operations of acquired companies; development of adequate management infrastructure; departure of key personnel; access to labor; union disruption; competitive factors; government regulations; exposure to environmental and other liabilities; the cyclical and seasonal nature of U.S. Concrete's business; adverse weather conditions; the availability and pricing of raw materials; the availability of refinancing alternatives; and general risks related to the industry and markets in which U.S. Concrete operates. Should one or more of these risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those expected. These risks, as well as others, are discussed in greater detail in U.S. Concrete's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including U.S. Concrete's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. CONTACT: Andrew Pinkerton Marketing Communications, U.S. Concrete apinkerton@us-concrete.com O: 817-835-2621 M: 214-724-9664 U.S. Concrete Announces Second Quarter 2014 Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule July 25, 2014: 06:00 AM ET EULESS, Texas, July 25, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. Concrete, Inc. (Nasdaq:USCR) plans to release second quarter 2014 results on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 6:00 a.m. Eastern time. In conjunction with the release, U.S. Concrete has scheduled an investor conference call, which will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time (9:00 a.m. Central). What: U.S. Concrete Second Quarter 2014 Earnings Release Conference Call When: Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time How: Live via phone - By dialing Toll-free: (877) 312-8806 – Conference ID: 79688921 and asking for the U.S. Concrete call 10 minutes prior to the start time. - OR - Live over the Internet - by logging on to U.S. Concrete's Web site at the address below. Where: www.us-concrete.com A replay of the conference call and archive of the webcast will be available after the call under the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.us-concrete.com. For more information, please contact U.S. Concrete at 817-835-4159 or email cdossey@us-concrete.com U.S. Concrete services the construction industry in several major markets in the United States through its two business segments: ready-mixed concrete and aggregate products. As of the date of this press release, the Company has 104 fixed and 10 portable r eady-mixed concrete plants and nine producing aggregates facilities. During 2013, our plant facilities produced approximately 5.2 million cubic yards of ready-mixed concrete and 3.6 million tons of aggregates. For more information on U.S. Concrete, visit www.us-concrete.com. CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This press release contains various forward-looking statements and information that are based on management's belief, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company disclaims any obligation to update these statements and cautions you not to rely unduly on them. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements regarding: the stability of the business; ready-mix backlog; ability to maintain our cost structure and the improvements achieved during our restructuring; ability to maximize liquidity, monitor fixed costs, manage variable costs, control capital spending and monitor working capital usage; and the adequacy of current liquidity. Although U.S. Concrete believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that those expectations will prove to have been correct. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, among other matters: general and regional economic conditions; the level of activity in the construction industry; the ability of U.S. Concrete to complete acquisitions and to effectively integrate the operations of acquired companies; development of adequate management infrastructure; departure of key personnel; access to labor; union disruption; competitive factors; government regulations; exposure to environmental and other liabilities; the cyclical and seasonal nature of U.S. Concrete's business; adverse weather conditions; the availability and pricing of raw materials; the availability of refinancing alternatives; and general risks related to the industry and markets in which U.S. Concrete operates. Should one or more of these risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those expected. These risks, as well as others, are discussed in greater detail in U.S. Concrete's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including U.S. Concrete's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. CONTACT: Matt Brown, SVP & CFO U.S. Concrete, Inc. 817-835-4159 Four Tarrant County cities to soon get AT&T’s ultra-fast gigabit Internet speeds Posted Friday, Jul. 25, 2014 BY SANDRA BAKER sabaker@star-telegram.com AT&T said Thursday that it will launch its ultra-fast GigaPower Internet and television network to some Dallas-Fort Worth customers on its U-verse service this summer, but didn’t offer dates or how much it will cost. Fort Worth, Arlington, Euless, Granbury, North Richland Hills, Weatherford and Willow Park AT&T customers will initially be able to get speeds of 100 megabits per second, but will be able to upgrade to one gigabit by year’s end. In the Dallas area, the AT&T GigaPower network will first launch in Highland Park and University Park. Later, Allen, Fairview, Irving and McKinney will start at 100 megabits per second with upgrades to the full speed by the end of 2014, AT&T said. AT&T started offering the GigaPower network in the Austin area in December. It is also expanding the service to areas in North Carolina and possibly 100 other cities. “We’re proud to be the first to offer ultra high-speeds to local consumers and employers in Dallas, Fort Worth and surrounding cities,” said Dave Nichols, president of AT&T Texas, in a statement. “The AT&T GigaPower network will help encourage economic development in the area by facilitating a new wave of innovation through enhanced opportunities for education, health, research and small-business growth.” AT&T said the gigabit speed allows consumers to download 25 songs in one second, a 30-minute television show in three seconds and a high-definition online movie in 36 seconds. U-verse television customers will have the ability to watch and record five simultaneous HD streams using AT&T’s largest storage capacity DVR with a one terabyte hard drive, the company said. Sandra Baker, 817-390-7727 Twitter: @SandraBakerFWST New retail and housing project in the works in Euless By Steve Brown stevebrown@dallasnews.com 12:00 pm on July 31, 2014 | Permalink Glade Parks is under construction on State Highway 121. (EDGE) Developers have begun construction on a major mixed-use project in Euless. Glade Parks will be a 194-acre shopping center and residential project at State Highway 121 and Glade Road. Over 800,000 square feet of retail space in a big box center and an urban style shopping and restaurant building are planned. More than 400 apartments have already been built in Glade Parks. And construction is underway on a 125-home residential community with the first houses ready next year. North Rock Real Estate and Iron Point Partners are developing the project. Edge Realty Partners is marketing the development.