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January 6, 1982
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Dear Oitiaens ,
By the time you receive this newsletter, Christmas will have peen
over fur a few bays anh we will he barely into the New bear. Me
trust you hah a safe anh pleasant Christmas , anA we wish for yuu
a HAPPU, H£ALTHP, AND PRO$PEROU$ 1962.
As has been our custom in the past , we send this Newsletter at the
beginning of the year and request you to enter your comments and
suggestions on the appropriate section of this publication. Then
return it to the City Council for consideration during the coming
year .
A SAFETY REMINDER . Our Police Department wishes to remind each of
you that it is in violation of a State Law to pass a school bus
while it is unloading or loading children . There have been recent
violations of this law , and the Police Department is issuing
citations . Let ' s all be careful to uphold this important safety
standard and keep our children free from the risk of injury in
this manner .
COMMUNITY BETTERMENT FUND. The Community Betterment Fund consists
of the voluntary 50� contribution which appears on the monthly water
service billing. The fund was established in 1981, and the first
monies to be spent are designated for Senior Citizen activities .
I have formed a Senior Citizen Advisory Committee to suggest
specific needs of this group, for which these funds may be spent.
Serving on this committee are Mrs. Jennie Payton, Mrs . Mabel Pappe ,
Mr. Alter Horton , and Mrs. Ruth Millican. In addition to these
persons, Mrs. Willie Mae McCormick , Mayor Pro Tem, will represent
the City Council -- and Mrs . Julia Wakely, Recreation Supervisor,
will represent the City Staff. Both will serve as ex officio members
of the Advisory Committee . The sum of $2 , 000 has been set aside for
Senior Citizen activities during 1982 . The City Council has
authorized $1500 to be transferred during the first quarter of 1982
to the book purchase fund of the Euless Public Library. The Library
Board and Librarian Betty Yarbrough will select the new books .
As this fund increases during 1982 , additional areas of community
improvements which will benefit the majority of our community will
be considered for action by the City Council.
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WATER RATE INCREASE. Many of you are aware from reading the local, as well as the
Dallas and Fort Worth newspapers, that water costs have taken a recent increase. The
Tarrant County Water Control District No. 1 provides water to a number of cities and
to the Trinity River Authority. The Trinity River Authority serves several cities in
the northeast sector of Tarrant County, including the City of Euless. The increased
cost of water to the Trinity River Authority (and subsequently to the City of Euless)
has not been finalized due to settlement of a pending court case and a Public Hearing
before the Texas Water Control Board in Austin. It appears at this time that the
increase will be somewhere between 20% and 30% to the cost of raw water. The Euless
City Council feels it would be better to have a Public Hearing and implementation of
a water rate increase during the winter months when water consumption is at its lowest
point, rather than wait for the final decision by the Texas Water Control Board, which
may not occur until Spring. Waiting until that time means a water rate increase would
begin with the higher usage summer months. Our intent is to build into our rate
structure an automatic pass-through based on actual raw water costs. This means if
the cost to the City increases, the pass-through would take place. On the other hand,
if the raw water price increase is not as great as anticipated, the decrease would
automatically be passed through, rather than the City collecting revenue beyond the
amount needed for debt retirement and actual raw water cost. The Public Hearing will
be held at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council, on Tuesday, January 12, 1982,
at approximately 8:15 P.M. , in the Council Chambers of the Euless Municipal Building.
It is regretable to have a water rate increase, especially with other utility increases
that are taking place this time of year; however, the only alternative would be to
subsidize the additional water costs to the City by the use of your property taxes.
This would shift the burden totally to the property owners and probably would be
considered neither legal nor good business practice by our City bondholders.
WATER CONSERVATION TIPS
Water is a precious resource which must be conserved
especially during hot dry spells like last summer's. Conserving
water also conserves energy since a lot of energy is used for
pumping and treating both potable water and wastewater and for
heating much of the water we use. One way to curb our water con-
sumption is to use water-conserving plumbing fixtures and devices.
But, another way to reduce consumption is to change some of our
water use habits. The following list illustrates some steps we
can take to easily reduce the amount of water we use.
Activity Normal Use Conservation
Showering Water running Wet down, soap up, rinse
(25 gal) (4 gal)
Brushing teeth Tap running Wet brush, rinse briefly
(20 gal) (1/2 gal)
Shaving Tap running Fill basin (1 gal)
(20 gal)
Tub bath Full tub (36 gal) Minimal water level
(10-12 gal)
Dishwashing Tap running Wash, rinse in sink (5 gal)
(30 gal)
Automatic dish- Full cycle Short cycle (7 gal)
washer (16 gal)
Toilet flushing Full tank Place filled water bottle
(5-7 gal) in tank (4-6 gal)
Washing machine Full cycle, max. Short cycle, min. water
water level level (27 gal)
(60 gal)
Suggestions on proper watering of lawns and shrubs will be given later by Euless
Park Supervisor, Bob Phillips.
DUMPSTER SITES PROVIDED. The Euless City Council, in an effort to make it easier
for you to dispose of your trash and throw-away items, has placed three 10'x20'
dumpsters at strategic locations in the City:
bbl - the west parking lot of the City Hall complex; •
#2 - the west parking lot of Midway Park, at Aransas; and
#3 - on Whitener at South Main Street, on the east side of South Main.
It is their hope this will prevent the major part of dumping items up and down our
streets and alleyways. You are urged to make full use of these dumpster sites.
NEWS ARTICLE. City Manager Blackie Sustaire was recently interviewed by Mid-Cities
Daily News Reporter Wanda K. Adams . For those of you who may not have seen the
article, we have included it in this Newsletter.
MID-CITIES DAILY NEWS December 6, 1981, Page 1
Strayshoppers
city
By WANDA K. ADAMS mall and an estimated population taire said businesses in Euless now apparently many of these types of
of 35,700, brings in a sales tax of already can supply almost any items are bought in other cities.
Thousands of Euless dollars $2.7 million. item.
are being spent in shopping malls Sustaire estimated more than "We have a large number of THE PROBLEM is com-
in Irving, Hurst. Fort Worth and 50 percent of Hurst's services and shops that already sell almost any- pounded by a lack of awareness of
Dallas and Euless City Mgr. Wil- operation are supported by sales thing anyone needs, he said. "We direct and indirect affects shop-
liam Sustaire says its cramping city taxes,while only 33 percent of the are pleased and happy Woolco ping elsewhere causes in any city.
services and costing Euless taxpay- Euless tax base is covered by sales came to Euless.It has been a fine To remedy the problem, Sustaire
ere money. tax revenues. addition to our city." said public speakers are being pre-
That's why he has started a Most shopping malls begin by pared to address community serv-
brand new shop Euless campaign, SALES TAXES are deposit- obtaining a commitment from one ice organizations and groups.
complete with Shop Euless bum- ed in Euless'general fund,contri- or two sizable anchor stores.Feasi- A Shop Euless slogan also will
per stickers,litter bags and public buting to a variety of needs and bility studies have been conducted, be printed on the city's water bill.
speakers preparing to inform local services. but so far he said no additional City officials are aiming at im-
groups about the bottom line sig- "It makes it tough on a bed- large retail stores have been at- proving the relationship between
nificance of shopping at room city to compete in services tracted to the area. government and business.
home—taxes. with a city with a good sales tax However, he said some large
Euless residents could get bet- base,"he said. restaurant chains have expressed "We hope to develop a partner-
ter services, lower taxes and save "We could build new streets, interest in locating in this area. ship between the business commu-
gasoline,if they shopped at home, new roads and improve our water Sustaire said more businesses nity andCityHall,so we're all on the
he said. system,if we collected$2 million a might be attracted to locate here,if wagon pushing the same direc-
Annually, Euless residents year in sales taxes.This city would buying patterns showed more local tion,"he said.
purchase enough goods in their city be able to deposit$1.5 million in re- interest.
to produce roughly $600,000 in serve accounts each year and con- Sustaire said he supports a
Wes tax,he said.The city's popu- tinue services at the same level "SALES TAX helps avoid an change in the distribution of sales
lation is 26,500,the North Central without a tax increase." ad valorem tax increase.But if peo- tax from the state comptroller's of-
Texas Council of Governments es- City Council has been coni- ple continue to shop in other cities, fice. But until some legislative
timates. dering a bond issue to repair city the only available source of money change is made,he said Euless com-
streets and to make other improve- we have is increased ad valorem munity leaders must promote local
THIS IS low compared to menta. If the bond issue passes,a taxes,"hesaid. sales.
many Northeast Tarrant County tax increase is possible. Residents seem to buy most of
cities with the same or nearly equal With enough sales tax generat- their food items in Euless grocery "I favor equal distribution
population, Sustaire said. Last ed at home,Sustaire said a bond is- stores,but food,except when pur- based on population,"he said.
month sales tax revenues increased sue would not be required to pay chased already prepared in a res-
t percent in Euless, but in more for improvements. taurant, for the most part is not A bill aimed at distributing
commercialized cities,he said the The city is working with the taxable. sales tax based on population rath-
growth rate reached 10 percent. business community to attract new Household appliances can be er than location,failed in the last
Hurst with a large shopping retail outlets into the area.But Sus- purchased in Euless,but he said session of the Legislature.
That is all the news from Citg Hall at this time. Please Oon ' t forget
Hour comments arO suggestions on the last page. Pour Cites Councilmembers
are alwaHs appreciative when Hour responses are receiveO. Again , have a
HappH 1982?
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Harolh D . Samuels
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MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor Samuels
From: Kay Rainey
Date: January 7, 1982
Re: MAYOR'S NEWSLETTER
The Mayor's Newsletter went out today. Costs involved were:
Printing of 5200 copies . . . . . . . .$432.70
Postage for 5171 copies . . . . . . . . 537.78 (at 10.4 each)
TOTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$970.48
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