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CITY OF EULESS April 1992
Letter from Mayor Samuels to Residents
Dear Fellow Residents: other special event in the
These next few weeks will city's history.That afternoon
be busy ones in Euless, and we will dedicate memorials
I'd like to invite all of you to to former Mayor Pro Tem
participate in the upcoming Bob Eden and former City
activities. Manager W.M. "Blackie"
Sustaire. These men,who
The May 2 City Council cared so much for Euless and
election will be a historic its residents,played an in-
event for Euless. Registered valuable role in shaping the "
voters will have their first city's future. I hope all of
chance to elect a sixth mem- you will join us in honoring
ber to the council. This Bob and Blackie on April 24.
added position will allow the Please see Page 4 for more
council to better represent all information.
Euless residents. I'd like to ply cannot stand by and let
encourage all of you to take Other items h interest in our city and its residents be
an active part in our city gov- this issue of the Mayor's taken advantage of in this
ernment by voting in this Newsletter include an up- manner. Please see Page 10
election.For more informa- date on the Villages of Bear for more information on the
tion,please see Pages 2 and Creek Park and a report t overwhelming impact the
3 the astounding success off the proposed runway would
An especially fun event will city's new A-LIVE volunteer have.
be the Arbor Daze 1992 festi- program. I'd like to thank all of you
val, April 24 through April This issue also contains for the interest you show in
26. I'm looking forward to more information on the the city's affairs and for your
seeing all of you there, enjoy- city's opposition to the pro- support of the services we
ing the wide variety of exhib- posed runway at Dallas/Fort provide. It feels good to be a
its and the interesting mix of Worth International Airport. part of a city where everyone
If it is built as currently
local and nationally known tries their best to work to-
planned, the runway will af-
entertainers slated to per- gether.
form. Arbor Daze 1992 is the fect every property owner in
perfect opportunity to come the city. The resulting drop
out and see what the city of in property values near the Sincerely,
Euless is all about. More de- airport is expected to require
tails are available on Pages 6 a significant increase in the
and 7. property tax rate to make up
April 24 also will mark an-
for the lost revenue.We sim- Mayor Harold D. Samuels
May 2, 1992
General Election Events gear up for election
Ballot Order Euless voters can cast their School,401 Bear Creek
Euless City ballots in the May 2 general Drive. Ballots can be cast
Council election at one of two conve- there for both the GCISD
nient locations. Board of Trustees and the Eu-
Place 1 Those in precincts 3036, less City Council elections.
3160, 3183, 3247, 3329, Fort Worth residents who
Frank Douglass 3335, 3336 and 3391 should live within the HEBISD
Place 3 go to Midway Recreation boundaries in precincts 2316
Center, 300 Midway Drive, and 3388 may vote for
Bobby Baker just west of the intersection school district trustees at
Place 5 of Midway and North Main Midway Recreation Center.
Street. Ballots can be cast for Midway Recreation Center
Peter Staks both the Hurst-Euless-Bed- and Bear Creek Elementary
Place 6 ford Independent School Dis- are the only two polling
trict Board of Trustees and places in the city. There will
Henry Boatright the Euless City Council elec- be no voting on May 2 at the
Leon Hogg tions at this location. City Hall Complex at 201 N.
Mike Medina Euless voters in precincts Ector Drive.
Steve Overton 3216, 3322, 3389 and 3390, Polls will be open from 7
Hurst-Euless- which are part of the Grape- a.m. to 7 p.m. May 2. ■
vine-Colleyville Independent
Bedford ISD School District, should go to
Place 3 Bear Creek Elementary
Lennijo Blair
Place 4
Debbie Fitch !
Place 5 °
Joe Waller
Eric W. Gibson �i P
Grapevine-Col-
leyville ISD
Place 3
Jim Dodson
Nikki Rose
Velma Walker
Place 4
Paul J. Plummer
Mike Shelton k q
Charter revisions take effect in May election
The May 2 City Council bers to three-year terms.This
election will offer residents a change also was approved
few new opportunities. during the charter election.
TCouncil members in Places 1
The biggest change is that
� and 3 will be elected to three-
voters will be able to elect a
sixth person to the City year terms. Council members
in Places 5 and 6 will be
Council for the first time in ®
Euless history. The sixth po- � elected to two-year terms to
sition was created during the ensure that the terms will be
city's November charter elec- properly staggered.Three-
tion. year terms for Places 5 and 6
The May 2 election also will will begin with the 1994 City
City officials are pleased mark the first time that vot- Council election.■
that voters approved the addi- ers will elect council mem-
tion.
"The more people thhe have Early voting begins soon
making decisions, e better
decisions we'll be able to
ke," Mayor Harold Sam- Early voting begins Monday,April 13,and runs through Tues-
make,"
"We'll certainly day, April 28• Ballots may be cast between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
uels welcome the new council
Monday through Friday, at one of two locations.
member." The early polling place for the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Indepen-
dent School District and Euless City Council elections is at Buil
tion seemed logical,consider- ing A, in the City Hall complex at 201 N.Ector Drive.
ing how much the city's The early polling place for the Grapevine-Colleyville Indepen-
population has grown, he dent School District is at the GCISD Education Center, 3051 Ira
said. E.Woods Ave. at State Highway 26 in Grapevine.The GCISD
phone number is 488-9588. ■
Voting will be held in two loca-
tions this year.Euless voters
who reside in the HEBISD can
vote at Midway Recreation Cen-
ter,300 Midway Drive,just
west of the intersection of Mid-
way and North Main Street.
Those in the GCISD can vote at
Bear Creek Elementary School,
401 Bear Creek Drive,just west
of the intersection of Bearw
Creek and North Main Street.
Bear Creek Drive is the next
street north of Mid-Cities Boule-
vard.
Eden, Sustaire memorials to be dedicated
Euless officials and citizens
will take time April 24 to
honor two men who had a Memorial donations sought
tremendous impact on the
city. If you would like to help honor Bob Eden and Blackie Sustaire,
please send your contribution to the Memorial Fund,in care of
Pro Tem Bob Eddenen an
Memorials a Mayor Debra Forte', 201 N.Ector Drive,Euless,Texas 76039. Checks
d for-
mer City Manager W.M. may be made payable to the City of Euless.
"Blackie"Sustaire will be
dedicated that afternoon.
At 3 p.m. April 24,the city flagpole will be part of the headed the memorial fund
will officially rename the memorial. committee,encouraged all
west portion of the Bear
Creek Park system, "Bob Mr. Sustaire became police residents to participate by
Eden Park."The area will in- chief in 1957.He was ap- contributing to the memorial
clude a special landscaped pointed city manager in 1974 fund or by attending the
section,a plaque and and served Euless continu- April 24 dedication ceremo-
benches to provide residents ously until his retirement in nies.
with a quiet place to reflect January 1989. Mr. Sustaire "It's only fitting to recog-
on Mr. Eden's legacy to the maintained a heart-felt inter- nize these men who so will-
city.Part of that legacy in- est in the city's affairs until ingly served our
cludes his love for the city's his death in November 1990. community,"Mayor Samuels
park system. A Euless na- The memorials are simply a said. ■
tive,Mr.Eden donated some token, when compared to the
of the land for Bear Creek lifelong contributions both Deadline May 1
Park including the section men made to Euless,city offi-
that bears his name. cials said. Nominations are now being
Elected to the City Council "The leadership and wisdom accepted for the Larry Lee
in 1981,Mr.Eden continued of these two men helped Gafford Humanitarian Award.
to serve the city until his shape Euless into the fine Established in 1978, the an-
death in January 1991. He city it is today," City Man- nual award honors a Trinity
also was a well-respected ager Tom Hart said. High School student for his or
leader in his church and in Mayor Harold Samuels her unselfish contribution to-
our city's business commu- agreed, noting how appropri- ward humanitarianism.
nity. ately each memorial fit the Residents who would like to
The memorial for Mr. Sus- man it honors. nominate a Trinity senior for
taire,the city's first police "Bob loved the land," the award should send a letter
chief,will be dedicated at 4 Mayor Samuels said,"and of recommendation to Trinity
p.m.,following the cere- Blackie was known in the principal B.J. Murray,500 N.
mony at Bob Eden Park. Tolaw enforcement community Industrial Blvd.,Euless,recognize his formative influ- both far and wide." Texas 76039,by May 1.The
ence on the Euless Police De- letter should include a brief
partment,the police building No tax dollars were used description of the student's
will be renamed in Mr. build the memorials,whichh volunteer work or an explana-
Sustaire's honor. Special were funded through private tion of the person whom the
landscaping,a plaque and a donations. City Council student helped. ■
Member Todd Smith, who
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Public life requires time, understanding
Editor's note: With the up-
coming City Council elec-
tion, this seemed like a good
time to find out just how
much work is involved in
s
being an elected officialfor
the city of Euless. The an- �y
swer may be surprising -- es-
pecially when you consider
that neither the mayor nor
any of the City Council mem-
bers are paid for their ser- y
vices. They all volunteer W
their own time to help make ' � �'
the city a better place to live. Mayor Pro Tem Mary Lib Saleh (at right)shares a moment with Pete
Being mayor may sound Geren,one of the city's congressmen. The congressman stopped by the
like an easy job -- you get to city earlier this year to visit with the City Council and the staff. The meet-
shake people's hands a lot, ing is just one of several that the mayor and council attend each month.
pat them on the back, smile
and nod and chat with may- speaks from experience. citizens' appointments just
ors from other cities. He's held the position since before the "pre-council" ses-
1975. sion at 4 p.m. Some council
But when you add up all
that meeting and greeting As the city's representative, meetings last till 10 p.m. or
(not to mention the actual de-
Mayor Samuels attends at later,especially around bud-
vision-making),it amounts to least three breakfast meet- get time.
a good chunk of time,as ings,four luncheons and sev- A week rarely goes by with-
Mayor Harold Samuels can eral night meetings each out some type of evening
attest. month.The meetings may be city meeting. In the summer
with chamber officials, and fall, there are additional
"Several years ago,I and school board members or budget sessions. The mayor
then Mayor Pro Tem Willie other mayors. and council members also
Mae McCormick sat down
and counted up the hours we He gets many more invita-
must take time at home to
spent on city business,"
tions from organizations out- study the issues they will dis-
Mayor Samuels said. side of the city each month, cuss at upcoming meetings.
but Mayor Samuels said he But Mayor Samuels said he
At that point,he was putting tries to attend just the events never regrets taking on the
in about 21 hours a week. Al- that have an actual impact on job.
though he hasn't taken a the city. "Ireallbelieve one
tally lately,the amount of y everyone
time has grown,Mayor Sam- And then there are occa- owes something to the com-
uels said. sional meetings with Citi- munity they raise their chil-
zens, as well as the City dren in," he said. "What I
"I don't think being mayor Council's twice-a-month enjoy most is working with
is a lot more complicated meetings. Because Mayor the City Council and staff to
than it was 10 years ago, but Samuels holds a full-time job give the citizens what they
it does take a lot more time," as a manufacturing represen- want in the most cost-effec-
he said. And the mayor tative, he tries to schedule tive way possible. ■
Family fun and more at Arbor Daze 1992
Fun for the whole family is Other performances range of other attractions.An espe-
the theme this year for Arbor from the folksy tunes of Post cially popular guest is
Daze 1992,presented by the Script to the well-known Woody Fazoo, the mascot of
city's Leisure Faire Commit- western-swing sound of the city's 1+1=2 tree-plant-
tee. Leon Rausch and the Texas ing program.
The three-day event, set for Panthers. The arts and crafts pavilion
April 24 through April 26, Additional performers,in- is expected to be even bigger
will highlight the best of Eu- cluding square-dancers and and better this year, too.
less -- everything ranging More than 100 artisans from
from city programs to arts . throughout North Texas are
and crafts to local entertain- % IN expected to exhibit their
ers and businesses. E`, crafts at Arbor Daze.Items
In fact, the local business ''„ _%► ,� � 'r�-r•�" will include needlework,flo-
expo is the newest addition s ' ��. `mow ral arrangements,jewelry,
to the city's annual spring ,' clothing and woodworkings.
festival. More than 70 busi- a �� Organizers are particularly
nesses are expected to attend, pleased with the location for
giving residents and visitors OAZE Rao this year's event. Arbor Daze
a chance to see for them- •'ge Ro 1992 will be held on the
selves the wide variety of a� ��; grounds of the City Hall
goods and services available r 1�s Complex at 201 N. Ector
right in Euless. °o Drive,right on the frontage
As always, the event will •` N road of State Highway 183
y
feature nationally known per- (Airport Freeway).The site< �
formers,including Columbia c c offers easy access from the
recording artist Darden �� highway and a large number
Smith. The Austin-based of convenient parking
country-style singer has re- `'� spaces. Because of this,orga-
ceived favorable reviews odoo nova nizers expect the attendance
from the Rolling Stone maga- �r'�Zva aoaav•azv� to exceed the 10,000 visitors
zine, as well numerous local local gymnasts,will appear at last year's Leisure Faire.
publications. Smith will be onstage in the Arbor Daze Admission to Arbor Daze is
the headline performer Satur- children's section, an ex- free,but visitors should
day night, April 25. panded feature this year.The bring along a little extra
Trout Fishing in America, area will offer carnival money to pick up some of
the wacky,fun-loving sing- games,adult-supervised craft the many items that will be
ing duo formerly based in activities,pony rides,presen- available for sale.A variety
Houston,will again make an talions by the Fort Worth of concessions also will be
appearance in Euless.Their Museum of Science and His- offered. For more informa-
performance at last year's tory and appearances by the tion,call the city's Parks and
Leisure Faire was a big hit Cowtown Clowns,Alley Leisure Services Department
with young and old, alike. #135, along with a number at 685-1649. ■
Entertainment
Schedule
Main Stage
Friday,April 24
The McGee Sisters ;
5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Leon Rausch and the ;,.
Texas Panthers
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 25
McGee Sisters
9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Post Script
noon to 1:30 p.m.
McGee Sisters ti' 4
2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. ;
2 O'Clock Jazz Band
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Arts and crafts are always one of the big crowd pleasers at the city's an-
Darden Smith nual spring festival.Dubbed"Arbor Daze 1992,"the event is expected to
6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. attract nearly 15,000 later this month. Other Arbor Daze highlights in-
Sunday,April 26 clude a special tree give-away in conjunction with the "America the
Rex Day Band Beautiful"Tree Planting Initiative.
noon to 1:30 p.m.
Panhandlers
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Arbor Day activities set
Trout Fishing in America Arbor Day, April 24, was a natural holiday to build Euless' an-
4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. nual spring festival around.
This year,Euless was named as a Tree City USA for the sixth con-
secutive year. The city also received the National Arbor Day
Arbor Daze 1992 Foundation's prestigious Growth Award. This special honor recog-
City Hall Complex nizes the city for its outstanding efforts in promoting tree-plantings
201 N. Ector Drive and in educating the public about the importance of trees to our en-
Friday, April 24 vironment. The award indicates the high level of tree care prac-
Arbor Day ticed in the city.
noon to 9 p.m. Arbor Day activities on the 24th will include the creation of the
Saturday, April 25 world's largest living tree (with the help of local elementary
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. school students), as well as educational exhibits and the distribu-
tion of free trees to residents and visitors to plant in their own
Sunday, April 26 neighborhoods. More than $15,000 worth of trees will be given
Family Day away during Arbor Daze. This program is part of Euless' partici-
noon to 6 p.m. pation in the "America the Beautiful" Tree Planting Initiative. ■
Volunteering brings city, residents to life
❑Program saves Get A LIVE! in their neighborhood.The
' congregation of a local
money for the Residents interested in vol- church washed and waxed
city and benefits unteering for the city of Eu- the floor at the Ruth Millican
the volunteers, too less can call volunteer Recreation Center and
coordinator Diane Eggers helped to rearrange the
Volunteers are A-LIVE and at 685-1674.The hours are children's area in the library.
well in the city of Euless. flexible, and a long-term Volunteering offers benefits
In fact, 109 volunteers have commitment is not re- for the volunteer, as well as
saved the city $9,816 by con- quired. the city,Eggers said. One
tributing 1,352 hours of The city also holds a num- volunteer used her experi-
work in the first two months ber of special,one-rime ence with the city as a refer-
of this year. events,which require volun- ence for a job she later
"It's exciting to see so many teer help. The biggest event applied for. Another is cur-
residents giving to their city coming up is Arbor Daze, rently unemployed.Volun-
and getting such a great April 24 through April 26. teering is a good way for
sense of satisfaction in re- Another key area in need unemployed people to keep
turn," Mayor Harold Sam- of volunteers is the Book their job skills sharp while
uels. Cottage,run by the Friends they look for another posi-
The results are especially of the Euless Library. tion,Eggers said.
pleasing,because the city's Best of all,volunteering
A-LIVE (A Loyal Individual gives people something to
Volunteering for Euless)pro- helped label city mail-outs feel good about.
gram just began in January, and survey the condition of "So many of them have got-
volunteer coordinator Diane sidewalks throughout Euless. ten such a lift,"Eggers said.
Eggers said. Whole organizations have "They are just so proud that
"Residents really want to pitched in, too: 32 members they helped their city. There
help the city and each other," of the Arbor Glen Home- is no monetary value that
she said. "It's encouraging to owners Association showed you can put on the feeling
see such enthusiasm." up one Saturday morning to they get." ■
help city workers plant trees
Individual volunteers have
Four volunteers dig in to get a
` tree planted during a recent
tree planting endeavor around
� .: the Arbor Glen neighborhood.
g rOther successful volunteer ef-
forts included a baseball card
` A show held at Midway Recre-
ation Center in February.Vol-
unteers are especially needed
on an on-call basis,to fill in as
temporary receptionists and sec-
retaries.
Villages of Bear Creek Park nearly finished
❑Facility to bring Other park features include
five soccer fields,a number
regional attention of shaded picnic tables and
to Euless grills,as well as a large pic-
Finishing touches are under- nic pavilion. All of the facili-
way at Euless' Villages of * ties were built to withstand
Bear Creek Park,on Bear possible floods,because the
Creek Parkway just north of land that was donated for the
Ash Lane. park is in the floodplain.
The park,funded by a "Unfortunately,many cities
$526,000 matching grant receive donated parklands
from the Texas Parks and that do lie in flood zones,"
Wildlife Department,fea- said Rick Herold,the city's
tures the 1,000-seat Texas community services director.
Outdoor Amphitheater and check out audiotape tours of "But there's still a lot that
three-mile Texas Outdoor Ed- the park. can be done with it. We hope
ucation Trail. Markers alongwe've designed around any
the handicap-accessible trail The City Council and I are flooding problems."
P pleased to offer such a fine
will identify 500 species of facility for our residents' en- The park should be com-
plants and trees,while 24 joyment and education," pleted later this summer, said
focal points will provide ad- Mayor Harold Samuels said. Herold,who is overseeing its
ditional information. Begin- "The education trail is of construction. Residents are
ning in June,an attendant such significance that we ex- free to use the park for pic-
will be at the park on week- pect it to attract visitors from nics and walks while work-
ends to assist visitors and to throughout the area." ers are finishing up. ■
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Picnic tables and grills are all ready
to use at the Villages of Bear Creek
Park,which is still under construc-
tion. Set to open later this summer,
the park also features an amphithe-
ater and a three-mile trail.
k
Proposed runway affects all residents
❑Financial impacts would be felt throughout city
Some confusion seems to re- At this time, the city's con- the economic future of the
main concerning the city's sultants project a loss of$1.5 airport and of North Texas in
opposition to the proposed million annually in property general, it only makes sense
runway at Dallas/Fort Worth tax revenue, if the runway is that the airport pay for the fi-
International Airport. built as proposed. A 15-cent nancial and environmental
Our position is not founded increase in the property tax devastation the proposed run-
on simply protecting the rate would be required each way would create."
rights of the property owners year to make up for that type Furthermore,the runway's
near the airport. City offi- of loss. That equals an $80 construction does not auto-
cials oppose the runway plan tax increase annually for the matically increase the city's
because the fate of these average home in Euless. revenues. As a tax-exempt
homeowners directly affects The money spent to oppose entity, the airport pays no
every other resident in Eu- the runway plan is minimal, property taxes on current fa-
less. compared to this annual de- cilities and land to Euless.
crease in the city's tax base.
As the property values near "It is vital that every resi-
the airport decrease,the tax Euless and its taxpayers dent in Euless understand
burden on all properties should not be forced to bear what he or she has at stake if
throughout Euless will have such an unfair portion of the the proposed runway is
to increase,if the city is to proposed runway's costs," built," Mayor Samuels said. ■
continue providing the ser- Mayor Harold Samuels said.
vices that residents need If the runway is so vital to
City tries new method to control mosquitos
The city's Public Works De- public health experts. The lar- Mayor Pro Tem Mazy Lib
partment is already hard at vae that aren't killed by the Saleh said.
work,averting possible mos- larvicide used by the city will Byers also urged residents
quito problems. be deformed,making them to do their part in helping to
"We started earlier this year, unable to reproduce,Byers control the mosquito popula-
placing larvicide in all stand- said. tion.
ing water and creeks in the Concerns over possible "Mosquitos would have
city,"Public Works Director health risks from the chemi- fewer places to breed if resi-
Randy Byers said. "We'll cals available this year for dents would empty any type
continue on a regular sched- fogging also swayed the deci- of container that holds stand-
ule throughout the rest of the sion in favor of larvicide. An ing water," Byers said. "The
season." added bonus is that the larvi- obvious places to start in-
City officials decided cide used by the city is not clude water cans,rain buck-
against fogging this year, be- hazardous to aquatic life. ets,old tires and bird baths.
cause it only attacks adult "It's important that we pro- We'd have a lot fewer prob-
mosquitos. Stopping the mos- vide this service in the most lems if the water in these con-
quitos before they hatch is a cost-effective and safest way tainers were emptied more
much more effective method possible for our residents," often." ■
of control, according to state
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Warming Bag the bags
situation ❑Experts urge residents to let grass clippings lie
❑Company to replace With spring upon us,it's their limbs can take them to
certain smoke detec- time to get the old mower the City Garbage facility at
tors out and start working on the 3355 Raider Drive,where
BRK Electronics has an-
lawn. there will be a$1 per load nounced a testing and replace- As residents begin their fee. Residents should be sure
yardwork this season,the Eu- to take a recent water bill
� ment program for two models
of AC-powered smoke detec- less Parks Department would and a current driver's license
like to encourage everyone with them as proof that they
tors manufactured between g ry
November 1987 and March to participate in the city's live in Euless.
1990, according to State Fire "Don't Bag It"program. The Residents can call City Gar-
Marshal Ernest Emerson. goal is simple: to save land- bage to have larger house-
fill space by not bagging hold items, such as furniture,
The company reported that lawn clippings. The Texas picked up free of charge. All
tests of the smoke detectors in- A&M Extension Service esti- of these services are pro-
of
that the horns on some mates that homeowners can vided year-round. Recycla-
of these detectors might fail save up to 25 percent of exist- ble items can be dropped off
function due to contaminationn ing landfill space by not bag- between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
of electrical contacts.
Specific models affected by ging their clippings. weekdays and from 7 a.m. to
But 'Don't Bag It" means noon Saturdays at the Recycl-
this program are 1839I, more than just not bagging ing Center at the City Gar-
1939112R2, 1 91, 28 9 grass clippings. The program bage facility. The proceeds
and
28 9 . According
rding t is designed to ensure that pay for beautification pro-
and ,nearly
TH. According to participants' lawns thrive, jects throughout the city.
BRK,nearly all of the af- even during Texas' hot sum- For more information,call
in new
detectors were installed mer months. Detailed water- City Garbage at 283-3092.
n new homes, apartments and ing and mowing instructions tft
mobile homes purchased in help to achieve this goal.
1988, 1989 and 1990. The de- All that spring cleaning and
tectors do not contain batteries. For more information,call clipping may be just what
the Parks and Leisure Ser- wins Month"
a "Yazd-of-the-
Consumers should use the fol- vices Department at 685- Y
lowing steps to test their onth" award this summer.
smoke alarms immediately: 1660. **} Sponsored by the Beautify
1.Examine the user's manual Euless Everyday Committee,
to contest is open to all Eu-
to identify the model. Spring also means spring P
cleaning. City Garbage, the less residents. The city is di-
g.Hold down the test button company that provides the vided into four sections and
for 20 seconds. city's regular garbage ser- a winner is chosen from
3. If the horn does not sound vice, can help residents dis- each. Yards will be judged
loudly,call the BRK toll-free pose of any extra trash they on landscape design,color
telephone number, 1-800-723- may have. and maintenance.
6990, to obtain a free replace- Trash and tree limbs cut into Entry forms will be avail-
ment detector. three-foot sections and tied able this spring at City Hall,
Excerpted from the March into 35-pound bundles will the Euless Library,Midway
1992 Texas Firemen. ■ be picked up on regular col- Recreation Center and local
lection days. Residents who nurseries. ■
aren't interested in cutting
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The Mayor's Newsletter is a publication of the City of...
April Euless,printed in the January, May and August issues
13-28 Early voting for City Council election of Leisure Times magazine, the April�1Lc62 Bulle-
ga and other times as needed
24 Memorial dedications for Bob Eden and
Blackie Sustaire
24-26 Arbor Daze 1992 Mayor
May Harold Samucls
2 City Council and school board elections City Council
Mary Lib Saleh,Mayor Pm Tem
June Bobby Baker
13-14 Sixth Ultra Golf Classic. Call 685-1649 Frank Douglass
for details. Todd Smith
Peter Stake,
-- The City Council meets at 7 p.m.on the City Manager
second and fourth Tuesday of every month Tom Hart
in the Council Chambers Assiskait City Manager
-- The Planning& Zoning Commission meets H. Kay Godbey
at 7:30 p.m.on the first and third Tuesday PAit.or/Photographer
of every month in the Council Chambers Beth Ann Earle,Public Information Coordinator
-- Contact the City Secretary's Office at Production Manager
685-1420 for the meeting times of other Becky Null, Administrative Secretary
boards and commissions
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