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People need to realize well use the full force of the law to get these pieces of shuttle debris back to NASA.
' Assistant U.S.Attorney Brit Featherston
Phones hum
with callsabout
hoarded debris
' BILL HANNA Merrie Savage Hipp, 43, of "I can't believe Gaudet would By Henderson, and Bradley Justin
and KEVIN LYONS Gaudet, 23, of Nacogdoches do something like this."
STAR TELEGRAM STAFF WRITERS Nacogdoches County Sher-
NACOGDOCHES — As a "Fere both indicted Wednesday iff Thomas Kerss said 17 peo-
on charges of stealing govern- le had turned in 75 pieces of
deluge of rain bogged down ment property.Both could face p
search teams in East Texas, up to r years o prison and debris at just his department.
authorities were flooded with up to 10 fines if convicted. At a Thursday night press con-
calls Thursday from people Gaudet, a Stephen F.Austin ference, he displayed plastic
t who had been hoarding space University student,was arrest- sandwich bags containing
shuttle debris and by tipsters ed wearing his ROTC fatigues, small pieces of debris. One
alerting them to hidden wreck- eating other ROTC mem- piece of fabric was returned in
age. .: . bers. a Mason jar.
The announcement Wed- "It's kind of disgusting, it Kerss said the agency's
nesday of a two-day moratori- turns my stomach," said one phone traffic increased to
m
ufrom prosecution for Ioot- ROTC student walking to class about "a call a minute" Thurs-
+ers, coupled with the indict- on the Nacogdoches campus. day night after local TV sta-
ments of two East Texans for tions repeated the no-prosecu-
stealing Columbia debris, ; , Heavy rain ham- tion offer on 6 p.m.newscasts.
shee sheepish souvenir - -
prompted P pegs searchers As the search for debris
' hunters to file into law combing the East Texas continued Thursday, heavy
enforcement offices. woods for remnants of rains turned many rural roads
Some returned debris in Columbia. into quagmires, prompting
person, and others simply National Guard troops to sus-
called authorities to come pick Lufkin memorial planned pend operations for the day.
it up themselves. Officials plan a Saturday Along the Louisiana border,
Dozens more called to memorial service in Lufkin dive teams couldn't retrieve
point the finger at other peo- where hundreds of workers debris from the murky waters
ple, providing prosecutors a from NASA,FEMA,the FBI and of Toledo Bend Reservoir,
fresh list of debris thieves to other federal agencies have set where an eyewitness said a
pursue when today's 5-p.m. up command centers.The car-sized piece of material
deadline expires. memorial will be held at 8 a.m. plunged into the lake Saturday
"We'll strike quickly," said at the First Baptist Church in as shuttle debris rained down
Assistant U.S. Attorney Brit Lufkin.There will be a minute of reon the ion.
Featherston,the lead prosecu- silence at 8:16 a.m., precisely a upon g
for on the case. week after the Columbia was "We've had three pretty
"People need to realize we'll scheduled to land in Florida. good sonar hits that says
use the full force of the law to
' get these pieces of shuttle
debris back to NASA."
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' something is pretty big on the ary "We are asking the public to Allen who works in the
bottom," said Texas Forest not go directly to any debris mapping office for the city
Service spokesman Marcus site." of Euless, joined the search
Beard."We've also seen some- Kerss said search teams effort Wednesday. He said
thing from the air by heli- shifted into collection mode he has found "quite a bit" of
copter that looks pretty big if Thursday because of the bad debris, including tiles and
the light hits it just right, but
weather. larger metal components.
we can't say right now what it "Right now we are in a Search teams aren't the
' is." recovery mode," Kerss said. only ones who are starting
The poor weather condi- "The terrain and the roads to show signs of wear and
tions Thursday kept divers to reach some of those areas tear, as horses used in
' from entering the reservoir. are just too rough. We hope mounted patrols are also
In nearby Hemphill, Sabine the weather will improve getting fatigued, Kerss said.
County officials ordered more a enough to allow us to get As a result, mounted patrols
than 200 volunteers to stop ` back in that mode but right will be rotated, meaning
slogging through the muds now the forecast doesn't fewer horses will be avail-
' around noon. look too good." able to search rough terrain.
"The searchers were One of the searchers Kerss said teams have
becoming preoccupied with z helping track debris in removed all shuttle debris
' staying on their feet in the Ir Nacogdoches was David from within the city limits
slippery mud,"said Larry Kile, STARdELEGRAM/KHAMPHA BOUAPHANH Allen of Euless, who of Nacogdoches and are con-
A crew leader for the U.S. For- Nacogdoches County Sheriff emerged from the thick centrating on rural areas. He
est Service. Thomas Kerss displays shuttle brush of sweet gum, pine estimated that as much as 25
' As federal authorities debris that was collected after and oak trees to warm up on percent of the debris has
assert more control on the officials announced a moratori- a short break. been removed and said the
search,access to the sites have debris.for looters to hand over "It's ,cold, but no one is search is likely to continue
' diminished dramatically since complaining," he said. at the same pace for another
the weekend and officials are "When you get out there, week.
no longer welcoming new vol- we are utilizing only person- you are a bit removed from Bill Hanna,(817 390-7698
unteers. nel associated with official the tragedy, but you know billhanna@star-telegram.com
"We need to maintain a agencies," said Nacogdoches you are doing some good, KevinLyons,(817)390-7675
coordinated search effort and County Judge Sue Kennedy. that's why we are out there." klyons@star-telegram.com
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INSIDE CRIME FIGHTING
ID system helps cu on
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a Ing fraud
' By MARK THOMPSONStores using Euless. He was pleasantly sur- and go from there, Valladares
STAR TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER = BioPay's system prised when a store manager said.
EULESS — A new payroll require check rashers handed him a photograph of a Store manager Lance
check-cashing system used in 23 to use photographs, an suspect, plus scanned copies of McMichael said Harvest Super-
states and 36 Texas stores makes identification number and the front and the back of the market installed the BioPay pay-
tracking fraudulent check cash- two fingerprints. check Later,he was also able to roll check-cashing system three
ers easier,a police detective and obtain right and left index fin- months ago.
' a store manager said. "If everyone was using a sys- gerprints of the suspect from Cashing payroll checks is
BioPay requires check cash- tem that includes fingerprints,it BioPay,Valladares said. good for business because a
ers to register with a photo- would dramatically cut down on "The more I found out about check casher often spends mon-
graph, an identification number forgery,"he said. it, the more I liked it,,, the 13- ey there,McMichael said.But he
' and two fingerprints. And that Valladares learned about Bio- year police veteran said. Typi- added, 'We just had a tremen-
pleases check fraud investiga- Pay in November while investi- cally, check fraud investigators dous hot-check problem:'
tors, Euless police Detective gating a fraudulent-check case must rely on cashiers to remem- The new system"is working
Marco Valladares said. at Harvest Supermarket in ber who cashed the bad check pretty well,"McMichael said.
' Tim Robinson, president of And it has helped capture many
the Virginia-based BioPay, said fraudulent check cashers, he
20 percent to 25 percent of peo- said.
' ple do not cash paychecks at a One man cashed a govern-
bank. The BioPay system costs ment check at a BioPay store,
merchants an initial $10,000 reported it lost,then showed up
that includes a personal com- at the same store to cash the
' puter, a check scanner and an replacement check, Robinson
electronic fingerprint imaging said.
_ device,-plus $60_.a_month--to__ __ The man was arrested, he
' access the company's database, said, adding that "Fingerprints
he said. don't change, and many bad
The company started with guys are stupid."
one client in 2000. It now Mark Thompson,(817)685-3859
includes 350 merchants,he said. markthompson@star-telegram.com
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' STAR-TELEGRAM/RICK MOON
Accident closes streets
A firefighter and wrecker employees examine a sport
utility vehicle involved in an accident Saturday in
Euless.At least one person was taken to a hospital.
' The intersection of North Main Street and Mid-Cities
Boulevard was shut down for more than an hour.
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Veterinary Licenses
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Southlake and Flower Mound lead
' the area in the number of
veterinarians with physical -
addresses in,greater Northeast
' Tarrant County communities.The
list may not include relief
practitioners,who would not have
a physical practice address:Only
' three communities have no
Veterinarians.
Community Number of Vds
Southlake 21:
Flower Mound 19'
Grapevine I
North Richland Hills 10
' Colleyvilie 10
Bedford 9
Hurst 6
Roanoke. 5
' Euless
Haltom City 2
Watauga
Richland Hills
Trophy Club U
Westlake D
' SOURCE:Texas state Board of Veterinary Medicat
Examiners
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meals
to go
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dished out
EDLocal entrepreneurs
bring restaurant dining
closer to home in the Hurst-
Euless-Bedford area.
1 Chuck Wagon Dinner Delivery is
expanding its menu for Hurst-Euless-
Bedford area residents who have an
appetite for something other than Chi-
nese food or pizza.
Diners can place
an order between 5
and 9 p.m.with I1n
Chuv's 1ylexcan_
Res�taurannt La Bel-
a It1 alian Restaurant,
Don Pablo's,India
Grill,Good Eats
Andrea 3are Grill,Papaya Gar-
den or Hoffbrau
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-BIZ BUZZ---
Steak House.For a
$4.95 service fee,Chuck Wagon deliv-
ers the meal.
Chris Messick and Stacy Palmer,
Chuck Wagon founders,often spend
' their evenings in their cars since open-
ing their business.The idea has caught
on with restaurants.
"We op,iied Dec.13 with four
restaurants,and now there are seven,"
Messick said.
Omar Rivera,manager at Don
' Pablo's in Bedford,said he gets calls all
the time from customers wanting to
have food delivered.Until recently,he
had to turn them away.He said the
new service could add more sales to
his restaurant.
Chuck Wagon is posting menus in
more than 500 hotel rooms and on the
doors of ho iseholds in Bedford,
Euless and 1-limst,and in Colleyville
south of Glade Road.
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Euless craisin w. ater
sewer rates
' EI.I.ENSCHROMIR Officials say the Rate increase
By Y as half of the$1.2 million annu-
.STAR TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER rate increase, al cost of repairing and replac-
If the City council approves a .
EULESS = The city may which would begin March 1, tng infrastructure,city officials
increase-its water-and �yn -opera
4tii proposal,the average.house-
' hold's water and sewer rates
rates by almost 16 percent for repairs and maintenance. will increase by about 16 per Under the proposed plan,
the average household to keep cent. the minimum monthly water
up with rising water costs and increase to $28.05, up from ■Current rate:water$25.72, bill would rise 25 cents to$7.25
to pay for repairs to aging $25.72, and sewer costs would sewer$15.21 a month, and the minimum
pipes and equipment,city offi- rise to$1940 a month,up from ■Proposed rate:water monthly sewer bill would
cials said. $15.21. If the City Council $28.05,sewer$19.40 increase 30 cents to $5.50 a
The increase — the fust in approves the new rates when month.The minimum month-
years =would vary according it discusses them at its meet-
well," Mayor Mary Lib Saleh ly bill includes the first 2,000
' to usage. But the bill for the ing Tuesday,the rates will take said gallons used.
average household would rise effect March 1. Council members selected
The proposed rate increase
$6.52,or nearly 16 percent. "We were reluctant like any would generate enough money the rate change at a Feb. 1
For an average household city to raise rates with the to cover a $950,000 annual meeting out of several options
' using 8,000 gallons of water economy down, but you have shortfall in operation and presented by city staff.
per month,water costs would to look at the bottom line as maintenance revenues as well "It looked like something
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that would be reasonable and a month for residents.
' not too onerous on our water Although only half the
users," Councilman Glenn annual cost of repairs and
Porterfield said. replacement of the water-and-
The rate change would be sewer infrastructure would be— - -
the first water-sewer rate covered,that would be enough
increase since 1991. Rates later to take care of the system as
-dropped-bya cents-uri
992 needed,-said-L-oretta-Geeetchell,—
fevr
In 1998,Trinity River Authori- director of fiscal and adminis=
' ty increased the cost of water trative services.
to Euless, causing the water "In reality all the lines
usage rate to rise by 11 cents. aren't going to break at one
Sewer rates stayed the same. time, so if we can get 50 per-.
' Porterfield said the increase cent,we think we can keep the;
would be softened by the infrastructure in good repair,"
recent 29 percent decrease in Getchell said.
the trash and recycling collec- Ellen Schroeder,(817)685-3815
tion bills,which dropped$2.45 eschroeder@star•telegram.com
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
Fort Worth mayor joins
coalition to control finds
Fort Worth Mayor Ken Barr,
Tarrant County Commissioner
Glen Whitley and Dallas City
Council member Sandy
Greyson led a group of 11
national associations in
' announcing a coalition of local
officials who will push for
increased highway and transit
funding.
Local Officials for Trans-
portation,or LOT,wants more
local control over funding of
the huge law known as the
Transportation Equity Act for
the 21st Century,which Con-
gress is expected to reauthorize
this year. ,
"This coalition urges Con-
__ ---_ ---__-- - gress to not only grow funding
programs but to direct them to
local needs,"said Barr,repre-
senting the U.S.Conference of
Mayors.
—Maria Recio
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Bobby Bragan Jr.
' LAS VEGAS,Nev.—Bobby Bra-
gan Jr., 60, passed away Thursday,
-Feb.7,2003.
He attended South Hi Mount Ele-
mentary, Stripling Junior High and
graduated from Arlington Heights
High School.He graduated from Mis-
sissippi State University. Bobby
played professional baseball for
three years. He was in Jacksonville,
Fla. (Southern League) and then in
Elmira, N.Y.,with the New York Penn
League. He lived for the past 15
' years in Las Vegas,Nev.
Survivors: Wife, Pattie Bragan;
children,Cassie and Brandie;grand-
child, Solei; father, Bobby Bragan;
' and sister, Cissie Walden and hus-
band,Perry.
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Tarrant County Commissioner
' Whitley to join local officials
unveiling TEA-21 Platform
' Washington, D.C. — In order to ies and counties Monday,February
help stimulate the economy, a ma- 10, 2003 at 10:00 am at the Na-
jor investment in transportation tional Press Club, West Room.
should be made a national priority. Speakers will be Tarrant County
The Transportation Equity Act for (Texas) Commissioner Glen
the 21st Century (TEA-21) has Whitley, National Association of
been directing about$40 billion a Counties (NACo) Transportation
' year into the nation's highways, Steering Committee Chair Fort
bridges,and transit systems.Today Worth (Texas) Mayor Kenneth L.
the conditions of these facilities are Barr, U.S. Conference of Mayors
better because of investments pro- (USCM) Transportation Commit-
, vided for in this landmark legisla- tee Chair Dallas (Texas) Council-
tion.However,traffic congestion in member Sandy Greyson, National
our metropolitan regions is worse League of Cities(NLC).
due to insufficient funds for transit Highways and transit systems
1 and thus far too many Americans owned by the city and county gov-
are being killed on our nation's ernments are a vital element of the
highways,in both rural and urban nation's transportation system.Lo-
communities. cal governments manage about 90
Tarrant County Commissioner percent of the transit systems and
Glen Whitley will join the Local Of- about 75 percent of the nearly 4
facials for Transportation(LOT), a million mile highway and roadway
coalition of 11 national associations network. Local governments also
representing local elected and ap- own close to 300,000 bridges and 51
pointed officials formed in 2001 to percent of all bridges.
-- - - - -- - ------- develop policy recommendations- Other organizations- that--are
for TEA-21 that reflect transporta- members of LOT and that will be
tion needs of cities and counties,to represented at the event are: the
announce a joint policy platform for Association of Metropolitan Plan-
reauthorization of the bill.The law ning Organizations,National Asso-
' expires on September 30,and Con- ciation of Regional Councils,
gress is scheduled to begin the American Public Works Associa-
reauthorization process over the tion,National Association of.Devel-
next few months. opment Organizations,
National organizations join to International City/County Man-
provide recommendations for the agement Association,National As-
future of transportation funding in- sociation of, County Engineers,
' cluding — economic priorities, National Association of City Trans-
safety priorities and efforts to ad- portation Officials, and Public
dress congestion mitigation in cit- 'Technology, Incorporated.
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Church gets the OK to expand its facilities
' STAR-TELEGRAM between Airport Freeway and "We're famous on the com-
Children at First United Euless Boulevard (Texas 10), munity grapevine for our
Methodist Church of Euless has about 1,400 members. preschool. It's been proven by
will have more room to learn "The whole area is growing, time,"Finley said.
' and play. and we're attracting new peo- Existing church buildings
The City Council voted 5-0 ple all the time," senior pastor will be renovated. The entire
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Tuesday to approve a specific- Jimmy Finley said. project will cost about$1.3 mil-
Seven classrooms in the lion. About $800,000 of that
use permit and site plan for the addition will house about 120 will be spent on the expansion,
church to build a 7,411-square- preschoolers and provide space Finley said,and work should be
foot addition. The new space for youth activities, such as completed by the end of the
will be used for preschool Bible study.The preschool pro- year.
classes and youth activities. gram has been operating since ONLINE:www.fumceuiess.org
The church on Main Street, 1947. -Ellen Schroeder
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hoopster with a m___essage
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7don't see any students here today. I see flowersgetting ready to bloom."
"I felt he could show the stu-
Speaker shares dents the cultural heritage of the to . c ambassadors.
Mr.
Native American Indian," she Mr.Locke has visited Sl co�n-
American Indian said."It's important to know all tries and performed for all ages,
the cultures in our count and he said, but feels elementary
culture with kids country,
the children can't go to a reserva- school audiences are most recep-
By KATHY A.GOOLSBY tion in North Dakota, so we're tive to his message.
Staff writer bringing it to our students." "You can give them all this aca-
Flowers bloomed and stars Children at Heritage Elemen- demic stuff,but you also have to
shone Tuesday morning at O.C. tart' School in Keller, where he Sive them those things that will
Taylor Elementary School in Col- performed Monday,were so en- allow their spirit to become
leyville.Then the stars turned in- thralled they were trying to imi- strong and solid, he said.
to a giant eagle that lifted its tate his hoop dance Tuesday in Teenagers are usually too self-
wings to the heavens and soared. gym class,said teacher DiOnetta conscious to lose themselves in
' his performances, he said, but
It was all.part of a dance by Petkoff.
Kevin Locke,an American Indi-. "We put the kindergarteners younger children join in the sing-
an who used hoops to create the on bleachers up on the stage,and ing and dancing without hesita-
.images for more than 175 kinder- their little faces were just tion.
gartners and first- and second- Taylor students proved his
graders. Children gasped, amazed," she said of Monday's point with a rousing rendition of a
cheered and clapped as Mr. event."I think he had a really good song about prairie chickens—in
Locke entwined 28 hoops under, message for the children because Lakota.Their enthusiasm Contin-
' over and around his body. it was about always reaching for ued when Mr. Locke needed vol-
"I don't see any students here their dreams, trying new things unteers to learn some hoop
today,"he told them."I see flow- and improving on themselves, moves.
ers getting ready to bloom,stars And he talked about their unique- He guided about 20 second-
getting ready to shine and eagles ness;a`oneness'is what he called graders through jumps,hops and
getting ready to soar." it.There's one sun,one moan,and dance steps using a single hoop.A
The lesson waslearned. there's one you." few errant hoops flew into the
"It was really cool," said Mi-, -Mr. Locke lives-on the Stand.--crowd as the youngsters twirled
chael Faricy,7."I think he's re in Rock Reservation in South y ic
ally g and tossed the plastic rings.
nice and he should someday be a Dakota. He has been dancing Afterward, Lauren Schultz, 7,
teacher" since he could walk,he said,and was breathless with excitement.
Mr. Locke, a former elemen- frequently,used dance and music "I like hooping around, like
tary teacher and now a traveling in the classroom. when we put it behind us,"Lauren
speaker from South Dakota,tries In the late'70s,he was asked by said "Now that was the difficult
to do more than entertain. South Dakota's arts council to part."
"It's not supposed to be about perform throughout the state. Stephanie House,arts and ed-
entertainment;it's about encour- Then he became part of Arts ucation chair for the Taylor Ele-
aging you," said Mr. Locke, 49. America, a former national pro- mentary PTA,was thrilled.
"It's about using what you've got, gram that used performers as in- "I loved his message of encour-
what you're born with." agement,"she said."What a great
His early morning perfor- thing to hear from someone other
mance was one of several this than a parent or teacher.And he
week in Keller, Euless and Col- was really great at keeping the
' leyville sponsoreaTiy the Arts kids'attention."
Council of NorthEast Tarrant
County and paid in part through E-mail kgoolsby@dallasnews.com
a$1,000 grant.Program director or call 817-410-9602,ext.4959.
Hilarie Benedetto spotted Mr.
Locke at a national presenters'
conference in New York City.
' Kevin Locke performs a Northern Plains hoop dance at Keller's Heritage Elementary.The
performance Monday was part of a week ofvisiting kids in Keller,Colleyville and Euless.
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HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT
Designs reviewed more important for the ones'
H-E-B trustees perused who live and breathe and
four design concepts Tues- work there every day,"Jones
day for an improved said.
entrance to Wilshire Ele- Superintendent Gene
mentary School in Euless. Buinger said he would
Trustees authorized staff arrange a special meeting
to improve the appearance for the planning team to
of the front of the school in view the designs and pro-
vide input.
October,along with other
aesthetic upgrades to dis-
trict schools.
The four renderings were
presented on easels that
faced the trustees and were
not visible to audience
members.At the urging of
Trustee Ellen Jones, the
school board agreed that the
decision should be made in
cooperation with Wilshire
Elementary's campus plan-
ning team.
"I think[the decision] is
'o r
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Fire lieutenant loses promotion appeal
A Euless Fire Department said Smith earned the promo- and sewer rates will increase by
lieutenant lost a final appeal in a tion because he scored five nearly 16 percent for the aver-
bid to overturn the promotion points higher than Sutton on age resident.The City Council
' of another lieutenant to captain the civil service exam approved the rate increase 6-0
over him. Sutton filed appeals with the Tuesday night.
Lt.Jerry fire chief,the city manager and The base rate of the mini-
Sutton,a 19- the Civil Service Commission mum monthly water bill will
' year employ- but lost at each level The rnun- increase to$725 from$7.The
ee of the Fire cil voted 6-0 to uphold the com- base rate for the sewer bill will
Department, mission's decision that the rules rise to$5.50 from$5.20.
said Tuesday were fairly applied.The council Residents will pay$2.60 per -
that the city's did not publicly discuss the vote. thousand gallons of water used,
civil service Hennig said that the appeals up from$2.34.They will pay
ENe11 SChrOeder rules require process had been harmful to $1.93 per thousand gallons of
an employee him and the city and that Sutton sewer usage,up from$139
t to have two refused to accept the rules. An average household,
years'expert- Sutton said he felt obligated which uses 8,000 gallons a
ence as a lieutenant before to file the appeal to ensure the month,will pay$47.45 for water
being promoted to captain.City safety of the community.He and sewer usage,up from
' officials said that is not a said he doesn't want a resident $40 93
requirement. to get hurt because an employ- City officials say the rate
Keith Smith,who has been a ee was not qualified increase will help pay for a
firefighter for 19 years,had 22 "If anyone in this whole $950,000 annual shortfall in
months of experience as a lieu- place thinks I'm filing this water and sewer revenue and
in December,when he appeal because I'm a sore loser, half of the$1.2 million annual
was promoted to captain over then they don't know me,"Sut-'
Sutton. ton said. cost of repairing and replacing infrastructure.
City officials said it was the i
first time in their memoryCouncilman Bob Edwards
that a Water bills to go up was absent from the-meeting.
civilservice earwig come Residents,get ready for big-
before the City Council. ger water and sewer bills. Ellen Schroeder covers Euless.
Ci Manager Joe (g17)685-3815
City anag J Hennlg Starting March 1,the water eschroez@star-telegram.com
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