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"We are one of the last cities in Northeast Tarrant
to renovate our building."—Mary Lib Saleh,Euleessmayor
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By ELLEN SCHROEDER The ren- In November,visitors will
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER r ovated be greeted with a new face ;
EULESS — A modern facility is expected to of City Hall.During a seven-
library and lush landscaping open in November as part month renovation project,
make Councilwoman Veva of the city's 50th anniver- Building A will get an easily ' k;
Lou Massey feel proud of nary celebration. accessible entrance facing
City Hall when she passes it Ector Drive and a fountain
:i on the highway.But the view "To make this a really featuring a sheet of water-
from the east side, where classy City Hall, we needed falling into a stone pool. '
visitors park and enter, has to dress it up a little bit," The renovation is sched-:
room for improvement. Massey said.
uled to begin April 10, with a After the renovation, the now.
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reopening date set for Nov 17. 1.2,000-square-foot Building A "It's the exact same office
Offices in Building A will be will house the council cham- space, just configured differ-
relocated to other city build- hers and the pre-council room ently," Deputy City Manager '
ings during the project. under one roof. Gary McKamie said.
j On Tuesday,the City Coun- The council chambers will Besides putting a pretty
cil awarded the renovation accommodate 100 people in face on City Hall, the renova- i
project to Smith Contractors stadium-style seating and will tion project will help enhance ' 3
n of Garland for $1,364,800, to have modern visual projection security, officials said. A cen- 1
be paid for with revenue from equipment, listening devices tral entrance will keep people
the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport for the hearing-impaired and from entering unnoticed. '
car-rental fund and Euless' art electronic voting capability. "You have so many doors
4 fund. The cost includes The current chambers in you can come in from City
`s $75,OOG for a new roof and Building B accommodate 40 Hall. Anyone can wander in
$2,800 for a brick wall in the to 50 people and have none of and out of my office and sit '
`j lobby, where the city seal those technological amenities there half the day and nobody
-j might be inlaid. except dated visual projection would know it,"Saleh said.
The water fountain and equipment. City Hall's four buildings
east-side entrance were late The renovated building will were constructed in 1967.
additions to the project,which also have a conference room Building A was the recreation
was originally estimated at and office space, as it does center, where a scoreboard
$998,550.Those two items will and a basketball goal are still
be paid for from the art fund, visible,McKamie said.
which is financed by a half- Building D served as the
cent sales tax, as part of the police station until January
city's 50th anniversary cele- 2002 and was renovated last
bration. year to house departments
"I think they[the residents] including fire administration
will be very proud of it,"May- and purchasing.
' or Mary Lib Saleh said. "We Building C used to be the
` are one of the last cities in library but was renovated to
? Northeast Tarrant to renovate house the planning and engi-
our building. We're not bor- neering departments.
's rowing money for it. We're Building B houses depart-
not issuing bonds. We're pay- ments including finance and
ing for it with our reserves." human resources. It is expect-
ed to be renovated in two to
three years.
Ellen Schroeder,(817)685-3815
eschroeder@star-telegram.com
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CMAfter saving for five years,
the Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Chamber of Commerce is on its way
to a larger headquarters.
The Hurst-Euless-Bedford Chamber
of Commerce has a new location in its
sights.Chamber officials plan to break
ground in April in the Sunny Crest
Office Park on Martin Drive,between
Murphy Drive and Bedford Road in
Bedford,said Mary
Frazior,presido-nt and
chief executive of the
chamber.
4k new building
will be 3,300 square
feet,half again its cur-
rent 2,200 square feet
in the back of First
Andrea Jares National Bank of Mid-
131f BUZZ The chamber has
been saving for the
$265,000 building for five years.The land
-wa��hated by the Alan Hamm family.
This month,the chamber kicked off a
capital spending campaign with a goal
of$75,000.
Officials want to be moved into the
new building in time for the chamber's
50th anniversary in October 2004.
DeGuire Properties is in charge of
-construction.Bank of Texas is providing
the Fmancing.The building-cauld-hr-_
completed as early as August.
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NEWS BRIEFS
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Hazardous materials
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to be recycled Saturday
' Euless residents may recycle
hazardous household materials
from 9 to 11 am. Saturday at the
Euless Municipal Complex,201 N.
Ector Drive. The city will collect
paint,fertilizer,used motor oil and
filters,pool chemicals and batter-
ies.Proof of residence is required.
For information, visit www.ci.eu-
less.tx.us.
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