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Home My WebLink About2003-03-14 Euless Articles DISTRIBUTED TO: * PAGE f OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MChAMIE DELACRUZ RIDGWAY YOUNG 41cDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARY.4DMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIB UTED I (L4 10 DATE OF ARTICLE -3/(� / 03 NEWSPAPER FfVST ►N NORTHEAST TARRANT COUNTY! this Weeks Speeial Feature®®. Peaven"s Griffe at Vexes Staw-Are Enjoy the taste of Texas with a Buffet with weekly specials featuring the ' southwest flair. Raven's Grille offers casual "World's Best" Chicken Fried Steak and dining while enjoying the view of a uniquely traditional Southern Fried Catfish. , landscaped 18th hole that is reminiscent of Whether enjoying the unique entrees in the Texas Hill country. the casual, Texas themed dining room, or Breakfast greets guests with choices of relaxing on the porch with a Cool-Star breakfast tacos, Texas-sha ed waffles and Margarita, Raven's_ P � g e s Grille is the perfect ' the old favorite biscuits and gravy. 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Raven's Grill at Texas Star ' 1400 TEXAS STAR PARKWAY (OFF HWY. 10) 817-685-1843 tE DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ;-k OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIC MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDG[['AY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DA TE DISTRIB UTED DATE OF ARTICLE -� I I �'� NEWSPAPER FWST EREAIOFAST - LUNCH DINNER 1 1 � ` 1 1 G R IA L L E 1 r TEXAS STAR EST.1997 `` 1 • " 1 1 COUPON FOR FOOD PURCHASE ONLY FOR DINE IN ONLY AT THE TEXAS STAR GOLF COURSE 1 DOES NOT INCLUDE ALCOHOL AND GRATUITY*CANNOT BE USED WITH OTHER COUPONS 1400 TEXAS STAR PARKWAY(OFF HWY 10) COUPON EXPIRES MARCH 31,2003 OPENED DAILY 7AM-IOPM EULESS,TEXAS 76040 817.685.1843 1 1 COUPON GOOD FOR UP TO EIGHT PEOPLE 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELACRUZ RIDGWAY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIB UTED 3 I I,q 103 DATE OF ARTICLE 3 -7-_13 1 O S NEf11SPAPER U3 -- , r Baillargeon Audi r. groundbreaki — Feb. 24 AC6 _j The first Audi dealership in Tarrant County y broke ground at 1701 Airport Freeway in Euless. PHOTOS BY JON P UZZEL r Bob Baillargeon addresses the crowd at groundbreaking for Baillargeon Audi in Euless aw- 4, d n` Bobby Baillargeon - _- _-- ' and Ann Baillargeon Glenn Porterfield, Euless Mayor Mary Lib - ' ' Saleh and Charles Powell 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ' OF 1 ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARRYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 3 I �W I C DATEOFARTICLE 3I CA IC' 3 NEWSPAPER FWST Traffic signals 1 Most communities have ' traffic signals maintained by the community and others that are maintained by the Texas Department of , Transportation. Grapevine leads area communiities in the number of local traffic signals. Maintained by Maintained Community community by TOOT Grapevine 55 36 ' Hurst 52 19 N.Richland Hills 52 4 Euless 35 23 Flower Mound 32 0 Bedford 21 7 Colleyville 11 9 Keller Richland Hills 10 7 Haltom City 8 20 Westlake 5 1 Roanoke 0 0 Southlake 0 22 Trophy Club 0 0 SOURCE:The communities,Texas Department of Transportation STAR-TELEGRAM DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITY ATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DE LA CRUZ RID GWAY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS ii7LHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED—3 I �`I 1 DA TE OF ARTICLE _[Cl3 ( �-� NERSPAPER FIYST COMMUNITY CALENDAR ' Monday ■EULESS–Spring break camp for children ages 6 through 11,8 a.m.to 5 p.m.March 10-14, ' Midway Recreation Center,300 W.Midway Road.Activities .include daily field trips,arts and crafts,and sports.Field trips include bowling,ice skating, video games,miniature golf,the Fort Worth Zoo,roller-skating, and tours of The Ballpark at ' Arlington and the Texas Motor Speedway.$70.The camp is limit- ed to the first 25 participants. Participants should bring lunch, ' snacks and drinks and wear socks and non-marking tennis shoes. (817)685-1666. t 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM IIENNIG MCKAMIE DELACRUZ RIDGGVAY YOUNG AIcDONALD COLLINS IVILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED � ' 3 DATE OF ARTICLE 3 ' C' ` NEIISPAPER FIVST .The din , ners were posted • publicly as part.of the re runs an extra$800 a year. agenda ("Notice is hereby 0111cials The meals, ordered in from en that the City Council of local restaurants and caterers, city of Bedford will meet in usually include a salad,vegeta- open session for dinner a bles, a meat entree and iced p.m. on Feb. 8, 1994 at To food othought tea, City Manager Bill Lindley Cafe Italiano") and no in said. item — veal marsala and With meetings that often chicken carciofo were st By CHRIS NEELY A govern- drag on until midnight, free dards—was off-limits. STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER ® ment watch- food is small compensation for Also in 1994, Keller Cl y Some say the key to politi- dog group says eating at council members who volun- Council members decided to cal success is to stay hungry. taxpayers' expense isn't teer their time,he said. limit their meals to box lunt Those people should think unethical as long as In Hurst, where council es at annual budget worksh twice about running for municipal leaders and members are paid $15 for each and goal-setting retreats, office in greater Northeast' school trustees don't regular meeting and $10 for although City Manager L Tarrant County. conduct official business. each special meeting they Dresher said there is so While most area public attend, the city is spending times informal talk of bring' servants are not paid to ties bring in food occasional- more than ever on pre-meet- them back. attend meetings, most can ly, and five governmental ing meals. More recently, South la count on a free meal cour- entities spend nothing oniff In 1992, city officials spent halved its spending on pAS tesy of the taxpayers they meals. $1,900 for fare including meeting meals to ab019 serve. A survey of food Colleyville sets aside the lasagna and casseroles pre- $4,800 a year. Before the cut- expenditures found that at most, about $6,650 a year, to pared by the assistant city back, council members a least eight communities and feed its council members and manager's wife. Nowadays, department heads could ft three school districts regular- city staffers before each reg- home cooking has been low the aroma of Mexican or ly feed staff members and ular meeting. The food bill replaced by carryout, and the Chinese cuisine to the confer- elected officials before public for separate work sessions bill comes to about $3,450 a ence room off the coun meetings. Three communi- year. chambers. Suzy Woodford, executive But during last summer's Mead ticket director of the government budget workshop, whenc' Most greater Northea-st Tarrant County watchdog group Common officials said money w, communities and school districts sped Cause Texas, said that as long tighter than it ever had taxpayer money to feed elected as municipal and school dis- City Manager Billy Campbell --trictofficials don't debatewith abruptly annnunred th o tcta s More they meet.Here is a , their mouths full, she doesn't thingshad to change. took at whatthose meals cost: care what they are eating. "After today," he said, g Governmental bodyAnnual meal bud'g"el ''' "The only concern we have turing toward the full buffet Colleyville City Council $7,450 is that while they are taking table behind him,"it's gone." Flower Mound Town Council $6,400 their break, they are taking Today, the table is st� Euless City Council $5,400 their break and that there's no there, but it is usually fill Southiake City Council $4,800 discussion of city business," with cold deli sandwiches. Northwest school district $1,440 to$4,320 she said. Some area school distric Haltom City City Council $4,000 A couple of city councils faced with similar budget co' Keller school district that once emptied their plates cerns, are also serving up $3,770 before taking on full agendas smaller portions. Hurst City Council $3,450 no longer do. Hurst-Euless-Bedford d Grapevine City Council $2,760 Bedford officials voted in trict officials, who recent H E 8 schooldlstrict $2,400(work sessions only) 1994 to end their long-standing carved$2.4 million out of their North Richland Hills City Council Food is provided,but total not available practice of opening each City spending for 2003-04, sa' Roanoke City Council $200(budget workshops only) ' Council and Planning and they plan to scale back th Keller City Council Total notayailable(budget workshops,retreats only) Zoning Commission meeting work-session dinners from h Trophy Club Town Council Total not available(retreats,special meetings only) at a local restaurant. meals on china to cold food on Bedford City Council Spends nothing plastic.Carroll district officia' Carroll school district Spends nothing have cut out free meals Richland Hills City Council Spends nothing alto- gether. School board members Watauga City Council Spends nothing still eat when they get toge Westlake Board of Aldermen Spends nothing er,but they pay their own waE SouacEs:City,district and town officials But Keller district trustees, DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF — -- - -- ---------- MAYOR -- ---MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED Ja dt"1 DATE OF ARTICLE 3 /5- 103 NEWSPAPER FWST STAR-TELEGRAM ' as well as ever. District offi- cials said they spend $3,770 a year for hot food such as ' chicken breasts, green beans, salads and desserts from the -•° g' school cafeteria. "It's a nice meal. Not an ' elaborate meal, but a full meal," administrative assistant Cindy Davis said. And the Northwest district, • which cut six staff positions to z save money next year, spends between$5 and$15 per person ' — or between $1,440 and $4,320 a year—to feed about a dozen officials before each STAR-TELEGRAM/KELLEY CHINN school board meeting. ' Barry LeBaron, Colleyville's eco- nomic development director, get any compensation or any- eats dinner before the start of a thing,"said Jerhea Nail, special City Council meeting. assistant to the superinten- dent. "This is something we who approved a 12-cent tax should provide." rate increase this year, still eat Some students would say ' that even with taxpayers pick- Brown,Paula Caballero,Jessica ing up the tab,there is no such DeLeon,Mike Lee,Kelly Melhart, thing as a free lunch. Ellen F.Morrison,Jennifer Radcliffe, Most school district offi- Ellen Schroeder and Josh Shaffer and ' cials, after all, get their food correspondent Brenda Edwards Bernet from the school cafeterias. contributed to this reporL Staff writers Yamil Berard,Jessamy Chris Neely,(817)685-3806 cneely@star-telegramxom ----- — DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ( OF� I - - -— MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG- ------ MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDCWA- Y� YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED _ / I q A)3 3 DATE OF ARTICLE -3 I I '3 NEWSPAPER FWS ardyders, �l n a h . ph ropes By JOY DONOVANAller. Hardy I SPECIAL TO THE STAR-TELEGRAM Sanders,of k` and BENTINSLEY Colleyville, owner of Allen Hardy STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER Bates Container, dies 6 1'w.. Sanders, an hon- He was a Unitarian in a age 73. ored community Baptist world. A Democrat supporter and surrounded by conserva= cate with a backbone. And successful wasusi- tive Republicans. despite his outspoken Hess leader, was P P P widely respected He wrote letters cri- views, he was respected by for.his dedication tiquing people he thought virtually everyone he knew to his personal were not living up to their Phones across the. political and full potential. Metroplex were ringing philosophical He was a patron of the Saturday with the tearful views. arts and a civil-rights advo- �++ news that Allen Hardy Sanders of Col- "He was a corrugated box salesman, leyville, who helped found Bates Contain- and the inequalities of life that blacks er in North Richland Hills, had died at were receiving he felt was wrong. He .r 8:30 a:m. following corrective heart always believed people ought to be treat- bypass surgery.He was 73. ed equally, and he agreed with a lot of "Everybody who knew him knew his what Martin Luther King Jr.had to say." i integrity,honesty and desire to help those After leaving the Army, Mr. Sanders .rr less fortunate,"his son Mark Sanders said. started to work in the corrugated box "He was a big supporter of the communi- industry. In 1963, he started Bates Con- ty. If you lived here, both personally and twiner with a partner, Warren Bates. He corporately he thought you should donate later became the owner of the successful causes.Give baek-tia-the-community.,, e�ugatec)`box-comp --- - — — --- - No funeral is planned for Mr. Sanders Terri Moore, a Democrat who unsuc- because he will be cremated,his son said. cessfully challenged Republican Tim Cur- A memorial service is pending, and in ry for Tarrant County district attorney lieu of flowers,people are being urged to last year, said she was surprised and donate to their favorite charities or caus- stunned by the death of a good friend-She , es. said Mr.Sanders was not an easy taskmas- Mr. Sanders was born in Crowell, in ter. -the lower Panhandle outside of Vernon. "Hardy would push you,"she said."He He married Betty Jo Owens on Dec. 3, was very stern. But he was an interesting ' 1949, in Stephenville. They have three fellow. He had been quite successful and children. made a lot of money and had a lovely Mr. Sanders served in the U.S. Army home. And sometimes people think of ' between 1948 and 1953. In the 1960s, he someone who has made a lot of money as joined the civil-rights movement,his fam- ily said. "He marched with Martin Luther King , Jr.in Dallas in the early 1960s when MLK came to Dallas,"Mark Sanders said."That was very unpopular for a white man to do. He didn't know MLK personally by ' any means, but he was with the group that marched. r DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE o;� OF r AYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAAIIE DELACRUZ RIDGWAY UNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ATE DISTRIBUTED �.� DATE OF ARTICLE 3 r ' 0 _3 NEWSPAPER FWST being conservative philosophically or Moncrief agreed. A portion of the Birdville ISD ' politically speaking, and Hardy was, I "I have been known to receive one of Arts/Athletics Complex in North Rich- would say, moderate to liberal and very his 'kick-in-the-behind' letters, and I am land Hills is named after Mr. and Mrs. opinionated." not the only one," he said. "They were Sanders. He had served as president of Moore,who was a guest at a Democra- friendly suggestions, not harsh criticisms. the Association of Independent Corrugat- tic Party get-together Mr. Sanders hosted Constructive criticisms from a friend I ed Converters, as well as being a founder this fall at his home,said he had a heart of respected. It was well-received. I think and president of the International Corru- gold but never minced words. you can talk to elected officials on both' gated Packaging Foundation."He has helped so many people,myself sides of the aisle, and they will tell you Mr. Sanders spent the last moments of included,"she said. "He pushes you to be his life surrounded by his family. the same thing. I am sure the president the best at what you are doing. When I Besides his wife, Betty, and son Mark, was running for DA, he would critique had a few letters from him.... Mr. Sanders is survived by his daughter, ' me. ...'You need to say this and this.'God. But he was never one to say it was his Marcia Diane Mederos, of Jacksonville, And he was right." way or the highway. He respected other Fla.;son,Stanley Scott Sanders,of Austin; Former state Sen. Mike Moncrief, D- People's opinions as well." a sister, Reed Echols: o-f_Pampa;and six Mr.-Sanders-was-a-member of First - �occ Woitfi, was surprised to learn that grandchildren. his friend and colleague had died. Unitarian Church of Dallas since the late 1950s in an area dotted bBaptist church- BenTinsley,(817)685-3821 "I am having trouble with this,,, yp he said. btinsley@sty�star-telegram.com "I can't believe he isone." es. In his self-written obituary, Mr. g Sanders considered his "discovery of the Joy Donovan,(817)685-3842 Moncrief said his friend's ability to live as a Democrat surrounded by Republi- Unitarian Universalist churches and their cans in Northeast Tarrant County wasn't free, liberal religious quest„ a turning as much due to his political affiliations as Point. ' to his philosophy of life. He devoted much of his adult life "If he believed in something, he would working for its good health for those lower his head and go full speed and not doubters and seekers of such a freeing, look up,”he said."I think that caused a lot though personally demanding philoso- of people to respect him. That doesn't phy,"Mr.Sanders wrote about himself mean he would always agree. The two of His generosity was legend in Tarrant us didn't always agree,but that's certainly County. He gave financially to causes he not unusual,with someone like him." supported and usually could be seen at Mr. Sanders was also devoted to com- charity galas. Most recently, he had ' munity causes. The Arts Council of bought a sponsors table at the American NorthEast TarrantAunty way ti Heart Association's Affair of the Heart them, said Carolyn Sims, former presnsg gdla Feb. m' rapevme. i`s-Colleyville dent of the arts council. home, filled with contemporary art, was "Hardy helped organizations every- often the site of benefit events, where," said Sims, who now works as Mr. Sanders' awards for community ' chief of staff for state Rep.Vicki Truitt,R- service and philanthropic efforts were Keller. "I don't think there was an organi- numerous. He served as United Way of ' zation in Northeast Tarrant County or Tarrant County's annual campaign chair- Fort Worth that wasn't touched by him man in 1999 and was a member of the whether by his volunteer time or his United Way of Northeast Tarrant County money or serving on the board. He gave steering committee for 12 years, volun- and he gave." teering as chairman for three years. In When Mr. Sanders was displeased, he 1993,United Way awarded him the presti- didn't hesitate to make his opinions gious Hercules Volunteer Award for known in writing. "The Hardy letters" extraordinary leadership. Last year, he were well-known,Sims said. received United Way's top award, the "He would always share with you'OK, Helping Hands Lifetime Achievement this is where you're messing up or this is Award. where you could improve,""Sims remem- In 1994, Mr. Sanders was named the bered.'After a while,if you didn't get one, Star-Telegram/Northeast Herman J. you'd go to him and ask if I was doing Smith Man of the Year for his community everything OK." work. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF I MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DE LA CRUZ RID GIVAY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED =� �'�I I �' DATE OFARTICLE.3 I �% NEWSPAPER FWST Joseph Francis Hobbs ' x x �y BEDFORD — Joseph Francis Hobbs, 58, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2003. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Mon- day in Dallas-Fort Worth National , Cemetery. Visitation:Joe's family will receive friends 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Forest Ridge Funeral Home in Hurst. Joe was born Dec. 5, 1944, in Chisolm,Minn.,and later retired from the Euless Police Department as a detective. He was an Air Force veter- an, decorated Euless police officer and the founder of New Hope Street Ministry. He was known for his smiles, hugs, friendliness, listening -ear-generosity-and-willingness to go - - - -- — --- the extra mile. Joe's passion was sharing Christ. He ministered to the homeless through prayer while feeding, cloth- Ing and meeting their daily needs. He will be greatly missed by all. Survivors: Wife, Esther Hobbs; daughters, Sonia Ashford and Tabitha Rau; brothers, Chuck, Jack and Fred Hobbs; sisters, Mayme Bradford and Dee Dewitt;and grand- children, Sarah, Jacob,John,Jason, Jeremiah and Joshua Ashford. Forest Ridge Funeral Home 705 Airport Frwy.,(817)285-7777 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 3 I I DATE OF ARTICLE -3 / 1D 1 NEWSPAPER FWST Dorothy Tyson Alford x�a t �s 3 5:1� GRAND PRAIRIE — Dorothy ' Tyson Alford, 86, a retired nurse's aide,passed away Sunday, March 9, 2003,at a local hospital. Funeral: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at ' Mount Olivet Chapel. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mount Olivet Funer- al Home. Dorothy was born June 6, 1916, in Albuquerque; N.M. She lived most of her life in Saginaw and Grand Prairie. She was a nurse's aide for many years and enjoyed taking care of her patients. She was an active ' member of Woodland West Church of Christ in Arlington. Dorothy was a loving mother, grandmother and -- --- - - great-grandmotber,-who-enjoyed-her---- _ ' plants as well as her pets. She i leaves behind a loving spirit for all to remember her. She was preceded in death by her husband;one daughter, Wanda Kidd; two brothers; and one sister. Survivors: Son, Carl Tyson and wife Gaynel of Euless;daughter,Sue Hopewell of Grand Prairie; sister, ' Mae McMurtrey of Arlington; grand- children, Kay Tyson, Joe Kidd Jr., Karen Millican, Laura Clark, Jeff Hopewell and Cynthia Kidd; and five great-grandchildren. Mount Olivet Funeral Home 2301 N.Sylvania Ave.,(8 17)831-0511 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DE LA CRUZ RIDGIVAY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS II'ILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 3I"J � 0 _5 DATE OF ARTICLE 3� I�j NER'SPAPER FIVST A man Man dumps to his death jumped more than 70 feet to his death from Texas 360 brid e Monday off ,. �� 3 ,� .. :, an overpass g ... from Texas By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. notification of relatives. 183 to Texas STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER About 9:30 a.m., the man ' Wor A Fort Worth police FORT WORTH—A Flower drove to the top of the Texas` a x officer exam- Mound man stopped his Jeep on 183 flyover bridge, got out, r' fines the a flyover bridge leading to Texas walked around the Jeep and " scene.The 360, then jumped to his death jumped,witnesses told police. man's aban- Monday morning,police said. The bridge is about 72 feet donedvehi- The man's body was found high, said an official with the cle is at right. by motorists and police on the Texas Department of Trans- westbound lanes of Texas 183 portation. between Irving and Euless, Two lanes of westbound STARTELEGRAM/IANMcVEA police said. Texas 183 were closed for sev- Police did not release the eral hours as police investigat- man's name Monday, pending ed the death. +es DISTRIBUTED TO: PA GEOF ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBR4RYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIB UTED _�3/I N /6 3 DATE OF ARTICLE � /�� /�.� NEWSPAPER FFVST ' E U L E S S tics of the customers in the area. ' Report will identity The money to pay for the potential retail tenants study comes from the city's Economic Development Corp. The city will spend -Ellen Schroeder $40,000 to find companies interested in building stores or restaurants near Glade Road and Texas 121. ' The Euless City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday night to hire the Buxton Co.of Fort Worth to study the area.The ' company researches charac- teristics of successful stores and finds locations for new ' stores that match the success- ful patterns. "This is the final chapter in a very long and involved ' process,"said Bill Ridgway, economic development direc- tor for the city. Euless will get a report naming 25 potential tenants that would be a good match for the area.Council members ' hope to have some sit-down restaurants named in the report. The-citymvilLthen_take the - report to the businesses as a ' tool to attract them to the area.Ridgway said the report from the Buxton Co.will car- ry weight with potential ten- ants. "The Buxton Co.has excel- lent credibility,"he said. ' The$40,000 study is in its second phase.The first phase was conducted last year for $15,000.In that phase,the company developed an overview of the characteris- w DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 3 / `7 / 03 DATE OFARTICLE NEWSPAPER FWST 7, One towering task ry Carlos Fernandez works to disas- semble an elec- trical tower east , of the Oncor sub- station in Euless on Tuesday. Oncor,TXU's ' energy-delivery business,has plans to replace the old towers , with structures made of concrete y and steel. ' r a. STAR-TELEGRAM/RICK MOON — ' DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF I MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELACRUZ RIDGWAY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS RILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED � ' "'1 l 3 DATE OF ARTICLE 3 I I -3 I D,�> NEWSPAPER FICST Laud trade with Euless approved ' The deal is dene. Bedford City Manager Chuck At their respective council Barnett said the deal—which meetings Tuesday night,Bed- was 10 years in the making— ford and Euless agreed to swap will provide better develop- land on the north side of ment opportunities. Cheek Sparger Road. "I believe it's going to be a Euless will get 2.01 acres in domino,"he said. ' two separate parcels— one at Her- itage Road ' and the other at Texas 12L Bedford W ill get a ' Jessica D 2.89-acre — tract in between. ' Boundary complications made it impos- sible to develop a single pro- ject—mat area o anunder two different municipalities. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF 1 , MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELACRUZ RIDGIVAY YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS IVILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 3 I `^t C� DATE OF ARTICLE 3 I ( 3 ' G� NEIVSPAPER FWST 3 safety Parents can get help with child sa tY seats. EULESS—Proper installa- Euless police and the Inter- tion of child safety seats is the Agency Child Safety Seat Check goal of a clinic Friday for parents. Point Taskforce of the Texas The free clinic is from 10 a.m. Department of Transportation. to 2 p.m.at Super Target,1401 W. For those parents who can't Glade Road. make the Friday clinic, child Parents are encouraged to safety seat technicians can also drive to the clinic and allow be reached by calling police child safety seat technicians to departments in Bedford, Col- determine whether the seats are leyville, Fort Worth, Keller, properly installed. Mansfield and Weatherford. The clinic is sponsored by -Domingo Ramirez Jr. 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF I MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE DELA CRUZ RIDGWAY YOUNG MCDONALD COLLINS 147LHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIB UTED _� I I G -3 DATE OF ARTICLE -113 / NEWSPAPER F1VST 1 1 PROFILING 1 Traffic stops in greater Northeast Tarrant County The racial breakdown of drivers who were stopped,searched 1 •and arrested during 2002 varied widely throughout greater Northeast Tarrant County. Some communities have not published the information yet,some did not provide all the information and some provided it in a different format. 1 Bedford Total Anglo Black Hispanic Hurst Total Anglo Black Hispanic Population 47,152 83.4 3.6 7.2 Population 36,273 80.8 4.0 11.0 Stops 13,635 78.5 8.5 6.6 Stops 1,330 60.0 19.0 18.0 Arrests 215 63.3 13.0 20.9 Arrests 165 62.0 16.0 20.0 Search 14 60.0 20.0 20.0 Search 799 60.0 20.0 18.0 Consent 9 66.7 11.1 22.2 Consent 100 65.0 16.0 15.0 Colleyville Irving Population 19,636 90.7 1.3 3.2 Population 191,615 48.2 10.0 31.2 Stops 6,787 89.6 3.7 4.2 Stops 45,509 50.5 15.8 Z9.5 Arrests 365 68.8 11.8 17.3 Arrests n/a n/a n/a n/a Search 492 74.2 10.4 13.4 Search 2,091 48.0 15.7 35 Consent 61 91.8 4.9 3.3 Consent 1,268 50.9 15.6 31.5 Euless Keller Population 46,005 68.4 6.4 13.3 Population 27,345 93.7 1.4 4.5 Stops 21,445 85.5 11.1 1.0 Stops 6,944 83.3 4.8 8.3 Arrests 531 85.0 12.4 1.7 Arrests 2,517 83.5 6.5 10.0 Search 875 85.3 12.2 1.8 Search 462 87.6 3.3 8.2 Consent 186 86.6 11.8 1.1 Consent 103 85.4 1.0 11.7 Flower Mound N.Richland Hills -Population 50,702 86.9- -2.9 5.6 Population 55,635-_83.L__2.1-_--95 Stops. 3,024 75.3 6.8 15 Stops 18,499 84.0 5.9 8.0 Arrests 59 64.4 5.1 27.1 Arrests 667 74.0 11.1 13.6 Search 112 85.7 1.8 10.7 Search 694 80.3 7.3 11.1 Consent n/a n/a n/a n/a Consent 113 78.1 8.3 12.2 Grapevine 5outhlake Population 42,059 61.8 2.3 11.6 Population 21,519 92.0 1.4 3.7 Stops 14,741 75.4 6.7 14.6 Stops 9,757 B6.5 4.0 7.5 Arrests 252 54.3 7.5 37.3 Arrests n/a n/a n/a nla Search 532 48.1 19.7 23.9 Search 141 80.1 12.1 7.1 Consent 329 58.4 16.4 19.2 Consent 45 84.4 4.4 11.1 Haltom City Watauga Population 39,018 67.4 2.7 19.9 Population 20,009 81.0 2.2 10.7 Stops 9,180 63.4 6.0 24.0 Stops 4,782 80.0 5.7 11.1 Arrests 388 56.4 4.9 34.5 Arrests 222 71.2 8.1 16.7 Search 707 62.9 4.0 31.1 Search 167 78.4 7.2 11.4 Consent 332 65.4 3.6 26.8 Consent 79 76.0 8.9 10.1 NOTE:Consent refers to searches in which the driver gave consent to search SOURCE:City police departments.Population figures are from the 2000 Census