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[ Cash scam costs Euless w $5,000
1 By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. ® The woman thought first woman, telling them that "It's at this point that the sus-
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER she would get some she had just found a wallet con- pect said that they would need
EULESS—A Euless woman cash allegedly found in a taining$150,000. to launder the money and that
was scammed out of$5,000 af- wallet, but it was a ploy to "The second suspect acted she needed to give her$5,000,'
ter a woman convinced her that get her money. like she didn't know the first Cort-Bassey said."Why she said
she would get part of$150,000 suspect,"Cort-Bassey said."The `laundering,'I don't know"
that the con artist supposedly there was$150,000,"said Euless second suspect told them that The victim drove to her bank
1 had found in a wallet, police police Sgt.David Cort-Bassey. she had tried to turn over the and withdrew$5,000 from sav-
said Thursday. The swindle began shortly money to a store manager, but ings,then returned to the park-
The woman even showed a after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in they wouldn't take it." ing lot,police said.
wallet to the 48-year-old the 1200 block of W. Airport That's when the second "The suspects took the mon-
woman, but police do not be- Freeway. woman proposed that the three ey and told the victim that she
lieve there was that much mon- The victim,whom police de- split the money,which she said would get her money from their
ey in it. clined to identify, told authori- would get them each about boss who was in a nearby
"There may have been a roll ries that she was shopping alone $40,000, police said. But first, store," Cort-Bassey said. "The
1 of money, but we don't believe when a woman approached her. the con artist said, she needed victim walked into the store,but
"She talked about the stuff in to go to a store to have her boss couldn't find anyone.When she
the store and told the victim verify that the cash was real,po- walked out, the two suspects
that she had just moved to the lice said. were gone."
1 area from Oklahoma," Cort- The woman returned a few No one had been arrested as
Bassey said. minutes later and joined the of Thursday.
A second woman then victim and other woman in a
1 walked up to the victim and the parking .lotDomingo Ramirez Jr.,(817) 22
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NEWS BRIEFS
StarCenter offers
free ice-skating
The Dr Pepper StarCenter, at
1400 S. Pipeline Road in Euless,
Will offer free ice-skating from j to ,
4 p.m.May 8.Certified instructors
Will provide free lessons and tips.
Call 214-467-5283. ,
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' UPDATE:ALCOHOL SALES
Residents conduct petition drives
to seek elections in Euless,Hurst
Residents in Euless and Hurst are conducting
petition drives to call for elections in September on
alcohol sales in those cities.The tu,o drives come
t on the heels of similar efforts in North Richland
Hills,Haltom City,Pantego and White Settlement.
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In Euless:The Euless Wine Sales Committee wants voters to
' consider allowing wine sales for off-premise consumption.
The city allows beer sales.
Where to sign:Registered voters may sign petitions from 11 to consider allowing wine sales throughout the city and beer
a.m.to 8 p.m.daily except today at the following Euless and mixed beverages sales near North East Mall.The mall
' locations:Albertsons Food&Drug,1155 N.Main St.; and the area near it are dry.
Kroger Food Stores,1060 N.Main St.;and Harvest Where to sign:Registered voters may sign petitions from
Supermarket,305 W.Euless Blvd.The committee has until 8:30 a.m.to 5 p.m.Mondaythrough Friday at the H-E-B
May 25 to collect the signatures. Chamber of Commerce,4201 Airport Freeway,in Bedford.
' For information:Call Alex Horton,chairman of the Euless The group has until June 1 to collect signatures.
Wine Sales Committee,at 817-540-1309. For information:Call Tim Reeves,president of Beverage
In Hurst:Hurst Citizens for Economic Progress wants voters Election Specialists of Texas,at 817-798-0392.
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Jeff Keller of Euless,right,waits to sign a wine petition at the Harvest Supermarket as Euless Wine Sales Committee volun-
teers Jerry and Glendora Waldrup check his name against a list of registered voters In the city.
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Supporters see $55,000 revenue boost.-
Petition
drive By ADRIENNE NETTLES mittee has been collecting Signa-
■The Euless Wine Sales STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER tures daily since March at the A]-
Committee will collect signa- EULESS Volunteers worked bertsons and Kroger supermar-
tures at Albertsons,1155 N. busily at two area stores Tuesday kets off North Main Street.Mem-
Main St.;Kroger,1060 N. to collect voter signatures in the bers hope to force a Sept.11 elec-
t Main St.;and Harvest Super- hope of legalizing wine sales in tion.
market,305 W.Euless Blvd., Euless. Tuesday night, the City If the committee succeeds,the
from 11 a.m.to 8 p.m.daily Council met to consider the ef- city's general fund could increase
through Saturday. fect that such sales would have on by as much as$55,000 a year from
' ■The group will have a the local economy. new sales tax revenues,Bill Ridg-
booth at Arbor Daze to col- Both groups are convinced way,Euless director of economic
lect signatures from noon to that wine sales would be a conve- development, told the council
6 p.m.April 23-24 and from thence for residents and income Tuesdaynight.
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noon to 4 p.m.April 25. for the city. "That's a lot of money for us,"
The Euless Wine Sales Com-
mented by other sales taxes on Euless allows beer sales at he said about the city's current
grocery items bought by peo- stores and mixed-drink sales at ban on wine sales. "Personal
ple who normally shop outside restaurants. choice is also a factor."
Euless but would be lured back 'Wine is a huge part of retail As she loaded her SUV with
by wine sales. grocery dollar sales," Horton groceries at Albertsons on
' Ridgway said. The committee must collect said. "The sale of wine can ac- Main Street, Euless resident
A Hurst group is also gath- 3,000 signatures from regis- count for 4 to 10 percent of the Catherine McGregor said resi-
ering signatures for an alcohol tered voters by May 25 to put retail store's dollar sales, de- dents should be able to buy
sales vote in that city,and resi- the issue on the September bal- pending on the demographics wine at their local grocer. She
dents in Haltom City and lot. The ballot item would ask of the neighborhood. said her family often makes the
North Richland Hills will vote voters to legalize the sale of "Wine sales would keep tax trip'to a neighboring city to
' May 15 on alcohol sales. In re- wine for off-premises con- money in Euless and keep taxes buy it.
cent years, Haslet, Northlake, sumption. as low-as they are." "If you're going to be able to
Richland Hills,Southlake,Tro- Committee chairman Alex Councilman Charlie Miller cook a nice dinner,you should
phy Club, Watauga and West- Horton said some signatures said the most valid reason for be able to buy wine," she said.
lake have approved alcohol are typically disqualified,so the wine sales in Euless is to give "People are going to get it any-
sales. group wants to collect 4,500. Euless residents the option to way."
Ridgway estimated that Eu- The committee is about 900 buy wine where they live. ONLINE:www.ci.euless.tx.us
less' annual sales tax revenues short of its goal, he said Tues- "For a lot of our citizens, it
' from wine would be supple- daAdrienne Nettles,(817)685-3820
y. takes away consumer choice," anettles@star-telegram.com
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Cafe Noir concert
EULESS—Cafe Noir will
perform from 7 to 8 p.m.Mon- '
day,at the Euless Public Li-
brary,201 N.Ector Drive.
The four-member group ,
plays jazz,classical,bluegrass
and rock music on violin,viola,
accordion,acoustic guitar and
bass. ,
Admission is free.Call(817)
283-3406.
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EULESS — Lloyd Robert Bald-
win, 88, went to be with our Lord on
Tuesday,April 13,2004.
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Friday in
Greenwood Chapel. Burial: Green-
wood Memorial Park..Open visitation:
Thursday at Greenwood Funeral
Home.
Memorials: in lieu of flowers,the
family requests that contributions be
made to a church or charity of choice.
Mr. Baldwin was born May 4, '
1915,in Princeton,Mo.He worked for
A.C. Neilson Marketing Research for
41 years. He was an emeritus mem- .
ber of the Euless Library Foundation.
In 1999, in an unprecedented honor, '
the Euless Library Foundation ac-
knowledged his dedicated service
with placement of his statue in front of
the library. He was a proud member '
of the COP, Citizens on Patrol, for
Morrisdale Neighborhood Associa-
tion. Lloyd worked as a radio an-
nouncer and band vocalist in his early
years.His pure tenor voice sang with '
the Baron Dakin Band in the Corpus
Christi area. Lloyd loved life and will
be remembered for his quick wit and
love for his family and friends. '
Survivors: Spouse of 41 years,
Sybil Baldwin; children, Marcia Ness
of Tulsa,Okla.,Jodi Adams of Bryan,
Ohio, Douglas Baldwin of St. Jo,
Lindy Bruns of Euless, Lucinda Lynn
of Grand Prairie, Dianna Davis of
Phoenix,Ariz.,and Frank W. Reeves
of Grapevine; grandchildren, Jodi
Ness and Julie Bell,both of Tulsa,An-
gela Rogers of Bryan, Ohio, Rhett
Baldwin of Plano, Robert Baldwin of vow
Denton,Amy Baldwin of St.Jo,Derek
Martin of Sacramento, Calif.,Wendy
Lynn of Arlington, Christina Clack of
Keller, Rick Lynn of Euless, Mindy
Seckman of Watauga,Stacy Bruns of iid
Lewisville, Allison Bruns of Euless,
Audrey Shifflett and Emily Davis and
Neil Davis,all of Phoenix,and Robert
Martin of Rancho Cucamonga,Calif.;
and eight great-grandchildren.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road,(817)336-0584
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' Buxton Launches SmallcityID
New market research product designed to
help smaller cities with retail recruitment
' now put these new technologies to
Fort Worth— Buxton, a leading these companies with data familiar work in their economic develop-
market research company, provid- to retailers. Bottom line benefits ment programs."
' ing unique, industry-leading mar- include an increase of a city's tax For over a decade, Buxton has
ket research products to base,job creation and the satisfac- been advising retailers on where to
communities and major retail firms tion and convenience of citizens'de- locate new stores based on exten-
throughout the United States, has sire to shop at home. sive in-house consumer data and
' introduced its newest product, Buxton's SmallCityID was devel- proprietary research methodolo-
SmallCityID. SmallCityID is de- oped as a response to many small gies. Among Buxton's 600 clients
signed to help cities with popula- cities that have shown interest in are retailers such as The Container
tions of less than 10,000 that are their CommunityID product,which Store, Dave & Busters, Pier 1 Im-
more 50 miles away from cities with is designed for all cities that are ports, Ben & Jerry's and Cargo
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identify and recruit retailers to tions for SmallCityID Since December 2002, more than
their city. Using a variety of pa- "Traditional economic develop- 500 communities and economic de-
rameters,including an assessment ment marketing techniques are not velopment organizations have con-
of the current retail environment, effective for recruiting retail in to- tacted Buxton for assistance in
an analysis of the purchasing be- day's environment,"said Tom Bux- integrating retail recruitment into
' havior of the consumers living in ton, president and CEO, Buxton. their economic development pro-
the trade area in and around the "During the last decade, new tech- grams. Municipal clients include
city,SmallCityID identifies specific nologies using extensive databases Lancaster, Calif.; Ardmore, Okla.;
retailers that have presence in and geographic information sys- Oro Valley, Ariz.; Northglenn,
' similar markets.The city can then tems have revolutionized retail lo- Colo.; Gary, Ind.; and Shoreline,
focus their resources to recruit cation decisions. Small cities can Kennewick and Lacey,Wash.
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DWIs and bad checks "Frankly, we all have mis- '
ELECTION 2004 takes, and we have to live
Euless council candidate Michael with them,"said Stephen,who
Utzman is on probation until July 17 for is seeking re-election to Place
ome
a Class B misdemeanor drunken-dri- 5 on the Southlake council.
wing conviction in 2000, according to "It's not something I am
Dallas County court records. proud of, but it's something
People with misdemeanor conic- that happened."
ope tions are not prohibited from Colleyville council candi-
hfuls running for office, said Jen- date Mark Jones was convict-
nifer Waisath,a spokeswoman ed of driving while intoxicat-
• for the Texas secretary of ed in 1999 after striking an un-
hadstate's states office.
attended car in Bedford.
(v–! Utzman was arrested about Police records say he had a
2:30 a.m. Dec. 15, 2000, on licensed handgun in the car,
Texas 114 at Dallas/Fort but a charge of unlawful car-
Worth Airport.An airport po- rying of a handgun by an in-
illis ses lice officer saw his car weav- toxicated person was dis-
ing in and out of lanes, and a missed.Jones has said he was
breath test indicated he had a taking cancer medication and
blood-alcohol concentration does not remember whether
Background checks on of 0.11, according to court he had been drinking; police
municipal and school records. records say he had a blood-al-
board candidates reveal several with A jury found Utzman cohol level of 0.182. He was
criminal histories, unpaid taxes and guilty,and he performed com- sentenced to 24 months' pro-
previous bankruptcies. munity service at a local food bation.
bank as part of his probation. "I think things that hap-
By JOHN KIRSCH "It just proves I'm human,' pened in my life five, six or
and ELLEN SCHROEDER Utzman said. "I make mis- seven years ago when I was
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITERS takes like everybody else battling cancer have not af-
A Euless City Council candidate is does." fected my ability to serve to-
serving probation for drunken driving,_ In 1995 and 1996, Utzman day,and I think my service to
and he was previously convicted of' pleaded guilty to passing bad the city has been exemplary,"
passing bad checks. checks, according to Tarrant said Jones, a planning and
Candidates in Southlake and Col- County court records. The zoning commissioner who is
leyville have also been convicted of dri- check in 1995 was for $225 seeking Place 5 on the Col-
ving'while intoxicated. worth of printing, and the leyville council.
And another South- $555 check in 1996 was for '
Delinquent taxes
lake candidate owes groceries.
more than $40,000 in Utzman said he believed Southlake council candi-
property taxes on his that he had enough money in date Gregory Jones owes
day-care center. the bank to cover the checks. $43,260 in 2003 property tax- '
These are among "That's eight years ago," es on a North Richland Hills
the findings of a Star- said Utzman, who is running day-care center he owns with
Telegram review of for Place 3 on the Euless his wife, Tania, according to '
criminal histories, council."If it had been some- Tarrant County tax records.
bankruptcy filings, thing I did in the last two or Tax bills are delinquent if
property tax records and state licensure three years,I might be able to not paid by Feb.1.
records of municipal and school board see people actually being con- Gregory Jones said he con-
candidates in greater Northeast Tarrant cerned about it." tested the assessment but
County.Only incidents from the past 10 Southlake City Council plans to pay the full amount,
years are included in this report. candidate Tom Stephen was including $4,287 in penalty
The candidates say the issues the re- convicted of driving while in- and interest.
view uncovered would have no effect toxicated in 1996. He failed a "We tried to build the best
on their ability to serve if they are elect field sobriety test when he possible facility we could for
ed May 15. was stopped by University kids, and in doing so the tax-
Park police in 1995,and he lat- ing authorities evidently '
er refused a breath test, ac- thought that we had built Dis-
cording to court records. He ney World,"he said.
was sentenced to 24 months' '
probation.
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' Gregory Jones said he does Hart and his wife, Melissa, Licensing
not believe that the-tax issue filed for Chapter 13 bankrupt- In Haltom City, Place 3
raises questions about how he cy in 1996 after he became an candidate Jimmie Gill had his
would handle finances if independent stockbroker and veterinary license suspended
elected to Place 4 on the could not develop the busi- by the Texas State Board of
Southlake council. ness, he said. Bankruptcy Veterinary Medical Examin-
"This is just a purely busi- records show he had assets of ers for 30 days in 2002.
' ness matter for the company. $167,432 and liabilities of The board found that Gill
Businesses get hit with in- $138,261.Chapter 13 bankrupt- had anesthetized a cat with-
credibly high property taxes, cy allows the payment of out the owner's permission
just as homeowners do. Peo- debts over a period of time, and that it later died.
' le all the time are which he completed.p going to P "We had permission,but it
contest these things,"he said. "It was something I could wasn't written permission,"
He is not the only candi- not work my way out of.I was Gill said of the cat's anesthe-
counseled to do it,"Hart said. sia. The owner denies giving
' date who owes property tax- "I have learned a lot from it." permission.
es. In 1996, Mark Jones filed
Two candidates for Place 2 for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, The board also found that
Gill's records were not
prop-
on the Richland Hills City which allows most debts to be' card Council owe back taxes, discharged.His assets totaled erly maintained. The board
records show. $440,829, and his liabilities ordered Gill to pay a $2,500
The incumbent, Kenney were $308,559, according to civil penalty. His license was
Davis, owes $2,561 on his bankruptcy records. His fi- suspended for an additional
30 days when he did not pass
home, including $253 in nancial difficulties resulted an exam on the first try.
penalty and interest. Davis Gill said that voters should
said he experienced financial from of an investment - in not be concerned about the
' difficulties recently .after rental property in the 1980s, suspension and that his offi
he said.
changing jobs and plans to ce pay the full amount. "The housing market went is now keeping better records.The board also reprimand,-
"At this point it's just a per- to nothing in the '80s, and,.I ed Gill b 1996 for reprieuthaand?
' sonal financial issue with me. was caught with property that
It will be rectified shortly. I couldn't rent or sell," he a dog without authorizatioji.
According to board records;
Nothing more, nothing less," said.
.11 1 Gill said the dog had bitted
he said. He had cancer at the time him after being quarantined
' One of Davis'rivals for the and had lost his job, he said. in his clinic for bitinga girl
seat, Chris Hays, owes $1,756 He filed for bankruptcy on earlier in the day.Gill aid he
in taxes on his home. Hays advice of those who told him did not recall the 1996 repri-
said he typically waits until to get his financial affairs in mand and declined to com-
December to pay his property order,he said. ment about it.
taxes because that is when he Bedford Councilwoman Chiropractor Daryl Laney,
gets a bonus. Lori Nail filed for Chapter a Northwest school boar�j d
' Hays said the issue is moot bankruptcy in 2001. Her as- member who is unoppos
because he is withdrawing sets totaled $129,095 and lia- for re-election,was fined$7S
from the council race to bilities were $87,629, accord- for jpracticing with an expired
Hays' name will be on the
spend more time on his ob. ing to bankruptcy court
' records. chiropractic license in 2000
and$250 in 2002 for the same
May 15 ballot because he Nan said the loss of income
she suffered after divorcin- reason.
missed the deadline to with- g Laney said he had taken
draw. her husband caused her to
file. the required continuing edu!
cation course to renew his lig
Bankruptcy "If anything, I understandcation
in October of those
Three candidates have pre- what people are going ears but.had not submitted
viously filed for bankruptcy, through when we continue'Yo the paperwork by the Novem`-
' including Mark Jones and his get calls from citizens whb have bber deadline.
Colleyville City Council op- heen laid off from Amer= "I think it has no signifi-
ponent,Tom Hart. ican Airlines or other comp*
nies. They're learning to do cance whatsoever on my abil-
ity
with less,too,"she said. to serve on the school
board, he said.
John Kirsch(817)685-3805
Jkirsch@star-telegram.com
Ellen Schroeder,(817)685-3815
eschroeder@star-telegram.com _
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CHANGES ALONG COMMUTER SHORTCUTS
Two favorite shortcuts Spur to Precinct Line Road. <
for commuters trying to The right eastbound lane Pipeline Rd. I Bedford '111 g
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avoid gridlock on Airport will remain closed this
Freeway are Texas 10 and morning, but it should be Euless
Trinity Boulevard. open for good by this after- Hurst 3
Unfortunately,orange noon. m .S;Plpeia�Rd.
barrels have speckled both That may help motorists Burst Blvd. lo,.
roadways in recent months. wanting to avoid Texas 10, � Trinity
But there is some good where traffic will be reduced Blvd.
news:a county-sponsored to one lane in both direc- � h-+-b : ._
repaving project on Trinity tions 24 hours a day from r � .Tnmtv.., :„.. ' "-*- —«.---- ,A
Boulevard is finishing up Thursday to May 9. �
just as the Texas Depart- After May 9,the contrac- Mapped area z Mment of Transportation gets for plans to keep two lanes M Fort
ready to shut down some open in each direction dur ( 1#orth
lanes on Texas 10. in a
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on the westbound side of lanes during midday. worth z
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' Reception
A reception for Euless Public Library's new advisory board members was held in the home of
Helen and Jimmy Payton.
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Eleven to test digital
photo-finishing kiosks ,
7-Eleven has installed Sony
PictureStation digital photo-
finishing kiosks in five Fort 1
Worth-area stores,the first
phase in a test that will deter-
mine whether the conve-
nience store chain will roll out
the concept nationwide.
Users can insert a digital
photo memory card into the ,
achine and use touch-screen
IT" ';.u.y to edit and print the
iunages.The kiosks,which 1
accept payment via credit
card,will produce pictures
ranging from wallet size to 8
inches by 10 inches. 1
The 7-Eleven test stores are
at West Seventh Street and
Arch Adams Street in Fort
Worth,West 7th Street and ,
Summit Avenue in Fort
Worth;Texas 121 at Glad Road
in Euless;South Cooper Street
at Green Oaks Boulevard in '
Arlington;and at 7801 N.Belt
Luce Road in Irving.
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Arbor, arts, Jazz festivals
promise a fun weekend
By MARICE RICHTER , Stephan
Staff Writer :r`;f Stokes...
The spring festival season will Miss HEB
be in full bloom in northeast Tar- will he the
rant County this weekend as some emcee Friday
perennial favorites return with at Arbor Daze
fresh entertainment and some m Euless.
' new features.
Festival fans wanting to stay
close to home can choose between weekend in April,in conflict with
Euless' Arbor Daze and South- the others.
' lake's Art in 'the Square. Those "Competing with the Main
willing to venture a little farther "Street festival last year was di$i-
can add Denton's Arts&Jazz Fes- cult," said Terri Messing, chair-
tival to the choices. woman of Art in the Square."Ar-
This weekend's mix doesn't in- bor Daze is lot different — and
clude the Main Street Fort Worth people can and do go to both—but
Arts Festival, as it did last year. Main Street is a lot like our
Last year,the popular Fort Worth
' festival was moved to the last
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ARBOR DAZE
Art in the Square, sponsored When:noon to midnight
by the Southlake Women's Club, Friday;9 a.m.to midnight �I '' r
is a three-day festival featuring Saturday; 10 a.m.to 7 p.m. tdk
exhibits of more than 100 juried Sunday
artists and continuous live enter- Where:Bear Creek Parkway 1
tainment. Between 65,000 and and Fuller-Wiser Road in
70,000 people are expected to at- Euless
tend. Admission:Free,but tickets 3
are required for the headline 4
Organizers veered from the
usual format last year and concert area.Get free tickets in `
sponsoring radio
advance from '
brought in folk-rock singer and stations from
LUV,KVIL and KOAI,
songwriter Jewel as the headliner. The Oasis;tickets are$5 at the Cyndi Lauper will perform at
But tickets for her performance— gate.Euless residents may this year's festival.
priced from$50 to$100—never pick up tickets at Midway Recreation
sold-out, and organizers decided Center.Parking is$5. carnival rides for$12 in advance
notto bringin celebrity entertain- Attractions:Musical entertainment, and$15 at the gate.Advance tickets
ment• again.-All entertainment arts and crafts exhibitions,children's may be picked.up at the Midway
will be free this year. activities,concession stands, Recreation Center,300 Midway
This year's headline act is the carnival rides and tree giveaways. Drive,or by calling 817-685-1666.
Houston alternative band Blue Details:Carnival preview night from Information:Call 817-685-1660 or
October. 5 to 10 Thursday features unlimited www.ci.euless.tx.us
"Jewel was awesome;we made
money," Ms.,Messing said. "But
we're really more in our comfort its residents,so the goal has never The club's income comes from
zone with a band like Blue Octo- been to earn a profit, officials beverage sales, including beer
ber that is just on the cusp of mak- said. and wine.
ing it big." "If we break even,we call ita New festival features this year
Meanwhile,there will be plen- success;" said parks and recre- .include the Youth Music Show-
ty of celebrity entertainment at ation director Ray McDonald. case,which will allow students to
Arbor Daze, a three-day festival Parking fees and a share of the demonstrate musical talents.
featuring oldies groups,pop stars concessions pay operating costs. Texas artist Rusty Speck has
and jazz ensembles. This year's Art in the Square raises money been selected as the event's Artist
lineup includes Cyndi Lauper, for a variety of nonprofit organi- of the Year, and the official festi-
Taylor Dane, Davy Jones of the zations. val T-shirt will feature a repro-
The Monkees, Three Dog Night, Last year,the Southlake Wom- duction of one of his still-life
Sam the Sham with Crawfish,The, en's Club gave $128,000 to 19 paintings.
Boxtops and Dave Koz, charitable organizations. This
The city-sponsored, family- year's event will benefit 16 orga- E-mail mrichter@dallasnews.com
oriented event also features carni- nizations,Ms.Messing said. or call 817-865-4962.
val rides, food booths, children's
activities and arts and crafts ex-
hibits.Alcohol is prohibited.
Arbor Daze usually draws at
least 200,000 people.
"We think Cyndi Lauper is go-
ing to draw a huge crowd,"said
Euless spokeswoman Betsy
Boyett. "We could have 250,000
people attend this year."
Visitors can expect expanded
parking areas and additional chil-
dren's activities, including the
log-rolling Paul Bunyan Lumber-
jack Show and the Kidz Zone,
which will offer arts and crafts,
strolling magicians, clowns and
caricature artists.
Arbor Daze is intended as a
goodwill gesture from the city to
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' in Waco at a meeting of the
Toll lanes In 2rec strut was involved
Texas Transportation Commis- � the reconstruction of an In-
' sion. If the commission likes terstate 40 bridge in Oklahoma
the idea, it will ask other com- that was struck by a wayward
l oposed pames to submit competingbarge.
bids before selecting a winner. In the 1990s, Kiewit built
Kiewit is joining forces with runways at Dallas/Fort Worth
Carter&Burgess of Fort Worth Airport,and is building the air-
b ewe en and other companies to pitch port's people-mover train sys-
the idea under a partnership tem.
known as Managed Lanes. Currently, Kiewit is the pri-
b oth I 35 s The toll expressway would maty contractor ra s Denver-
provide an uninterrupted, 27- area freeway and transit project
' mile connection between Inter- ]mown as T-Rex.
state 35W in Fort Worth and In- Also in the 1990s,Kiewit de-
A proposal for terstate 35E in Dallas — with veloped one of the world's first
Northeast Loop the goal of relieving congestion fully automated toll roads, the
' 820 and Airport Freeway along one of the most-traveled 91 Express Lanes in Southern
could be one of the area's east-west routes in the region. California.The 10-mile project,
most important road projects "I think people are ready for which was built along a median
since the turnpike, now 1-30, it. They'll embrace it," said from Anaheim to Riverside
was built in the 1950s. North Richland Hills Mayor County, was completed in 30
By GORDON DICKSON + Oscar Trevino, a Regional months.
_,TAR TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER Transportation Council mem- 'We're hoping to -speed up
' ber who was briefed on the the solution to congestion that
A futuristic toll expressway proposal Tuesday. "They'll be has made ort Freeway and
that would whisk motorists be-
knocking down the doors to get ` y
tween north Fort Worth and Loop 820 the poster children
on it.
north Dallas could be a speedy Up to four toll lanes would for congestion in the Metro-
plex," said Jerry Pfeffer, presi-
' solution to today's traffic prob- be fully automated without toll dent of Kiewit Development
lems,and a Nebraska company is plazas.Instead,monitors would Co.
ready to build it. read something similar to a Pfeffer declined to provide
Peter Kiewit Sons of Omaha has TollTa so tolls could be de-
submitted a plan to build toll lanes g details of the proposal, citing
in the median of Northeast Loo ducted automatically from pre- confidentiality.State law,which
Loop paid accounts. was recently amended so pri-
vate
820 and Airport Freeway. Work The cost to motorists could y
' com anies could submit
and be comas soon
b s next
year a increase or decrease instantly unsolicited proposals for road
P y depending on how busy the toll projects to the Texas Depart-
least seven years ahead of the cur- lanes are. Electronic signs p
rent schedule,area leaders briefed ment of Transportation,allows
would be installed at the toll portions of the proposal, in-
on the project said this week. lanes'entrance ramps to inform p p p
The proposal is one of the first cluding financial information,
since motorists of the price. to remain conter other confidential until af-
allow stprivate ate law was _companies d to to
freeway lanes _ companies have had a
would remain free and would
dream up their own road pro- be separated from the toll lanes Ftltplj Stic expressway '
jects.It is to be unveiled April 29 0.1i rby concrete barriers. ompany is proposing that $10 BEThe goal of the variable pric- t�l� built in the middle of 4 *�'
ing would be to limit the tJ�I� ,hoop 820 and Airport Free Vui}+ k tad s 83s
amount of traffic on the toll t mould remain free I5t �
na
lanes so vehicles could contin- 35W r 17I
377 26. f e
ually move at maximum speed. M.V `` Eruir q t
Kiewit has a long history of r, , 183 75
transportation-related con ,' to
struction projects in Texas and ;
across the United States. TheWA
w. s
company's :Texas affiliate is y' e o. 30
Gilbert Texas Construction of eto
Fort Worth. , ii 67
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chance to compete. It may be the most signifi-
Even the five members of cant change in Metroplex '
the transportation commission, transportation since the Dallas-
who will ultimately decide Fort Worth Turnpike, now
whether to hire Kiewit, say known as Interstate 30, was
they don't yet know the details. built in the 1950s.The old turn- '
If the commission pursues the pike chopped in half the
concept, a final decision on amount of time it took to travel
which company to hire could from Fort Worth to Dallas and
be made by the end of the year revolutionized development in '
or early 2005. cities such as Arlington and
The commission has en- Grand Prairie.
couraged Texas cities to con- Not involved in the current '
sider toll roads to make up for a proposal is Ross Perot Jr.'s Hill-
shortage of tax-supported high- wood Development Corp.,
way funds. A planned expan- which about a year ago called
sion of Airport Freeway is two for area decision-makers to em- '
decades behind schedule and brace toll lanes. Hillwood sup-
probably won't receive funding ports the Kiewit concept and
until 2015 or later unless alter- provided traffic information
natives such as tolls are ex- about the Alliance area,a Hill-
plored,said commission Chair- wood spokesman said.
man Ric Williamson of Weath- Companies along I-35W are
erford. encouraged by the private sec-
"The transportation world tor's interest in fixing north '
spends way too much time try- Fort Worth's traffic problems,
ing to solve yesterday's prob- said James Toal, a representa-
lems and not thinking about the tive of the I-35W North Corri- ,
next year, and the next," he dor Group,a business lobby.
said. "The focus on tolls is to Tarrant County Commis-
raise the money to do it now, sioner Glen Whitley encour-
instead of doing it 10 years aged Kiewit's executives to ,
from now" keep area cities and the Re-
Still, local leaders say they gional Transportation Council
want to proceed cautiously. involved.
They have 'concerns about "I think everybody in our '
how the proposed toll lanes area is excited at any opportu-
might tip the balance of the re- nity to accelerate that.job," he
gion's transportation plans. said.
They also want to know ONLINE:To read about the '
how much local money may be Texas Transportation Commission,visit
needed to match the tolls. www.dot.state.tx.us
And they want to know Gordon Dickson,(817)685-3816
whether the toll lanes might gdickson@star-telegram.com '
change the configuration of
area freeways,requiring rarqps
and overpasses to be moved. +
Even so, theproposal has
sparked optism that conges-
tion can be addressed sooner
rather than later.
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Arbor Daze, Art In the
Square
offer weekend of fun aetivities
1
Hope for good weather this NORTHEAST
weekend because lots of outdoor AFTER HOURS
fun is planned.
Arbor Daze,a 3/-day out- JOY DONOVAN AND
door festival,will begin with a TERRY LEE GOODRICH
_carnival preview from 5 to 10
' p.m.Thursday at the festival site,
north of Texas 183 between and ll am.to 6 p.m Sunday.
Fuller Wiset Road and Bear Artists will display works in-
Creek Parkway.A ticket good for cluding painting,sculpture and
' all rides will be$15 at the gate or jewelry in the open areas of the
$12 in advance at the Midway shopping center.About 120
Recreation Center,300 W.Mid- artists were chosen from 700 ap-
way Drive,Euless. plicants.
' The 16th annual festival will There will be two stages,with
continue with family activities,a rock band Blue October headlin-
business expo,food and free ing at 9 p.m.Saturday.Food and
trees from noon to midnight Fri- beverages will be sold.No cool-
day,9 am to midnight Saturday ers may be brought to the event,
and 10 am.to 7 p.n-L Sunday. and pets must be on a leash.Pro-
Concerts with headliners ceeds from alcoholic beverage
such as Cyndi Lauper,Davy sales will benefit family charities.
Jones and Three Dog Night are Call(817)421-6792.
planned for Friday and Saturday
evenings plus Sunday afternoon.
Call(817)685-1660.No coolers or
pets are allowed.
Art in the Square,an annual
outdoor festival dedicated to the
' arts,will be held this weekend at
Southlake Town Square,South-
lake Boulevard and Carroll Av-
enue.Hours are 4 to 11 p.m.Fri-
day,10 am to ll p.m.Saturday
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A WEEKEND OF FUN AHEAD r
3 festivals ®n a In area
By TERRY LEE GOODRICHDenton, Monkee Davy Jones and jazz sax-
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRfTER M= Euless and ophonist Dave Koz.
Feeling festive? Three free Southlake are all hosting Two lumberjacks will demon-
spring celebrations in Northeast events starting Friday. strate logrolling,tree-sawing and
Tarrant County and Denton this ax-throwing, and fest-goers can
weekend offer chances to frolic event Friday through Saturday. try logrolling in a pool.
and shake off any leftover winter The no-alcohol Arbor Day festi- Also at Arbor Daze, KidFish
doldrums. val usually attracts more than will give youngsters a chance to
You can listen to oldies, pop 200,000 people. cast in a catch-and-release tank.
and jazz—and get a free sapling Headliners will be pop artist Other attractions will be a carni-
-at the 16th annual Arbor Daze, Cyndi Lauper, 1970s band Three val, plant sale and children's
a City of Euless tree-preservation Dog Night, the Boxtops, former
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up for this weekend's Arbor Daze festival in Euless.
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Spring
' Spring festivals
Fun seekers have a choice of three Northeast Tarrant and '
Denton County festivals this weekend.The free celebrations
offer music—oldies,jazz and pop—as well as art for sale,
kids'activities and food and beverages for sale.
' Arbor Daze
WHEN:Noon-midnight Friday:9 a.m.-
i;Fr
midnight Saturday;10 a.m.-7 p.m.Sun- b
day.Carnival preview 5 to 10 p.m.today. Art in The Square Denton Arts
WHERE:Field northwest of Texas 360 WHEN:4-11 p.m.Friday,10 a.m.-11 p.m.Sat- &Jazz Festival
and Texas 183,Euless urday,11 a.m.-6 p.m.Sunday WHEN:5-11 p.m.Friday,10 a.m.-11 p.m.
COST:Free;passes must be obtained in WHERE Southlake Town Square,Carroll Saturday and 11 a.m.-9 p.m.Sunday
' advance;otherwise,$5 admission to Avenue at Southlake Boulevard,South WHERE Civic Center Park,321 E.McKin-
Main Stage.$5 parking, lake ney St.,Denton
CALL(817)685-1660 or(817)685-1666. COST:Free COST:Free
' CAUTION:No alcohol or pets CALL:(817)421-6792 CALL(940)565-0931 or
REASONS TO GO:Oldies,pop and jazz or www.southiakewomensclub.org www.dentonjazzfest.com.
artists will entertain.There's a two-man CAUTION:No alcohol allowed in but it CAUTION:No coolers,
lumberjack performance,as well as a will be on sale.Pets must be on a leash. REASONS TO GO:Six stages of music,
carnival and arts show and sale.You REASONS TO GO:Visitors can stroll with art,food and drink for sale.There
can get a free small tree,too. through the outdoor art show and sale, will be children's games and arts activi-
HIGHLIGHTS: with entertainment on two stages.Food ties.
FRIDAY:The Boxtops at 7:45 p.m.,for- and drinks will be sold at an outdoor HIGHLIGHTS:Jazz trumpeter Arturo
mer Monkee Davy Jones at 8:30 p.m. cafe,and there will be children's activi- Sandoval at 9 p.m.Friday,blues gui-
and Three Dog Night at 9:30 p.m. ties. tarist Buddy Guy with Double Trouble at
' SATURDAY.9:30 p.m.Cyndi lauper.SUN- HIGHLIGHTS:Blue October at 9 p.m.Sat- 9 p.m.Saturday and Denton polka band
DAY:4:45 p.m.Dave Koz urday, Brave Combo at 6:30 p.m.Sunday.
STAR-TELEGRAM
Square, an_outdoor art show
and sale, will run Friday
through Sunday at Southlake
' Town Square. Last year, it at-
tracted more than 70,000 peo-
crafts. trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and ple.About 120 artists will show
. No pets or alcohol are al- Denton polka band Brave paintings, sculpture, pottery,
Mowed. Combo. Arts, food and drinks jewelry, glassware and wood-
The Denton Arts & Jazz will be sold. Children's activi- work
Festival,with six stages Friday ties will include mud-painting Two stages will feature en-
through Sunday at Denton or sculpting with wood or clay. tertainment,with rockers Blue
' Civic Center Park, is marking Beer and wine will be sold; October headlining Saturday.
its 24th year. It attracts about no coolers allowed. Pets must Food and beverages will be
100,000 people.Headliners will be leashed. sold. Kids' Korner will offer
be guitarist Buddy Guy, jazz The fifth annual Art in the children's activities.
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EULESS
No injuries reported
in buildinu bLize
Fire tore through a building
that housed four businesses
Wednesday evening,but no in-
juries were reported.
Investigators had not deter-
mined a cause for the blaze by
late Wednesday.
No one was inside when
the fire started about 8:40 p.m.
in the one-story building in
the 2800 block of Euless
Boulevard,Euless Fire Divi-
sion Chief Jeff Morris said.
The names of the businesses
were not available.
About 40 firefighters from
Euless,Bedford,Hurst and
Fort Worth responded.
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Project
i
moves
1
closer to
reality
Ware decided to go ahead
The Lakes at with the deal March 31 under
' Bird's Fort pro- pressure from seller Credit Su-
ject in north Arlington isse First Boston.
could add as much as $800 'Z had to close on the property
million to the city tax base or lose the opportunity to buy it,"
1 after it is developed. he said.
+ In a TIF,tax revenue generat-
By SALLY CLAUNCH ed by new construction or prop-
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER erty value increases is diverted to
' ARLINGTON — A proposal a fund that pays for public im-
to develop the Lakes at Bird's provements,such as streets,utili-
Fort is one step closer to reality. ties or lighting.
Developer Sam Ware, presi- Ware said he is confident that
' dent of Lazarus Property Corp.in he will get a TIF drawn up for
Dallas, purchased the property the property."The fact that we've
without a tax been going back and forth for
1 increment fi- What's next several months ... I feel good
nancing cb- Once taxing about it,"he said.
trict in place, jurisdictions Arlington Chamber of Com-
which he.pre- agree to draw a merce officials have been work-
' viously has tax increment ing with Ware and consultants
said could be a financing dis- since last year to draft TIF op-
deal breaker. trict around the tions.Once they determine some
The pro- Lakes at Bird's specifics,they will present their
' posal is ex- Fort property, TIF plan to the city, said Craig
pected to in- owner Sam Richard,chamber vice president
clude homes Ware says he
will begin of economic development
in the development. Richard said he isn't sure when
$250,000 price they can reach an agreement.
range, retail "Ibat property will not devel-
outlets, warehouses and natural op without a TIF in place," he
gas wells.The area in north Ar- said."Just because he purchased
lington is bordered by the Trinity the property doesn't mean it will
River,Fane Road ISI,Green Oaks be developed."
Boulevard and Texas 360.It could With City Council approval,
add as much as$800 million to the chamber will try to gain ap-
the city's tax base, project sup- proval from the other taxing ju-
porters have said. risdictions.
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homes—have seen once-rapid "There's a wider array of
People
growth slow to a relative crawl. amenities and ways of getting
involved in the communi ewSouthlake, which gr from h'
7,082 in 1990 to 21,519 in 2000, that's just unparalleled any-
a
dded only 350 people in 2003. where in Texas,"he said.
Ocow, tffi"
Colleyville added 400 people, Earlier this week, Fort
to 20,500,the figures show. Worth was named one of
"The high-end suburbs, in a America's Most,Livable Com-
lot of cases, are really getting munities by Partners for Liv-
Fort Worth added more people than any
other city in the region last year, with closer to being totally built able Communities. It was the
out," Winkelblech said. And only Texas city recognized.
most of the growth north of Loop 820. le to people with the economic downturn, But when enough P P
By MIKE LEE he said,"people weren't buying fill the American Airlines Cen-
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER those high-dollar homes." ter move to town, it creates a
People are moving to Cowtown in,well,herds. Overall, the 16-county Dal- certain amount of strain. The
Fort Worth added more people than any other city las-Fort Worth region added Fire Department needs two
in North Texas last year, and Tarrant County is the 40,000 single-family houses new stations.Residents in new-
fastest-growing county in the region,according to fig- during 2003 and grew by ly annexed areas are clamoring
ures released Thursday by the North Central Texas 146,400 people.Tarrant County for waterlines,sewer lines and
Council of Governments. saw the most growth, 39,950 police protection. The Trans-
The city's population grew by 19,600 to 598,850, an people, and now has a popula- portation and Public Works
increase of 3.38 percent,from Jan.1,2003,to Jan.1,2004. tion of 1,589,200. Department is struggling to
Fort Worth is"growing like gangbusters,"said Paul Most of the growth in Fort keep up with repairs.
Winkelblech, a demographer with the council of gov- Worth has been north of Loop "We consciously are doing
ernments. 820 in the Alliance Corridor. far more detailed cost-benefit
Mansfield continues to boom as well, adding 3,950 . Affordability and plenty of analyses on annexation re-
people,but officials there say that estimate is too low jobs and things to do are the quests. ... It means we are tak-
At the same time, some Northeast Tarrant County big draws for Fort Worth, City ing a closer look at how the city
cities —notably those with enormous and expensive Manager Gary Jackson said. grows outward,"Jackson said.
Mansfield Planning Director "I think for providing city 354100.
He doesn't look for the Felix Wong said most cities and services,it makes the task a lit- Arlington has about
growth to slow,though. government agencies use simi- tle easier;'he said. square miles of undevelop '
"To a large extent,the die is lar data — the 2000 Census, "With the opening of ll4, land.
the
cast with the significant volun- housing starts, utility meters real future.growth will 14,the � But Cluck said that while t
tary annexation and growth to . and others — but vary in the bly be commercial." growth has slowed, add
the far north, Jackson said. multipliers they use, such as In Arlington, Mayor Robert about 300 people per month
"We're already well out beyond occupancy rate and average Cluck has also been expecting still quite an increase. He esti-
Alliance Airport." household size. growth to
Mansfield officials, who "We're not protesting the builds out slow as the city 430,mates that the city will rea._
pride themselves on the city's COG population estimate," 000 to 450 000 at build-o
rapid growth and their ability Wong said."They do what they "Its not a negative thing,"he The population estin
to cope with it,are again taking do, and we're posting 50,000- said. Arlington should not be are based on building,permits
issue with the council of gov- Plus." all about population growth. and historical data about av
In Southlake, I'm interested in business age household size, Wink
ernments'estimate. Mayor Andy growth and economic growth:' blech said.
The agency puts the popula- Wambsganss said the slow- Arlington grew by 3,300 Staff writers Sally Claunch and Jessica
tion at 40,050,but city officials down was expected. Between people, a gain of 0.09 percent, DeLeon and correspondent Robe
calculate it at more than 47,000. 80 percent and 90 percent of bringing the population to Cadwallader contributed to this rep
And on Monday,the Mansfield the land set aside for houses co
City Council is set to authorize has been used,he said.
placing a population figure of Residential growth "will '
50,355 on roadside signs. never be anything like it was
"We don't want to post a the'90s,"he said.
number that's going to be anti- But,Wambsganss said,that's
quated in a short time,"said As- good for residents. The city is
sistant City Manager Chris concentrating on attracting
Burkett. new businesses, particularly
along the new Texas 114 free-
way, which will add to the tax
base.
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35 Tarrant County populations
Krum
Denton Fastest growing cities Jan.1,2003,to Jan.1,2004,in Tarrant County:
0Little Elm Percentage
City 2003 2004 Difference growth
35w 35E Pelican Bay 1,550 1,750 200 12.90
Justin Mansfield 36,100 40,050 3,950 10.94
WISE Haslet 1,200 1,300 100 8.33
DENTON COLLIN
_ ;. ORoanoke _ Crowley 8,350 8,850 500 5.99
®Haslet Saginaw 15,850 16,550 700 4.42
®Pelican Bay Keller 31,900 33,100 1,200 3.76
Fort Worth 579,250 598
600
19
850 , 3.38
Westworth Village 1,700 1,750 50 2,94
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N.Richland Hills 59,050 60,400 1,350 2.29
Fart o Dallas Dalworthington Gardens 2,250 2,300 50 2.22
20 Worth Azle 9,850 10,050 200 2.03
Aledo 0 20 White Settlement 15,050 15,350 300 1.99
62Colleyville 20,100 20,500 400 1.99
Q Mansfield Kennedale 6,000 6,100 100 1,67
PARKER TARRANT0 DALLAS Euless 49,200 49,950 750 1,52
HOOD JOHNSON 4 Burleson ELLIS Southlake 24,200 24,550 350 1.45
Lake Worth 4,650 4,700 50 1,08
Arlington 350,800 354,100 3,300 0.94
Fastest growing cities Grapevine 43,300 43,700 400 0.92
River Oaks 7,000 7,050 50 0.71
Fastest growing cities in terms of percentage in the Fort Worth Hurst 36,750 37,000 250
region,including Denton,Hood,Parker,Johnson,Tarrant and Wise 0:68Richland Hills 8,150 8,200 50
counties: 0.61 d
Percentage Haltom City 38,800 39,000 200 0.52
City(County) 2003 2004 growth Benbrook 20,600 20,700 100 0.49
Forest Hill 11,650 11,700 50 0.43 r�
1.Little Elm(Denton) 11,200 14,000 25 Watauga 23,750 23,850 100 0.42 ."
2.Krum (Denton) 2,050 2,450 19.51 Bedford 47,950 48,000 50 0.10 '<
3.Pelican Bay(Tarrant) 1,550 1,750 12.90 Blue Mound 2,400 2,400 0 0.00
4.Mansfield(Tarrant) 36,100 40,050 10.94 Edgecliff Village 2,550 2,550 0 0.00
S.Sanger(Denton) 4,800 5,300 10.42 Lakeside 1,100 1,100 0 0.00
6.Haslet (Tarrant) 1,200 1,300 8.33 Sansom Park" 4,150 4,150 0 0.00 ."
7.Roanoke(Denton) 5,100 5,500 7.84 Everman 5,800 5,750 -50 -0.86 'ry
L8.Burleson(Johnson) 25,700 27,650 7.59 Pantego 2,700 2,650 -50 -1.85
9.Aledo(Parker) 2,100 2,250 7.14 4
10.Justin(Denton) 2,100 2,250 714 SOURCE North Central Texas Council of Governments
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conomics driving
al co o s a espus
Richland Hills residents began a
Cities hope to compete with saleslfor ton he first time ive to n e c°�s
neigh• ""Voters
bors for tax revenue Voters approved ballot propo-
sitions for alcohol sales in Decem-
By MARICE RICHTER largest retailer, and its departure ber 2000,making Richland Hills
Staff Writer resulted in a loss of nearly one of only a handful of Tarrant
Not long after the Sam's Club $800,000 in annual sales tax rev- County communities where pack-
closed its doors and moved to enue. The retailer moved four aged wine could be sold along with
neighboring North Richland years ago because of its inability to beer in grocery and convenience
Hills, several Richland Hills resi- sell beer in Richland Hills and its stores.Voters also agreed to let res-
dents realized they had to do ability to do so in North Richland taurants sell beer,wine and mixed
something to help their city's Hills,city officials said. drinks.
economy. Despite long-shot odds and
Sam's had been Richland Hills' two previous failures, a group of
AREA DRINKING
REGULATIONS,
Here's a look at northeast Tarrant k
County municipalities that allow
off-premise beer and wine sales,and
beer,wine and mixed drinks in
restaurants:
■Colleyville
■Grapevine
■Keller
■Richland Hills
■Roanoke
■Southlake
■Trophy Club
■Watauga
■Westlake
Municipalities that allow only � .—
off-premise beer sales,and beer, _.
wine and mixed drinks in restaurants:
■Bedford EVANSCAGLAGE/StaffPhotographer
■Euless
■North Richland Hills ■Hurst allows off-premise beer sales
in some segments of the city.It also
Municipalities with stricter limits: allows beer,wine and mixed drinks in
■Haltom City does not allow alcohol restaurants in some segments.
Sales. SOURCE:Dallas Moming News research
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Haltom City if they can't sell al- "If everyone around us is suc-
cohol," he said. "From an eco- cessf il, well suffer the conse-
"We pounded the pavement nomic standpoint, this just quences," said Bedford Mayor
to get those petitions signed," makes good sense." Rick Hurt. "We're not talking
said Richland Hills Mayor Nel- Although North Richland about people having to drive to
' da Stroder,who at the time was Hills landed Sam's and has Fort Worth to buy wine — our
part of the group trying to bring many stores and restaurants, residents will only have to drive
alcohol sales to the city."We did the inability to sell wine has be- five minutes from their homes
it to increase economic develop- come a liability,officials said. in any direction to get it.
ment opportunities." "At one major intersection, "Our stores will definitely pay
Now it's North Richland there are grocery stores that are a price," Mr. Hurt said. "I'm
Hills and Haltom City that are practically across the street hoping that someone will see
looking at Richland Hills and from each other," said North what's happening, step up and
other neighbors, hoping that Richland Hills City Manager start a petition drive."
new or increased alcohol sales Larry Cunningham."Except one Sales Opponents
opportunities will help improve side of the street,you are in Wa-
their economic edge. tauga where you can buy wine, City officials and organizers
' The two northeast Tarrant and on the other side,you are in of alcohol sales petitions say
County cities are among about a North Richland Hills, where they have seen no organized op-
dozen in North Texas that are you can't. position to the efforts,but they
holding local-option elections "Anyone who wants to buy a recognize there are opponents,
on May 15. bottle of wine for dinner is going particularly among the elderly
North Richland Hills voters to go the Watauga store and pick in Haltom City, Hurst and
will decide whether to allow the up the rest of the things they North Richland Hills.
sale of wine in grocery and other need, too," Mr. Cunningham "We see this as an economic
retail stores.Haltom City,which said."This is about pure compe- issue rather than a moral issue,
is completely dry,could usher in tition and leveling the playing but this community has a lot of
beer and wine sales in stores and field." old-timers from ultra-conserva-
permit restaurants to sell alco- Of the 14 cities in the north- tive backgrounds that oppose
holic beverages. east Tarrant County area,all but alcohol consumption because of
Petition drives are under way Haltom City permit some alco- their faith,"Mr.White said.
in Euless and Hurst to expand hol sales,and the majority allow Richland Hills also faced op-
alcohol sales opportunities. Or- wine as well as beer for off- position when organizers tried
ganizers are hoping to bring the premise consumption. to bring the issue to a vote.
issue to avote in September. Several cities — including But ultimately, supporters
In many communities, sup- Southlake, Trophy Club and prevailed by convincing enough
porters of alcohol sales are talc- Westlake — ushered in wine voters that the city would suffer
ing advantage of new,less strin- sales in the last few years, after economically by continuing to
gent requirements for bringing the Texas Legislature lifted a re- stay dry,Ms.Stroder said.
the issue to a vote. striction on local-option elec- The approval of alcohol sales
Keeping tax revenue tions for cities that straddle two hasn't been the economic boon
P g counties. All three cities strad- organizers had hoped,but it has
But officials in the northeast dle Tarrant and Denton coun- helped some, the mayor said.
Tarrant County cities say com- ties. One major grocery chain has
' petition is also driving the sud- "It's helped boost our sales bought land and is planning to
den surge in alcohol sales peti- tax revenue a lot," said Greg build a store in Richland Hills.
tion drives. Last,economic development di- "Unfortunately,the economy
"We're completely surround- rector for Southlake. "It was went sour just after our election,
ed by cities that sell alcohol," something many of our citizens and there hasn't been any new
said Haltom City Mayor Calvin wanted long before the election building,"Ms.Stroder said."But
White."We have people in Hal- in 2001." we didn't question the value of
tom City,obviously,that are go- Depending on how the com- having this election then, and
ing to those cities and buying it, ing petition drives and elections we don't question it now."
taking our potential sales tax turn out, Bedford could be the
revenue with them. only city in northeast Tarrant E-mail mrichter@dallasnews.com
"Businesses, restaurants and that doesn't allow the sale of or call 817-865-4962
grocery stores won't come to packaged wine.
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Festival time
The Arbor Daze Festival;,,"7 -
featuring arts and crafts,food,
a petting zoo and live music by
Cy di Lauper,DavyJones,
Three Dog Night and Taylor
Dayne,will be from noon to
midnight today,9 a.m.to
midnight Saturday and 10
a.m.to 7 p.m.Sunday.The
area is north ofAirport
Freeway and east of State
Highway 360 in Euless.Free,
but tickets are required for the
headline concert area.Get free
tickets in advance from
sponsoring radio stations
KLW-FM(98.7),KVIL-FM
(103.7)and KOAI-FM
(107.5);tickets are$5 at the
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tickets at Midway Recreation
Center.Parking is$5.Call
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is deeply rooted in fun
Main Stage Arbor Daze fans have always been able to rock at the
Friday three-day tree celebration, which is known for bringing in
7 p.m.Sam the Sham with oldies bands. But in recent years, organizers have added
Crawfish dollops of soul, pop and jazz.
7:45 p.m.the Boxtops This weekend's music menu includes 1970s band Three
8:30 p.m.Davy Jones Dog Night, former Monkee Da Jones,"the Boxto s o
9:30 p.m.Three Dog P P P
Night singer Cyndi Lauper and jazz saxophonist Dave Koz.
Saturday The festival also is known for giving away saplings.
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But this year, festgoers will get a different slant on trees,
p.m.Mulberry Lane
8 p.m.Taylor Dane courtesy of the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show. Two mod-
9:30 p.m.Cyndi ern-day lumberjacks will roll Logs, saw trees, throw axes
Lauper and let festgoers try their hand —or rather, feet—at
Sunday logrolling.
2 p.m.Emerald City Arbor Daze also will feature a carnival, children's activ-
3:30 p.m.Nick Colionne ities, arts and crafts, and booths from about 100 busi-
4:45 p.m.Dave Koz nesses that will display products and services. Lawn and
garden exhibitors will give free advice, and plants will be
Euless festival sold.
ee,e�s The Lumberjack shows will be at 4 and 6 p.m. Friday;
Harwood Rd. 11 a.m., 1, 3 and 5 p.m.Saturday; and 1, 3, and 5 p.m.
Sunday.The logrolling will be done in a pool.
Midway Dr. d "If they can stand on the log for 20 seconds, they'll
get$20,"says Lee LeCaptain, owner of the Florida-based
show.
"Years ago, Logrolling was about the most dangerous
job in the world," he says. "After trees were cut,to get
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AA Blvd. them down a river to the mills, log-rollers would have to .
get them unjammed. You could be crushed. But now, we
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night Saturday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m.Sunday.
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Field northwest of
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www.kvil.com (Saturday); or the Oasis, KOAI/107.5 FM,
www.smoothiazzl075.com (Sunday). Otherwise, concert
admission is$5. Premium seating in front of the stage is
' $30.
Parking is$5; Euless residents may park for free with a
coupon from Midway Recreation Center, 300 W. Midway,
Euless.
No alcohol or pets are allowed.
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Investigators believe a fire in the 2800 block of Euless Boulevard be-
gan in one of three businesses that were destroyed.
EULESS
Cause of fire at business
park undetermined
Fire investigators sifted
through debris Thursday as they
attempted to determine what
started a blaze.that caused
$400,000 in damage to the LEI
Business Park
Investigators believe the fire
began inside one of three busi-
nesses that were destroyed,Eu-
less Fire Marshal Paul Smith said.
The cause of the fire re-
mained under investigation late
Thursday at the business park in
the 2800 block of Euless Boule-
vard.
No injuries were reported in
the fire,which took firefighters
from Euless,Bedford and Fort
Worth more than two hours to
extinguish
The fire was reported about
8.40 p.m Wednesday.
-Domingo Ramirez Jr.
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PEOPLE WATCH
Radio madness
' ■Girls just want to under-
stand the value of cross-promo-
tion:Cyndi Lauper—who,you
' know,has a voice just made for
radio—will be the guest DJ from
3 to 4 p.m.today on KVIL/103.7
FM. She'll play her favorite
' songs(we'd settle for her just
tracking her whole She's So Un-
usual album)and take requests.
And,of course,plug her appear-
ance Saturday at Arbor Daze in
Euless,an event that is co-spon-
sored-by,you guessed it,KVIL.
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