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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-08-13 Euless Articles DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE Z/ OF ,-)' • AIA17OR CITYCDCACIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG AICbAMIE RIDGUAY(2) BOYETT tYOUNG MCDOAALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED O ///�f I 4- DATE OF ARTICLE -113/ / U 1T NEWSPAPER FWST Homeowner fights rule • iCy rohibitinHags By ASHLEY WOMBLE STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER A Euless woman wants her neigh- EULESS — Homeowner Linda Martin bors to have the freedom to fly whose neighborhood association?old her she the nation s flag. cannot fly her U.S.flag,is collectiT. I signatures celebrate the Fourth of July and to to overturn the rule. show sup- port for her son in the Navy.She doesn't think This week,Martin collected 17 of the 30 sig- the homeowners association should be al- natures she Tieeds to call a special meeting al- lowed to restrict what she considers a consti- lowing Heritage Place homeowners to vote on tutional right. the issue.She hopes to have the meeting Aug. Her Place Homeowners Association 12. board members declined to comment. The "Everyone I've talked to has been very sup- subdivision's developer, Zena Land Develop- portive,"she said. ment, says it established the restriction be- Martin was shocked to learn that the Amer- cause homeowners often don't take care of ican flag is prohibited in her neighborhood. their flags. She had been flying a flag a few weeks ago to Linda Martin's homeowners association told her that she cannot fly a U.S.flag at her home. h NT STARTELEGRAM/STEWARTF.HOUSE DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE f--� OFA MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIAI HENAIG AICKAAIIE RIDGRAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS ff7LHITE GETCHELL LIBR9RYADMIN 1LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR 3 DATE DISTRIBUTED l /4 04- DATE OF ARTICLE l 3 / r NEIFSPAPER FFJ,`ST and I think the residents of .. Y, - Heritage Place can get together a and resolve this issue,"he said. e " The association's standards w 1 r are too strict, said Melchora 1 `, Euless Mayor Mary Lib and Wesley Smith. Houses, Saleh said the city does not in- some of which are under con- 4 gg, t a . terfere with restrictions by struction, sell for between �: ,`; C 'homeowners associations. But $150,000 and$200,000. she said she believes that resi- "I can understand why they ,dents should be allowed to fly want to uphold the value of the x ' flags. neighborhood, but you can't : +b- 'We are Americans,and the ask someone not to fly the flag. s� , flag shows our faith in our It's unreasonable," Wesley � 6untry and support for our Smith said. R, ; ;droops,"Saleh said. Melchora Smith said she s; If Martin collects 30 signa- would rather the association f� tures, she will send a certified focus on safety. She has no ------------- 4etter to the homeowners also- ticed vandalism in this neigh- SPECIAL TO THE STAR-TELEGRAM/WILLIS KNIGHT ' 6iation board requesting a borhood of patriotic street Ken Trojcak signs a petition that would allow Heritage Place home- 'meeting at a member's home. names. owners to vote on a rule that prohibits them from flying flags at their To end the flag rule,two-thirds On Monday, the American homes, while his daughter, Rebecca, and Kenny and Linda Martin, ' of the 58 homeowners would and Texas flags that normally right,watch Thursday in Euless. have to agree to the change. fly at the Heritage Place model sold. "We cannot imagine anyone Neighbor Sid Roden signed home, across the street from Darren Coakwell of Buesch- tampering with the flag," he Martin's petition. the Smiths,were cut from their er Homes suspects vandalism, said. ' "I think Heritage Place and flag poles.Flags are allowed at but the home builder did not Ashley Womble,(817)685-3858 Euless are nice places to live, model homes until they are file a,police report. awomble@star-telegram.com IDISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF I ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCh;4AIIE RIDGIPAY(2) BOI TT 'YOUNG MCDONALD COLLINS KILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 9 l i 5! 0 L DATE OF ARTICLE �/-�� �� i/ NEWSPAPER Ff f ST Cheers Jeers- .......r 1 >E E Fu> fr Lei V. ' 'TAR TELEGRAM/STEWART F.HOUSE Linda Martin was asked to take down the U.S.flag that hangs on a fence near her home. ' Jeers:To the Heritage Place Homeowners Association in Euless for not allowing residents to fly the American flag in the interest of main- taining property values. If you don't want our flag flown in your community,move to another country.We should be proud to show our colors anywhere within our country's borders.I'm ' proud to be an American. Jim Gallagher,Fort Worth Jeers:To the Heritage Place Homeowners Association in Euless for its stupid,anti-Ameri' ' can rule against flying the U.S.flag.If it weren't for the American flag flying,the whole property would be worth nothing.I don't know where these people were born or raised,but they should be sent somewhere they don't have the liberties that we enjoy in America. Royce George,Richland Hills Jeers:To the Heritage.Place Homeowners ' Association for prohibiting display of the Ameri- can flag in the subdivision.The voting members of the association should be deported to Iraq. The Iraqis don't like the American flag in their ' neighborhoods,either. Anita Martin,:Fort Worth DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ` / OF� AIA YOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ' YOUNG McDONALD �COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARY�MINLI RARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / DATE OFARTICLE / - /C/ NEWSPAPER DMN Collegiate golfers to compete in Euless , The 2004 Collegiate Players Tour National Championship will be Monday through , Thursday at the Texas Star Golf Course,1400 Texas Star Parkway in Euless.The event is free.The tour is open to ' college men and women ages 18 to 24.The national championship is the culmination of 12 qualifying tournaments throughout the country. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ` / OF ' MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIAI HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGIVAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS IVILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / 13 DATE OFARTICLE �� C-4 NEIVSPAPER DMN COMMUNITY ' CALENDAR THIS WEEK ' ■The DFW Writers'Workshop will present the free seminar"On Writing"from 10:30 a.m,to 4:30 p.m.Saturday at Euless Public Library, 201 N. Ector Drive. Call ' 817-545-0505. ■Comcast cable company will change the channel lineup .go Saturday in Bedford,Colleyville and Euless. With the realignment comes some new ' channels, including TV One, a black' entertainment network,and mun2,a network geared toward Latino youth. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE `i Or MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYA TTORNE 11 CRIM HENNIG AICK9AIIE RIDGIPAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS 1YILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADAIIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL GVTR / �- � � /�' � / ` NEtt'SPAPER FII'ST DATE DISTRIBUTED DATE OF AR TICLE Famuy separated by Sudan's war comes together REUNITED �' 4 a. ., k t4/cam c ATLAST By DIANE SMrrH , 4 N STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER + ' D/FW AIRPORT — Akuet Arop's prayers were answered in the baggage claim area ofr Terminal C's Gate 4. ` Amid curious strangers,the mother watched ' as her long-lost 16-year-Old daughter was re- STAR TELEGRAM/STEWART F.HOUSE united with her younger sisters.Nyandeng Ma- Akuet Arop, left, of Euless hugs her overwhelmed yar wept as she folded Grace, 8, and Alai, 13, daughter Nyandeng Mayar as her sisters Grace and into her arms. The siblings, dressed in native Alai look on at D/FW Airport on Thursday. Sudanese clothes,welcomed her to the United States with a U.S.flag and a red rose. The family is among millions uprooted by Su- At home in Euless, Nyanut Kuethpiny, a dan's 21-year civil conflict,Horrors reached Arop's daughter who was reunited with her family last family in late 1998.Arop grabbed her two youngest summer,prepared a thanksgiving meal. daughters and fled,but lost Nyandeng.The girl "I feel happy,"said Arop,a Sudanese refugee. ended up in a Kenyan refugee camp before staying She had traveled to New York City on Wednes- with relatives in Nairobi.The family was incom- day to greet her daughter so they could fly to plete without Nyandeng.Grace's quiet smile spoke Texas together on Thursday. of a happiness words couldn't communicate. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE `/I OF • 31AYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIA7 HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGIVAY(2) BOYETT ' YOUNG AICDONALD COLLINS IVILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIAIAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED � I� 3 /��71 DATE OF ARTICLE � l � / U NEWSPAPER FIVST NORTHEAST TARRANT & REGION Briefs ' EULESS Heroin killed 20-year-old, ' autopsy report reveals Ingestion of heroin killed a 20-year-old Euless man who ' was found by friends in his apartment in June,according to a final autopsy report released Friday by the Tarrant County ' Medical Examiner's Office. Travis Blackwell's death was ruled an accident. ' Blackwell,a May 2002 grad- uate of Trinity High School in Euless,had been a running back on the Trojan football team,ac- cording to school records. His body was found in a liv- ing room chair about 6 p.m June 9 in his apartment in the ' 700 block of East Mid-Citi-s Boulevard. —Domingo Ramirez Jr. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ' l OF / MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIAI HENNIG AICKAMIE RIDGlVAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG WDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADAHN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 3 / DATE OF ARTICLE I l NEGVSPAPER F•FVST Cheers &' Jeers Cheers:To the city of Euless and street maintenance foreman Jeff Mur- phy and his crew. During two of the hottest days of the year,they brought a mountain of rocks and dirt from the street to a creek at the back of my house to fill in a large hole that had washed out and become a hazard.They did all this by hand with wheelbarrows and shovels! Steve Ellis,Euless $DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF �S MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCbAMIE RIDGIIAY(Z) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRIA,RYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DA TE DISTRIB UTED- DATE OFARTICLE �l L� NEWSPAPER FJVST THIS WEEK'S TRAFFIC HOT SPOTS f f 2 . T. 499 � I 1 —4_ 1 '\ u i Keller j ( _ 1 , 1_ 1709 41 w JM I ; \y 311', —_ – – , 114 L I 121` 360 Irving _ I 1 F 121 183 ` to b f _ � 157 mm 1. 121 �. 12 Ai c s 30 820, w – 35W Worth,, I I l� r I � i � i 1 i'a€rE� A1vtL7b7U�Ti �t r; �: A Avdzt{l7wn . _ - a_ t� a 20 � i I 360 N 287, ijoot.r I 35w I ansfeald j •i DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE `'f OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDG111A)'(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS 1,1/7LHITE GETCIIELL LIBRAR�YADMIN L/IBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED S ZI 3 /C `7 DATE OFARTICLE 4 /�l / C`�r NE61'SPAPER FFi'ST TARRANT COUNTY Airport Freeway Right eastbound lane at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport entrance closed until further notice. Texas 360 Northbound entrance ramp from Trinity Boulevard closed through fall.Amon Carter Boulevard exit also closed.Detour posted. Texas 183 Westbound reduced to one lane at Vickery Boulevard through spring. William D.Tate Avenue Right lane in both directions closed from Texas 114 to Mustang Drive 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.today. Interstate 35W Right southbound lane closed from Western Center Boulevard to Interstate 820 7:30 p.m.today to 5 a.m.Tuesday. 0 Interstate 30 Left eastbound lane closed from Texas 360 to MacArthur Boulevard 9 a.m.to 3:30 p.m.through Friday. U.S.287 Various lanes in both directions closed from Walnut Creek Drive to Heritage Parkway 9 a.m.to 3 p.m.through Tuesday. Texas183 Entrance ramp from River Park Drive closed for construction through Aug.31. U.S.287 Various lanes in both directions closed midnight to 7 a.m. through Wednesday. Interstate 35W Various northbound lanes closed from Texas 121 to Northside Drive 8 p.m.to 6 a.m.through Thursday. ® Walnut Creek Bridge Bridge closed at U.S.287 midnight to 7 a.m.through Wednesday. ® Glade Road Road closed at Texas 360 through spring due to construction. Detour to frontage road. ® John McCain Road Closed westbound from Majestic Manor to Texas 26 through September.Detour to Tinker Road. Anglin Drive Road closed at South Creek Bridge through next winter due to construction.Southbound detour to Forest Hill Circle.Northbound detour to Lon Stevenson Road. $DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE �LOF �S MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITY,4 TTORAE-F CRIA7 HENNIG AICKAMIE RIDGII'AY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG A1cDONALD COLLINS IVI LHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED c� / 3J G 7 DATE OF ARTICLE 3//c /c� NETVSPAPER FfVST 1 $6billionhiwa 1 expansion proposecl By GORDON DICKSON Regional planners add In- STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER terstate 35W and Airport FORT WORTH—Hoping to roll back Freeway to the list of high-priority traffic jams to 1990s levels,transportation transportation projects to be built planners unveiled a plan Monday night to within the next decade. spend an additional $6 billion on Metro- plex highways in 10 years — and pay for of Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. ' much of it with debt backed by tolls. Interstate 30 wasn't left off the priority The plan includes adding freeway list,but it wouldn't be fully funded either. lanes and toll-express lanes to Interstate I-30 is slated to receive only$180 million, 35W from downtown Fort Worth to the a little more than half of what would be Denton County line, as well as Airport needed to widen the freeway and add ex- Freeway, Northeast Loop 820 and the press lanes from Fielder Road to the Dal- Texas 114/121 Grapevine funnel. las County line. Also receiving funding would be Without improvements to the ' Southwest Parkway from Interstate 30 to overused, highway system, the average US. 67 and the Cotton Belt railroad line amount of time wasted in traffic by each extension from Grapevine to the interior A$6 billion } ri proposal unveiled t Monday by �� g �, Metroplex Xr '�` t� transportation planners includes Interstate 35W being widened to six to eight lanes with additional ' toll express lanes from downtown Fort Worth to the Denton County ' s line. y+a4r e i" STAR-TELEGRAM/RODGER MALLISON '7 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF� MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIAI HENNIG IICKAAIIE RIDG1VAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG AIcDONALD COLLINS IVILIIITE GETCHELL LIBRAIRYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR , DATE DISTRIBUTED �,I l� DATE OFARTICLE 11 G` ( C. NE111SPAPER Ff1IST Transportation projects Projects that would be fund- ed by 2015,as announced Mon- , day: Tarrant County motorist on a weekday will ■Southwest Parkway:Inter- ' probably increase to 24 min- state 30 to Altamesa Boulevard, utes — up from 13 minutes in six-lane toll road($343 million) 1999 and 11 minutes in 1990, ■Southwest Parkway:AI- proponents said. tamesa to U.S.67,four-lane toll , "We have almost 6 million road($189 million) people now and will have ■Interstate 30:Widen to 10 9 million by 2025,"said Michael lanes plus car pool lanes,Fielder Morris,transportation director Road to Dallas County line($180 ' of the North Central Texas million funded;$347 million needed) Council of Governments. "To ■Interstate 35W:Widen to six not build additional transporta- to eight lanes plus toll express tion in the region would be lanes from Mixmaster to Alliance ' devastating." area($322 million funded;$373 The council of govern- million needed) ments,the Metroplex's official ■Northeast Loop 820/Air- ' planning agency,is in charge of port Freeway:Widen to eight to developing a locally acceptable 10 lanes plus toll express lanes metropolitan mobility plan and from 1-35W to the Dallas County submitting it to the state this line($505 million) year.An arm of the council,the M Texas 360:Build six main ' Regional Transportation Coun- lanes from Airport Freeway to Mid-Cities Boulevard($20 million) cil,will vote on the plan in Sep- ■Texas 114/121:Widen to tember. eight to 10 lanes plus toll express ' About 80 people attended lanes in Grapevine($567 million) the meeting Monday night at ■D/FW Airport:Connect rail- Fort Worth's Intermodal Trans- way to Cotton Belt($60 million) portation Center, including Dallas/Denton area: , dozens of people representing ■Texas 161:Toll lanes from In- city governments with a stake terstate 20 to Texas 183 in one freeway project or an- ($417 million) other. Only a handful publicly ■Texas 121:Toll road from ' commented. Lewisville to Frisco($174 million) Among the residents who attended was Don Box of list of projects to be built in the , Hurst, who cautioned the next 10 years is so small, de- council of governments that spite the amount of money in- toll roads themselves some- volved. The eight projects in times create congestion, espe- Tarrant County amount to , cially on the East Coast. But about $2.1 billion, while about Morris explained that all the two dozen projects in Dallas, toll roads in the Metroplex Denton and Collin counties would be fully automated,and amount to about$4 billion. ' motorists could use them only "I'm trying to get a grasp of with a TollTag on their wind- the amount of money, and it's shield. just hard to say how I feel,"he Andy "Tin" Nold, co- said."For the next 10 years,this founder of North Texas His- is it?" toric Transportation, a non- ONLINE:Texas Metropolitan Mobility profitcorporation that pre- Plan:www.nctcog.org/trans/tmmp/ ' serves transportation artifacts, Gordon Dickson,(81T)685-3816 ' said he.was surprised that the gdickson@star-telegram.com (DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OI•' AL,I)'OR CIT)'COUNCIL CITI'ATTORNEI' CRIAI HENNIG AICKAAIIE RIDGIVA)'(2) B011`77 )'OUNG AlcDONALD COLLINS II'ILHITF GETCHELL LII3KAR)'ADAIIN LIBRAR)'REF ,-INIAL-1L CNTR DA TI:DISTRIBUTED ) / / � /�L/ DATE OFARTICLE /Z / NE1I SPAPER FIiST Dispute over fln cr11 A� rules By ASHLEY WOMBLE ® A to Euless home- ' STAR TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER � EULESS — Homeowner owner is fighting Linda Martin had hoped that overturn a neighborhood l she could soon fly he U.S. offl prohibiting the display flag at her house whenever she pleased. PROUD TO BE AMERI- She collect- CANS." ed 35 signa- Martin launched the peti- t «: tures, five tion drive after the associa- more than tion sent a notice demanding needed,to call that she take down her flag 4 a Heritage after the Fourth of July be- Place Home- cause it violated efforts "to owners Asso- preserve and maintain the MARTIN ciation meet- property values." ' ing to over- People often don't take turn a rule that prohibits care of their flags, according flags. to subdivision developer The petition called for a Zena Land Development. ' meeting Thursday night. But Board members said they as of Tuesday, the associa- asked Martin to fill out a tion's board has not recog- form to request an exemp- nized the petition or the tion. ' meeting. Martin completed the She has hired Fort Worth form and is allowed to fly her lawyer Nick Acuff to take le- 4-by-6-foot flag three days ' gal action, if necessary, to before and after a national force the board to recognize holiday. the petition. But Martin said she be- The Heritage Place board lieves that she and her neigh- of directors and Ross Proper- bors should be able to fly the ty Management,which repre- U.S. and Texas flags whenev- sents the homeowners asso- er they please. ciation,declined to comment Should a meeting be ' on the petition's status. called,Martin would need 39 In an open letter posted on votes to overturn the rule. the association's Web site,the The subdivision has 58 home- board wrote: "Please be owners. ' aware that the Covenants, Neighbor Wesley Smith, Conditions and Restrictions who signed Martin's petition, were written before this said he will consider moving ' neighborhood was estab- from the neighborhood if lished and every homeowner people cannot fly the flag agreed to these rules prior to there. closing on their homes." He said residents should . ' The group said it has been be able to change the neigh unfairly criticized"as not be- borhood's rules. ing patriotic, as we love the Ashley Womble,(817)6853858 United States and we are awomble@star-telegram.com Drsrrul3c-Tr_-D To: PAGEOF MAYOR CI TYCO UiVCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIAI IIENNIG AICKAAIIE RIDGIVIO'(2) BOYETT YOUNG AlcDONALD COLLINS !!'ILIIITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADAIIN LIBRARYREF ANIAIAL CNTR ' D;I TE DISTRIBUTED I DATE OFARTICLE > �/ /�T NEIIISPAPER FlI ST BUILDING FRICTION By ELLENA F.MORRISONmanufactured home, which R STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITE , r` also acts as the farm's head- 1 EULESS — Lightning bugs s ` ` quarters and sales office,is not still flicker through the tall oak a permitted use for the area. f: trees on Don Harrington's r L' "I want it known what we :V I farm, within eyesight — but few are going through. It hasn't not earshot — of the Euless ' � 1 STATEP`4 x ' been easy.It's been pure hell," SuperTarget. �; � said Harrington,whose family Roaming chickens mingle has owned and worked the with cats and dogs.Wildflow farm for more than 100 years. ers grow Willy-nilly, a blue ,. According to Tarrant Ap- bunch popping up next to a f praisal District records and at- matching tractor,skipping sev- torneys for the city and the eral feet and reappearing next family, the property now is A humble mailbox stands on the 240-acre Euless to a well-used barbecue pit. worth upwards of$8 million. But the serene 240-acre property that tax appraisers say is worth more than$8 million. Euless officials say they are property, which includes a following city ordinances and four-bedroom manufactured home, turns that go back years.Harrington are not harassing anyone. Code en- has generated a pile of municipal received several zoning violation ci- forcement officials nationwide face tickets, a lawsuit and twists and tations because his 2,200-square-foot 4 �a ..r 4 STAR-TELEGRAM/M.L.GRAY Don Harrington's land fronts Texas 121, in the background. In March, • Harrington filed a lawsuit in state district court accusing Euless offi- cials of harming his ability to sell the property. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE :77, OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM 11E NIG 3ICKAJIIE RIDGII'A1(2) BOYETT ' YOUNG Mc•DONALD COLLINS H'ILIIITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMLY LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTEDDATE OF ARTICLE C 7 NE6i'SPAPER FlEST ' the difficult task of enforcing Three tickets have slowly riles for the good of the com- wound their way through Mu- munity and working with resi nicipal Court, each time with dents,city officials said. Harrington pleading no con- "We have tried to work with test. A judge fined him $250 the family for several years for and$500.A jury most recently " a Harrington Farm the mutual benefit of the family fined him$200,and Harrington and the city,"said Deputy City paid another$98 in court costs `� = Glade Rd ry'Manager -- Gary McKamie.`And Dawn Patenotte Harring we continue to try and work ton's fiancee,said the city is ha a' 21 with them" rassing Harrington, trying to 11ey ille At the crux of the situation force him to sell.She considers ' is the manufactured home, tickets received during a three- placed on the property by Har- month period with consecutiveIIffj rington's brother, Paul, in 1993 numbers — 4121, 4122, 4123, STAR-TELEGRAM/M.L.GRAY p' after the original home was 4124—highly suspicious. "We have been bombarded with Cheek- VVVVVV�J� ' damaged in a fire.At the time, "We are trying to sell the tickets. It's insane," says Dawn Sparger Rd. City Manager Tom Hart agreed land,and they are bothering us Patenotte,Harrington's fiancee. 157 B to allow the temporary building so much," said Patenotte, Euless officials deny wrong- to remain,Harrington said. adding that two potential buy- doing. M, Hart, who is now Grand ers are interested."There have "Certainly, the `reasonablearea a Prairie city manager, remem- been no complaints, but we investment-backed expectaan 200 - bers events differently. have been bombarded with tions' of the Plaintiff's family Fort "I recall wanting it moved," tickets.It's insane." when they purchased the farm Worth ' he said. "I cannot imagine In March,Harrington filed a in the 1850s are not thwarted or granting permission. It was a lawsuit in state district court destroyed by a requirement STAR-TELEGRAM/TIM BEDISON problem and needed moved." accusing Euless officials of that an illegal unit of manufac- home, "reasonable economic ' Even if Hart did grant an ex- harming his ability to sell the tured housing be removed from damages," interest and court ception,he did not have the au- property. The lawsuit also the property,"court documents costs,according to court docu- thority to allow a resident to states that the Zoning Board of state. break zoning codes, city offi- Adjustment was wrong in Feb- The lawsuit seeks permis- inerts. ' cials said. Elemo r Morrison, eleg 685-3888-corn ruary to deny his variance re- Sion to keep the-manufactured emorrison@star-telegram.com Since the fire, several Har- quest, which would have al- rington relatives have died,the lowed the manufactured build- original house has been demol- ing. ished and the city has issued "The city's position seems to about nine tickets for zoning vi- be that they don't care,they just olations. want the people out,"said Har- ' "I am sorry,but after a while rington's attorney, Walter W. I lose count of the tickets,"said Leonard of Fort Worth "The Harrington,who grows hay and city is only focused on the resi- squash. 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'� °sx*'�,§ ;-a��c`q"�'..:'a�°'"...°�° DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE s/ OF� " AIAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITI'ATTORAE-Y CRIAI HENNIG AICKAMIE RIDGIi'AI'(2) BOYETT I'OUNG A1cDONALD COLLINS IfILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED Y11_3 ��-'�' DATE OFARTICLE / 3 / NEI1'SPAPER FfJST 1BR* l would end neighborhood ftacr bens By ASHLEY WOMBLE A state senator 4th holiday by 03 y the subdivision's more than needed — to call an STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER says Texans should homeowners associatioIn. Flags association meeting Thursday to Concerned about the plight of not be restricted from flying were banned as a precaution be- overturn the flag restriction.The ' a Euless resident,state Sen.Jane the U.S. flag. cause some people neglect them, board did not recognize the Nelson said she will file legisla- according to Zena Land Devel- meeting. She has hired attorney tion to give Texans the right to Nelson said Thursday opment,the suodivision's devel- Nick Acuff of Fort Worth to fly U.S.flags even if homeowners Nelson,R Lewisville,said sbt- opern pressure the board to recognize ' associations object. has received several phone calls The association's board is the petition. "I'm so pleased to see an in- from constituents about Her- coi,sidering guidelines to ailoNN, After filing a request with the crease in patriotism and don't itage Place homeowner Linda flags in the community,said John board,Martin has permission to think a homeowners association Martin. Martin was told to take Ross of Ross Property Manage- fly the U.S.flag outside her house ' should stand in the way of that," down her U.S.flag after the July ment,which manages the subdi- three days before and after a_na- vision. tional holiday. But Martin be- "It was never the intent of lieves she shouldn't have to ask ' Heritage Place to not allow a "It's about not having to ask homeowner to fly a flag. [The permission for what we feel is a board] just needs to be able to First Amendment issue," she govern how the flag is flown,"he said. ' said. Doug Calvert of Southlake, Flags have been an issue Timarron Homeowners Associ- throughout the region. In No- ation president, said he under- vember, Southlake approved an stands the conflict. He helped ' ordinance after three tries to en- change his subdivision's rules af- sure that residents could fly U.S. ter the Sept. 11 attacks by work- and Texas flags.Before then,res- ing with the city to pass South- idents in the Timarron subdivi- lake's flag ordinance. sion were allowed to fly flags "I figured at some point it offly on national holidays. would become an issue here,"he Nelson said the legislation said. ' would allow associations to set Calvert said he would sup- guidelines for the place and size port Nelson's legislation if it al- of flags.But homeowners would lowed homeowners associations not have to ask permission to fly to set guidelines for flag displays. ' them Nelson said she would prefer "I think if a person takes that homeowner associations enough pride to hang[the flag], take care of this issue them- they should take care of it,"Nel- selves. She said the legislation ' son said. will not mention the Texas flag Martin said she supports the to keep the focus on the U.S.flag. legislation but does not intend Pre-filing for legislation be- slow down her efforts. Martin gins in November for the 2005 collected 35 signatures — five legislative session.