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Home My WebLink About2004-12-03 Euless Articles DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE 1OF l MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIM,4L CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / 3 DATE OF AR TICLE S / T NEWSPAPER ' f S5 �k New Rave Theater t � Nov. 8 The new Rave Motion Pictures r,. Theater at North East Mall officially opened. vn ' Larry Kitchens,Jim Helvey,Henry Wilson,Richard Ward and PHOTOS BY]ON P.UZZEL Charles Swearengen D.Michael Land,Cindy Bollom and David Medina ,r T I Rub an_y nrs,Mike Norgaard and Holly Norgaard~ Priscilla Hamilton,Marilyn Ackmann,Ish Arebollos Us Ryan,Alexandra Ryan,Tern Stingle and Jo lambert and Rosa Novejar 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF' i MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED /-;? 1-3 16'41 DATE OF ARTICLE / �� NEWSPAPER FWST HIGHWAYS I CONSTRUCTION AND EXPANSION areas,and we're going to do it in half the time, said commission member Robert Nichols of • Jacksonville. >The commission chairman, Ric Williamson Road s e of Weatherford; thanked elected leaders in the state's eight largest , metropolitan areas for Were not waiting weathering residents' for the federal ' omstate opposition to toll roads. road fairy to show .ftvads frPrimarily because llP We're ' ■Tolls give Texas the capability to pay for more highway-expansion of tolls, the state can projects in Tarrant County over the next 10 years. issue debt to finance moving forward..' By GORDON DICKSON ■Local projects to receive funding from roads now and pay for —Ric Williamson, sTnxthem later STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF wxiT$x state mobility plan.9B letting it chairman of the afford $21.5 billion Texas Transportation AUSTIN—Metroplex traffic plan- worth of new road Commission ners now have the money they need that appear on the plan are essentially work. Under the pre- to expand a portion of Interstate 30 in. assured funding. vious funding method, which relied primarily ' Arlington and the Texas 114/Texas 121 Commission members said this upon gas taxes, the state probably could have Grapevine funnel and to build South- year's version of the annually-updat- afforded only$6.8 billion,Williamson said. west Parkway in Fort Worth. ed plan was revolutionary because it We>re not waiting for the federal road fairy to ' And they can take the necessary more than doubled the amount of show up," Williamson said. "We're not waiting steps to help relieve gridlock along money available for traffic relief.The for a miraculous change in the philosophy thi Interstate 35W, Northeast Loop 820 state was able to take advantage of state has about not raising the sales tax. We're and Airport Freeway primarily with several new forms of funding,includ- moving forward." special toll express lanes. ing toll revenue, to supplement rev- 'Many major Metroplex highway and railpro- On 'Thursday, the Texas Trans- enue from federal and state gasoline ortation Commission approved its taxes. jects will be built one to seven years ahead of s atewide mobility plan,which spells "We're going to do more than twice : schedule,said Amadeo Saenz,the Texas Depart- out which roads will receive money as,much congestion relief in urban, ment of Transportation's assistant executive for the next 10 years. Road projects ' _ director for engineering operations. Some of the freeway work will begin next year. Gordon Dickson,(817)685-3816 ' gd i ckson@star-teiegram,co m I IIS TRIBUTED TO: PAGE � OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD / COLLINS �W[ILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LJBBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / / T DATE OF ARTICLE / Cl / T NEWSPAPER FWST Highway projects ' Local projects set to receive funding from the statewide mobility plan include: Arlington ($124 million in 2005) ' R Expand Interstate,30 to eight lanes Build the lanes from Altamesa Boule- plus car pool and toll1an6s from the Dal- vard to Farm Road 1187($47 million in las County line to Fielder Road($10.6 2006) million in 2005) R Rebuild Texas 360 from Brown Boule- Cotton.Selt Rail line vard to Abram Street,including a new a Extend commuter rail from Fort Division Street overpass($47 million in Worth to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport via 2007) Northeast Tarrant County($31 million in las Rebuild the 1-30/Texas 360 inter- or after 2009) change($91 million in or after 2009) Interstate 35W Grapevine funnel'. 0 Rebuild the Northeast Loop 820 0 Expand Texas 114 to eight lanes plus interchange($113 million in or after ' frontage roads from Business 114 to the 2009) Dallas County line($123 million in 2008) 9 Expand to eight main lanes from Loop IN Build car pool and toll lanes from Col- 820 to Texas 183($72 million on or after lege Street to the Dallas County line 2009) ' ($39 million in 2008) 15 Rebuild the Texas 114/Texas 121/Texas Airport Freeway 360 merge($114 million in or after v Expand to 10 lanes plus car pool and 2009) toll lanes from the Northeast Loop 820 ' a Expand Texas 121 from the Grapevine "Vortex"to the Texas 121/Texas 183 split Mills area into Lewisville($162 million on in Bedford($155 million in or after or after 2009) 2009) Expand to eight lanes plus car pool Southwest Parkway and toll lanes from the split to Farm 0 Build interchanges at 1-30 and Inter- Road 157 in Euless($47 million on or state 20($300 million in 2006) after 2009). R Build four toll lanes to the Johnson ONLINE:To view the state's mobility County line' ($20 million in 2005)N Extend toll lanes from the,Tarrant plan,visit wwwdot.statelmus and click County line to U.S.67 near Cleburne on the link under Statewide News. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF `A 11 MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR 3 DATE DISTRIBUTED /3104 DATE OF ARTICLE °�C NEWSPAPER FWST EULESS3 Goodwfll pfaees diffieult ocicls J ■ For the superstore to be built,the approval is the last chance Goodwill that would have allowed the nonprof City Council must vote against the Industries of Fort Worth has to build a company to continue plans for the story planning and zoning commission's 20,000-square-foot superstore in the Cox, Goodwill Fort Worth's direc recommendation. north part of Euless. for of retail sales and marketing, said He also knows that city councils he was"shocked"by the decision. r By DAVE FERMAN usually agree with planning and zon- "That's the best way to put it,"sai( STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER ing commissions. Cox,who spoke to commission mem- EULESS — David Cox is not Euless' Planning and Zoning Com- :bers at the meeting. He will return expecting to be happy Tuesday. mission voted 7-0 Tuesday to deny the Tuesday to ask the City Council t( COX He knows that City Council special-use permit and zoning change approve the permit and zoning' Cox said buying the property. Proposed Goodwill Site change to build the store just is contingent on the city,'s �f011 northeast of the intersection of approving the special-use pert Madisson y 9O North Main Street and Har- mit and changing the zoning; Fair oaks _ The Euless City wood Road."The city,led us to from C-1 to C-2, which allows,,! Council will meet believe this was a done deal." selling used goods. at 7 p.m.TuesdayHarwood Rd. at City Hall,201 N. Not true, said Mike Collins, Commissioners Richard Ector Drive.A pre the city's director of planning McNeese and Mike Grove both meeting work ses- and development. said they voted against the per- Branch Branch sion will begin at 4 "1 can't tell you what they mit and zoning change because Z p.m.For more were thinking," Collins said. "I the Goodwill store isn't "the N information,go to can just tell you, as a profes- best use of the property." a www.ci.euless.tx.us. sional working through the "I have to question whether Denton ' •Map of the process, that the staff repre- or not it would be successful," voted proposed site.9B sented to them that this would Grove said. I think they would be an uphill battle because it g P S�M�ppa� et better exposure on Farm area required a zoning change." + 37 Midway granting Road 157. Fort wa The vacant lot in the 1200 Planning and Development !"°"� .e■ block of North Main is just Manager Eric Wilhite said one STAR-TELEGRAM/TIM SEoisoN north of a 99 Cents Only store. of the staff's major concerns is. Other nearby businesses the store's inability to control.,' the property, "we were led to include a Blockbuster video dropoff merchandise when the believe if we followed the store, an AutoZone discount store is not open. When that design criteria,it shouldn't be a auto parts store and Kroger and happens, he said, "it stacks up problem.They told me that face Albertsons supermarkets. and whatnot." to face." Apartments and single-family But Cox said Goodwill had The North Main location,he homes are also nearby. addressed that concern and said,is important because it is The Goodwill store was to reworked the building's plans to convenient for both donors and be its fourth superstore in Tar- include a wall that would block customers. the view of the dro off area "Its a place where there's a rant County, Cox said; the oth- drop off ers are in Hurst,Watauga and ' from the street. good mix of income levels high g -- - and low,and that's worked well Arlington.Construction would He said he also offered to for us,"he said."We need a very cost around $ million, and extend the store's hours of oper- visible location." the property would cost around ation and to have a truck pick If Goodwill comes to Euless, $428,000. lup donations left outside the the business will have to pay the Cox said Goodwill is consid- door each night. same sales tax of 8.25 percent as ering adding two more super- While he said he knew the for-profit stores, Deputy City stores in Tarrant County,one in lannin department was Burleson and another at a site P „ g p Manager Gary McKamie said. to be determined.A superstore, picky over what would-go on Wilhite said there have been other inquiries about the prop- he said,is usually 15,000 square . feet or larger and.includes fea- erty,but that no other company has ever submitted a site plan. tures that regular stores lack, "We have people'kick the such as new items, a plus-size boutique and greeting cards. tires all the time,"he said. (DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE R OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ,YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED �a / /d Y" DATE OF ARTICLE _� x��/L� 7 NEWSPAPER FWST e $� 00 f q 0 ' STAR•TELEGRAM/IAN MCVEA Sharon Bee of Euless and her 4-year-old,Destiny,shop at the Goodwill superstore in Hurst on Friday. Bee said that she would.welcome a ' Euless store,which Goodwill is seeking to build. i I DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF� MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARY/ADM/IN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIB UTED /� / DATE OF ARTICLE / 1 / j 7 /o 4 NEWSPAPER FWST EULESS CITY COUNCIL used-goods sales. , Before the council vote, members Charlie Miller and Goodwill Linda Martin said they felt that a Goodwill store was not the ' t best use for the property. store rp V �n w. During the council's 4 p.m. ork session and during the , evening session, Bostick Promised to keep the store's Main St. drop-off area staffed 24 hours a I is day to prevent unsightly buildup of donated items. k re ected "We'll do whatever it takes J to keep this city happy," he said. ' 0 Plans for a fourth Tarrant County The Goodwill store would superstore are turned down. have been the fourth in Tar- By DAVE FERMAN STARTELEGRAM STAFF WRITER EULESS—The Euless City Council* GOODFELLOWS denied Tuesday'a zoning change and CONTRfBU fID ' special-use permit that would have VIVS given the go-ahead for a Goodwill Industries superstore north of Airport P �P ' Freeway. General Georganna Blair ..........$100 The 5-2 vote.came after David' Luella L.Kranz..........$1,000, Jim Milburn from Jean Milburn Bostick, chief executive of Goodwill Don and Eileen Darling....$500 ••••••••• •••••••• ••••$100 Industries of Fort Worth, asked the Robert and Patricia Christoffel My son Aaron Christopher council for two more weeks to study ....•••••••••••••••••••••$200 Howell from Stacy Howell ' Stacy Parrot..............$150 ..........................$100 foot building in the 1200 block of M e Kenngth.L.and Faye Gregson Don Gauthier from Helen Ross plans for the proposed 20,000-square-. Main .. ..... ................$50 Street. Norann Lustfield.:........$100 Roberto and Josefa Garza ' "I'm very disappointed," Bostick Tom and Jan Renfro.......$100 Gomez,Rebecca Papajohn,Mary said after the vote."The reality is,this Steve and Lois Norder.....$100 Petrie and Andy Rogers from Mr. building would complement very well William and Linda Arendt..$100 and Mrs.Jim Papajohn Jr. what's happening on Main Street. Mike and Judy Parrish .....$50 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••$50 Richard Ivy................$30 Eva Dale Cohen from Alfred We're going to have to go back to the Jimmie Hurst..............$25 Cohen ....................$25 drawing board." Fletcher and Mary Walker...$25 My parents Eugene and Janie Last Tuesday, Euless' Planning and Elizabeth Lamprecht........$25 McDonald from Melba Pierce Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to deny Anonymous ...............$25 ••••.••••.••••••••••••••••$25 the special-use permit and zoning Jack E.Webb..............$20 In honor of change from C-1 to C-2, which allows In Memory of President George W.Bush,U.S. Amon G.Canter,Nenetta Burton Rep.Kay Granger and Fort Carter,Amon G.Carter Jr.and Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief from George,Riley Carter from Amon. Gloria and Don Siratt....$5,000 G.Carter Star-Telegram Employees Fund .......$10,000 Total contribution Helen Walters from Opie White Total above ............$18,109 ••........................$109 Year-to-date contribution John G.Blair from Richard and Total to date........$89,423.95 IDISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE a OF a MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / / DATE OF ARTICLE l� l v NEWSPAPER FWST Rejected Goodwill site ' Madisson \,�,Fa Oaks N ' • Harwood Rd. Euless 113ranch ' 7_ en B Denton O area .fort Worth ......:............ STAR-TELEGRAM/TIM BEDISON ' rant County.It would have cre- ated jobs for at least 30 people ' and generated between $100,000 and$120,000 in annu- al sales taxes,Bostick said. Goodwill will look at other ' properties in the city as possi- ble superstore sites,he said. Dave Ferman,(817)685-3957 dfermanQa star-telegram.com DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF� MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD /COLLINS/ WILLHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADM<IN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED / I`� / C4 l DATE OF ARTICLE / J / 4 NEWSPAPER FWST NORTHEAST TARRANT HOLIDAY EVENTS t EULESS 11th annual Christmas Parade of Lights,"A Storybook Christmas" 6:30 p.m.Dec.4 at ' Midway Recreation Center,300 W. Midway Drive.The parade begins at Midway Drive and Bear Creek Parkway and travels west on Mid- ' way to Trinity High School.For more information,or to enter a float,call(817)685-1449 or go to www.ci.euless.tx.us Holiday Kidzone—for chil- dren ages 3-14,2-6:30 p.m.Dec.4 at Midway Recreation Center.$1 per person.Activities include a .bounce house,games,arts and ' crafts. Holidaze Arts and Crafts Show-8 a.m.-6 p.m.,Dec.4;10 a.m.-5 p.m.Dec.5;at Midway ' Recreation Center. IDISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE�_LOF l MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ,YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIM L CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED /� / & DATE OF ARTICLE �/ ��l°Z l U NEWSPAPE irl C'SS pre SS HewsIERrirrl .. Euless citizens make the gold Members of the Euless Police Academy Association, the Euless Citizens Police . Academy Alumni Association and Euless CPA have qualified for President Bush's Volunteer Service Gold Award, which was ' created by the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation as a way to thank and honor Americans who, by their ' demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer serv- ice. ' To qualify for the gold award, individual participants must volunteer at least 500 hours and organizations have to log 1,000 ' hours. 1 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF 'A MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED__/ .3 0 4 DATE OF ARTICLE / / 1,2 ? /y NEWSPAPER DMN 1 1 Christmas festivities brie out cities' s arld 1 g p e. I�u By KATHY A.GOOLSBY century British-style fun at Hal- ' Staff Writer Roundup of holiday activities,2P tom City's tree lighting ceremo- Friday may have been the offi- ny, "Dickens on Broadway," and cial kickoff for holiday shopping, Hurst and Grapevine for delivery don't forget to bring a toy for the but look to this week for true hol- to the North Pole.' city°s toy drive. 1 iday spirit. Northeast Tarrant For a little holiday sparkle, An ice sculpture,puppet show County cities are hosting a cor- Grapevine, Haltom City, Hurst and live reindeer also are part of nucopia of festivities sure to and North Richland Hills will North Richland Hills'festivities. 1 brighten .even the toughest light community trees.For a pa- They'll be collecting toys,too. Scrooge. rade of lights,head to Grapevine And anyone wanting to'feast Santa will make several ap- or Euless, or watch the light on holiday meals with less guilt FILE2oo3/staffphoto pearances in Colleyville, Grape- show in Hurst. There are even can start the season by partici- Grapevine's Parade of Lights vine, Hurst, North Richland fireworks in Colleyville_ and pating in Colleyville's 5K run and 1 will be at 7 p.m.Thursday Hills and South lake. And chil- North Richland Hills. 1K fun walk. beginning at Main and Vine dren naughty or nice can drop a In the mood for an old-fash- Here's to lots of sugarplums streets. letter into Santa's mailbox in ioned celebration?Try some 19th this holiday season. ' 1 1 1 1 1 IDISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINSW/ILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYfADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED L3 /�`� DATE OFARTICLE 11 / Q V / NEWSPAPER DMN 1 ' EUTESS Euless will hold its Holidaze ' Kidzone from 2 to 6:30 p.m.Sat- urday at the Midway Recreation Center, 300 W. Midway Drive. The event will include bounce houses,games and arts and crafts. The Parade of Lights begins at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $1. Call 817-685-1666. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS W'I/LHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN /LLIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED / 12 1-3 / T DATE OFARTICLE �a l T NEWSPAPER FWST IN MY OPINION ' • Etfl-ess Ie- aders misunderstand !GoodwiJI stores ■Some Euless leaders may It is because of my close attract businesses and indus- lard's and Neiman Marcus are have wrong ideas about association with the organiza- tries that would pay property in our stores in the afternoon," these thrift stores. tion that I know all the good taxes,unlike a nonprofit orga- Cox said. A city can be no better than that it does,and I also know nization such as Goodwill, There has been a trend ' the people who live there or that unfortunately,too many although the store would have recently on the part of some people in this community have provided about$100,000 annu- cities to want to be exclusion- on their behalf the decisions its leaders make a misconception of this out- ally in sales taxes. ary.They want to keep certain Recent votes the leaders standing corporate citizen. The zoning change would people out,and they want to , That is why it was disheart- have allowed the sale of used keep out the things that they bl e location of a Goodwill Euless regarding the ll make up ening to hear that the Euless goods,which kmost of feel will attract all those folks superstore there makes me Planning and Zoning Commis- Goodwill's business and which they don't want. wonder just what kind of place sion voted unanimously last Euless officials said was some- Some towns have rejected this Mid-Cities town has month to deny the special-use thing else they didn't want at public transportation out of become—or perhaps alwlys,, Permit and zoning'change that the proposed location. that fear;others have limited would have let Goodwill build What really bothers me is the size of lots and houses. ' has been. a 20,000-square-foot super- something else that was at play, ' Euless has stopped a Good- , Before proceeding on this store on Main Street.The City in this decision,at least in will superstore from coming to subject,let Council upheld that decision. some-leaders'minds.They town. me disclose in a 5-2 vote a week later. simply didn't think that Good- I alluded earlier to the good ' that I served Goodwill had spent about will,or the image they think it in Goodwill,which not enough two terms on six months and$25,000,on projects,belonged on their people know about. l the board of landscape plans,drainage stud- Main Street. The income from those directors of les and preliminary design Some of you may have that stores pays for extraordinary ' Goodwill ideas. same idea of what a Goodwill programs to help physically Industrie of Euless'council and Plan- store is—you know,the small, and mentally disabled and the Fort Worth, ning and Zoning Commission; dingy secondhand shop that. ; economically disadvantaged and I cur- Bob jay charged with looking out for attracts low-income people people to become self-sustain- ' rently sit on Sanders what is best for their city,did- and so-called undesirables. ing members of society. its advisory n t see a Goodwill store—no You obviously have not- The local Goodwill,which council. matter how super—as the been in a Goodwill store generates more than$14 mil- best use of that land. recently. lion a year in revenue,employs ' That is certainly a legiti- That image,said David Cox, about 500 people,most of mate reason for denying a zon- retail sales and marketing whom are disabled. ing application.After all,zon- director,"is an old-fashioned I Just this year,212 people ' ing is a serious issue,and it is idea—an outdated view of have been placed into competi- the primary means that leaders Goodwill." tive employment outside of have of controlling develop- The stores are a destination Goodwill,104 have received ment in their city.Changes of bargain hunters and appeal workplace training,387 have , should not be made on a whim. to people of every income received psychological ser- It is also reasonable for level,he said. vices,80 have received GED decision makers to want to "People who shop at Dil- training and 418 have received ' DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE vZ OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED DATE OF ARTICLE NEWSPAPER FWST vocational evaluations. It is an incredible story of;4c service to community and sew- vice to humanity. Wic, If you don't believe me,juatIf ask the president of the Untie", ' States. I When he was governor of''r-' Texas,George W.Bush visite"� the newly opened Goodwill:"fil ' headquarters in Fort Worth.,,;,i£' I watched the joy and the awe in his face as he met with..,, Goodwill employees going .7446 about their task of earning a"lel' living.The majority of them had been some of those dis- abled clients whom much of society had written off long ago. But there they were— ,r ' working. y More than once I heard "a Bush speak proudly of that experience and talk about wbA L' a great asset Goodwill is to community. It's too bad the leaders in, Euless can't see that. yrl ' I'd like to see the City Coin{ cil take up this issue again,btttyL' I am not counting on it. ' Right now it seems that , Euless is in desperate need of some goodwill—and I'm not, talking about a store. ' Bob Ray Sanders'column appears-; Sundays,Wednesdays and Fridays., (817)390-7775 bobray�ast star-telelegraegra m.com