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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-12-22 Euless Articles 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE'OF _1 , MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 1 YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED /�-? JODATE OFARTICLE �� �� NEWSPAPER FWST iEIJLESS I PLANNING f A lack ofgc).odwell here ■I Euless City Hall did its con- welcome Goodwill Industries in 1 stjituents no favors recently with another part of the city.We heard it, handling of a proposed Good- time and again from both the Plan- w II Industries store. ning and Zoning Commission and 1 the City Council that Goodwill did By DAVID COX not fit in with the"image"of and JOE OWINGS Euless'Main Street.Planning and SPECIAL TO THE STAR-TELEGRAM Zoning commissioners and council 1 In response to Euless Mayor Lib members suggested alternative. S eh's misguided Dec.6 commen- sites on the city's southern edge. t ("There's plenty of good will We must say that city officials 1 aTund here") about her city's are not experts regarding the place- re ection of a proposed Goodwill ment of our stores. Sl perStore,we point out that we To place a Goodwill Store in an were there and nursed this project industrial,low-traffic area would 1 mean certain failure.We require a tough to the bitter end. q We experienced,firsthand,the very specific mix of shoppers and duplicitous and disingenuous guid- donors in the area surrounding our ai�ce of the Euless planning and stores. 1 development staff. We did our due diligence in We naively thought that there selecting the potential site on w4s good will in Euless until North Main. moments before the Planning and The city's alternate property 1 Zoning Commission meeting,when suggestions do nothing more than the city staff notified Goodwill that show a preconceived bias toward it was not recommending approval what Goodwill really is about.We 1 to the commission. maintain that if the city will allow a 99 Cent Store on the property I That surprise was not the P P h' bi�ggest disappointment,however. adjoining our potential site,how I We soon learned that the city can a$1.4 million,built-from- 1 st�ff had changed the proposal scratch Goodwill SuperStore be fr�m a planned development banned on grounds that it will pro- request to a zoning change request lect the"wrong image"? wjth a special use permit—with- The mayor does not know one 1 o4t ever informing Goodwill of its 10th of the facts of this case—or intentions. then again,maybe she does.If the After 10 meetings with city staff mayor shops at Goodwill, as she d>�kring our planned development says,then surely she realizes what 1 application process(for which the a quality project we tried to bring ci y doesn't even have an official to her city. In our opinion,the residents of application),we were set up and p 1 blindsided at the very last minute. Euless are the losers in this case. The zoning change with special We hope that they will support our use permit,which the commission next new store,whenever and considered,was much more of a wherever it is built,in a more 1 long shot for approval than a enlightened and properly run planned development would have neighboring city. been.We shall long remember this —lesson in dealing with tl,�e good will David Cox is director of retail sales ..saf p blic servants! ai,:l marketing,and Joe Owings is director of research and buildings,for Goodwill Industries aleh wrote that the city would of Fort Worth Inc. 1 A DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE - OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LI BRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED �� 164- DATE OF ARTICLE /C� //9/4 NEWSPAPER FWST ments, too, which is a hot ' trend among young people. "We try to reach as many people as we can," said Terry 1 13 Wiley,Watauga's Recreation and Community Services director. Most adventurous Euless'recreation offerings suit the needs of the Polansky' recreational family. activities: Jason Polansky,39,a stay-at- it Kayaking(Euless, home dad and musician, has Grapevine) played racquetball at Midway ■Rock climbing(Grapevine, Recreation Center. North Richland Hills,South- His son, Jared, 7, has taken y lake,Watauga) tae kwon do lessons there. 11 Scuba diving(Grapevine, Daughter Julia,4, attends pre- Keller,North Richland Hills) kindergarten classes at the City population and budget center. They cost $136 for a The amenities provided by cities often depend on the population What's hot among four-week session. and budget. generations "It's close,"Polansky said of Population Budget Park Acreage 9 Midway. "The rice is good. Generation Y(born 1982-pre- You get treated well." Colleyville 20,500 $1.5 million 190 acres ■Generation X(born 1961- At least 10 area cities — Euless 49,950 $7,750,563 305 acres 1981):Knitting(Colleyville, including Colleyville, Euless, Flower Mound 59,350 $3,312,859 543 acres Grapevine,North Richland Hurst, Keller and North Rich- Grapevine 43,700 $4,469,117 1,629 acres Hills,Southlake) land Hills—dedicate revenue Haltom City 39,000 $756,000 184 acres M Baby boomers(born 1943- from a special half-cent sales Haslet 1,300 $33,800 5 acres 1960):Health classes(does tax to supplement their parks Hurst 37,000 $4,356,000 350 acres not include exercise)(Col- and recreation programs. Keller 33,100 $6,374,655 414.8 acres leyville,Keller,Southlake, In Euless,sales tax revenues North Richland Hills 60,400 $4.6 million 720 acres Watauga) N Seniors(born 1942 and paid for portions of The Parks Richland Hills 8,200 $110,534 12 acres before):One-day bus trips of Texas Star,a 120-acre sports Roanoke 5,500 $1,031,966 54 acres (Colleyville,Euless,Keller, complex where youth baseball Southlake 24,550 $2.6 million 648 acres NRH) and T-ball fields are under Trophy Club 7,100 $1,010,000 908 acres construction.During the fiscal Watauga 23,850 $2,267,433 77 acres Trendiest 2004-m5 recreation budget, an ■The National Recreation and Park Association's guidelines for park acreage American IdoFtype talent estimated$490,783 is expected is six to 10 acres per thousand residents. shows(Grapevine,North to come from sales taxes. ■Grapevine's golf course is run by the Finance Department. Richland Hills) ■North Richland Hill's golf course is run by Evergreen Alliance Golf Limited. In Hurst, sales.tax revenue Dodgeball tournaments (Bedford,Grapevine) funded Hurst Community SOURCE:North Cenral Texas Council of Gover_nEmeFis_ STAR-TELEGRAM/TIM BEDISON SOURCES:Area communities,Learning Park, which includes eight Resources Network,Generations by sports fields,two aquatic cen- William Strauss and Neil Howe ters and a recreation center with two gyms. North Richland Hills used ' its special sales tax to build the NRH2O water park, Richland Tennis Center and more than a dozen parks. Recreational programming will only become more spe- cialized as the population becomes more segmented, Coates said. "These kind of differences are really going to drive the change in how we program for the community,"she said. Jessica DeLe6n,(917)685-3932 jdeleon@star-telegram.com DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF� CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCEAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ,MAYOR YOUNG McDONALD J COLLINS WIL,H/ITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / `2/_-70 T DATE OF ARTICLE � /� NEWSPAPER FWST Recreation departments change with times 0 Local departments have been inspired to create pro- Amenities by City grams after Seeing movies parks and aquatic centers prove to be the most popular amenities. or recognizing certain age and ethnic groups. Acquatic Recreation Senior Full-time Golf Tennis Parks centers centers centers employees courses centers ' By JESSICA DeLE6N Bedford 9 2 1 1 20 0 1" STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER Colleyville 10 0 0 0 12 0 0 Euless 16 4* 1 1 36 1 0 Joe Moore finds it tough to Flower Mound 46 0 0 0 5 0 0 the types of recre- Grapevine 26 2 1 1 38 1 0 ,clescribe ational activities available in Haltom City 8 0 1 1 5 0 0 Grapevine. Haslet 2 0 0 0 0 0 0' "Whoa," said Moore, the Hurst 17 2 1 1 6 0 1 'city's assistant parks and recre- Keller 8 1 1 1 39 0 0 ation director."It'll be better to N. Richland Hills 16 1 1 2 49.5 1 1 ask,`What don't we provide?'" Richland Hills 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 On top of the standard fare Roanoke 6 1 1* 1 5 0 0 Sof exercise classes, play- Southlake 11 0 0 1 4 0 1; grounds and sports tourna- Trophy Club 5 3* 0 0 7 0 0 , ments,Grapevine has featured Watauga 6 0 1 1 15 0 0` i dog party and a movie- inspired ovie- 0 Aquatic centers include swimming pools and water parks. *under construction this pad d year. ll tournament 0 Euless and Trophy Club each have another aquatics center under construction. this past year. ■Recreation centers do not include community centers. Parks departments through- ■Roanoke has a recreation center under construction. 'out Northeast Tarrant County ■Hurst and Bedford share the same senior center. offer an increasingly diverse SOURCE:Cities STAR-TELEGRAM/TIM BEDISON menu of activities, more tai- -_:- -- - CitiEuless,Hurst, _ bored to residents tastes and es suchas ,Another popular class is mothers.The program reflects I's-'aid he latest trends. Grapevine and North Richland xstroller fitness, an exercise P g Hills say the research or con- the family and fitness interests "Fun is serious business," y y •�couzsP for parents offered in of Generation X,Coates said.. Malcolm Jackson, South- duct surveys, to identify resi- Colleyville and Grapevine,two „ dents interests.The also seek These woman are really lake's community services y Northeast Tarralit cities with pushing a trend toward social- director, quotinghis depart- suggestions from national< large numbers of stay-at-home P g ' .. P associations, such as the - -- - izing with people who have went s motto. We really do similar lifestyles and who are. believe in that." : Learning Resources Network. The best programs In North Richland Hills, p � interested in adult conversa- The recreation business has have realized the can't tions and intellectual interac- ,evolved in the past 10 years.The Parks staff members staged a y tion,"Coates said. clientele once consisted mostly Daddy-Daughter dance in 1991 always do what they've And Wataugaoffers a Hawai- of baby boomers and their chil- — making it the states first alwa s done. It will be ion dance and language_class. city to host such an event.The y The cityhas the third-largest er- But now, departments Iidren. serve younger adults who have annual party,which takes Place much more specialized cents a of Pacific Islanders in different interests and modes of around Valentine's Day, I g attracts about 600 fathers and because the population Northeast Tarrant County. communication, such instant their children.Officials of the Watauga has also hosted its annu- messa in , said Julie Coates, g is.becomin much more g g J g al Pacific Islander Watauga Fest, ce president for information - idea at a national convention. services for the Learning The movie Dodgeball: A highly segmented." a luau and carnival,for 15 years. inspired-True Underdog Story iired —Julie Coates,vice president The Parks Department Resources Network, a national hosts video-gaming tourna- 'association that provides infor- Grapevine parks staff to sponsor for information services for the oration to providers of lifelong a dodgeball tournament in Learning Resources Network educational programs. August that drew 32 teams. "The best programs have , Pooch Playday, a festival for alized they can't always do Aogs, attracted 1,500 humans Uhat they've always done,"she and 500 dogs in September to said. "It will be much more Grapevine's Meadowmere Park. specialized because the popu- "It was a fantastic time," talt ion is becoming much more Moore said of the events. "It tighly segmented." creates energy out in the city." DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF 1 MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR 1 DATE DISTRIBUTED 2 -W b DATE OF ARTICLE Z NEWSPAPER FWST Struininin if in the park 1 1 1 ,L. 13 f1r 1 d� 1 STAR-TELEGRAM/IAN MGVEA Euless resident David Ennis plays his classical guitar at Villages of Bear Creek Park in Euless on Wednesday.An extremely cold morning became a beautiful sunny afternoon,making it a nice day to be outdoors. 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITY ATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT ' YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED l�l �l� DATE OFARTICLE /! 9A) NEWSPAPER FWST ' New employees New City Secretary Diane ' Rasor will start work Mon- day in Haslet. Rasor,a certified munici- pal clerk,previously worked ' as Ponder's city secretary for three and a half years and as Euless'records clerk for six ' years. Debra Maness is already at work as the city's new accountant.She worked for ' Watauga's finance depart- ment from 1985 to 1995,then moved to Arizona.Maness, 51,has a degree in accounting ' from Dallas Baptist Univer- sity. They replace Sandy Hart, who served in both capacities ' and now works for McKin- ney. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OFA MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED DATE OFARTICLE /c;1)// P/C_4 NEWSPAPER FWST EULESS I MANUFACTURED HOME he will deal with that if his ruling ' The date was a compromise is not followed. between the six months Harrington appeared U 1 n requested by Harrington to stunned at the decision. , 111 remove the building and the 30 "I don't like,it,obviously,but days city officials wanted. I am willing to live with it,"said "The problem I am having Harrington,who grows hay and MuSt0 here is the City Council and the squash on the property. "It will' Zoning Board of Adjustment be horrendously complicated. denied his request.And I haven't I'll probably use up every bit of been'shown any unreasonable- that time." ju e 1 V ness in that decision," Cosby City Attorney Paul Wiene- 1 V IBJ! said after a hearing that lasted skie said the matter has dragged almost three hours Friday."The on long enough. ■ Don Harrington must move the city is not being a mean person "Starting in the year 2000, manufactured home by March 15, a state = in Vis.' they had crystal clear knowl- district judge.has ruled. Harrington,whose family has edge that the city wanted it lived on the 240-acre farm since removed,and now it's 2004 and By ELLENA F MORRISON 1865,is prohibited from living on it's still there," he said in his STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER the property between now and closing remarks to the judge. EULESS —Throwing a little Roman his March 15. The order does not The land is worth almost$8 tory into the mix,a state district judge ruled. become official until the paper- million, according to the Tar- Friday that a Euless resident must remove a-, work is filed with the court. rant Appraisal District. Har- manufactured home from his property by. Cosby declined to include a rington is trying to sell it, but "the ides of March,"or March 15. timeline for demolition, saying several family deaths, the eco- State District Judge Don Cosby ruled on a request by Euless city officials to require Harrington farm home has served as sales head- Don Harrington to remove or demolish a: quarters,residence and security manufactured house on his farm at 2800 Glade Rd. office. Harrington recently Heritage Ave.City officials say that the four-, d moved out of it. bedroom building violates city zoning codes;. lzl His brother, Paul, put the Harrington adamantly disagrees. Colleyville manufactured home on the The"ides of March"comes from William ! E�i9ess property in 1993 after a fire Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar and marks' _ damaged the original home. the day the Roman Senate assassinated Cae-. Harrington said the city grant- sar.Cosby said he picked the day because he cheek- ed, at the minimum, tacit per - studied the play with his son Thursday night. Sparger Rd. mission to let the home remain. 157 N Permission was never given, acity officials said. Thursday,the Zoning Board ' = of Adjustment turned down a •Mapped request by Harrington to use I I I' 771 area: the building. Harrington could Fart 'e appeal the zoning decision and w°`tfi the state district court's but did STAR-TELEGRAM/TIM BEDISGN not know Friday afternoon whether he would pursue addi- nomic downturn and other tional legal options. issues have kept the land from selling, he said. The 2,200- Ellen.F.Morrison (817)685-3888 square-foot manufactured emorrison@star-telegmmcom 3 3 i DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE/OF� , AIAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED 1 w,� , 14, DATEOFARTICLE ��/� �� NEWSPAPER FWST i p e': A nice day , for a break Heather Montemayor iiv reaches to grab a flying _ Y disc thrown by her hus- band,Jason Montemay- or,at Kiddie Carr Park in ;. Euless.They were keep- ing a promise to their kids to go to the park after school let out Fri= day for the Christmas break.Friday's high was 61 degrees,and today's expected high is 59. STAR-TELEGRAM/IAN MCVEA DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF l MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGW4Y(2) BOYETT YOUNG Mc•DONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN L/LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 1311-9'1 -9 /0�� DATE OF ARTICLE 1--2111/0 NEWSPAPER FWST QUICK BITE Home-style diner is a Hop -spot THE GRUB:Burgers, for$8.75. size of onion bracelets.But chicken-fried steaks and THE FOOD:The menu they were more crust than munchies in a bar and music is short and simple.Burgers, onion. club. fried steak and chicken come THE SETTING:Above THE STORY:Texas 10— with a simple iceberg-lettuce the Hop's main sign,a tiny Euless Boulevard—is salad and home fries or fresh sign advertises"Cocktails." Northeast Tarrant County's onion rings. At midafternoon last Sat- peek back into THE HITS:The urday,a man nursed a drink the past,where chicken-fried steak at the bar while two couples steakhouses such is first-class,a dined amid flickering holi- as the Flame and, The Hop throwback to West day lights.Two women burst plate-lunch cafes 1509 W.Euless Texas honky-tonks in the door,shouted for light like Verna's reign Blvd.(Texas 10) where a good chick- beers and struck up the juke- alongside new Euless en-fry with cream box. sports facilities (817)684-3403 gravy is part of a The song:Merle Hag- and new homes. I night on the town. gard's If We Make It J, The Hop is • The tender steak is Through December. new,but it feels as old-timey floured in a light breading THE DETAILS:Kitchen and comfortable as its 1958- and fried,not hidden open 11 a.m.-9 p.m.Sunday- vintage barroom home at the beneath a thick crust.A ham- Thursday,11 a.m.-10 p.m.Fri- corner of Texas 10 and burger steak was expertly day and Saturday.Full bar. Wilshire Drive. topped with thin-sliced Smoking in all areas.No chil- The prices are old-timey, grilled onions. dren after 9 p.m.Major cred- too:$4.25 for lunch,$647 for THE MISSES:Onion it cards accepted. dinner.Double helpings go rings"to die for"were the —Bud Kennedy Mill x n The atmosphere is old-timey and casual at the Hop,where the short menu includes cheeseburgers with home fries,and super OL . � nachos. ?, CTAP-T;71 L(_gAM/CT[WADTC 4I111CC DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 1-0210 /� DATE OFARTICLE �17 &1 NEWSPAPER FWST LETTERS FAXES AND E-MAILS TO TIIE EDITOR A wron decision on I live in Euless and am employed'by Goodwill Industries,so I feel that I have a unique perspective about Good- will's proposed site in Euless. Mayor Mary Lib Saleh wrote in a ' Dec.G commentary that the city had spent several million dollars recon- structing Main Street to enhance the ' +area and to encourage economic devel- opment. It's interesting that the renovation to which the mayor referred ended at the ' intersection of.Harwood Road and Main Street.The City Council rejected our proposed site north of Harwood, where there has,been little economic ' development. Why did the esteemed leaders zone Euless in such a way that there's very little large commercial business north of Harwood?Now tell me how a bright. and beautiful new retail enterprise would not reflect the city's best use of ' that land. I spend my money in Grapevine and Colleyville.Euless hasn't put any retail establishments close enough to my res- idence.The council members could have put a unique store in my city that would draw a cross section of people to Euless.Instead,they rejected Goodwill. ' Have you been down Mid Cities Boulevard lately?Obviously,city offi- cials are willing to destroy wooded areas for property taxes but are unable ' to allow a retail establishment to bring more than$100,000 a year in tax rev- enue. Kimberly Ripley,Euless DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE LOFl_ / MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGW4Y(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 7 DATE OF ARTICLE /a I IS/0 4 NEWSPAPER FWST NORTHEAST TARRANT BRIEFS Property ommer fined , for zoning violation EULESS-A Euless jury fined a property owner the maxi- ' mum of$2,000 for a zoning vio- lation Tuesday. Don Harrington pleaded no contest in Municipal Court to t having a four-bedroom manufac- tured house at 2800 Heritage Ave.City officials contend that the zoning for his 240-acre farm ' does not allow a manufactured house. Harrington has fought that opinion for more than a year. ' "if their intent was to bank- rupt me and run me off my land, I am sure they are going to make it,"said Harrington,who raises ' hay and squash. Harrington,who has been try- ing to sell the property,previous- ly pleaded no contest to three other municipal tickets,which cost him about$1,050 total, including a$200 fine from another jury trial. Another seven citations are working through the Euless court. -Ellena F.Morrison DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED P ` `�' DATE OF ARTICLE /��/ `�' NEWSPAPER FWST Yakima, Wash. Local service: 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Euless, 157 Airport Freeway, Euless 76039. Burial:3 p.m.Tuesday, Dallas- Fort Worth National Cemetery. Following the cemetery service,the family will host a reception for friends in the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church of Euless. Memorials:The family has estab- Kyle Andrew Eggers lished a memorial fund in the name of his children, The Tegan, Kaden and ' Zane Eggers Benefit Fund, provided y . through Central Valley Bank of Yakima, a Wash.,or Kyle Eggers Memorial Fund , .. through Summit Bank of Euless, 350 ' Westpark Way, Suite 202, Euless 76040 or any Summit Bank location. He was born May 26, 1977, in r Grand Island,Neb.From Nebraska the family moved to Oklahoma in 1988 and s? settled in Euless in 1989, where he attended Harwood Junior High School and graduated from Trinity High School,class of 1995. Following grad , uation,Kyle enlisted in the U.S.Army in August 1995. He was stationed at Scoffield Bar- EULESS—Kyle Andrew racks, Hawaii, until 1999. From there, Eggers,27,died Sunday,Dec. he was stationed at the Yakima Training 5, 2004, in Al Habbaniyah, Center in Yakima,Wash.,where he met Iraq, while serving as a staff and married the love of his life,Jennifer sergeant in the U.S.Army. Giles, in October 2001.To this union, Funeral:was held 2 p.m. Dec. 12, three beautiful sons were born, twins 2004,at West Valley Nazarene Church, Tegan and Kaden,2 1/2,and one-year- old Zane. He was transferred to Camp Greeves,Korea,in February 2004 and ' was then deployed in August to Camp Manhattan in AI Habbaniyah,Iraq. Kyle loved life and was a very car- ing, giving and loving son, husband, father, brother and friend. His family's ' happiness and well-being were very important to Kyle. He treasured the time he shared with his three sons,his wife and all his family, especially his cousins,Courtney,Danielle and Ali. ' Kyle never knew a stranger and made friends wherever he went. He took great pride in serving his country and was honored and proud to wear the uniform. Survivors: Wife, Jennifer; sons, Kaden, Tegan and Zane of Yakima, Wash.; parents, Keith and Diane Eggers; sister, Kristi Eggers, all of ' Euless; in-laws, Ron and Susan Whit- man,James and Wendy Giles;sisters- in-law, Samantha Giles, Lacy and Amanda Heitz and Briana Haberman ' of Yakima, Wash.; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins; and his best friend, John Neptune and his family. Lucas Funeral Home Hurst,(817)284-7271 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED /j, /`� DATE OF ARTICLE C� / -3 /'o NEWSPAPER FWST WORK FACES Jim Adair has received the President's Volunteer SetviFpe Award`from the city of Euless.The award honors Americans who,by their demonstrated commitment and example,inspire others to engage in volunteer service.Other award winners:Lou Baum, Leah Benoit, Cindy Carter, Karen Duncan, John Erickson, Sharon Finnegan,Teresia Foreman, J.R. Goad, Warren Hinkley, Charlie LaFontaine, Dom Martin, David Mishkin,Chris Shanahan, Barney Snitz, Al Simmenroth, f Rose-Marie Stevens, Faye Stinneford, Adis .a Umpierre, Helen Wagner, Wes Weeks and Ann Zimmerman. Group award:Euless Police Academy Alumni Association; �+ President's Call to Service:Lou Baum, Vicki Baum and Al Simmenroth. .ri .ri .r .r .rl .r DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF l MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED a l a�' l DATE OF ARTICLE / /�� l NEWSPAPER FWST PROPERTY Euless man kel-lyAs battlinLyfor house .� ■Officials say the manufactured home is in violation of zoning laws.'The support our zoning regulations,"City owner will make his case before a zoning board and in state district court. Manager Joe Hennig said. "They have been in violation for 11.years By ELLENA F.MORRISON contends that the building should now,and we have repeatedly tried to ' STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER remain on his 240-acre property. get them in compliance." EULESS — A squabble about a City officials steadfastly dis- On Tuesday, a jury trial is sched- four-bedroom manufactured home agree, pointing to zoning laws uled to decide the outcome of eight ' on a longtime Euless farm moves to excluding manufactured houses in municipal zoning citations.Harring- court this week the area. ton,who has tried to sell the proper- In fact,two courts. "It's a very simple case of the ty for some time,pleaded no coptest Property owner Don Harrington city's jurisdiction to maintain and ' three other municipal tick- to which cost him about $1,050 in all. "I just have to keep fighting. i don't know what else to do," Harrington house Harrington of wrongdoing. Harrington made his first Glade Rd. permit request in November. [aid Harrington,whose family Judge Don Cosby could rule on He asked the City Council to has lived at 2800 Heritage Ave. whether Harrington must in approve along-lasting tempo- c 1865. cease using the building or Co9leyilfe Tory permit for the manufac- nThursday,Harrington will remove it or both. tured building, provided the Igsinoe o before the Euless Zoning The property is worth building served only as the Board of Adjustment to ask once upward of$8 million, accord- sales and security office. The ranufactured Cheek- ore for approval to leave the ing to the Tarrant Appraisal council unanimously denied home in place. District's records. The 2,200- Sparger Rd. the request. But Harrington's attorney, square-foot manufactured "Our city codes say we Walter W. Leonard of Fort home is sales headquarters, 157 8" don't permit manufactured uorth, remains wary about a residence and security office. housing for residents'" Coun- fccessful outcome. Several family deaths,the eco- ?Mapped Gilman Charlie Miller said. "This has been a very frus- nomic downfall and other area A temporary permit like the ho e is in rating case," Leonard said. issues have kept the property '..fl one Harrington requested gen- V1 ation of LThe city continues to punch from selling,Harrington said. zoning Fdrt "' erally receives approval for no n them fairly hard, but the His brother, Paul, put the r° more than 90 days for events trouble is that it is basically manufactured home on the STAR-TELEGRAM/TQM eeoIsoN such as carnivals or sidewalk Sgiverting energies that could property in 1993 after a fire sales. o toward selling and develop- damaged the original home- given,city officials said. The only time a modular ng the property." stead.Harrington says the city The Zoning Board of building is temporarily allowed On Friday, it's off to state granted,at the minimum,tacit Adjustment denied a request' is when construction plans are tdistrict court, where Harring- permission to let the home to allow the building in Febru- under review and construction ton sued the city in March. remain. Permission was never ary 2004. In March, Harring- is imminent or when a building' ton sued in state district court, permit has been issued,accord- claiming the board originally ing to city ordinance. acted outside its jurisdiction. Ellena F.Morrison,(817)685-3888 But Judge Cosby found no evi- emorrison@star-telegram.com DISTRIBUTED TO: OF *_1 MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WI'L/HITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN / LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED /G7 NEWSPAPER sI ii t ss News n Brief 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.