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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-04-08 Euless Articles FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT IYOUNG McDONALD ,COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRAIRYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 7 / d DATE OF ARTICLE31,�?,Y­ `/7/13 /�s NEWSPAPER U 5/ e'.s rss 1 � Bri ' Arbor Daze The City of Euless will host the 17th Annual Arbor Daze festival on April 22, 23 ' and 24, 2005.Arbor Daze is a non-alcoholic, free, family-oriented tree festival founded by the National Arbor Day Foundation, and it is ' the largest Arbor Day celebration in America. Euless' Parks Department has raised and cultivated 150,000 trees since 1988,$375,000 worth, to give away at the festival.This year, ' festival organizers expect over 250,000 to attend. For more information, call 817-685- 1660. 1 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF ,? ' MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRA/RYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED /�/CS^ DATE OFARTICLE 3/�?�'"��3 S NEWSPAPER e'ss ro Sr Unbelievable: Seventh Street booze illegal? BY ALESHIA CLAUNCHro ert that Chandler sat at his home,read- rant's new owner, other locals who knew P P Y Fort Worth Business Press ing the property's deed. the deed laws assured him that the restric- He came across an outdated restriction tions were meaningless. red's Cafe owner J. D. Chandler that barred not only the sale of liquor on the "Not a word was said at closing about t restrictions," Chandler said. "I thought it bought his restaurant while having a premises but also the presence of African- was bull.I just figured they didn't amount Fbeer at itscounter more than 30 years Americans:" ago.It wasn't until the night he closed on the Although the words alarmed the restau- much,and then I heard about the lawsuit Acme Brick, 2821 W. Seventh St., Street corridor, according to the plain- , just last week." spearheaded the suit.Acme's chief oper- tiff's petition to the District Court. Now,30 years and thousands of beers ating officer,Dennis Knautz, said Acme "These outdated restrictions continue sold later,Chandler finds his business in and Jagee began discussing the title to thwart efforts to revitalize this impor- ' the middle of a suit against long-forgot- Restrictions and decided it would take a tant link between Fort Worth's down- ten restrictions that make his three lawsuit to clear the way for further town area and the Cultural District," decades of serving alcohol illegal. development. reads the petition. "It's kind of funny, how nobody said "We feel that's a blemish on the title, The link is a stretch of West Seventh ' anything about these restrictions before and that, if those deed restrictions were Street that has become a real-estate hot now," Chandler said. "They've been to stay in place,the opportunity to build spot in recent years and has grabbed the there the whole time." a high-quality restaurant where you attention of architects and developers ' Several high-profile businesses and would want to serve liquor might not be near and far. property owners such as Acme Brick an option,"he said. In what has been referred to as the and Jagee Properties, Inc. have joined The timing of the lawsuit is not with- last piece of the puzzle, U.S. Rep. Kay together to formally eliminate the deed out its reasons. Granger of Fort Worth and other city , restrictions from land along Seventh On the cusp of a regional redevelop- leaders have looked to West Seventh Street and surrounding areas. Named ment that will stretch from Sundance Street to connect development from the after the pioneering Fort Worth busi- Square, along the Trinity River Vision's downtown area to the proposed Trinity ' nessman Isaac Van Zandt,the Van Zandt walkway, and veer right down Seventh River walk, and along West Seventh Restrictions had been implemented dur- Street before crashing into an eight- to Street to the Cultural District. ing the late 1800s in Van Zandt Park and 10-acre mixed-use development in the The South of Seventh urban village ' the Van Zandt Second and Van Zandt cultural district,developers are prepping development, commonly referred to as Hillside additions, within Fort Worth's the area for an overhaul — and the Sol, has begun to sprout up along present-day Cultural District. fewer the complications, the better. Seventh in the form of high-rise condo- Under the restrictions, bars, restau- "Seventh Street is about to change— miniums and a new Residence Inn by ' rants and other establishments that have a lot," said Jagee's chief financial offi- Marriot, with 125,000 square feet of served alcohol for years are not within cer,Reece Pettigrew."Big land deals are specialty shopping and dining to come. their rights — including Dos Gringos; always tricky, and when you throw in a Montgomery Plaza, future home to a the Shamrock Pub,the Sixth Street Grill wrench like these out-dated restrictions, Super Target among other major retail- ' and dozens of other businesses. The it makes things harder." ers, is set to open in September along restrictions also state that "if any por- Dee Kelly Jr., of the law firm of Seventh .Street near downtown Fort tion of said premises shall ever openly Kelly, Hart & Hallman, was hired to Worth. ' be resided upon by any negro... then represent the distraught would-be devel- Farther west along Seventh Street at said premises hereby conveyed shall opers. the intersection of University Drive, thereupon immediately revert to the In addition to being personally offen- Camp Bowie Boulevard and West ' grantor." sive to the plaintiffs and citizens at Seventh Street,Jagee Properties is tying The plaintiffs have filed suit against large, the Van Zandt Restrictions have up loose ends involving an eight-to ten- unknown stockholders of the K.M. Van also become a hindrance to the develop- acre mixed-use development, which Zandt Land Co., which dissolved in ment and revitalization of Fort Worth's will include a new post office and a ' 1947, and any unknown heirs to the Cultural District and West Seventh movie theater. land. Acme Brick has also thrown its developing hat into the ring. ' FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE - OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT rUNG MCDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED `D S DATE OFARTICLE 3/�8� `� 3�D S NEWSPAPER ' Acme is in the process of consolidat- Thanks to the out-dated restrictions ing its Dallas and Fort Worth sales —which would be illegal if enforced in ' forces into an old Furr's Cafeteria today's society — Kelly said he will building in Euless. Knautz said the fight the restrictions with a barrage of move will shift 25 to 35 employees arguments to lift the century-old laws. ' from the company's corporate head- "We don't know if any heirs will be quarters on Seventh Street in Fort represented or who will represent the Worth and a sales office near Harry original landowners, but if we can Hines Boulevard and Royal Lane in prove even one of our arguments then ' Dallas. that should be enough to have the He said the opening of the new sales restrictions lifted," Kelly said. office at the intersection of Airport Since the filing of the suit on March ' Freeway and Highway 157 is a prelimi- 11, Kimko Montgomery Plaza has nary step that could see Acme relocate joined the list of plaintiffs. the corporate home it has occupied Pettigrew said he and other Jagee since 1952. employees researched Van Zandt at the ' Acme and its sister company, Justin onset of the lawsuit and were surprised Industries,Inc., were bought by billion by what they found. aire investor -Warren E. Buffet and "These' restrictions have no meaning became part of Buffet's Nebraska- today, and it's sad that they once did," based Berkshire Hathaway in August Pettigrew said. "Besides, we found 2000. strong indications that Van Zandt him- Knautz said Acme, Jagee Corp.and self had a toddy every once in a while others decided to file suit to clear the — he just didn't want anyone else to way for a variety of options that devel- have one" ' opment along Seventh Street may pres- ent. Contact Claunch ataclaunch@bizpress.net. Knautz said the brick maker isn't Michael Whiteley also contributed to this report. planning to get into the restaurant or ' retail business. But the company owns 12 acres on the north and south sides of Seventh ` ' Street, including its headquarters, a small brickyard and.at least five other buildings that house employees. "We think sometimes whether it's ' this year or five years from now that development will tie the focal points _together," Knautz said. t- Y DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF -3 MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATEDISTRIBUTED / C, DATE OF ARTICLE Z/ LI �' NEWSPAPER FWST 2004 CRIME STAISTICS .� Thefts on piggest increases in thefts Dallas/Fort Worth Airport 55.5% • Roanoke 49.3% the rise In Trophy Club 46.9% CRIME STATISTICS 91313 SOURCES:Roanoke Police Department,Trophy Club Department of Public Safety and area eities, D/rWAirport. spolice ■ Major crime showed a slight increase last year in greater Thefts and assaults in greater Northeast Tarrant County. Northeast Tarrant County in 2004 ' By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. Thefts increased in most area cities last year, STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER but assaults declined. Charlene Kinney and Bridgette Lacey vent to Dillard's at North Thefts 2003 2004%change Assaults 2003 2004%change East Mall in Hurst last September Bedford 1,492 1,532 +2.7 Bedford 72 159 +120.8 on a shopping spree. Colleyville 262 270 +3.1 Colleyville 88 69 -21.6 They left with an Xtraordinary D/FW Airport 182 283 +55.5 D/FW Airport 46 43 -6.5 ' tank top,a Zinc jacket,two handbags, Denton 2,682 2,917 +8.8 Denton 232 237 +2.2 two boxes of Godiva candies and 10 Euless 1,291 1,318 +2.1 Euless 90 61 -32.2 shirts-for a total price of$547.75. Flower Mound 661 573 -13.3 Flower Mound 94 79 -16.0 They just didn't pay for them, Grapevine 1,127 1,159 +2.8 Grapevine 375 350 -8.5 ' said Hurst police, who arrested them as they walked out of the store. Haltom City 1,336 728 45.5 Haltom City 117 129 +10.3 The shoplifting reflected the Hurst, 1,820 2,069 +13.7 Hurst 83 135 +62.7 headaches that police experienced Irving 7,252 7,222 -.4 Irving 529 504 -4.7 last year in greater Northeast Tar- Keller 416 425 +2.2 Keller 14 7 -50.0 rant County- a year in which the N.Richland Hill 2,090 2,000 -4.3 N.Richland Hills 665 610 -8.3 number of thefts inched up in a Richland Hills 186 168 -9.7 Richland Hills 10 10 0 majority of its cities, according to Roanoke 67 100 +49.3 Roanoke 54 30 -44.4 area police statistics. Increases in Southlake 364 442 +21.4 Southlake 3 8 +166.7 thefts were reported in ll of 16 cities, Trophy Club 32 47 +46.9 Trophy Club 13 25 +92.3 plus Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, Watauga 428 518 +21 Watauga 202 51 -74.8 making theft the most common Total 21,688 21,771 +.4 Total 2,687 2,507 6.7 felony committed last year. That increase pushed major SOURCE:Greater Northeast Tarrant County police Star-Telegram crime up nearly 1 percent last year, compared with 2003, according to area police statistics. Major crimes are theft, auto theft, homicide, assault, sexual assault, robbery and+ burglary. Shoplifters were responsible for most of the theft cases, area police said. "We have a chronic problem with FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE W OF FMAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT OUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED f D DATE OFARTICLE. /OY NEWSPAPER FWST ' retail t "These es assaults heft all year long," said �a of losshomicides and sexual Hurst police Sgt.Craig Teague. continue to hurt our assaults declined last year. ' We have increases duringAssaults decreased in a some holidays, but there's economy, Costing majority of area cities,an aver- never a time when retailers consumers higher age of nearly 7 percent.Eleven can take a break." of the 17 cities reported a drop ' In the Lacey and Kinney Prices at the cash in the number of assaults. case,Hurst police arrested the register..." Watauga had a drop of nearly women as they walked out of75 percent,followed by Euless —Mark R.Doyle,vice with 32ercent and Colleyville ' the department store. president of Jack L.Hayes P Lacey was convicted and with 22 percent. sentenced to five days in jail in international,firm rm in February and was ordered to prevention consulting n Though the overall number ' pay a fine of$416,according to Fruitland Park,Fla. of major crimes increased Tarrant County criminal court slightly in the area last year, several suburbanolice dart- records.Kinney was convicted out the city and at Grapevine P P ments and sentenced to 60 days in jail Mills mall—managed to keep Ric reported decreases. ' the same month,records show the increase in thefts at 1 Fust 3 Richland Hills police No store is safe from percent in 2004. reported a 7.7 percent drop last shoplifters, according to "More people and business year. ' national retail theft surveys. come to the area,and that just Richland Hills Police Chief Stores lose as much as$13 bil- means more potential victims," Barbara Childress credited lion to shoplifters each year, said Grapevine police Sgt.Bob increases in patrols around according to the surveys. Murphy. schools and businesses. ' "These type of losses con- Police say retailers can "Our thefts came from prop- tinue to hurt our economy, deter shoplifters by providing erty left in yards or on vehicles, +costing consumers higher attentive customer service, so we had extra patrols out prices at the cash register and using electronic article sur- watching out for such things," ' causing a loss of jobs when veillance tags and placing Childress said. "We hope to retailers are forced to close closed-circuit TV cameras in continue with those types of stores or even go out of busi- their stores. ness,"said Mark R.Doyle,vice "A crime prevention officer police strategies." ' president of Jack L. Hayes here has regular theft-preven- International, a loss-preven- tion meetings with business Domingormire Ramirez ramirez@star-telegmm.com 3822 tion consulting firm in Fruit- owners to educate them,"Mur- land Park,Fla. phy said. Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, In addition to thefts, prop- Roanoke, Trophy Club and erty crimes such as burglaries Hurst had some of the largest and vehicle thefts also showed ' increases in theft in Northeast a slight increase in 2004 in Tarrant last year.Grapevine— most area cities. with many retailers through- But violent crimes such as Crime statistics for greater Northeast Tarrant County Ten cities,plus Dallas/Fort Worth Airport,in the area reported increases in major crimes last year compared with six that had decreases.Major crimes include homicides,sexual assaults,. robberies,assaults,burglaries,thefts and auto thefts. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE 3 OF '3 MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / DATE OF ARTICLE r�//� /O 5 NEWSPAPER FWST Bedford 2003 2004 % Grapevine Richland Hills chan a g Homicides 0 0 0 Homicides 1 2 +100 Homicides 0 0 0 Sexual assaults 51 31 -39.2 Sexual assaults 5 20 +300 Sexual assaults 3 2 -33.3 t Robberies 39 42 +7.7 Robberies 23 24 +4.3 Robberies 3 5 +66.7 Assaults 72 159 +120.8 Assaults 375 350 -6.7 Assaults 10 10 0 Burglaries 331 318 -3.9 Burglaries 193 231 -19.7 Burglaries 79 76 -3.8 ' Thefts 1,492 1,532 +2.7 Thefts 1,127 1,159 +2.8 Thefts 186 168 -9.7 Auto thefts 208 183 -12 Auto thefts 176 157 -10.8 Auto thefts 45 40 -11.1 Total 2,193 2,265 +3.3 Total 1,900 1,943 +2.3 Total 326 301 -7.7 , Colleyville Haltom City Roanoke Homicides 0 0 0 Homicides 1 0 -100 Homicides 0 0 0 Sexual assaults 0 0 0 Sexual assaults 16 34 +113 Sexual assaults 3 0 -300 Robberies 2 6 +200 Robberies 41 46 +12.2 Robberies 0 0 0 ' Assaults 88 69 -21.6 Assaults 117 129 +10.3 Assaults 54 30 -44.4 Burglaries 60 77 +28.3 Burglaries 539 476 -11.7 Burglaries 17 31 +82.4 Thefts 262 270 +3.1 Thefts 1,336 728 -45.5 Thefts 67 100 +49.3 ' Auto thefts 11 18 +63.6 Auto thefts 224 274 +22.3 Auto thefts 4 2 -50 Total 423 440 +4 Total 2,274 1,687 -25.8 Total 145 163 +12.4 D/FW Airport Hurst 2003 2004 %change Southlake Homicides 0 0 0 Homicides 2 1 -100 Homicides 0 0 0 ' Sexual assaults 0 0 0 Sexual assaults 17 9 -47.1 Sexual assaults 2 2 0 Robberies 1 0 -100 Robberies 36 44 +22.2 Robberies 5 4 -20 Assaults 46 43 -6.5 Assaults 83 135 +62.7 Assaults 3 8 +166.7 ' Burglaries 3 19 +533.3 Burglaries 359 421 +17.3 Burglaries 89 111 +24.7 Thefts 182 283 +55.5 Thefts 1,820 2,069 +13.7 Thefts 364 442 +21.4 Auto thefts 42 46 +9.5 Auto thefts 136 161 +18.4 Auto thefts 20 11 45 ' Total 274 391 +42.7 Total 2,453 2,840 +15.8 Total 483 578 +19.7 Denton Irving Trophy Club Homicides 3 6 +100 Homicides 7 10 +42.9 Homicides 0 0 0 Sexual assaults 61 73 +19.7 Sexual assaults 75 52 -30.7 Sexual assaults 0 0 0 ' Robberies 80 87 +8.8 Robberies 258 249 -3.5 Robberies 0 1 +100 Assaults 232 237 +2.2 Assaults 529 504 -4.7 Assaults 13 25 +92.3 Burglaries 686 619 -9.8 Burglaries 1,576 1,535 -2.6 Burglaries 21 9 -51.1 ' Thefts 2,682 2,917 +8.8 Thefts 7,252 7,222 -.4 Thefts 32 47 +46.9 Auto thefts 206 205 -.5 Auto thefts 1,238 1,273 +2.8 Auto thefts 5 4 -20 Total 3,950 4,144 +4.9 Total 10,935 10,845 -.8 Total 71 86 +21.1 Euless Keller Watauga ' Homicides 0 1 +100 Homicides 0 0 0 Homicides 1 1 0 Sexual assaults 12 7 -41.7 Sexual assaults 5 3 -40 Sexual assaults 3 1 -66.7 Robberies 28 27 -3.6 Robberies 3 2 -33.3 Robberies 11 11 0 , Assaults 90 61 -32.2 Assaults 14 7 -50 Assaults 202 51 -74.8 Burglaries 327 345 +5.5 Burglaries 77 107 +39 Burglaries 116 124 +6.9 Thefts 1,291 1,318 +2.1 Thefts 416 425 +2.2 Thefts 428 518 +21 ' Auto thefts 116 168 +44.8 Auto thefts 11 18 +63.6 Auto thefts 27 48 +77.8 Total 1,864 1,927 +3.4 Total 526 562 +6.8 Total 788 754 -4.3 Flower Mound North Richland Hills Homicides 0 1 +100 Homicides 1 1 0 ' Sexual assaults 15 20 +33.3 Sexual assaults 43 24 -44.2 Robberies 2 5 +150 Robberies 39 22 -43.6 Assaults 94 79 -16 Assaults 665 610 -8.3 ' Burglaries 191 133 -30.4 Burglaries 534 503 -5.8 Thefts 661 573 -13.3 Thefts 2,090 2,000 -4.3 Auto thefts 30 34 +13.3 Auto thefts 174 165 -5.2 Total 993 845 -14.9 Total 3,546 3,325 -6.2 SOURCE:Greater Northeast Tarrant County police USTRIBUTED TO: PAGE L OF / .MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT DUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED SJ DATE OFARTICLES S NEWSPAPER FWST SPRING CELEBRATIONS Euless , Arbor Music schedule Main Stage Local events offer The Doos Friday bie Brothers,Kool N 8:30 p.m.:The Grass Roots, and the Gang and Jazz Attack featuring Rob Grill , plenty to do, See will headline the family festi- ers■9:30 p.m.:The Doobie Broth val April 22-24. Saturday The event features enter- , ■8 p.m.:Little River Band By TERRY LEE GOODRICH taiiiment on three stages, ■9:30 p.m.:Kool and the Gang STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER including oldies,jazz and pop Sunday Art and sculpture exhibits and workshops, music,as well as magic shows, ■2 p.m.:Jimmy Sommers music from jazz to oldies, and even a lumber belly dancing,clogging and ■3:30 p.m.:Jazz Attack,featur- jack show will offer fun seekers varied ways to lumberjacks demonstratin ing Rick Braun,Jonathan Butler, g Richard Elliot and Peter White celebrate spring during the next few weeks in log-rolling and log-cutting. ArtsNet Stage ' Tarrant and Denton counties. Trees will be given away, Friday Festival-goers may roam a town square to and plants will be for sale. ■4 p.m.and 5 p.m.:Superstar admire art, sample new wines and take their The festival grounds are at Showcase Kidz blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy music includ- a field northwest of Texas 360 ■6 p.m.:Sunrush ing sultry jazz saxophone solos and Celtic music. and Texas 183.Admission to Saturday Take a look at some upcoming spring festivals. grounds is free,but festivalgo- ■Noon:Marcos Hernandez ers must have a ticket for the 0 2 p.m.:Zack King main-stage entertainment. ■4 p.m.:Sara Hickman Euless residents may pick up Sunday advance tickets at Midway ■Noon:Fingerprints ' Recreation Center,300 W. ■2 P.M.:John Adams Group Midway Drive in Euless. Radio stations KLUV/98.7 FM,KVIL/103.7 FM and KOAI ' 107.5 FM"The Oasis"will also have ticket information. On concert nights,main- stage tickets are available for ' $5 at the gate.Parking is$5. Hours will be noon to mid- night April 22;9 a.m.to mid- night April 23;and 10 am.to 7 p.m.April 24. Alcohol and pets are not allowed.(817)685-1666. ' www.arbordaze.org PAGE / OF l DISTRIBUTED TO: MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED / / S DATE OF ARTICLE 4/ ,5 S NEWSPAPER FWST The Hurst library is still BEDFORD library staff this morning. honoring existing library cards This afternoon,they will meet issued to Bedford residents ' � with members of the library and will issue new cards to Librarys board and Friends of the Bed- Bedford residents. The catch ford Public Library. is that the library has imposed • cc "We're hoping this will be a three-item limit on materials ' n haS a positive first step toward the for those residents,city librar- clo sl g reopening of the Bedford Pub- ian Susan Andrews said. lic Library,"said Brey-Casiano, The Hurst City Council is bi im act � who will come to Bedford .expected to hold a work ses- , from El Paso, where she is sion on the Bedford library director of that city's library. closure April 12. ■Euless officials will not allow Bed- "We're going to learn about "We're taking a measured ' ford residents to check out materi- the local situation to keep the approach until the council als.Hurst is evaluating the situation. library doors open,even if it's meets," she said. "In the just a few days a week" meantime,we're also evaluat- By JESSICA DeLEbN Jim Davisson,first vice pres- ing the impact." ' and ADRIENNE NETTLES ident for the Friends organiza- Until now, Hurst's library STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITERS tion,noted that students can no policy had notlimited the BEDFORD — Representatives of longer receive tutoring at the number of library materials the American Library Association Bedford library and that the that nonresidents checked out ' will meet today with Bedford officials unemployed can no longer use or charged for library mem- and residents to discuss what it the computers to look for work bership,Andrews said. would take to reopen the city library. "The impact is incredibly "We've had this policy The closure has become one of the profound,"he said. because generally our resi- most controversial parts of recent. Both Euless and Hurst had dents use other city libraries city budget cuts following last reciprocal agreements with or there is some reciprocal or month's vote to roll back the proper- Bedford that allowed resi- sharing agreement with other ty tax rate.The action has also forced dents to check out items from libraries," she said. "But with neighboring libraries to cope with an one another's libraries. Bedford library's doors closed, influx of Bedford residents. But Euless has stopped our residents'potential to use Carol Brey-Casiano, the library allowing Bedford residents to that library no longer exists." ' association's president, is hoping to check out materials because There were 3,386 Bedford find an alternative.She and four oth- Bedford,voided its agreement, residents using the Hurst ers will meet privately with city and officials.said. Many Bedford library before Bedford shut its residents have been upset library's doors.Since the clos- about the decision, Euless ing, 136 more have come in, library administrator JoAnn Andrews said. Rogers said. The Euless library had "They're really disturbed 3,590 accounts from Bedford they're not going to have residents.It is not issuing any access to the library,"she said. new accounts. i 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF tAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGII'AY(2) BOYETT OUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED "7 / �� DATE OFARTICLE / 5 NEWSPAPER FWST NORTHEAST AFTER HOURS r Jazz harp duo EULESS—Cindy Horstman& r ' 2 tone,a jazz harp duo,will per- form a free public concert Mon- I day at 7 p.m.at Euless Public ; Library,201 N.Ector Drive. I Harpist Horstman and bass player Michael Medina blend jazz with pop and Latin sounds. They've toured nationally and made eight recordings.The con- cert is sponsored by ARTSNET. (817)283-3406. Compiled by Joy Donovan j. s DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED d S' _ DATE OF ARTICLE y/ / © S NEWSPAPER FWST Plan on it You can always count on a nostalgia trip at Euless'Arbor Daze fes- tival.This year's acts include the Doobie Brothers,Kool and the Gang,and Jazz Attack. It's April 22-24 at the northwest corner of the Texas 183 and Texas 360 intersection in Euless. Free,but passes required for main-stage. concerts.Parking is$5. (817)685-1666. ri