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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-09-16 Euless Articles 'DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGEL/ OF___� MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAM1E RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG MCDONALD QCOLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED % / /O S DATE OF ARTICLE 9F/d S NEWSPAPER DMN ' CUMMUNH Y CALENDAR ' MUSIC EVENT:The polka group Brave Combo will perform at 8 p.m.Saturday at the Villages of Bear Creek,1951 Bear Creek Parkway in Euless.Tickets are$5;free for children 6 and.younger.Call the Euless Parks and Recreation Department at _ 815>685466. 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF ' MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED R I Ca C) DATE OF ARTICLE I Q s NEWSPAPER FWST CITY FINANCES year,so there will be no impact- Backers of the tax break said ' for the budget year starting Oct. elderly residents,many on fixed 0 Poo 1.Next year, however,the city incomes, need the freeze to expects to lose out on$332,487, make ends meet.Opponents say ' Cla said Donna Swarb, the city's the tax burden is being unfairly chief financial officer. That shifted to younger residents.By translates to 0.3 percent of the 2015,residents 65 and older will $104.8 million in property taxes make up 11.4 percent of Tarrant County's population,u the city expects to collect next �''s P P ulationP from 8.5, worry year. Percent this year. Bedford has estimated the cumulative impact of the freeze L®St reve ue at$5.2 million over 10 years.That number will likely increase out Estimated loss of revenue because of the because the estimate was based senior tax freeze for the fiscal year start- on a lower property tax rate than ing Oct.1: the rate the council is currently 0 Arlington:Takes effect next year considering,Queen said. Bedford:$144,636 Benbrook:$10,000 to$15,000 For now, Queen said she Cap S Colleyville:Not available could not point out city pro- 0 Euless:$30,000 grams that would be cut by the Haltom City:$23,250expected loss of$144;636.If Bed- Haslet:$7,266 ford kept its current tax rate of ■Cities say the cumulative effect of n Hurst:$58,833 - 40 cents next year,the projected the senior/disabled tax freeze could a Keller:$44,276 loss would be$45,368,she said. be significant over several years. N North Richland Hills:$76,155Southlake:$8,200 The proposed tax rate Tarrant County College:Not available increase is the reason why Bed- .r By JOHN KIRSCH sou IRCEs:Cities,Tarrant county College. ford's expected loss is nearly five STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER .1 times as great as that of Euless', Dorothy McWhorter, one of which is almost identical in pop- residents A tax break for elderly and disabled the chief backers of the freeze in approved recently in 11 area ulation at about 50,000 people. .r communities will have little impact on Bedford, said the minimal About 19 percent of homesteads impact bears out claims by her in both cities qualify for the city budgets for the fiscal year starting ; and others that the tax cap q y Oct.1. would not deprive cities of large freeze.Euless plans a slight drop w But city officials say the cumulative amounts of money. next year in the city tax rate of effect of the freeze over five to 10 years "This $144,636 bears it out. 49.50 cents: could be significant. Arlington's Swarb said it's too 9 This entire thing was a fear tac- soon to tell how the projected Under the tax freeze,city property tax �,,, bills are capped for residents 65 and older tic, she said. revenue loss will affect the city's 111 Fort Worth and Tarrant 2007 budget.The answer will and the disabled. School property taxes - -- - - - g for the elderlyand disabled have been County have no tax freeze. But depend on how other revenue y senior activists have plans under sources,such as sales taxes, er- frozen since 1978. p •• Bedford will miss'out on $144,636 it way to try to change that. form,she said. would have collected if the senior tax,a Statewide more than 80 cities, Officials in San Antonio also �i freeze had not.been approved, officials` counties and community collegedid not know how next year's say.The city was the scene of a divisivedistricts have capped taxes for loss would affect the 1.2 million .+ battle last year over the freeze. The; seniors and disabled people, residents in the state's second 1 according to a running total largest city. But San Antonio $144,636 figure — the highest loss pro. maintained on the Texas Silver jetted in Tarrant County represents 1.1 expects to forego a cumulative city expects to collect next year. Haired Legislature's Web site. $64 million over 10 ears because Mill taxes the c percent the pmillion in property The senior activist group is the of the freeze,Johnson said.The city's plan to increase its proper- chief backer of the freeze "Unfortunately we are locked ty tax rate b more than 4 cents factors statewide. into this now,"Johnson said."As in y San Antonio,the largest city the babyboomers age, it defi- er into that projection,Deputy City Manag- to have approved the tax break, g er Beverly Queen said. pp nitely will have an impact." North Richland Hills,Tarrant Coun- expects to forgo$948,972 in fis- Kirsch 2007 because of the freeze, John rsch(817)685-3805 ty's third largest city after Fort Worth and said Gary Johnson,the city's tax )kirsch@star-telegram.com ..r Arlington, expects to.lose out on$76,155 assessor-collector. That trans- in revenue next fiscal year, or 0.40 per- lates to 0.3 percent of the$285.8 cent of its expected.property tax revenue. million in property tax revenue Arlington's freeze went into effect this projected for that year. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF� MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT DUNG McDONALD COLLI//NS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMI/N LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR I DATEDISTRIBUTED C1f lX Gs DATE OF ARTICLE I 0l NEWSPAPER FWST LIME ' amfly, f6ends shoe, kedmothers- every• night." Johnny Omorogieva was hos ay1 Johnny Omorogieva, 45, `-pitalized with non-life-threaten- declined to be interviewed in ing wounds but is now in the jail. Tarrant County Jail. His bail is Born in Sierra Leone in West set at$300,000,jail records show. Euless man faces a murder charge Africa, Isatu Omorogieva was _ Isatu Omorogieva worked in in the bludgeoning death of his among the youngest of 45 chil- the cafeteria of the Coppell ranged wife Aug.10. dren in a polygamist family in Freetown,the country's capital. school district's Pinkerton Ele- By BEN TINSLEY Her father had five wives at the mentary school before transfer- STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF wxrrrR ring to Wilson Elementary.Par- timeULESS - To friends and relatives, of his death in 1993.After graduating from high ents said they couldn't recall a le school event that she did- in I Bah Omorogieva was a hug waiting school,Isatu Omorogieva immi- sg t appen. grated to the Metroplex in 1990, n't attend. But her husband, Johnny, was a com- jog several brothers and sis- "I got the impression she e stranger,they said. sometimes had to juggle fairly tern.She met her husband,who significant scheduling chal- "I was always trying to find out who he is from Nigeria, and they mar- g g is,and I don't think any of us was ever able ried in Irving in 1992. lenges to be at those events," to do that," said Mohamed Bah of Dallas, Isatu Omorogieva,35,worked Susan Pospisil said. "Because ] of Isatu Omorogieva's many brothers,, in the cafeteria of a Coppell her family did not live in Cop- Johnny Omorogieva faces a murder school,and her children attend- Pell, and due to the nature of charge:.Police say he bludgeoned his ed classes in the district. The her job as a cafeteria worker,it ranged wife with a hammer Aug. 10 fey,however,lived in Euless. probably was not easy for her to er luring her to his apartment under Relatives say she left her hus- be at some of the school events, pretext of buying school clothes for band after she learned that he but she always was." .their daughter. had taken another bride. She Lorie Irland remembered _ Isatu Omorogieva's funeral is today at , and the children moved to an Isatu Omorogieva's two chil- t Dallas Central Mosque in Richardson. apartment in Arlington. dren as well-mannered,friendly e service was delayed to allow her On Aug. 10, she returned to -and always happy — as was Ither to arrive from Africa. the family's Euless apartment their mother. This has ruined our family," said the on EI Camino Real. There, She seemed dedicated to her im's sister, Uma Gallah of Mesquite. lice said,JohOmorogieva children and was an outgoing No one has a right to kill anybody. ponny person,said Nancy Jenkins Hei- ibba Bah,33,of Lewisville blinked back killed her by striking her in the . darian, another Coppell school ts when she talked about her sibling. head 20 times with a hammer. district parent. I miss my sister," she said."This is so Their 7-year-old daughter "But in reality, her life and sad,so sad.I can't.sleep.I think about her Witnessed part of the attack, those of her children were ' police said. hanging in the balance,whether Johnny Omorogieva then she knew it or not," she said. took his distressed daughter to a "And it remains a senseless relative's home before returning tragedy for all concerned:' to the apartment and stabbing ' himself in the midsection with a, butcher knife. He left a suicide note "that Ben Tinsley,(817)685-3821 ' was pretty rambling,"said Har- b[insley@star-telegramcom land Westmoreland, Euless assistant police chief. said: "It talked about a number of things ' Johnny Omorogieva is accused — no one thing that any of us of killing Isatu Bah Omorogieva. could put our finger on." 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 Q J I S DATE OFARTICLE '�7 I 1 0 1 ©s NEWSPAPER FWST REGION BRIEFS Teen died from drug,. not Taser,office rules 2EULESS-A Haslet teen ' sh6cked with a Taser gun three times by'police in July died from W1-actionto the drug Ecstasy, ' Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office ruled.The doth of Kevin Omas,11,was pre than likely"caused by t gg drug,not the Taser jolts, , 4pkeswoman Linda Anderson said."A lot of times,when your body overheats you can have seizures;'she said."It's like heatstroke."Euless police found Omas at an elementary school early on July 10.He was dressed in his boxer shorts and socks arW screaming"I am God." Omas'friends told police that tll ey dropped him off there when he became uncontrollable ,after taking a drug cocktail at a .w `party.Omas'brother,Jared Omas,told police that his broth- er had had LSD,two Ecstasy pills and alcohol.Police reports ..r show that Omas was extremely combative and that officers were unable to subdue him after initially shooting him with . N" a Taser.Paramedics were able to treat Omas only after officers restrained him.Omas was taken to a hospital about 40 minutes after medics arrived,reports show.An autopsy revealed no. traces of alcohol or LSD,Ander- son said.Only Haldol,which had been given to Omas by para- medics,and Ecstasy were pre- sent,Anderson said. -Melissa Sanchez { 4 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT UNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR U DATE DISTRIBUTED L 5 DATE OF ARTICLE S NEWSPAPER FWST 1 THIS WEEK'S POLICE SCANNER 1 1 INSIDE THE POLICE SCANNER Police not1 azin gl g over.this case By LEII.A FADEL in the 3500 block of Paintbrush Lane, said STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER Lt. Kirk Roberts, spokesman for the Bed- BEDFORD — There's a Krispy Kreme ford Police Department. mystery in Northeast Tarrant County.And She opened the door expecting to see it may take two police departments to the person who woke her from her sleep. 1 solve it. Instead, she was greeted by a glistening In Euless,a driver returned to his car in array of Original Glazed Krispy Kreme the 1000 block of North Main Street on doughnuts scattered across her lawn — Sept. 3 and discovered that 10 boxes of about two garbage bags full,Roberts said. 1 Krispy Kreme doughnuts had been Doughnuts taken, snatched from the vehicle. Euless officers doughnuts four PHOTOS.COM were called to investigate. Now the ques Late that night, less than two miles tions are: Who 1 away,a woman was awakened by the sound done it, and a of the doorbell about 12:12 a.m.at her home why? .rte >: i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE__LOF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS / WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED ( �S DATE OFARTICLE 9/// /OS NEWSPAPER FWST MARKETPLACE BIZ Buzz Cooking up a new spot Dixie House Cafe may open a homestyle restaurant in Richland Hills. The cafe is already plan- ning to open a restaurant in October at Airport Freeway and Westpark Way in Euless. FISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF "7 MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT rUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRA�}RYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED DATE OF ARTICLE `7 / l S NEWSPAPER ' Nation Cities WEEKLY NLC Announces Howland Award Nominees ' Listed below are the 2005 nominations for the James C. Howland Awards for Municipal Enrichment. Thirty-three states submitted 101 nominations. The winners for 2005 will be ' announced at the Congress of Cities and Exposition in Charlotte,N.C.,on December 9,2005. The Howland Awards are sponsored by the National League of Cities and CH2M ' HILL,a corporate partner of NLC. For more information,see www nlc.org. 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CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT toUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED 1 Iy DATE OF ARTICLE /� NEWSPAPE %44 Population 50,001 to 150,000 City State Project Title Albany NY Truancy Abatement Program Apple Valley CA Emergency Operations for Animals Bellevue WA Access Downtown Bellevue WA MyBui]dingPermit.com Bolingbrook IL Regional Stormwater Management and Golf Club ' Cambridge MA Eastern Cambridge Planning Study Casper WY Road to Reuse Cedar Rapids IA Lean Process Initiative ' Coral Springs FL Citation System Improvement Team Dubuque IA America's River Eugene OR The Telecommunications Act of 1996—What It Meant ' To Eugene,Oregon Fargo ND A Community Toolbox to Fight Meth Fayetteville NC Cape Fear River Trail Fayetteville NC Fire Station No.14 Partnership ' Fontana CA Community Assistance Program(CAP) Gaithersburg MD Cops in Shops Greeley CO City Supported Quality of Life Initiative Greenville SC Falls 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EULESS Cound 'to decide name for clog statue By ELLENA R MORRISON The Euless STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER _ Historical ' EULESS They could tell you when _ Committee Andrew Jackson Himes built his log has recom- cabin(1851)and why he put holes in the mended nam- ing a canine wall(gun ports). figure posed t But volunteers at the Himes Log Cabin came up empty when asked the o on the porch �= ,a name of the bronze dog statue that sits of the Himes � .= - Log Cabin on the front porch. Vg 4 . after Bulger,a "Kids ask all the time.We never had dog that once an answer,"said Suzanne Hendrickson, lived in the Euless recreation manager and staff liai - 19th century son to the city's Historical Committee. dwelling. ' The statue was installed in 2000 at the cabin,203 Cullum Drive. 2 �� At tonight's pre-council meeting, STAR-TELEGRAM/IAN McVEA ' City Council members will discuss the committee's recommendation for the the name of a dog that once called the Folger,they said. pup's name, modeled after a German cabin his home,Himes family members Apparently,back when a home secu- shepherd/wolf mix. said. rity system had four legs and a tail, it ' It isn't Fido. The committee picked It's Bulger, but is pronounced like was a popular dog's name. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGEOF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGW4Y(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR ' DATE DISTRIBUTED l l D S DATE OF ARTICLE g �l 3 / 5 NEWSPAPER FWST NOR EAST TARRANT DAYBOOK Euless , City Council work session, 4 p.m.,regular meeting,7 p.m.,City Hall,201 N.Ector ' Drive,(817) 685-1420.The council will consider approv ing a tax rate for the fiscal year beginning Oct.1. ONLINE:www deuless.tmus w .r� a