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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-05-12 Euless Articles DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE AYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT DUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DA TE DISTRIBUTED l °? l 0` DATE OFARTICLE s/`3 NEWSPAPER DMN 1 Euless man charged ager dog.' g 1 injured in washing machine J � mace Grapevine police Lt.Bob Murphy One neighbor said he had seen 1 Stray found in said. "It had marks all over its Mr. Ellis in back yards,.carrying Gra evine eUthanized body. dog leashes. P "After three days,he's in pain Police obtained a search war- because of wounds and he's.not claimed, so the dog rant and found all four dogs in 1 was euthanized," Lt. Murphy Mr.Ellis'home.All were returned By DEBRA DENNIS said. to their owners. Staff Writer Weeks later,a Euless detective A grand jury looked into all the A Euless man who severely in- contacted Grapevine authorities dog cases and decided to proceed 1 jured a stray dog by placing her in about the dog. I , Ionly on the cruelty case. A washing machine with hot wa- "We said,`Sure,it was brought News of the abuse follows a ter faces an animal cruelty charge, here,'"Lt.Murphy said."We had highly publicized cruelty case. authorities said Tuesday. taken pictures of the dog and More than 1,500 people turned 1 Chad Edward Ellis,32,was in- turned those over to Euless for ev- out last weekend for a memorial dicted Friday on one count of ani-` idence." service for Mercy;a dog who was mal cruelty, a state jail felony, Police said neighbors became '.doused with gasoline'and burned. 1 stemming from an'incident in suspicious of Mr.Ellis in January. She later died. Dallas police ax- January. Four reported,their dogs missing rested Deshann Quatrail Brown, If convicted,Mr.Ellis could ie- or stolen. % 21,in connection with the case. ceive six months to two years and "People were putting up post- be fined up to$10,000,'said Tar- , ers,"Lt Pavlik said. E-mail debdennispdaUmnews.com rant County Assistant District At- , torney Rob Martinez. "Based on what he told us,he ' became angry with the dog,"said Euless police Lt.W.L.Pavlik. Mr. Ellis placed the dog, a black Labrador mix, inside a 1 washing machine,then turned on the hot water cycle,officials said. "This was a stray,"Mr.Marti- nez said. "No owners have come 1 forward. The dog may have had owners at one point." Grapevine police said a worn an brought the dog to animal con- 1 trol officers on Jan.,4 and said it had been hit by a vehicle on State Highway 114 at Hall-Johnson ' Road.The dog was taken to a vet- erinarian but never got better. "The dog was in bad shape," 1 i 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OFA MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED sI�a � DATE OFARTICLE 5141 l0G NEWSPAPER DMN NORTHEAST TARRANT COMMUNITY CALENDAR, PRE-MOTHER'S DAY PLANT SALE AND TREE GIVEAWAY:The event will be from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m.Saturday at the Parks at Texas Star Pavilion,1501 S. Pipeline Road in Euless.Plants grown in the Euless Parks Department greenhouse will be available for purchase,and free tree saplings will be given out in celebration of Arbor Day'. For information,call 817-685-1650. DOG DAZE 2006:The Euless Animal Shelter will host Dog Daze 2006 from 9 a.m.to 1 p.m.May 13 at the shelter, 1517 Westpark Way.Gayla Mass,a veterinarian,will administer vaccinations for rabies,DHLP,kennel cough and corona.Heartworm testing and lyme vaccinations will be available.Groomers will offer summer shaves for small and large dogs.The vaccination cost for rabies,DHLP and kennel cough is$10 and the cost is$5 for corona.A summer shave for a small, t dog is$20 and the cost for a large dog is$30.For information,call the shelter rr at 817-685-1594. rr rr1 ri s rt{ a rri rr r ri s ri I Mai 1 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF AYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT IYOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR I DATE DISTRIBUTED / DATE OF ARTICLE NEWSPAPER FWST ' BIZ BUZZ Moving to Bedford ' Myers Pest&Termite Ser-. vices has moved its head- quarters to a larger location in Bedford.The company had been in Euless since 1988. Danny Myers,company president,said in a statement that the move will allow the ' company to double its size in the next five years. Myers,which has been in business since 1981,has ser t vice centers in.Euless and Richardson. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE l OF Lj MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED S a l o DATE OFARTICLE 517 04 NEWSPAPER FWST COMMUI ITY CALENDAR Monday, EUL ESS-ARTSNET presents the Cora Connection,.7 p.m.,'Euless Library,201 N.'Ector Drive. www.euless.org or(817)685-1679.','' Saturday EULESS—Euless Animal Sher- ter,666.Daze,9 a.m.to 1 p.m.,1517' Westpark,Way.Vaccinations and summer shaves will be available. (817)685-1594. EULESS—family bike ride and picnic,10 a.m.to 1 p.m.,Bob Eden Park,901 W.Mid-Cities Blvd. www.euless.org or(817)685-1666. j tIS TRIBUTED TO: PAGELOF ' I MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT 'YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARY DMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED J 1 ' DATE OFARTICLE U l NEWSPAPER FWST �i _ Business honors.- The city-of Euless received the Distinguished Budget Pre- sentation Award for its budget - ' from the Government Finance Officers Association-of United'. States and Canada. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE � OF MAYOR CITY COUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT YOUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILGETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMALCNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED 1� 2/40 DATE OF ARTICLE - /8//C NEWSPAPER FWST Real Estate. Texas ,� .M Motor 3s� Workhasbegun 114 speedway Flower on shopping center, ;, Mond EULESS—Construction Alliance started in April on the WISE COUNTY ti, _ AirportDEUMN COUNTY ., TARRANT COUNTYDALLAS Ct]UNTY Shops at Vineyard Village, �7D 4 on the southeast corner of 31 Grapevine 26 Glade Road and Texas 121: 287 . a5E The shopping center will have 400,000 square feet of 26�' DIFU t14 s3s big-box retail,opening in February. Tenants planned for the center include Ross Dress 199, s :: for Less,,Lowe's,LA Fit- 4 ego ,2, ,a3 ness,Marshall's,PetSmart, Chili's,Taco Cabana,Mat- . Irvin ooP tress Giant,Starbucks and a 9 z large office-supply store: 183 9 '? The site Js 85 percent n � di �- 30 m leased,said Burk Collins of .Hurst,the.developer of the sP�R A 30 �; �� � �Y Arlington' Gran 52-acre project. ° X H� 5eo � d © Prairie —Andrea Jares 20 20 11 Asa`o� 377 L fi X €{ 35W # ' ' o; a 67 287 287 " > 3 a o �Y s a ,fir � ,x t <j STAR-TELEGRA DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF " AYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT DUNG McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATE DISTRIBUTED / DATE OF ARTICLE S / / 4 NEWSPAPER (,( S/ C Sc �re ss r Face of city set to change A Chicago-based development firm has big plans for Euless — possibly the . ' biggest the 46,000-population city has ever seen. Rubloff Development Co. has announced plans to spend$200 million to ' transform 200 acres in Euless into 800,000 square feet of commercial space and 700 residences. ' The property is along Highway 121 and runs from Glade Road to Cheek- Sparger Road.The Harrington family has owned the land since the 1800s.The pur- chase price was not disclosed. United Commercial Realty of Dallas will lease the commercial portion of the project and Quadrille Financial of Dallas t is developing the residential portion. Ground will break soon on a 51-acre portion at the southeast corner of Glade and Highway 121.Burk Collins and Co.is planning the Shops at Vineyard Village at this intersection. The center will include an Office Depot, PetSmart, LA Fitness, ' Taco Cabana, Starbucks and Mattress Giant. I 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 `S /la DATE OFARTICLE J ry NEWSPAPER FWST EULESS City-owned land opened to drilling By TERRY LEE GOODRICH 7,000 feet below ground and STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER originate from a surface EULESS The City point elsewhere. Council voted Tuesday to al- City officials said that low extraction of natural gas parkland will not be jeopar- under 90 acres of parkland in dized. the Texas Star Sports Com- Geologists are uncertain plex. of the boundaries of the Bar- Council members say they nett Shale, but natural gas believe the land could be part from it has been found in 12 of the Barnett Shale, which Texas counties, including was the state's most produc- Tarrant and Denton, accord= tive natural-gas field last year. ing to the Texas Railroad City finances could be bol- Commission. stered if gas is found,and the In March,Euless leased 37 council's unanimous action acres to a Dallas drilling allows city officials to take company,with an agreement bids to lease the land for dril- that -will bring in monthly ling. royalties of 27.5 percent to the NQ one spoke against sub- city if gas is found. J surface drilling on city- The city received an 'up- owned land during the sec- front bonus of$5,100 per acre and and final public hearing for the lease in the south part on the issue. Some of the of the city. acreage is below Softball Other city-owned land World Addition, Texas Star open for drilling is beneath Addition and Flight Instru- city streets and rights-of-way ment Addition. I ,. in an area roughly bordered The land is part of about by Farm Road 157, Texas TO 400 city-owned acres that and Pipeline Road. will be opened for drilling, Terry Lee Goodrich,(817)685-3812 which will be done to about tgoodrich@star-tetegram.com DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ! OF MAYOR CITYCOUNCIL CITYATTORNEY CRIM HENNIG MCKAMIE RIDGWAY(2) BOYETT FLING McDONALD COLLINS WILHITE GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARYREF ANIMAL CNTR DATEDISTRIBUTED 5- / V 10 DATEOFARTICLE S l� l NEWSPAPER FWST EDITORIALS TEXAS LEGISLATURE I TAX POLICY Let's pa cap onthis , ■Property tax caps spawn a dis- including residential rental units and torted, unfair appraisal and taxation businesses. ' system that actually can result in Tax caps inherently make the sys- bigger tax bills for many people. tem more inequitable. Consider,for example,a scenario Every time the Texas Legislature in which appraised values have been convenes,it seems to happen:House climbing sharply for several years in a or Senate members seeking to score neighborhood of high-dollar homes. easy political points back home file A longtime resident benefiting from a legislation to put more restrictive tax cap might enjoy a much lower tax "caps"on property taxes. bill than someone who just bought a It has happened again during the home next door of similar market current special session focused on value but who isn't eligible for the cap state tax reform and school financing. benefit. Proposals have been filed to enable Tax caps lower the amount of reve- local units of government to cap in- nue flowing to local units of govern- creases in appraised values of resi- ment.That increases the chance that dences at 3 percent or 5 percent annu- the governmental entity—city,coun- t ally for tax purposes:Current state cil,school district or whatever—will law imposes a cap only when the have to raise the property tax rate to value jumps more than 10 percent. compensate for the loss of revenue In truth,caps are a rotten idea. from the caps. They distort the basic principle of Gov.Rick Perry has been a high- uniform appraisal and taxation of profile backer of tax caps.He obvi- property based on fair market value. ously cares more about scoring politi- ' Caps shift a greater share of the tax cal points through cheap gimmickry_ burden to the many property owners than ensuring that the state has a just, who don't benefit from the caps,leav- workable system. ing them with potentially higher tax Shame on him for that.And shame ' bills: on the Legislature if it passes any- Property tax caps apply only to thing that would enable broader tax homesteads.Therefore,tax caps can caps to be imposed by local units of trigger higher taxes for owners of government bowing to political pres- other kinds of taxable properties, sure from ill-informed taxpayers.