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n July 1, 1996 the
city of Euless j
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unveiled the new
pu"lic library and ten v= `
years later it's still going �e
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trting on July 11th the �
library started its ten days
Iro elebration, which will hrou the"21 st. From
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cupcakes to dancers, _
aalogy to. the police."
fire departments, the e
library celebrated in grand style. During the ten day celebration Right now.`'o_n_Mondays ;they
A�'�'eek they had the citizens of- the library is offering a trade out have_"Movie Monday" at 2pm
E>�ss tell why they love the for those with library late fines. If and at 11am, at
Tuesdays they
library.All the entries are entered a patron of the library happens to have "Crafty Tuesday".
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to in a drawing,which occurs have an over due book, instead of Throughout the year they offer
.or�riday July 21, and the winner paying,a fine they are given the story imes on Tuesdays , an
wins a copy of the DVD Dumbo option of bringing in a can of , Y d
P g� g Wednesdays. for `preschoolers in
pl other goodies. food which will be'a dollar off of the morning. During the school
'n Monday night the .library late fees.The food isbeing donat- year, Monday Family mily Night is
held a program featuring the ed to the. Northeast Emergency, offered on the first Monday of
P nesian Dance group. With Distribution, or N.E.E.D. each month. Also as part of their.
thnr colorful costumes and'beau- Of course in addition to the cel- youth services they offer home-
tiful dancing,'it was a wonderful ebration the library is also contin-., work help and even have teen
trfor anyone' who` cameto uing with their normal summer volunteers help out.
w h them perform. It also and year round programs.
proved to be an educational expe During the summer the library
nce, by the group teaching the is. offering a Summer Reading
ajZ'ce about their culture and Club which ends on July 26 with
the origin of their dances. an ice cream finale.
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Not only does the Euless
Library offer a wide array of pro-
grams for the youth of the city'but
,they also have programs for the
adults. There is a monthly book
club that holds meetings during
the months of September through
June. When tax time rolls around,
they offer free tax help along with
volunteers from ,the AARP. On
the second and fourth Tuesdays
of every month the Service Core,
of Retired Executives (SCORE)
are on hand to give free advice to
current or- potential small busi-
ness owners from 6pm to 9pm. It.,,
is by appointment, so be sure to
call ahead of time.
The Euless Library is also one
of many libraries that participated
in the North East Tarrant reads
program.
For more information on the
Euless Library visit
www.euless.org/library,, or' call'
817-685-1480.'
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REGION BRIEFS;
' Florida man gets life
in aggravated robbery
FORT WORTH-A Florida man
' was sentenced to life in prison
Wednesday after being found guilty
of stealing a Euless woman's car in
2003 after he held a knife to her
' baby's head and got the keys from
her.The man was an escaped pris-
oner from Florida.James Patrick
Minos,42,of Boca Raton,Fla.,was
found guilty of aggravated robbery
with a deadly weapon.The robbery
happened Sept.1,.2003,in the 1800
block of Fuller-Wiser Road in Euless.
' Minos and an Illinois-man escaped
Aug.21,20-03,-when-they overpow-
ered a guard from a private extradi-".,.:
tion company transporting them to
' a jail in Tampa,.Fla.,according to
police reports.They left the guard
and a female prisoner at a church in
Baton Rouge, La.;then drove away
' in the company's van,reports stat-
ed.A few days later,Minos forced
his way into the Euless apartment of
the woman and demanded money,
but she didn't have any.He held a
' knife about an inch from the back of
her baby's head when he demanded,
the keys to her 2001 Honda Civic,-,
Minos was arrested about two
' weeks later when he crashed in
Walker,La.,in another vehicle he
had stolen.
-Domingo Ramirez Jr.
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BUSINESS ITINERARY
Cities, States Are Piling On Rental Car Taxes
By James Gilden
Special to The Times
August 5, 2006
Every time you rent a car at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, you are paying a tax that helps
reduce local property taxes in Euless, Texas, the airport's home city. You are also paying for new
NHL and NBA arenas.
Renting a car in Charlotte,N.C.? Your taxes go to fund a downtown arts center. In Milwaukee, the
latest municipality to increase car rental taxes, where is the money going? Toward a study to make
recommendations about local mass transit options.
All told, 83 state and local governments since 1976 have instituted some form of rental car tax on
top of any sales or vehicle licensing taxes, according to the National Business Travel Assn.
Where does this tax money end up? Public projects and studies of all kinds, but currently these
local taxes are being used or proposed to finance 35 stadiums and convention centers around the
country.
Anyone who has ever rented a car knows that by the time the taxes, fees and insurance the car
rental agencies try to sell are added into the final cost, the advertised rate can easily double.
And though consumers can avoid the unnecessary insurance,taxes are another matter entirely.
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Texas has the highest taxes. In 1997, then-Gov. George W. Bush signed legislation allowing local
governments to raise funds for sports venues by imposing rental car taxes.
According to a 2005 study by Internet travel agency Travelocity, Texas has four of the top 10
airports with the largest difference between base rate and final total price.
By contrast, California had the lowest taxes, with seven of its airports ranking in the top 10 for
lowest difference.
For example, renting a car at Dallas-Fort Worth will cost more than 60% over the base rate in taxes
and fees; at Houston's Bush Intercontinental, 66%.
To get a dollars-and-cents perspective, I did a comparison of what it would cost to rent an economy
car for three days at Dallas-Fort Worth versus what it would cost at Los Angeles International
Airport, where renters pay only the standard sales tax.
When I checked last week, for instance, Payless offered a base rate of$61 to rent a Hyundai Accent 3
for three days at LAX. A similar car at DFW went for $57 for three days.
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_gJ' But when taxes were added in, the LAX car cost$66; the DFW car, $93. That's a$27 difference, or
41% more for the same type of car.
' "We're not opposed to car renters paying their fair share," said Bill Connors, executive director of
the business travel association. His group lobbies state and federal officials on issues of importance
' to business travelers.
But in the localities that have instituted such taxes, the average tax rate is 26%, he said. "That's
' higher than [for] handguns, alcohol and tobacco.... And we don't think business travel is a sin."
New taxes are under consideration in at least 24 states, according to a study by economists William
Gale and Kim Rueben commissioned by Enterprise Rent-A-Car Co.
The taxes have become popular with cash-strapped municipalities because the perception is that the
' taxes are paid by tourists or business travelers and not by local residents.
But that perception is misleading, according to the Gale-Rueben study. The majority of customers
' rent cars at off-airport sites, and the vast majority of those customers are locals.
Even local companies are affected by the taxes.
' "It is companies that have their headquarters in those cities that are paying for those high taxes,"
said Carol Devine, director of strategic sourcing for Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway Co.
' The numbers add up. In Milwaukee, a $2 fee is expected to generate $800,000 a year—just to
fund a report. In Euless, the 5%tax on rental cars generated $10.7 million in 2005.
' Euless splits the tax revenue with the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, keeping $3.5 million—
about 4% of its annual budget.
' In all, the business travel association estimates that these taxes have cost consumers and companies
more than $3 billion since they were first instituted.
' In some locations, the taxes are a fixed amount per day. In Kansas City, Mo., for example, it is $4 a
day, regardless of the cost of the car.
' The fee has driven car rental customers over the border to Kansas City, Kan.,just to avoid the tax,
according to Gale and Rueben. They contend that such taxes are in effect higher on lower-priced
' cars.
So what's a business traveler to do? You have to go where you have to go, regardless of the taxes.
But there are some things that individuals, companies and meeting planners can do to mitigate
' these tax costs.
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Consider renting from an off-airport location. Many airports carry higher fees that can be reduced
by renting off site (14.1%versus 25.8% at airports, according to Travelocity). But there aren't
always savings. I compared renting at DFW with renting at a downtown Dallas hotel Hertz 3
location. The higher base rate downtown more than offset any potential tax savings. But it is worth
investigating.
ComCompanies at high-tax locations can share their concerns with local elected officials, letting them
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know that the burden of the taxes is falling disproportionately on local businesses.
Meeting and convention planners can ask that companies vying for their business make known all
the special local taxes, including rental car and hotel taxes, that are being piled on top of normal
taxes. The business travel association is planning on asking for that information in deciding where
it will hold its national conference (which in 2006 had more than 5,000 attendees)in the future,
said Executive Director Connors.
"Three years ago it was a nuisance," he said. "But now it's the No. 1 traveler complaint."
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Dallas/Fort Worth Airport.
Renovation of the 50,000-
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Figures are base salaries for fiscal 2005-06 and do not reflect pay raises for the coming
fiscal year.The hire date represents the year the employee started working with the city.
School superintendents and city managers
are the highest-paid public employees in
greater Northeast Tarrant County. And with:
good reason — they must be experts in
several areas, and they are subject to the
political whims of school boards and city
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Highest-paid police chief:Tim Wallace,Hurst,$119,200 Highest-paid fire chief:Steve Bass Grapevine,$117840
Area managers avera e $135 ,938 base a
By JESSICA DeLE(JN � -
Inmost municipalities,
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF wxrUR palities,the city manag- "A city manager is the conductor of the
er was the highest-paid employee,usually symphony," Bland said. "As a conductor,
Westlake,population 700,is one of the followed by heads of departments such as -he has to bring all the different parts.They
Fallest municipalities in Northeast Tar- planning and zoning,public works and fi- know the strengths of their organization."
t and southern Denton counties,but it .nance.
as the region's highest-paid public em Each city's police and fire chiefs.were 'Exceptional people'
ployee. also in the top 10. The 15 city managers in Northeast Tar-
IWWestlake Town Manager Trent Petty The rankings didn't take into account '.rant County and southern Denton County
rns the region's top base pay,$160,030 a benefits,such as car and cellphone allow- earn an average base pay of$135,938 with
year,followed by Grapevine City Manager ances, pensions, severance packages and newcomer Brandon Emmons of Trophy
uno Rumbelow at $153,000 and Hurst health insurance. Club coming in at the bottom with
y Manager Allan Weegar at $150,700, Police and fire officials often-receive $100,000 annually.Nationally,the average
Ctording
to an analysis by the Star-Tele- clothing allowances and bonuses for ac- annual salary for city managers and chief
gram' creditation. `administrative officers was$97,060,while
The Star-Telegram asked each city and The money is well-deserved because 105 city managers in Dallas-Fort Worth
hool district for the annual base salary city managers have a lot of responsibility, earn an average of$105,883.
its 10 highest-paid employees during said professor Bob Bland,chairman of the So how did tiny but affluent Westlake
fiscal 2005-06. public administration department at the have the highest-paid employee?
University of North Texas in Denton. "We put a premium on getting good
Most area managers have been with their people, Westlake Mayor Scott Bradley
cities for at least five years. said.
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Petty was city manager for Grapevine Not always on top
and'Lubbock before coming to Westlake The city manager was not the highest-
in 1999,Bradley said.Since then,Petty has -paid employee in every community.
overseen the town's departments and ob- Haslet; population 1,400, has no city
twined the charter for Westlake Academy, 'manager, making Public Works Director
the only municipally run charter school in David Rogers the highest-paid worker, at
the state. He also served as the school's $59,072.In Trophy Club,finance manager
`chief executive officer until this year. Roger Unger,who served as interim town
Petty said his salary isn't as high as it manager for five months this fiscal year,
appears.He said he works under contract'', earns$103,600.Because of his longer ten
and pays almost $3,000 a month for his ure,Unger makes about$3,600 more than
own health insurance.He also does not re- Emmons,the town manager.
ceive perks such as a car allowance,mile- City managers oversee large staffs and'.
age reimbursement or deferred compen- . overall city, operations much like, a
sation. chief executive officer in the business
"I have no car allowance,so take anoth world,although they do not have such ex-
er$6,000 off my salary,"he saidtensive powers.
Petty also pointed to his 20 years of ex- "You have to be a jack-of-all-trades
perience as a manager and the innovative when it comes to your knowledge base,";
ways he has helped hold down costs for said Weegar, who has worked for Hurst
Westlake,which has no property tax. since 1981. "You can't be,totally adept at,,
"It's never fun to be at the top,because. everything. You have to know enough
you're the person everyone wants to shoot about everything to make sure you're
arrows at,"he said. making the right decisions for your orga-
Bland, the UNT professor, noted that nization and community."
although Westlake is small,it has the re- City managers also serve as the official
sources to pay high salaries.The town has representative to other governments and..
a general-fund budget of$3.7 million for try to obtain other sources'of money be-
fiscal
e fiscal 2005-06,spending about$5,257 per sides taxes.
resident the highest in the region. They chart the course of the city,which" !
Grapevine,population 45,600,has two requires planning. And they have to bat
employees-in the top 1Q for Northeast Tar- ance politics with administrative duties
rant and southern Denton counties:Rum- and set the ethical tone of the administra-
below and Paul McCallum, executive di- tion,Bland said.
rector of the Grapevine Convention & "If anything goes wrong, guess who Now
Visitors Bureau. McCallum earns gets blamed?"Bland said.
$150,277,placing fourth.
"They are exceptional people,"Grape- Staff writer Terry Webster contributed to this
vine Mayor William D.Tate.said."Excep- report,which includes material from
tional people bring the top of the market." Star-Telegram archives.
Rumbelow was named city manager Jessica DeLeon,817-685-3932
last year after working for Grapevine jdeteon@star-tetegram.com-
since 1998. McCallum has spearheaded .r
Grapevine's rise as a major tourist site
since he came to the city in 1987.Tourism
generates more than $1 billion annually
for the city,with such lures as Lake Grape-
vine,wineries,historical sites,the Palace
Theatre,the Gaylord Texan Resort&Con-
vention Center and Gzapevine Mills mall,
according"to the visitors bureau.
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SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
Complex duties drive salaries of superintendents
By TERRY WEBSTER "Salaries are typically higher In addition to running what
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER in the larger districts in urban amounts to a large company, su
For school district superinten and suburban areas.And there is perintendents are often expected
' dents,the hours are long,the pot- difficulty in finding quality can- to visit classrooms, become in-
itics can be brutal,and the pres- didates. When 'a school boardvolved in school and community
sure to improve student test finds a quality. candidate, they activities, and be experts in cur-
scores is intense. . • want to make sure they can keep riculum and predicting trends in
Their duties are also complex: that person for an extended peri-' education.
Superintendents are expected to "od of time." And everything they do is>
be versed in state law, legal is- Turnover is fairly high.Super- scrutinized by parents, taxpay
sues,curriculum and many other intendents across the state re- ers,and the state and federal gov-
areas.School districts often com- ported being in their positions an ernments.
pete to find the best candidates average of four years, according "When I came here,there was
and pay competitive salaries to to a survey by the Texas Associa- not a TAKS test or No Child Left
get them. tion of School Boards in Austin. Behind, Waddell said. "Those
Topping the list of base sala- Waddell has led his district for are two major things. Since the
ries for 2005-06 among North- four years,Buinger for seven and TAKS test was put into place,the
east Tarrant County superinten- Waggoner for two._ passing standards have contin-
dents was Birdville's. Stephen The average superintendent ued to rise every year."
Waddell,who earned$194,509 to salary in Texas for,2005-06 was With the increasing expecta-
run the 22,300-student district. $100,027, according to the state tions, Birdville has seen its stu-
.Gene Buinger,superintendent of survey. Salaries ranged from as, dent population grow from about
the 19,500-student Hurst-Euless- little as $72,280 in districts with 28 percent economically disad-
Bedford district, was second on fewer than 500 students to vantaged to around 45 percent
the list,with an annual salary'of $249,320 in districts with more over the past few years.
$180,568. "There are a lot of pressures;.
Grapevine-Colleyville Super- than 50,000 students. with that, and it doesn't matter,"
intendant Kay Waggonerwas On average,the pay for greater Waddell said. "You're expected
Northeast Tarrant County's six
13 rd,at students.
Her district has school superintendents is higher to Pt does,at just
like ane same level other dis-
than the average pay-for the
The Star Telegram'based its But one of the pluses-of being a
area's 15 city managers,based on
ranking on 2005-06 salaries and superintendent is the` diversity
The
did not factor in perks such as car the Star-Telegram survey. that comes with the job;duties_,"
allowances, bonuses; or housing average annual salary among the Waddell said.
and relocation expenses, vari- top-paid school officials was "You can be dealing with a le-`
p $161,543.
ables'that can increase or de- In the Texas Association of gal issue one minute,a facility is
crease the total cost of a superin- School Boards survey, su erin- sue the next,and then an instruc-
tendent's contract. y' p tional issue,or taking a call from
tendents of districts with enroll
Waddell's contract, for exam- a reporter," he said. "It never
ments between 10,000 and 24,999
'ple, does not include deferred had an average salary of$163,569 stops.'
,
compensation, a bonus, a cell- Before joining the Birdville
in 2005-06.
phone or a car allowance,accord- district in February 2002, Wad-
ing to district records. - you'd a es,at the larger end, dell was superintendent of the,.
so you'd expect the salary to be
Superintendent pay in North Tuloso-Midway school district in
'east Tarrant County ranges from rett,above average," said Mary Bar- Corpus Christi. Before that, he
about$166,000 to about$195,000, dire the associations assistant was superintendent of the Sunray
"Salary depends on the nature director for compensation ser- school district from 1995 to 1998.
vices.
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the district and the size and The lowest-paid superintep
Waddell and other officials
type of the district,"said Johnny said the superintendent position'" dent of the six Northeast Tarrant
Veselka,executive director of the said
become increasingly com-
Texas Association ti School Ad- plex over the past five years.
ministrators in Austin. "You get hit from a lot of differ-
ent directions,"Veselka said.
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,districts was James Veitenheiiiii, Administrators plan to obta '
er,who made$165,950 for leadiii authorization for grades seve '"
the 25,850-student Keller district through 10 by spring 2007, along
He has been at the helm for twig with grades ll and 12 for the 2008 SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT
years. 09 school year. Birdville Hurst-Euless-Bedford
Waddell said area salari js "Our academy is a world-class h, t
have actually gone down in some school, and you would expect to
cases because new superinten- have experience,"Bradley said:.I
dents have been hired at lowel
Salaries than their predecessorsr Staff writer Jessica DeLe6n " t{
Information provided by ' contributed to this report,
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school districts included some which includes material from !�, �
the perks that superintendent star-Telegram archives
receive, which vary by district Terry Webster,817:685-3819
and are negotiated on an individ; twebster@staT-telegram.com :fn '
ual basis. Stephen Waddell Gene Buinger
For example: {� Hire date:2002, Hire date:1999
■Karen Rue of the Northwl -
district receives an annual car a'1- * ! • i
lowance of$7,200,in addition f64
base salary of$180,000. SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT SUPERINTENDENT
■Veitenheimer receives ani Grapevine-Colleyville .Northwest Carroll'
annual $5,000 contribution to
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tax-sheltered retirement plan 'ad
$625 monthly car allowance and`.a
$150 monthly cellphone allot'
ante.
■Waggoner, of Grapevinjel TM � j �4Ttz91 is �fds
Colieyville,receives a$7,200 ca
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allowance,a$1,200 phone allo*- 'L
ante a$901.25 contribution to a
401A pension plan,and$5,00091 x 4
deferred compensation.
■Carroll Superintendent da Kay Waggoner Karen Rue David Faltys
vid Faltys receives an$1,800 cell Hire date:2004 Hire date:2005 Hire date:2006
phone allowance,a$7,200 car''ait
lowance and a$5,000 housing alt.
soalwaanyce,in addition to a$168,04,
SUPERINTENDENT DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT HEAD OF SCHOOL
District size is a strong predic- Keller Hurst-Euless-Bedford Westlake Academy
for of salary, but so is a candi-
date's-level of expertise in spe;
cialized areas,officials said.
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For example,Barbara Brizue
la, who heads the 325-student!
Westlake Academy,is the eighth1
highest-paid school official,with ,
r
a salary of$136,500 and no perksF a n '�°
Westlake Mayor Scott Bradley
said Brizuela fits the mission o .r
Westlake Academy,the only mu,
nicipal,open-enrollment charte# James Veitenheimer Lynne Rigg Barbara Brizuela t
school in Texas. I Hire date:2004 Hire date:1999 Hire date:2003
Brizuela has lived in four
countries and has in-dep
knowledge of the International
Baccalaureate program, which
uses an advanced curriculuin,
Westlake Academy was recently
authorized to teach the curri64 ,
lum in kindergarten through
sixth grade.
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Hurst-Euless-Bedford Grapevine-Colleyville
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Steven Chapman John Allison
Hire date:1996 Hire date:2004
Highest-paid principals:James Bannister and Andrew Cargile,of L.D.Bell and Trinity high schools,$107,640.12
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JPS board member elected chairman of ,
statewide association
Dallas Business Journal-3:46 PM CDT Monday
A former Euless mayor and immediate past president of the JPS Health Network board has
been named chairman of Texas Healthcare Trustees board.
Harold Samuels'appointment is effective Sept. 1.
He succeeds Pegg-Allison of Methodist Healthcare System of San Antonio.
The Texas Healthcare Trustees is a stateN6de organization of governing board members from
hospitals or health systems. It evaluates and endorses ser\-ices and companies used by Texas
hospitals,offers a group purchasing program,insurance ser\-ices and a retirement plan.
Samuels,president of Samuels &Associates, a manufacturers' representative firm in Euless,
was mayor of Euless for 18 rears. He also has sen-ed as district director for U.S.Congressman Joe
Barton.
Web site: www.tht.org
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' THINGS TO DO,
See stars on college road trip:The
' Planetarium at the University of
Texas at Arlington is going on the
road.From 9:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Aug.25,the City of Euless and
the Planetarium will present a
free program,Stars over Euless,
in Bob Eden Park,901 W.
Mid-Cities Blvd.Robert
' Bonadurer,Planetarium director,
will point out stars and planets in
the nighttime sky and telescopes
will be available for gazing into
' outer space.The public is invited
to bring a flashlight and blanket
and enjoy a great evening of
educational fun.A projection
screen will be used in case of
cloudy skies.For more
information,visit www.euless.org,...
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Construction at
Trinity and 360
Theconstruction going on �
at the northeast corner of
Trinity Boulevard and Texas
360 is road construction—
for now.
But it will make way for"
hotels and shops in a mixed-
use development along the
TRE rail line, said Bill
Guthrey,senior vice presi-
dent of marketing for Koll
Development Co.
So far,a Starbucks with a
drive-through, a Quik Way
convenience store with a
Shell gas station and a Quiz-
nos have signed on to the
retail portion, Guthrey said. '
Dickerson Development is
in charge of retail devel-
opment.
"The roads aren't even
done yet—it's very encour-
aging,"Guthrey said.
Also expected are a 142-
room Holiday Inn and a ,
172-room Candlewood
Suites at Centreport,he
said.Sava Group is in
charge of hotel development. '
—Andrea jares
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Honoring customers
July 25
Fine line Production held a customer-apprecia-
tion
ustomer-appreciation day in conjunction with its 20th anniver-
sary.The guest speaker was state Sen.Kim ,
' Brimer.
PHOTOS BY JON P.UIIEL
Randy Bohannon,Angela Hough and Bill Ridgway
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' Gerard Smith,Linda Martin,state Sen.Kim Brimer and Richard Smith
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Man pleads guilty to hurtim dog
■A friend took the injured; A woman invited Euless police into the home,
Labrador mix to a shelter Where they found three dogs that had been report
Chad Edward where it was euthanized. ed missing, authorities said. Ellis�;was'`arrested
Ellis pleaded - shortly after police searched the;lzouse the dogs
guilty to animal By DOMINGO RAMI EZ JR. were returned to their owners.
STAR TELEGRAM STAFF WRTI ER ,
cruelty after ` During the search,the woman told police about
scalding a dog EULESS — In a fit of anger, finding the injured Labrador in a closet.
in a washing Chad Edward Ellis placed a In addition to the animal cruelty charge, Ellis
machine. black Labrador mix in his wash- pleaded guilty last,week to four counts.of burglary
ing machine filled with hot wa- of a building and two counts of theft of$1,500 to
ter and turned it on. $20,000.The crimes occurred last summer in Eu-
The dog was scalded before less and Grapevine.
managing to escape, but Ellis Ellis faces'a maximum on two years in jail on '
caught her and locked the in- each charge.
jured 35-pound dog in a closet Domingo Ramirez Jr.,817-685-3822
for several days. Eventually, a ramirez@star-teiegram.com
guest found the dog and,believ-
ing' the dog was a stray,took her
to the Grapevine animal shelter.
The Labrador was eutha-
nized after antibiotics failed to
stop the swelling from the
burns.
Ellis, 32, pleaded guilty last
week to a charge of animal cru-
elty in Criminal District Court
No.4 in Fort Worth and faces up to two years in jail.
"The viciousness shown in scalding a helpless
animal and leaving him to suffer with untreated
wounds must not go unpunished,"said Dan Paden
of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in
Norfolk, Va., who has been following the case.
"Area residents have reason to be concerned and
should never leave their animals outside unattend
ed."
Paden said that people who abuse animals are
often repeat offenders.
Ellis is scheduled to be sentenced in four to six
weeks after a pre-sentence investigation is com-
plete,a prosecutor said Tuesday
Ellis remained in the Tarrant County Jail on
Tuesday,with bail set at$2,500 on the animal'cru-
elty charge.He was being held without bail on un-
related charges.
The case came to light in February after Euless
police began checking reports of missing dogs
from a neighborhood near the Euless-Grapevine
border.
As investigators canvassed the neighborhood,a
resident told police about a suspicious man who
walked around with leashes. Investigators traced
the man to the 2900 block of Kathleen Lane in Eu-
less.
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Guilty plea could bring
' jail time in dog case
A Euless man is facing jail time
' after pleading guilty last week to
charges that he severely injured a
dog by placing it in a washing ma-
chine. Chad Edward Ellis, 32,
' pleaded guilty to one count of ani-
mal cruelty during his appearance
before District Court Judge Mike
Thomas. Mr. Ellis also pleaded
' guilty to four counts of burglary of
a building and two counts of theft.
Police said Mr. Ellis placed the
' stray,a black Labrador mix,inside
a washing machine in January
and turned on the hot water cycle,
police said.The dog was taken to a
' Grapevine animal control officer
by a woman who said the animal
had been hit by a vehicle.The dog
never improved and was euthan-
' ized after three days, Grapevine
officials said. A sentencing date
has not been set.Mr.Ellis faces up
to two years on each count but al-
so could receive probation.
Debra Dennis
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'BICYCLE RODEO:The city of Euless
will have its third annual Bicycle
Rodeo from 10 a.m.to 1 p.m.Aug.19 at
The Parks at Texas Star,1501 S.
Pipeline Road.The Euless Police
Department will have a safety course
for children td ride along with an
officer to learn about road safety.The
free event also will include a 1-mile
Treasure Ride,inspections on the air,
brakes and chain on bikes by Mad
Duck Adventure sports,bounce
houses,face painters and free
refreshments.For information,call
817-685-1666 or visif www:euless_org.
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TRAFFIC SAFETY
AblandI oned cars targets
or, W914ry vandalism
■Abandoned cars sit on sticks the owner with high In Grapevine,for example,a as one left unattended for 48
' freeways an average of four towing and impound fees. 1987 Chrysler New Yorker was, hours,but the law also gives of-
days,and sometimes up to A review of police reports`` left on Texas 121 for 15 days. ` ficers power to immediately
two weeks,police records clearly shows that cars left by And in Arlington, a 2000 Ford have. any,vehicle towed that
from seven cities' show. the roadside attract mischief. ,Escort sat on the shoulder of they consider a public hazard.And police in most cities don't .Interstate 20 for 14 days-and "I believe that regardless of.
By GORDON DICKSON consider removing abandoned by the time a tow truck arrived, whether they're parked, in a
srnxtECRnM STAFF wRrrER cars a priority. the back window was smashed. lane or on a shoulder,they sre
Abandoned cars are not It's not uncommon for the ' In North Richland Hills, traffic hazards.People are nat-
only a safety hazard on high- 'vehicles to be parked by the Perdue led the effort this year urally distracted, and their at
ways,they're crime magnets. roadside for up to two weeks. to toughen an ordinance in his tention is naturally attracted to
Nearly a third of aban- "The longer a car sits out city, giving officers more dis- vehicles not moving on the
' doned cars that were towed there,the more likely it is to be :cretion to tow abandoned cars highway,"Perdue said. -
from area highways in 2005 victimized by crimes such as immediately. There's plenty of anecdotal
had been,burglarized or van-, theft and vandalism," North But most cities_ are far less evidence that Fort Worth —
dahzed,-a vi
"reew of a year's Richland Hills police Chief `responsive. One of every 20 home to about half the county's
worth of police records in 1�y Perdue said. abandoned cars sits for more -freeway miles—has the same
seven cities shows. ManyThe Star Telegram re'-' than a week before an officer problem as neighboring cities.
Were stripped of stereos and viewed towing records for Ar- calls a wrecker,the analysis of Craig Turns of Weatherford
speakers,with windows shat- lington, Bedford, Euless, records from the seven cities says he routinely drives past.
tered and even rims and Grapevine,Haltom City,Hurst shows. the same cars on Interstate 30
steering wheels removed. and North.Richland Hills and Arlington City Councilman. in Fort Worth, and also just
In April 2005,for example, found that-197 abandoned cars Robert Rivera said his commu- west of the city near the Tar-
a red Cadillac was parked for were towed from controlled- nity should look into the prob- rant-Parke;-county' line.four days on the inside shoul- access freeways in 2005. lem. Examples from police ce-
der of Texas 360 in Arlington. The total includes only In some situations, officers
By the time police called a abandoned cars, not those mistakenly believe that they're
' wrecker, the car was up on towed after arrests or acci- require.to wait 48 hours.State
blocks—and all four wheels dents. law defines an abandoned car":
had been n stolen. Figures for Fort Worth were
WHAT Do YOU THINK? not available.Records officers
' Post a comment on this report in Fort Worth said they could
at www.star-telegram.com not sort data electronically to Abandoned'vehides
provide the Star Telegram with The Star-Telegram reviewed police reports for abandoned vehicles
Transportation leaders say abandoned car reports. towed from controlled-access freeways in seven Tarrant County cities
that removing unattended 'In the cities where records in 2005.Each department deported the information differently,so the
cars from highways quickly weq available, an average of ' amount'of detail varies.
helps keep traffic moving, about four days elapsed before Days left
and in Houston mandatory a wrecker was called to move abandoned Cars left Most Cars
towing has reduced Crashes before towing a week days burglarized or-ll the car — and in most cases, Cars towed (average) or more elapsed vandalized
percent. that was after a sticker had
But immediately towing been placed on the vehicle giv- Arlington , 17 .(a.<. S 14.. 43 . ..
e owner 48 hours to claim Bedford 24 n/a n/a n/a 3
abandoned cars can be con- ing th
Itroversial because it often it. >±uiess nIa nla (sta
In ll cases; the cars were Grapevine 20 5 5 15 7
abandoned for at least seven f lalttTrrt pity. lZ'
Hurst 7 n 4.6 0 6n/a,.days before an officer finally 1
called a wrecker. N•Richland,Hills' 18 4 t? S .: � : 2
Total 197 3.9 11 62
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ports:
®On Dec. 13, an Arlington
officer called a wrecker for a
2002 Ford F-150 pickup aban-
doned on Interstate 20,which
he believed had been parked
there for at least five days.The
damaged white pickup was
parked the wrong way against a
concrete median,facing traffic.
"I located three Budweiser
cans inside, with two being
empty and the third can resting
open, upside down in a cup
holder in the front seat. This
can was nearly full,with some
of the beer also sitting in the
cup holder," the officer wrote
in a report.
■On Aug. 14, a Grapevine
officer on his way to work
passed an 'abandoned 1993
Mazda MX-6 on Texas 114.Four
hours later, while on duty he
decided to check out the Maz-
da again — and noticed the
driver's side window had been
shattered by a large rock.
"Window was intact ..
when I passed it on the way to
work,"he wrote in his report.
The Mazda had been there
at least eight days.On Aug.6,a
different officer had tagged the
vehicle with a 48-hour warning
sticker but apparently had not
followed up.
■On April 12, 2005, an Ar-
lington police officer placed a
bright orange tag on a 1987 Nis-
san Maxima along Interstate 30
—giving the owner 48 hour-,to
remove it. The Nissan nad
been damaged by fire.
Six days later, the officer
passed by the car again and
found evidence that the owner
had returned to the scene —
but instead of taking the car,
decided to try and give it away.
"The orange tag had now
been pulled off the back win-
dow," the officer wrote. "As I
looked into the vehicle to see if
there was anything of value in-
side,I found the keys in the ig-
nition along with the blue title
that had been signed over by
the owner."
Gordon Dlcison,817-685-3816 ,
gdickson@star-telegram.com
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' PAYCHECKS
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Performance counts
■ Northeast Tarrant public officials nation of 22,500 students,when
get good pay and should be held James Veitenheimer gets$165,950 a
accountable. year as superintendent of the Keller
school district with responsibilities
' Readers of Sunday's Northeast for its nearly 28,000 students?
Tarrant County Star-Telegram saw Those are good questions for their
the newspaper's survey of salaries bosses-the elected council and
' paid to their top public officials.It school board members.
showed that,at least compared with In the end,though,the most im-
most of the population,city manag- portant question is not how much
ers,school superintendents and their these people are paid.
chief lieutenants are pretty,well paid. -: The real issue is whether they
No surprise. deliver the results that they are paid
It's a juicy bit of information for to deliver.Their jobs are all challeng-
water-cooler talk to know that Trent ing,but they hold those jobs and they
' Petty,the town manager of Westlake, are paid what they are paid because
earns$160,030 a year.Or that Stephen they each hold themselves out as
Waddell,superintendent of the Bird- someone who,can surmount those
ville school district,gets paid challenges.
' $194,569 a year.Public officials such At any time,when a simple major
as these have to put up with the fact ity of the city council or school board
that everyone gets to know what —typically,four or five people—
they're paid,because they're paid decides that the challenges are win-
with tax dollars that are taken from ning that battle,they can fire the city
the pockets of the people they serve. manager or school superintendent.
So,talk about them all you like. It's that simple,and it should be.
It's also useful to compare one to The people who elect the school
the other.Why,for instance,does boards and city managers get to know
Petty get what he gets to run a town how much they pay their top hands.
with 700 residents,while Larry Cun They also.get to demand results.That
' ningham gets paid significantly less means good city services and schools
($149,734)to be city manager of that do a good job of educating stu
North Richland Hills,population dents.They pay these hands well,
63,500?Or why does Waddell get his and they should not be shy about
' $194,569 a year to supervise the edu- requiring performance.
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and Phil Powers
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Nick Sanders,Scott Bradley,Bill Lawford,Mary Lib Saleh,Vern Stansell,David Ragen,
' Richard Helmick and Richard Ward
'Taste'takes over mailr�
North East Mali was the site of ,; ,
the seventh annual Taste of
Northeast,a benefit for ARTS-
sna rav ,:. s
NET.Area restaurants offered
tastings of their specialties, ;
while.attendees enjoyed enter-
tainment throughout the mall.
SPECIAL TO THE STAR-TELEGRAM/ « y
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COLLEGIATE PLAYERS TOUR '' COLLEGIATE PLAYERS
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TOUR
Wednesday's results at Euless NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
MEN Thursday's results at EOIQss
1,Bill Allcom,Abilene,72-64-136;2,Drew Le- MEN(PAR 70)
them,Overland Pak Kan.,7D-67-137;3,Jeff x-won in sudden death Playoff.
Howard Plano,71.67-138;4,Jeff Gerlich,Austin, ': 1,x-Bill Allcorn,Abilene,72.64-73-209;1,Drew
68-70-136;5,Jordan Woolf Fat Worth,7169- Lethem,Overland Park,Kan.,70-67-72-209;3,
140;6,James Terrebonne,Galliano,La.,71-70_ Jeff Howard,Plano,71-67-72-210;4,Jeff Ger-
141;7,Ryan Zamorano,Dallas,72-69-141;B,Josh lith,Austin,68-70-73-211;5,Josh Irving,Mans-
hvhg,Mansfield 72.69-141;9,Bryce Benson,Ar-' feld, 72.69-71-212; 6, Jordan Woolf, Fort
BrrJMn,7171-142;10,Nathaniel James,Keller, -Worth,71-69-75-215;7,Bryce Benson,Arling-
71-71-142.Others-18,Travis Woolf,Fort Worth, ton,71-71-74-216;7,Nathaniel James,Keller,
72.73-145;42,Marc Campbell,Southlake,75- 71.71.74-216;9,James Terrebonne,Galliano,-
80-155. ' La.,71-70.76-217;9,Jerrett Hamilton,Richard-
WOMEN son,74-70-73-217;9,Dillon Gooch,College Sta-
1,Sharla Cloutier,Niceville,Fla.,68-72-140;2, tion,72-70.75-217;9,Matt Spina,Klideer,III.,
Christy Carter,Tulsa,Okla.,72-73-145;3,Ste- 70-74-73-217.Other-21,Travis Woolf,Fort
phanie Godare,Houston,74-73-147;3,Melissa - Worth,72.73-78-223.
Eaton,Baton Rouge,La.,73-74-147;5 Carrie Mor- WOMEN(PAR 71) -
ris Tyler,74-73-147;6,Sydney Liles Phoenix 1,Sharla Cloutier,Niceville Fla 68-72-71-211;
Adz.,78-75-153;7,Mallory Fraiche,Metane La- 2,Carrie Morris,Tyler,74-73-75-222;2,Christy
75.79-154;8,Renee Cloutier,Niceville,Fla.,76--t:- Carter,Tulsa,Okla.,72-73-77-22Z 4Stephanie
80-156;8,Elisa Gomez,Carrollton,79-77-156;8;' Godare,Houston,74.73.76-223;5,Melissa Ea-
,ton,Baton Rouge,La.,73-74-78-225;6,Renee
Hillary Zeigler,Beaumont,79-77-156.Other-19,r Cloutier,Niceyllle,Fla.,76-80-73-229;7,Elisa
Kell Montigel,Fort Worth,87.89-176. Gomez, Carrollton, 79.77-75-231;.8, Sydney
Liles,Phoenix,Ariz.,78-75-79-232;8,Anessa
Thompson, Kyle, 81-76-75-232; 10, Mallory
Fraiche,Metarie,La.,75-79-79-233.
GOLF "We hadn't really played Allcorn ended the sus- With such a big lead,
that well," Allcorn said of pense by making his birdie Cloutier just wanted to
the final threesome, which putt. avoid big numbers, which
Baylors included himself, Lethem `,',,.Not only did Allcorn, isn't always easy on courses
and Jeff Howard of St. Ed- who will be a sophomore at with environmentally safe.
ward's. "We knew if any of Baylor this fall, battle soar- areas like Texas Star.
Allcorn the guys in front of us shot in ing temperatures, but he "I had girls in front of me
`: ..•the GOs, we were going to played this week with a that I figured were going to
lose." searing case of poison ivy, , go pretty low,"Cloutier said.
• • Allcorn broke Texas the result of helping a friend None of them did, and
Star's 'competitive course clear some brush last week. Cloutier carded two birdies
�Aunsn record with a 64 in the sec- "It's getting pretty nasty," and two bogeys in the.final
and round and led by one af- Allcorn said. "I just want to round.
playoff
ter 36 holes. He thought he get in a pool somewhere."needed to make birdie at 18 In stark contrast, the Ccnarles polansky,(819)548 5514
polartsky@star-telegmm.com
and got cute with his ap- . women's division was arun-
proach, leaving his shot away. Princeton .senior-to-
■Bill Allcorn of Baylor short. Meanwhile, Lethem be Sharla Cloutier began the
wins the Collegiate Play- nal-rouarrednd 72.al hole for a fi- final
round
ndh a fi e-shot
ers Tour championship advantage andgoing
Fortunately for Allcorn; away.She shot even-par 71-
despite a late bogey. the only player to break par the best women's round of
By CHARLES POLANSKY in the final round was Mi- the day by two shots-in the
STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER chael Lee, who shot 66 but final round and won by 11
EULESS - In last sum- was well off the lead after' strokes over Carrie Morris
mer's Collegiate Players two rounds. of TCU and Christy Carter
Tour National Champion- Given a second chance to of Oral Roberts.
ship, Bill Allcorn of Baylor Play the closing hole, All- Cloutier,who is from Ni- L
shot a final-round 74,which corn took advantage in a ceville, Fla., added the Tour
allowed Drew Lethem of sudden-death playoff.A few championship title to the
Odessa College to pass him minutes after Lethem's sec- Florida State Amateur title
and win. and shot hit a tree and she won in mid July.
In Thursday's third and bounced into the water haz- Cloutier said she never
final round of this year's ard, Allcorn sank a 15-foot "cruises" on the course and
championship at Texas Star birdie putt to clinch the title. didn't allow herself to begin
Course,Allcorn stumbled at "That's just unfortunate I, celebrating until 'the very
the last again - bogeying for him," Allcorn said. end.
the 18th hole to fall into a When that happened, he "Maybe the approach
first-place tie with Lethem wound up with about a 15- shot on 18,"she allowed.
after a final-round 73. footer for par and I thought, I -
"Dpn't do anything stupid.'•"-