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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-10-16 Euless Articles LDISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF ) MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED j 0 / 1 l /e DATE OF ARTICLE 9/a 8 10/31/u/NEWSPAPER -, From The Local Leadership r his year's bud- dedicated to cultural; - get has been recreational and eco- - very challeng- nomic development ing one to work with. projects. This sales — N The recession has tax supports great 4e gra affected us all. Euless programs in our parks staff took immediate and library. ,r �,: max; . action to reduce ex- Our Euless Revi- I ayor Sale h penditures to weather talization program Euless the downturn in the continues to be a — TT4E .TC T Y o F economy. Because of highlight for those SS our strong financial citizens in need. We position, we were able work together with to approve a conser- Tarrant County and vative budget that several local churches, maintains the current businesses and our tax rate of .47 e per cadre of volunteers to $100 valuation. Most revitalize older homes of your property taxes for those who cannot will remain the same do the work them- - based on the value of selves.Euless is such your home. We will a caring community monitor the budget `and those'involved closely throughout the are truly rewarded by year and make adjust-° their service. - ments if necessary. Our mission is to pro- .. We will work to vide our citizens the enhance economic most efficient services development, improve possible that protect our housing and pro- and enhance quality of vide for our great citi- life, through planning '' zens. We will continue and visionary leader to improve our infra- ship.Your City Colin- structure, add side- cil and Staff work am walks, overlay roads, diligently to remain improve our parks and true to that mission. .. provide the best pub- Thank you all for be- lie safety servicesfor ing the great citizens our citizens. In 1993 of Euless! our Euless citizens ap- proved an additional IT cent sales tax that is DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR " 4, McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYADMIN LIBRARY REF — a' 1 DATE DISTRIBUTED I C / I@ I D 9 DATE OF ARTICLE 9lay -/o/3//0 9 NEWSPAPER I, . ., ,I O. al&IftS ��i ••a�>„WO –)0111ki -- ct _ �� a , IIR” �J m } eve etc"'Goo oca1 o S irkeels a too vett ve" n Cody Please call the shelter for more details.817-685- 1594. Please refer to my shelter ID#011332 when contacting the Euless Shelter. Thank you. I'm" being sponsored by the Trinity GAP Club,which means that my adoption feeN. is only$50 and covers my neutering and shots. I'm a great little girl that loves to be petted and scratched — behind my ears.I'll even Ql,.�e1s, let you brush me,if you'd 6 e s like.I just want a place that Q f, c?5.L ohvh I can be happy and safe and `;',2,/, 0./2/ �Qc/ — give someone some love.Is 'Icy J ze / C, j./2/ ce that your home? .1 j.. Q ¢QLP Euless Animal Services �jlo e e how 1517 Westpark Wayscv Euless,TX 76040 (817)685-1594 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE 1 OF 3 MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. 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BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATEDISTRIBUTED f� f / � ' ® DATE OF ARTICLE /0 /5 - I /0y NEWSPAPER BY ALESHIA HOWE "Demo companies used to just dump ahowe@bizpress.net them at wrecking yards and it was easy for us to collect them that way,but it's getting The health care industry may be going through turbulent a little tricky,'he said. times, but one local 'doctor' is seeing significant ificant business Of the many repairs his company sees, growth and opportunities these days. But, his specialty hap- Jennings said there are some common pens to be bricks. problems such as chimney repairs, repairs Euless-based Brick Doctor Corp.has seen an uptick in busi- around outdoor faucets that have frozen — ness in recent months and to top off a good run,the business during the winter or bricks on top of garage and its President and Co-Founder James Jennings were recently doors,but there is a new wave of brick re- named the winner of the 2009 Integrity Award by the Fort pair problems quickly becoming the most Worth Better Business Bureau. common his company sees:repairing work "I guess you could say it's been pretty good,"Jennings said that was done incorrectly in the first place. of business as of late. During the past decade, a plethora of homebuilders added massive amounts of Brick Doctor Corp. was founded in 1986 by Jennings and om• his brother, Steve Jennings, as a spin-off of a commercial ma- new homes to the local market sonry company the Jennings brothers had founded.James Jen- . But since the masonry industry has no pngs said he and his brother got many calls from commercial _ licensing in place,it is commonplace for a owners in need of small repairs and frustrated at their options. developer to hire day or semi-skilled labor- "They were frustrated that the only people doing that sort ers to lay bricks for the new homes. of thing were basically working out of their truck.They wanted So unfortunately unlike in the'40s and '50s where you could find very comparable someone'they could rely on,"said Jennings,a Hurst native — After the first few years,Steve Jennings returned to the corn- quality in houses built, now there's a lot mercial masonry business and James Jennings stuck to the more disparity. It's ironic because the very brick repair business. reason people want a brick house is be- cause typically they think it will last forever Today, Brick Doctor has 18 full-time and not require maintenance I can't put a staff members and an inventory of about percentage on it,but there is a very signifi- 100,000 unique bricks stored at the com- cant growth in the number of jobs we're pany's dual brick yard and office at 903 getting having to do with remedial work. Cresthaven Drive in Euless. We're fixing things that were built wrong in The company has teams of masonry spe- the first place" cialists that can repair anything from cracks Though it's certainly good for business, and deteriorated bricks and arches, fire- places or mailboxes.Brick Doctor also pro Jennings described such jobs as 'disheart- ening.' vides services for taking down a chimney ... Certainly our future is pretty secure, that cannot be repaired. but the more fun kind of job is going in The inventory of bricks the company somebody's back yard and building them carries is important,Jennings said,because a brick patio or a grill area,"Jennings said, if a client has a crack in a house built a few • describing other services the company pro- decades ago,any bricks added as part of the vides.He prefers that to"telling them they job must match the original bricks. have to spend a few thousand dollars on "If somebody has a crack on the side of something that wasn't done right in the their house,hopefully we'll have their brick first place" _ or be able to find their brick and match it Jennings said his company sees a variety so it looks like the original ones,"he said. of repairs in a large coverage area-in both Ironically,the new wave of green build- Tarrant and Dallas Counties, hence the ing throughout the construction industry company's location in Euless.And thoughis causing a few hiccups when it comes to Brick Doctor has operated from the 1,000- collecting older bricks, though. square-foot industrial building (that was In the past, Jennings said his company once a home before it was converted and would look for local buildings being torn re-zoned),the company's success is forcing -" down to pick up old bricks that might some changes. Jennings said he bought a match houses in need of repair that were quarter-acre lot with plans for a new, built during the same time period.These 5,000-square-foot building on West Park- days,however,more and more builders are — re-claiming and reusing those bricks, leav- ing fewer for companies like Brick Doctor Corp. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE .3 OF 3 MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF — DATE DISTRIBUTED /D /l b IDC DATE OF ARTICLE `� /5--// 1 0 5 NEWSPAPER way in Euless to accommodate the busi- ness'growth. Jennings attributes that growth,though, to a combination of demand and his com- pany's beliefs. "We're a Christian-based company.You don't have to be a Christian to work here or anything, but you do have to buy into our principles," he said. "... You can fool people in this business.Most people don't understand masonry and a lot of what we do may be up on a roof, fixing a chimney for elderly people,so integrity is so impor- tant ... We feel like that's why we've been successful.We really do try to honor God and he blesses that and I think that's what `t people are seeing." And though Jennings said his present day workload is great, he sees even bigger and better things in the future for Brick Doctor Corp. - induding some franchise opportunities. "We do think it's a franchisable busi- ` ness,"he said. "... Houston would be our next market. We don't have any specific plans to announce,as it remains to be seen whether we would do a franchise or a sec- - and location,but it would be a good mar- riage to have a venture with a commercial masonry company, for example, or com- mercial companies in other cities." In the mean time, Jennings is perfectly happy performing repairs for local cus- tomers,induding some who are especially near and dear to him. "If you look on our Web site,you'll see [my parents]pictures,"Jennings said. "We did some work for them and they said they wanted a senior citizen discount."■ Brick Doctor Corp. 903 Cresthaven Drive,Euless 817-540-1800 Brickdoctordfw:corn Imo ! ._ DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE f OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY A TTNY GRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR ._ McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY A/DMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED /�; I /7 /( 9 DATE OF ARTICLE /o / C) NEWSPAPER FWST BRIEFS Clerk stomped, beaten by man stealing beer EULESS—A gas station clerk was stomped and beaten early Saturday after yelling at a man stealing beer,police said Monday.The man dropped the beer and punched the clerk,police said.An accomplice drove up,got out of a car aria also started kicking and punching the 35-year- old clerk,police said.The clerk was taken to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital H-E-B in Bedford,with lacer- ations on his face and broken teeth. He was treated and released.The robbery happened shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday at a Valero station in the 1000 block of Fuller- Wiser Road. —Domingo Ramirez Jr. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE I OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED /Z7/l 6 I C g DATE OF ARTICLE /0/ 7 I NEWSPAPER FWST ROBBERY j The holdup happened ows4 shortly' before 4 a.m.Saturday. Euless Clerk jIslam was mopping the floor when a man walked out with two 18-packs of beers. beaten by Islam stepped out of the J store and was attacked.An ac- pair is fired re(� „Gomplice walked up and at r 11 Jill u tacked him as well,police said. Islam didn't call police,but By DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. lie went back into the store of ramirez@star-telegram.com :.ter the beating. EULESS—Reazul Islam wants :As trickles of blood lined his his job back. face,Islam counted the money Islam was fired Monday `'aid,went back to mopping the from his job as a Valero em- floor before a customer saw ployee,two days after robbers him and called police. stomped and beat him as they Islam was taken to a Bed stole beer from a Valero sta- ';ford hospital and was treated tion in the :and released. 1000 block of At the least, they should 4'1 Fuller-Wiser have given him time to recover Road. 'from his injuries, his brother, "I went :Ahmed Shahriar of Shreve outside the 'port, said Tuesday by phone: ` tt store when "It just seems unfair." Islam the man ;; Now the immigrant from _ walked out," Bangladeshdoesn't have med 1 lam, 35, said Tuesday. "He 'ical insurance for his injuries, pushed me down. and ,:and he doesn't have a job to punched me Another man :support his wife in Bangla- 'came and did it,too." :desh.Islam,who lives just be On Monday,Islam's manag- hind the Valero,became a U.S. ,er called him to say he was ;citizen in July. ;fired and to turn in his Valero shirt and a company security DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR., 'pendant. 1$17-390-7763 "Valero doesn't comment L ;publicly::about crimes at its `stores, other than to say that .we will work with local law en- forcement to prevent crimes :and provide evidence if they 'Occur," Bill Day, a Valero spokesman, said in an e-mail -to the Star-Telegram on Tues- .day."We also do not comment ,€ ublicly about employee is- L ;:saes." Other Valero workers ;}said Tuesday that Islam,a two- .gear employee, broke compa- ny policy by leaving the store ::and that he did not use his se- :curity pendant to alert police. "I just followed to see where ::he went,"Islam said,referring to the robber. "No, I didn't go :;after him." DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY GRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF / DATE DISTRIBUTED / 0 1 Ie( I C 9 DATE OF ARTICLE /0 /dp / 0 NEWSPAPER FWST Bloomfield Homes' Euless _ tit c\..............,,.. M _._ , , IL, Oilr ' ___ &- . .1 Bloomfield Homes is offering zero move-in for approved buyers in four new communities. Bloomfield Homes is offering USDA loans in four new communities that allow approved buyers to move in for no money out of pocket. Mortgage rates are at a 50-year low. You can own a new Bloomfield home with payments as low as$1,100 per month (including taxes and insurance). Some Bloomfield Homes' customers have been able to move in for zero down and qualify for the$8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit. You can — go to their website at www.bloomfieldhomes.net to view details about 10 Metroplex communities. The Courtyards, Bloomfield Homes' newest community located in Euless off Pipeline Road,just east of 157, ,MI features attractive homes, which start in the$200s. Bloomfield Homes is also proud to announce new model Homes in the Fox Glen community of Mansfield. Take business 287 south of Heritage Parkway to see the very attractive Paintbrush and Dewberry decorated —. models,which start in the$130s. Not to be overlooked is the master planned community of Creekwood in North Fort Worth, where lots are _ being pre-sold with prices beginning in the$140s. Felix Blanchard, Bloomfield Homes' vice president of sales and 14arketing, speaks very confidently of the current home market. — "Sales in our communities have been brisk. Tough conditions gave birth to Bloomfield Homes in North Texas, and tougher conditions have called for us to be innovative from the beginning of the home buying — experience through completion."After 700 successful home sales it's apparent much is being done right. Blanchard welcomes prospective buyers to call him directly with questions and comments. "We have outstanding professionals in each community who will assist with every need, our company style is to lead from the front. I love to talk with prospective buyers at the beginning of their search and learn their concerns — and needs." DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR MCDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF N. DATE DISTRIBUTED �01 / 1© I DATE OF ARTICLE /0/9/ o NEWSPAPER FWST Festival brings out your inner Greek EULESS As far as food festivals go,this one rocks. Just don't ask us to pronounce imp the menu items,which include such tasty treats as moussaka, souvlaki,loukaniko,kouram- biedes,tsoureki,galaktoboureko and loukoumades.` It's the 18th annual Mid-Cities Greek Fest at St.John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church,which runs today through Sunday. "The church members make 90 percent of all the food served during the three days,"said Bar- r. bara Vittas,a previous chairwom- an who bakes traditional desserts. Besides food,there will be live Imo entertainment featuring dancers and musicians. Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.today and Saturday;11 a.m.-4 p,m. Sunday at the church,303 Cullum Drive in Euless. Information:www.stjohndf- w,info or817-283-2291. —Lyn R.Pty' DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE r OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY GRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR — McDONALD COLLINS C.BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF DATE DISTRIBUTED / C' 11 (' IC 9. DATE OF ARTICLE f c //c„? /0 NEWSPAPER FWST REAL ESTATE Kennedale saw the biggest bump - 100 percent - in — HOm111 a home sales in September compared with a year earlier, . while the` neighborhoods sales rise, UniverrsityTin SFort Worth fall in remained strong, the-latest realestate agency figures show. f � But while there wa•s a big areas o sales increase in Kennedale,, the median sales price there Tarrant remained flat,at$193,400. Northeast Arlington expe- rienced the largest.drop in By SANDRA BAKER , home sales in Tarrant Coun- _ sabaker@star-telegram.com ty last month,falling 55 per- cent from September 2008.It also recorded`a 15 percent decline in the median sales price,to$161,500. In Arlington, the west central area was the only one with increased-sales, but it also saw a drop in the medi- an home price, 4 percent to $118,420, according to monthly figures from the Texas A&M Real Estate Cen- ter. The center compiles sales figures from the North Texas Real Estate Information Sys- tems. The ,west central and — southwest areas of Fort Worth,which includes TCU, hada 52 percent increase in sales and a 6 percent in- crease in the median sales price,to$132,000. Saleswere also strong in _ Keller,up 32 percent from a year earlier,yet it had one of the larger drops in the medi- an sales price, 22 percent to _ $225,000. The median sales price fell 24 percent in September in southeast Fort Worth, to — $24,900. - East central Arlington and the Haltom City area had double-digit gains in the me- dian sales price last month. SANDRA BAKER,817-390-7727 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE o? OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCK4MIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF —DATE DISTRIBUTED /0 //(F'/ O DATE OF ARTICLE O/1� 10 NEWSPAPER FWST Percent Percent change Median change Area Sales year ago Price year ago 82 NEArlington 9 55%0. $16 1,500 -1 % 83 Central west Arlington 31 19% $118,420 -4% Central eastArlirngton -24% ..$'60,501; 18%.; Single-family home sales for September • 85 Arlington,Pantego, 36 -10% $126,850 -3% i Dalworthington Gardens wt$°C uNTv a X1;31 /'`', 1 Sake 86 SE Arlington 21 -�28% ` $85,000 = -2%: �, .,:. r, . 132 G*eevme �� 7t�� y P ,--� 87 FarSWArlington 52 -4% $148,000 -2% 102 -7-- '. 725 88 FarsEArhngton 84 -ZE3% $122,900 1% Ie 109 } 3p . 124 K,� 89 Mansfield 88 13% $159,000 0% Mountain \ s•-t) '4'''926 • ;` } . 90 Kennedate; l 100%"$133,400 0% Lake e: . j #` ;l -' 123 724ArpO 101 FW,downtown 1 -67% $305,000 15% ' t X #72 t il Y 102 Saginaw/northside 13(7 '5% $125,000 1 c M = 9301 727 ! T ;, re 720 12jI 104 FW,east 42 -26% $85,000 2% 105 SE'Fort Worth Rosedale 1l 53% 'r t s $51 900 -22% ,� a ,. ,' f jt�x929 '* M, i 106 FW south 18 -22% $51,000 2% ��� ® '� r i..,:*A.............----........... ,1 (Everman/Forest Hill) Fk 11701 s 30 1 1 d7, FW central west o 1 44 52% x'132 000 6Jo Q 30 708: .® x.,�'- 83 .g .>t &southwest(TCU) 8'f ;Li l ,� ioss ,,� Arlington 7 108 FW central west 53 6% $230,750 -16% zo s Ii, 1071', 3 19� ., 85 86 , '109 F1N NW(Eagle Mtn,Lake 7 l -37% $115,500 -;. -9° ; , 9 i2 , � f >� T 87 xo , , /River Oaks/Azle) ,.. BenbroQk f 190 i 111 FW(so.of 120/Crowley)131 -21/0 $102,750 13% 37 $en £ak 1 mss' , '88 ,',iiOe '1''' t'12 FINfarwes' (BenbroQk 54 -7% $103,500 -10%., i a.e � ; rw _ � �,; ..,., 1 P991. /White Settlement)! sw r t ken 120 Bedford 48 7% $160,000 3% S9 Mansfield 723 Euless $ ":2% $1$5,0017 9% 'i.l.:.'ii:.i':',1:;4:i-Z.i.,:i5g4,.--i.:i',.-i.i.:,,.,:,-,.::-.....;:.---.::.,:'ii.::::-:-.1.:E':]•.,-.:.-:...i:::..'.1,....:.::]]':!..,...::::..::::1',.'.:iE'.ilt.'..: 74' '''. -5'1.7N:aHNsa'c0, T 122 Hurst 47 -10% $130,000 2% -�.,_� ":''..1.::23!':.',::':''C, .Iteyville 17 -32% $427,9017 13%' 124 Grapevine 28 -22% $197,000 12% 125"Sootrrlakc 3$ 0% $582,000 . ..-4% 126 Keller 50 32% '$225,000` -22% 727 N.RichlandHils 69 -1'% '$136,260 . 3°,'T /Richland Hills -128 Watauga 3.1 119 $101,350 2% 129 Haltom City/Rhverside 34 6 $78,400•., 19%? 130 FW Summerfields 145 -10% $146,000 -3% /Park Glen - 131 Roanoke 12` -43% $1`29,901} 2%-< .. 132 Trophy Club/Westlake 20 5% $326,070 , 7% Sources:Real Estate Center,Texas A&M University, North Texas Real Estate Information Systems•. 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