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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-09-10 Euless Articles D/STR/BL"TED TO: P.4 GE OF MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNTR McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIti LIBRARY REF H.4RTSELL J DATE DISTRIBUTED I J L l I (— DATE OF ARTICLE I I ' `t NEWSPAPER PRESS RELEASE July 7, 2010 Announcement: Government Lawyers Section, State Bar of Texas On July 14, 2010, William M. "Mick" McKamie will be installed as Chair of the Government Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Texas for 2010-2011 McKamie also served as Section Chair for 2008-2009, and is now the first to hold the position twice.. McKamie is a native of Waco, and partner in the firm of McKamie Krueger, LLP, with offices in San Antonio, Dallas and Austin. He currently serves as City Attorney for the Cities of Boerne and Leon Valley, Associate City Attorney for the City of Euless and Interim General Counsel for the Laredo Housing Authority. The purpose of the Section is to enhance the role and skills of lawyers who are employed by federal, state, and local governments and are concerned with providing services to the public generally rather than to a single client. The 800 members of the Section include Judges of all Texas courts (Federal and State), U.S. Attorneys, lawyers employed by Federal and State agencies, District and County Attorneys, attorneys employed by and representing school districts, attorneys for special districts, and city attorneys. For more information, contact Irene Fonseca at(210) 546-2122. � DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATT,VY CRIM MCKAMIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNT — McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYAD.t!IN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED ` I j�f L / `- DATE OFARTICLE / ' NEWSPAPER FWST In-N-Out Burger verifies that it will open N. Texas stores — By Barry Shlachter barry@star-telegram.com _ In-N-Out Burger, the storied California hamburger drive-in chain, confirmed Friday that it has signed lease and pur- chase agreements for North Thxas locations but that none will open until late 2011. "Most of those sites have — contingencies that involve our ability to obtain the necessary entitlements and permits, spokesman Carl Van Fleet said. "Until we get all that done, it really is too early to speculate as to opening time- lines for any of the locations. "We actually try to pur- chase most of our locations, and North Thxas is no excep- tion," he said, adding that it takes about five months to get an In-N-Out up and running. There is speculation that the privately held,family-run chain has focused on a partic- ular site on West Seventh Street in Fort Worth. — Van Fleet declined to con- firm or deny any sites or say how many are planned. _ Barry Shlachter,817-390-7718 DISTRIBUTED TO: '• 1 PAGE OF j .11A FOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY GRIM ,LICK4MIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CVT McDONALD COLLINS C.C•i 1 . B1AGETCHELL LIBR4RYARVIV LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED ��/ ` - DATE OF ARTICLE1 1 ''-- NEWSPAPER FWST Gas revenue is expected Funds save the day "We don't know how Gas funds to rise and fact with the Arlington has been em- long that money will be mahelpBarnett Shale drilling broiled in a similar debate. coming in,"Pena said. "We y boom. The bonuses will City officials breathed a just want to make sure we — end. The royalties and the sigh of relief when natural use it in the most fiscally ease �]Cirea local taxes paid on them gas money was used to save responsible way:' l •will peter out overshortfalls years. the bus service. A$65,500 FortWorth had received grant from the Arlington Property tax impact more than$122.5 million in Along with the windfall bonus payments and royal- Tomorrow Fund will allow from leasing public land, 0 Arlington and Euless ties for drilling on public the city to continue pro- gas drilling on private plan to tap bonuses and land as of June 30. Federal viding limited daily service property is also helping fill — royalties from drilling to and local rules guide how from southwest Arlington public coffers.The proper avoid deeper budget cuts. the money can be spent. to downtown Fort Worth ty tax applies only to r Revenue from drilling on' for a third year. The city -- allies, not to the bonuses By Aman Bothnia airports and some parks created the not-for-profit that many property owners abatheja@star-telegram.com must go back into those fa- foundation in 2007 to in- have collected. As Tarrant County cities cilities. vest and manage a signifi- More than a dozen tax struggle with wide budget At a Fort Worth council cant portion of the revenue ing entities in the county shortfalls, revenue from meeting in May,City Man- generated from gas leases saw an increase in taxable natural gas drilling is soft- ager Dale Fisseler noted on city-owned property. mineral values from last ening the blow in some that the City Council had Councilman Robert Ri- year. For many cities, the cases. originally opted not to use vera had advocated tapping increase helped offset Arlington and Euless gas leasing revenue for re- the$50 million-plus natu- tumbling property taxes on plan to tap bonuses and curring expenses such as ral gas fund to offset a$10.3 traditional homes and royalties from gas drilling salaries. "Those are the million shortfall. However, businesses. to avoid deeper budget kinds of things we decided other council members op- In Mansfield, overall — cuts. Others, including before the recession hit;' pose the notion. taxable value dropped by Fort Worth, haven't ruled Fisseler said. Euless officials will de- 0.9 percent, or $36.8 mil- out such moves. Councilman W.B. cide this week whether gas lion, but taxable mineral Many cities, though,_ "Zim" Zimmerman was money will help balance values went from$90 mil- - originally devoted their gas among those who ex- the budget. The city will lion to$223 million. revenue to capital projects pressed interest in explor- vote Tuesday on a budget For most local cities, and other one-time costs. mg the use of some of the that uses $100,000 of the mineral values make up "The main goal has al- gas money for more press- $750,000 in the gas leasing less than 5 percent of the — ways been to use the gas ing needs. fund to address the short- overall property tax base. drilling revenue to fund "Parks are nice. I agree fall. "Most of the shortfall Correspondent Robert debt reduction, but that with that,' Zimmerman is coming from reductions Cadwallader contributed _ was before the economy said."But if it comes down in our expenses and other to this report. kind of tanked," said Vicki to spending gas money or revenue sources,' Rodri- raising taxes, I think we at • guez said. Aman Batheja,817 390 7695 Rodriguez,finance director least ought to have that op- School districts are also for Euless. tion in front of us so we un- contending with the issue — In recent years, local derstand the decision!' of how drilling money cities have found them- The council hasn't ruled should be spent. selves receiving extra reve- out dipping into its gas The Arlington district nue from multiple sources leasing revenue, but the has $18.3 million in a fund stemming from gas dril- budget that Fisseler offi- for gas-lease revenue and ling. Some have gotten a day presented this month has resisted pressure from windfall in bonus pay- didn't suggest doing so. some residents and leaders ments and royalty checks Instead, he proposed re- of the United Educators for leasing minerals under pealing a policy from 2008 Association to tap into it to public land.Local residents that required most proper- ease budget constraints. have also paid property tax ty taxes collected from gas School board President revenue on the royalties drilling on private property Gloria Pena recently ap- they earned from develop- , to go into restricted funds. pointed a committee to ing minerals under their Fisseler now wants to recommend the best ways _ property. put all the money toward to use the money. She and the city's everyday expens- other board members want es.That would narrow the to avoid using it for recur- $73 million budget gap by ring costs like adding ern- . $6.9 million. ployees. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE ' OF ' ,11AYOR CITYC.VCL CITYATTVY CRL6! .1ICK4MIE BROB'.V YOL:''G A,VLNAL CNT — McDO:VALD COLLL\S C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBK-IRYAD.1fLV LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED �/ i s/I DATE OF ARTICLE C/ / / // / NEWSPAPER FWST N. Richland Hills worker - to receive state 911 award - By Domingo Ramirez Jr. ndid not wounded. ramirez@star-telegram.cornknow her Several area dispatch- — A North Richland Hillslocation. ers will receive Silent He- dispatcher is among sev- Katekaru ro awards. They are Ste- en Texas emergencyused the phanie Barnes,Irving po- communications officers Katekaru cellphone lice; Joel Brown, Univer- — who are scheduled to be location sity of North Texas; honored today with the and mapping tools to dis- Heather Cox, Cleburne state's highest award for patch fire and police police; Sandie Ferris, exemplary work in han- units. Grapevine police; Sheri dling a 911 call. The honors will be Lemming,city of Arling- Dispatcher Carissa presented during a lun- ton; Emila Love, Fort Katekaru will receive a cheon in Dallas hosted by Worth police; Amber — Telecommunicator of the the commission and the Munoz, MedStar EMS; Year award from the Tex- Texas chapter of the Na- Diane Skaggs, North as Commission on State tional Emergency Num- Richland Hills police; Emergency Communica- ber Association. Robin Thomas, Denton ._ tions. The 2010 Team 9-1-1 County Sheriff's Depart- Katekaru earned the Award of Merit will go to ment; and Beverly Wil- honor for her handling of Belton County commu- liams,Euless police. a 911 call in March. A 9- nications and Fort Hood In all, 62 dispatchers — year-old girl was in a car communications for statewide will receive Si- with her father when he handling calls during the lent Hero awards. had a seizure and the car shooting rampage at Fort wrecked. The girl used a Hood on Nov. 5 when 13 Domingo Ramirez Jr..817- cellphone to call 911 but people were killed and 30 390-7763 DISTRIBL-TED TO: PAGE / OF bIAVOR CITY CVCL CITY ATTVY CRIM MICK41NIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CVT McDO.V,--1LD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED LI I' �/ DATE OF ARTICLE J�_S���' NEWSPAPER FWST Weather outage affects hundreds O The storms also The Euless blaze was caused at least two reported 5:07 a.m. house fires. Thursday in the 200 block of Moonlight By BMR Miller Drive, said Vernon wmiller@star-telegram.com 'Gilmore, a fire investi- — Thousands of Metro- gator. Lightning caused plex households had no a small fire in an attic power Thursday morn- and some roof damage1 ing after storms swept but the flames were in, bringing lightning, quickly doused and no high wind and rain. one was hurt, Gilmore As of Thursday said. night, 400 customers Also, high winds remained without pow- Wednesday night darn- er,said Megan Wright,a aged property in Ellis spokeswoman for On- County, including sev- - cor Electric Delivery. eral sheds, according to The storms Thursday broadcast news reports, followed a similar sys- The highest amount tem that swept North of rain recorded Thurs. -. Texas on. Wednesday day was 5.8 inches at the night. Both storms had Lyndon B. Johnson Na- lightning that caused at tional Grassland in Wise least two house fires: and Montague counties, one Wednesday night in said Matt Mosier,a me- Southlake and another teorologist with the Nal- Thursday morning in tional Weather Service Euless. in Fort Worth. The Southlalte fire Dallas/Fort Worth was reported at 6:29 Airport recorded 1.95 p.m. Wednesday in the, inches. 1000 block of Aspen A cold front was Ridge Drive, officials moving into North Tex- said. A lightning bolt as late Thursday,raising struck a chimney at the the overnight chan home of Carroll schools for rain to about 60 per4;' Trustee Read Ballew, cent. The possibility r' said David Barnes, rain drops to 20 perce. Southlake fire marshal. this morning,accor. The house is north of to the weather service Texas 114 and North . The most pleas- t Carroll Avenue. Flames effect of the front will �- were contained, and no •be a high in the upper one was hurt, Barnes 80s. said, but the home had heavy smoke damage. Bill Miller,817-390-7684 DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF ' MAYOR CITYC.VCL CITY ATTVY CRI.ti1 MCKAa1IE BROW,` YOUNG .4YJMAL CNT — NIcDO.vALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY,ADMIN LIBRARY REF H,4RTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED DATE OF ARTICLE ,' / k / .NEWSPAPER FWST Developer top reserve trees and - top ography _ Euless 0 The former farm will have a south and east boundary "There aren't a lot of terraced rolling slope and trees more will be preserved:'Dykstra cities where the[city] — said."On the north border, than 100 years old. along Mid-Cities,is abrick staff is willing to go By Terry Evans screening wall, and on the into the field like this. tevans@star-telegram.com west, along Main,we'll do K makes a lot of Euless Mayor Mary Lib Saleh said Mack a metal fence with stone difference in the and Willie Mae McCormick would be columns:' tickled by a builder's plan for the last Dykstra explained that quality of the _ undeveloped portion of their farm. the metal fence allows him development:' "Willie Mae would be thrilled;" she to skirt around trees — Don Dykstra president of said. "I think both the McCormicks some more than 100 years Bloomfield Homes would be very proud, because this is old — along Main Street. — going to be a neat development." "We also were able to Ridge Crest Estates is the first devel- work with the city to lay moved any items they opment she can remember in which the out the streets to save as wanted, and 6 Stones builder asked for a zoning change to al- many trees as possible,"he [Mission Network] will — low preservation of a property's trees said. salvage additional items and topography,she said. Dykstra said he'll con- from the house that they'll That's appropriate, considering all tinue to consult with the use in their restoration the "firsts" attributed to Willie Mae city's arborist as the devel- program," he said. "When — McCormick. Before her death in 2007, opment comes together they get done,the Fire De- she was the first woman on the Euless and infrastructure is in- partment will get to train City Council,the first woman engineer stalled.When it's finished, on the houses.When that's — at Ling-Temco-Vought and the first re- Ridge Crest Estates will in- done, we'll remove what's cipient of the city's Lifetime Contribu- elude 27 homes from 2,000 left'' tion Award. to 3,700 square feet and — Granting planned-development priced in the $300,000 Terry Evans.817-390-7620 _ zoning for the 6.6 acres bordered by range, he said. Construe- North Main Street and Mid-Cities tion is to start next year. Boulevard,the council allowed the de- The house that the Mc- veloper to create nonstandard lot sizes Cormicks built about the — and a fenced community with a single time Euless was incorpo- entrance and exit. rated will not be preserved. Don Dykstra, president of Bloom- Willie Mae McCormick _ field Homes,said he spent a lot of time donated a barn — made walking the property with the city with wood salvaged from a manager and staff,making decisions. World War II barracks —to "There aren't a lot of cities where the Euless' Heritage Park, said — staff is willing to go into the field like Betsy Deck,the city's corn- this;'he said. "It makes a lot of differ- munications manager. ence in the quality of the development." But her house and an- As an example, Dykstra cited the other building will serve — feature that gives the development its Euless in other ways before name: terracing the property's rolling they're razed,Dykstra said. slope,rather than cutting 50 feet off its "The family has re- top. The choice of fencing is another — concession to preservation. "The existing wood fences on the ' _ DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE / OF / MAYOR CITY CNCL CITY ATTNY GRIM MCK4MIE BROWN YOUNG ANIMAL CNT McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY ADMIN LIBRARYREF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED 9//c I ic DATE OF ARTICLE 9/ ,) I 1 % NEWSPAPER FWST change Median % Area Sales year ago price yearchangeago 82 NE Arlington 14 -33% $183,500 7% 83 Central West Ad. 28 -26% $132,000 13% him 84 Central East Ari. 13 35%3% $64,000 27% 85 Arlington, 28 -4 $138,500 -4% L. August sales of existing homes Dalworthington Gardens,Pantego . 86 SE Arlington 10 38% $60,000 43% CE;. i• 87 Far SW Arlin WISE caxv *t • COUNTY r Arlington 54 -21% $159.900 4% —= 88 Far SE Arli 102 ngton 68 -30% $114.250 -5% L �� 89 Mansfield 81 1% $176.000 2% Ea 109'�* N, - 130 90 Kennedale 6 50% $210.000 77% L. M a;n © 101 Downtown FW 4 100% $1191,750 -52% Lai 102ill. ' Saginaw,north FW' 99 26% $135,000 8% .11 E 104 East FW 40 23% . 0 f Oke 130 �, _ 105 Southeast FW 18 14% $2$747,03400 -28% 6% Worth (Rosedale) _ sio ' 12.P; 122 106 South FW,Even-nan, 17 47% $45,000 -30% © • 82 Forest Hill D ; 3.°)-' � p 107 Central west and 49 0% $275,500 28% z D �y .f ,VtV 104 S3 8q. I southwest FW(TCU) `� s g Arlington I 108 Central west FW 60 3% $262,000 . 11% Q i. :u 107 t n9t 86 109 Northwest FW, 83 -18% $118,900 -3% 112 > River Oaks Azle 87 r. Benbrook 111 South FW(south 104 -18% $110,310 -4% a =k 106 ` 88 oe of 1-20),Crowley 111 • "',, 112 far west FW. 54 -18% $109,900 -7% © Benbrook,White —mos } 89 Ma fiend ` Settlement J_, ' '' -— s -— 120' Bedford 32 -30% $185,400 17% 8 "'''' 121 Euless 24 -43% $151,250 -1% Star-Telegram Hurst 31 -28% $145,500 11% 123 ' Colleyville 31 -16% $494,450 21% 124 Grapevine ' % $244,000 10% 125 Southlake 3928 40 -33% $495,000 -3% r. 126 Keller 64 -4% $321,230 13% 127 N.Richland Hills, 50 -2% $127,000 -11% Richland Hills 128 Watauga 18 -45% $91,250 -9% 129 Haltom City,Riverside 22 0% $4Z750 -37% a. 130 .FW Summerfields, 130 -26% $142,500 -5% Park Glen 131 Roanoke 9 -40% $138,900 4% 132 Trophy Club,Westlake 19 6% $339,000 4% No Source.Real Estate Center,Texas A&M University u m N o x. DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE OF .1L4YOR CITYC.VCL CITYATT.VY CRIM :1ICK4MIE BROW'.V YOUNG ANIMAL CVT — McDONALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARY.ADAILV LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED / / / C / / ,_ DATE OF ARTICLE y l / !'__ NEWSPAPER FWST OBITUARIES Sybil"Syb" Olmsted Baldwin Sybil was the widow of , ,1 — Lloyd Baldwin, the man who is portrayed on the F bench sculpture in front of the Library. FORT WORTH—Sybil Ruth Baldwin went to be with our Lord on Sunday,Sept.5,2010. FUNERAL:1:30 p.m.Thurs- day in Greenwood Chapel. In- terment:Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. — Wednesday at Greenwood Fu- neral Home. Sybil was born in Rochester, N.Y.,on June 8,1925,and resid- _ ed in Euless. She was a 1948 graduate of TCU and studied dance at the University of Mex- ico. Sybil was member of the — Chrysalis Foundation N.E.A.T. Ladies, Euless Library Book Club and Shepherd of Love Church in Grand Prairie. _ She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd R. Bal- dwin, in 2004, and parents, John Paul and Tobitha Olmsted. SURVIVORS: Children, — Cindy Lynn of Irving, Lindy Bruns of Grand Prairie, Dianna Davis of Roanoke, Frank W. Reeves of Ponder,Marcia Ness — of Georgetown,Jodi Adams of Bryan,Ohio,and Doug Baldwin of Saint Jo; 17 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; sister, Joanne Sarsgard;brother,Paul — Olmsted;three nephews;and a niece. Greemoo-Funeral tele 3100 White Settlement Rd,817-336-0584 — View and sign guestbook at wwwstar-telegram.com/obituar{es DISTRIBUTED TO: PAGE i OF MAYOR CITYCVCL CITY A TTNY CRI,tI tiICKA,M1IIE BROWN YOUNG A,VI,tif.AL C;VT ti1cDO.tiALD COLLINS C. BARKER GETCHELL LIBRARYAD,tILV LIBRARY REF HARTSELL DATE DISTRIBUTED q// //C DATE OFARTICLE ���t/��' NEWSPAPER FWST _ AIN GAUGE Thursday,September 9, 2010 640 tar-Telegram rain reporters Leonard Paul 8.56 Frank McCasiin hacked rainfall for the 24 River Oaks Harry DuBois 5.00 .. 41c. hours that ended at 5:30 p.m. Howard Bittle 4.95 Haslet Wednesday.Amounts are in Saginaw Don Buchanan 7.90 fiches.The official'amount Keith McDaniel 4.25 Hurst Iliiii corded at Dallas/Fort Worth Sansom Park Rebecca Atwell 9.70 Airport was 5.75 inches. 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