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Home My WebLink About2020-04 EulessTodayApril WATER 817-685-1471 Dear Citizens, Have you completed your 2020 Census yet? You should receive an official Census Bureau postcard between March 12 and March 20. The mandatory survey is easy to complete and your personal information is kept confidential. The best part is, you can submit your answers online, over the phone or by mail. It’s important that everyone be counted. The 2020 Census results affect how much funding we receive for Medicare, Medicaid, highway planning/construction, national school lunch program, nutrition programs for seniors, state children’s health insurance, adoption assistance, crime victim’s assistance, business and industry loans, career and technical education, head start preschool, homeland security grants, health centers, foster care, low income energy assistance programs and more. Be Counted Day is April 1. You can find more information regarding the 2020 Census at www.census.gov. Linda Martin Mayor Tim Stinneford Place 1 Jeremy Tompkins Mayor Pro Tem Place 2 Eddie Price Place 3 Perry Bynum Place 4 Harry Zimmer Place 5 Salman Bhojani Place 6 Euless Today is published by the City of Euless. 201 N. Ector Dr. • Euless, TX 76039 • 817-685-1400 • eulessinfo@eulesstx.gov Uverse Ch. 99 • Euless Cable Channel 16 • www.EulessTx.gov/MyEuless The EulessCity Council Did you know…? Euless City offices will be closed on Friday, April 10? Trash and recycling services will not be affected. Tarrant County Approved for Countywide Polling Places Tarrant County received approval from the Texas Secretary of State to have countywide voting for future elections. Euless voters may now vote at any of the polling places in Tarrant County during Early Voting and on Election Day. Voters can still vote at their regular polling place on Election Day, but now also have the option to vote at any polling place in the county if it is more convenient. July WATER 817-685-1471 July WATER 817-685-1471 Closed April 10 July WATER 817-685-1471 General City Council Election - May 2 Euless Family Life Senior Center 300 W. Midway Dr. Euless voters will have the chance to decide whether to renew the Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD). Euless citizens will consider extending the quarter cent sales tax used for crime control and pre-vention. In September, the Crime Control and Prevention District Board called an election for May 2, 2020 for consideration of the continuation of the CCPD and a 20-year extension of a quarter cent sales and use tax that is charged on taxable purchases in Euless. Euless residents passed the CCPD sales tax in 1995 and again in 2000 which allowed the City to receive this funding for 25 years now. This funding is exclusively for expenses for the Police Department and currently funds 19 Police Officers, a Crime Victim Liaison, a Mental Health Peace Officer, Regional SWAT Team, radio communications equipment, EPIC program (for elementary schools), community programs and technology upgrades. Early and regular voting will take place at the same time and place as the General City Council Election listed in this newsletter. The City of Euless will be holding a general election on Saturday, May 2, 2020.The General Election for Mayor, Place Two and Four will be held to fill expiring terms.The candidates in ballot order (update on 2/19) are: Mayor Councilmember, Place 2 Councilmember, Place 4Linda Martin Jeremy Tompkins Perry BynumTupou Helu Uhatafe Mubasher Warraich You must be registered by April 2 in order to vote in the May General Election. Additional voting locations are available throughout Tarrant County for both Early Voting and on Election Day. Locations can be found on the www.tarrantcounty.com website by clicking on Election Information. Early Voting Schedule April 20 – April 24 Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.April 25 Saturday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.April 26 Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.April 27-28 Monday - Tuesday 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Election Day ScheduleMay 2 Saturday 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Ballots by MailApplications for a ballot by mail must be received by mail no later than April 20 and should be mailed to:Early Voting ClerkP.O. Box 961011, Fort Worth, TX 76161-0011 Questions? Contact the City Secretary’s office at 817-685-1419 or visit www.eulesstx.gov/cso. Crime Control andPrevention District Renewal Election July WATER 817-685-1471 The 2020 Census – What’s In It For Me? HEB residents, the 2020 Census is almost here! The Census is an official count or survey of the population that is conducted every ten years. For the first time you will be able to fill it out online. You will receive a postcard in March. Please complete it as soon as you receive that postcard. Census counts determine how over $675 billion per year of federal dollars are going to be spent over the next decade. George Washington University estimates that Texas has received over $1,500 per person in Federal Funding based on the 2010 Census response. Funds go towards:• Medicare/Medicaid• Highway planning and construction• National school lunch program• Nutrition programs for seniors• State children’s health insurance• Adoption assistance• Crime Victim’s assistance• Business and industry loans• Career and Technical Education• Head Start Preschool• Homeland security grants• Foster care and • Low income energy assistance programs The Census Bureau is required by law to keep all information confidential and may only relay information as statistics. CountMeInHEB! Fill out the Census form online, by phone or by mail on April 1, 2020. Safely dispose of hazardous waste from your home such as paint, chemicals and oil. (Please don’t bring cans containing dry paint, which can be safely disposed with your regular trash pick- up.) You may also bring small electrical applianc- es you would like to recycle such as computers, radios, VCRs, stereos, clocks and hairdryers. Space is limited. The mobile collection unit can accept liquid waste materials from approximately 125 households. If the hazardous unit reaches its capacity before you arrive, you may deliver your liquid waste materials to the Environmental Col- lection Center at 6400 Bridge Street in east Fort Worth. For a complete list of accepted household chemicals and electronic waste accepted at Crud Day, please call 817-685-1400 or visit www.eu- lesstx.gov/hazmat Health Expo Friday, April 3, 9 a.m. - noon Euless Family Life Senior Center 300 W. Midway Drive You are invited to attend a fun and educational morning at Euless Senior Center for health and wellness information. Take advantage of door prizes, giveaways and valuable information. All ages are welcome to attend. For vendor informa- tion, please call 817-685-1871. HEB Teen Court Scholarship Gala Thursday, April 23, 6 - 9 p.m. Texas Star Conference Center 1400 Texas Star Parkway We invite you to show your support for Teen Court volunteers by attending the annual HEB Teen Court Scholarship Gala. In addition to awarding college scholarships to deserving teens, we will be hosting a silent auction at 6:00 p.m. that will be followed by a dinner at 7:00 p.m. Dinner tickets are $20 per person. For more information, call 817-952-2468 or send an email to teen.court@ bedfordtx.gov. Crud Day Saturday, April 4, 9 - 11 a.m. Euless City Hall 201 N. Ector Drive July WATER 817-685-1471 GAP Club Walk-a-Thon Saturday, April 18, 10 a.m. - noon Trinity High School Track 500 N. Industrial Blvd. Trinity High School’s Girls Awareness Program (GAP) is hosting a walk-a-thon to raise funds for the Euless Animal Shelter. Families are invited to bring their dogs on a leash for the Walk-a-Thon or walk a shelter dog during the event. Teams will have opportunities to win prizes. Low-cost microchipping and adoptions will be available during the walk. The GAP Club volunteers to foster and find homes for the dogs at the Euless Animal Shelter. In addition, they have made it their personal responsibility to love on, play with, groom, foster and raise money to pay for veterinary services. If you would like to form a walk-a-thon team or give a donation, please visit www.TrinityGapRescue. org or call 817-689-4740. CPR Blitz VolunteersNeeded April 17 - 18, 8 a.m. 6 Stones Campus West 209 N. Industrial The City of Euless has revitalized over 200 homes since the inception of the CPR program. Over the years, thousands of volunteers have helped re- pair homes in one weekend, and now we are in- viting you to help us do it again. Volunteers will be assigned a home at check in. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Please bring gloves, ladders, rakes, shovels and push brooms if you have them. Register online at www.6stones.org/ cprvolunteer and fill out a volunteer waiver ahead of time. Arbor Daze 2020 Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. (Main Stage opens at 5 p.m.) Euless Family Life Center 300 W. Midway Drive Join the fun at Arbor Daze, the ultimate family festival! There will be community entertainment, bounce houses, a Kidz Zone, tree giveaways, food-eating contests, a scavenger hunt and con- cessions. Plus, King George will be the headliner band. Bring your own lawn chairs and blankets for all of the live entertainment. For more details and performance schedules, go to www.ArborDaze. org. A 30-plus year “Tree City USA” recipient, the City of Euless is proud of its many “tree-men- dous” accomplishments promoting Arbor Day. Each attendee of the festival will receive a free tree. The urban tree canopy has been dwindling for decades, and the Arbor Daze Festival has giv- en over 150,000 trees since its inception. Most of these trees have been planted in the immediate area to replenish the local tree population. If you are interested in volunteering for Arbor Daze, call Chance Boyd at 817-685-1814 or email him at cboyd@eulesstx.gov. April Aquatics Euless Family Life Center / 300 W. Midway Dr. / 817-685-1666 OPEN SWIM: Monday & Wednesday, 12:20-5 p.m., 7:20-8:30 p.m. / Tuesday & Thursday 12:20-5:30 p.m., 7:30-8:30 p.m. / Friday 12:20-5 p.m. / Saturday 10:30-3:30 p.m. / Sunday noon-3:30 p.m. Below are the swim lessons available at the time of this publication. For more detailed information on swim lessons please look for a copy of the Winter/Spring 2020 Playbook on-line at www.eulesstx.gov/pacs. To register for classes visit the Euless Family Life Center or register online at www.eulesstx.gov/pacs. NATATORIUM SWIM LESSONS DAY DATES AGE TIME $PARENT & TOT M/W 4/6-4/29 6mo-2 6:15-6:45pm $65WATER TOTS M/W 4/6-4/29 2-4 5:05-5:35pm $65WATER TOTS M/W 4/6-4/29 2-4 5:40-6:10pm $65LEVEL 1 M/W 4/6-4/29 4-9 5:05-5:35pm $65LEVEL 1 M/W 4/6-4/29 4-9 5:40-6:10pm $65LEVEL 1 M/W 4/6-4/29 4-9 6:15-6:45pm $65LEVEL 1 M/W 4/6-4/29 4-9 6:50-7:20pm $65LEVEL 2 M/W 4/6-4/29 4-9 5:05-5:35pm $65LEVEL 2 M/W 4/6-4/29 4-9 5:40-6:10pm $65LEVEL 2 M/W 4/6-4/29 4-9 5:40-6:10pm $65LEVEL 3 M/W 4/6-4/29 5-15 5:05-5:35pm $65LEVEL 3 M/W 4/6-4/29 5-15 6:50-7:20pm $65LEVEL 4 M/W 4/6-4/29 5-15 5:05-5:35pm $65LEVEL 4 M/W 4/6-4/29 5-15 6:50-7:20pm $65ADULT M/W 4/6-4/29 15+ 6:50-7:20pm $65 SWIM TEAM PREP M/W 4/6-4/29 5-15 6:15-6:45pm $65 April Senior Happenings No Bunco and No Fab Euless finds this month ACTIVITIES DAY DATE TIME LOC $ BINGO WED 4/1 1PM SEN FREE MOVIE NIGHT TH 4/2 6PM SEN FREE HEALTH FAIR F 4/3 9AM-12PM BALLROOM FREE TRIVIA TU 4/7 12PM SEN FREE EASTER EGG HUNT TH 4/9 5PM SEN $5.00 WITH THE GRANDKIDS BINGO TH 4/23 6PM SEN FREE FISHING TU 4/28 6:30AM Fishing License Required July WATER 817-685-1471 APRIL CLASSES / Euless Family Life Center, 300 W. Midway Dr. For complete descriptions, visit www.eulesstx.gov/eflc or on Facebook “Euless Parks & Community Services.” EFLC HOURS: M-TH: 5 A.M. - 9 P.M. • FRI: 5 A.M. - 8 P.M. • SAT: 8 A.M. - 6 P.M. • SUN: NOON - 6 P.M. EFLC: EULESS FAMILY LIFE CENTER, SEN: EULESS FAMILY LIFE SENIOR CENTER, BEP: BOB EDEN PARK, SIM: SIMMONS CENTER, MPE: MIDWAY PARK ELEMENTARY ACTIVITIES D AY DATES AGE TIME LOC $ PRESCHOOL TWO’S TIME TU/TH 3/3-4/2 1.5-3 9AM-12PM EFLC $87 YOLANDS’S LITTLE LEARNERS M-TH 3/2-4/2 3-5 9AM-2PM EFLC 2 DAYS-$202, 3 DAYS-$292, 4 DAYS- $382PRESCHOOL DANCE SHINING STARS T 3/3-3/31 3-4 4:30-5:30PM EFLC $67 TINY DANCERS W 3/4-3/25 2-3 10-10:45AM EFLC $64 TWINKLE TOES W 3/4-3/25 3-4 11AM-12PM EFLC $67 PINK TUTUS W 3/4-3/25 4-5 12-1PM EFLC $67 SOUL STEPPERS T 3/3-3/31 4-6 5:30-6:30PM EFLC $67 CONTEMPORARY TH 3/5-3/26 11+ 7:30-8:30PM EFLC $67 SHOW STOPPERS M 3/2-3/30 4-6 4-5PM EFLC $67 FAST STEPPERS M 3/2-3/30 7-9 5-6PM EFLC $67 HAPPY FEET W 3/4-3/25 6-8 4-5PM EFLC $67 FUNKY BEATS TH 3/5-3/26 7-10 6:30-7:30PM EFLC $67 TAP/JAZZ LEVEL 1 T 3/3-3/31 8-10 4-5PM EFLC $67 TAP/JAZZ LEVEL 2 TH 3/5-3/26 10-11 4-5:30PM EFLC $77 TAP/JAZZ LEVEL 3 T 3/3-3/31 12-14 5-6:30PM EFLC $77 TAP/JAZZ LEVEL 4 T 3/3-3/31 14-18 7:30-9PM EFLC $77 HIP HOP TH 3/5-3/26 8-13 5:30-6:30PM EFLC $67 INTRO TO BALLET TH 3/5-3/26 5-7 5-6PM EFLC $67 BALLET 1 & 2 TH 3/5-3/26 7-9 6-7PM EFLC $67 BALLET 3 TH 3/5-3/26 10+ 7-8PM EFLC $67 YOUTH TABLE TENNIS BEGINNER W 3/4-3/25 5+ 6:30-7:30PM SEN $82 TABLE TENNIS INTERMEDIATE W 3/4-3/25 5+ 7:30-8:30PM SEN $77 TABLE TENNIS PRACTICE T 3/3-3/31 5+ 6:45-8:45PM SEN $14 THROWBALL M/W 3/2-3/25 ALL 7-9PM EFLC $5* MOMMY/DADDY & ME SOCCER S 3/28-5/16 2-3.5 9-9:30AM BEP $95 TOT/PRE SOCCER S 3/28-5/16 3.5-5 9:40-10:15AM BEP $95 SOCCER 1: TECHNIQUES & TEAMWORK S 3/28-5/16 5-6 10:15-11AM BEP $95 SOCCER 2: SKILLZ & SCRIMMAGE S 3/28-5/16 7-10 11-11:45AM BEP $95 ADULT WORKING WITH ACRYLICS T 3/25 6+ 7-8:30PM SEN $39 WORKING WITH CHARCOAL W 3/11 7+ 7-8:30PM SEN $39 WORKING WITH WATERCOLORS T 3/3, 3/17, 3/31 6+ 7-8:30PM SEN $39WORKING WITH OIL PASTELS T 3/10, 3/24 6+ 7-8:30PM SEN $39 WORKING WITH ALCOHOL INKS T 3/18 16+ 6:30-8:30PM SEN $39 TAI CHI BEGINNERS T 3/3-3/31 16+ 6-7PM SEN $40 TAI CHI INTERMEDIATE T 3/3-3/31 16+ 7-8PM SEN $40YIN YOGA SU 3/8-3/29 16+ 4-5PM EFLC $26 BACK TO BASICS YOGA T 3/3-3/31 16+ 7-8PM EFLC $26 AFROBEATS SA 3/7-3/28 16+ 7-8PM/10-11AM EFLC $30 ADULT TAP T 3/3-3/31 16+ 6:30-7:30PM EFLC $47BALLROOM/LATIN DANCE SA 3/7-3/28 16+ 10:30A-12:30P EFLC $78 BALLROOM/LATIN DANCE M/W 3/2-3/35 16+ 7-8:30PM EFLC $100 FOLKLORICO DANCE M 3/2-3/30 16+ 6:45-7:30PM EFLC $22 FOLKLORICO DANCE F 3/6-3/27 16+ 6:45-7:30PM EFLC $22 (no charge for members)