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Home My WebLink About2020-06 Euless TodayLinda 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 The EulessCity Council Did you know…? This photo was taken in Euless shortly after the Stay at Home Order was issued. It describes our outlook perfectly. July WATER 817-685-1471 July WATER 817-685-1471 Dear Citizens, Here we are again. Another month has gone by and we’re still taking things week by week. We still have increases in positive cases, but I’m also seeing the number of COVID recoveries in Euless starting to climb. At the time of this writing we are holding City Council and Planning & Zoning Meetings via Zoom. The May General Election and CCPD Special Election have been postponed until November 3, 2020. We have cancelled all of our events through the end of May and are evaluating summer camps and future special events. The Library and Parks Departments are putting out great resources on social media and the Library is checking out books via the Book Locker at City Hall. The Library is still under renovation and will open this summer. In addition, we anticipate that the construction on Hwy 121 will be substantially complete by the end of May. This pandemic has really turned our community upside down, but I have been so pleased and proud to see how our residents have dealt with this adversity and figured out ways to still be positive and spread a little cheer and help their friends and neighbors. A Trinity High School alumni named Jenny came up with a great campaign to Love Your Neighbor. We have created a bingo card with all of her ideas that is available as a download on our website. In addition, check out the great pictures and stories in this newsletter. It’s filled with good news! A father/son duo in Euless created a great news story about our local economy. Bruce is a retired Marine Broadcast Journalist/Combat Correspondent and independent video producer in the DFW area. He and son Dean made this video to support our local businesses. They really need our help. The video can also be found on our website. The Euless Today newsletter has always been a great way to communicate to you, however it is printed a month in advance and there are times that we need communicate with you more quickly. On the back page of this newsletter are ways you can sign up to receive either email or news via social media. I strongly encourage you to sign up for the emailed version of Euless Today as well as the Community Alerts email. Continue to be safe and stay at home if you can. Parks & Community Services 817-685-1429 Parks at Texas Star 817-685-1838 Planning & Development 817-685-1630 Police Dept (non-emergency) 817-685-1500 Public Works 817-685-1580 Trash & Recycling Service 817-685-1410 Softball World 817-267-7867 Texas Star Golf Course 817-685-7888 Water Utilities 817-685-1471 Euless StarCenter 817-267-4233 Other City Offices 817-685-1420 Dispatch (non-emergency) 817-685-1526 April WATER 817-685-1471 City Secretary 817-685-1434 Communications/Marketing 817-685-1821 Economic Development 817-685-1630 Finance 817-685-1626 Fire Dept (non-emergency) 817-685-1600 Fire Marshal 817-685-1659 Human Resources 817-685-1451 Library 817-685-1481 Mayor’s Office 817-685-1419 Euless Family Life Center 817-685-1666 Municipal Court 817-685-1460 June CITY DIRECTORY Emergency 911 Social Services 211 Animal Shelter 817-685-1594 Building Permits/Inspections 817-685-1630 City Manager 817-685-1422 et-june_2020.indd 1et-june_2020.indd 1 4/24/20 10:51 AM4/24/20 10:51 AM July WATER 817-685-1471 July WATER 817-685-1471 “My dad has been calling seniors in the community and checking on them. These are his friends, church members and customers that have become friends. It helps to provide emotional support while they are bored and isolated. They love having someone to talk to!” Good News in our Community “I’m making masks for family and co-workers.” “We are making masks and kids masks. We sell one and donate one!” “I’m making masks with a pocket to place a filter to sell and donate. I’m adding HEPA filters for those up in age or at risk.” “Sidewalk fun!” “My wife has made about 2 dozen masks for friends, co-workers and family and I am 3D printing ear-savers to pull the mask strings off the back of the ears of the wearers.” “The Child Nutrition Employees are true frontline heroes. This essential service can’t be done from home. They are still coming to work and mov- ing faster than a NASCAR pit crew to assemble drive thru lunches for families. They are outside, no matter the weather and always have smiles on their faces. We are grateful for them all year, but especially now!”“My neighbor’s yard is full of bluebonnets.” “I was moving and accidentally threw my wallet away. I didn’t even realize it was lost. The Republic Services employees found it when they were emptying the trash can and notified their supervisor. I was so surprised when I got the call! I got my wallet back and everything was still in it! I really appreciate the care and attention they showed to their job. I’m really grateful that they went through all of the channels that they did to get it back to me.” “We each drove to our friend’s house and wished her a “remote” happy birthday!” et-june_2020.indd 2et-june_2020.indd 2 4/24/20 10:51 AM4/24/20 10:51 AM July WATER 817-685-1471 “Some sweet young men paid a physically distant visit to the Euless Planning & En- gineering Building. The signs said, “Hello! Don’t mind us. We are practicing social distancing. Hang in there! We appreciate you! God bless you and your family!” “We made a large chalk mosaic on our fence. Friends helped us make it using social distancing by stopping by separately and bringing their own chalk.” “No one wants you or your family to go without necessities. There is food and other items avail- able for those in need all around HEB in little help boxes and on little help tables.” “Our school is serving lunches every day to kids that need it. One of my teachers decided to wear a dinosaur costume to make the kids smile as they came through the car line to pick up their lunch.”“Keeping our Little Free Library stocked for kids (and adults!) needing entertainment while stuck in their houses. I’ve had more book donations in the last few weeks than I’ve gotten in the last year! People have been so generous to donate their out- grown/unwanted books.” “Many of us have taken in fos- ter animals because the shelters are full. I took in three 2-day-old kittens and their mama, Gracie, for someone who had to move an elderly parent out of his house and couldn’t find a place for his cat.” “Euless resident and Euless Jr High nurse, Dianna Fisher, sewed masks for the Euless Jr High staff. Thanks for getting good news out there. Everyone sure needs that right now.” “My 10-year-old son was tasked with drawing something that portrays what he sees and feels during this time. You’ll see that he and I are playing in the picture and spending time together in the safety of our home while in the outside world, you’ll see his perception of what’s happening. The car is speeding away with toilet paper and hand sanitizer. One of the virus germs is chasing a person and Germ-x is killing the other germ. I hope you enjoy it. I’ve enjoyed my time with him.” “I am the Principal of Lakewood! I am sharing a compilation of all of the things that have been happening during these strange times. My teachers have been absolute rock stars from making reading videos, sending greetings to our families making how-to videos, teaching online, handing out laptops, making healthy liv- ing videos and doing online spirit days. They are truly inspiring!” et-june_2020.indd 3et-june_2020.indd 3 4/24/20 10:51 AM4/24/20 10:51 AM July WATER 817-685-1471 Facebook Twitter Instagram NextDoor Agency Euless Fire Dept. @EulessFireDepartment @EulessFD @EulessFire Euless Police Dept. @EulessPolice @EulessPolice @EulessPolice Euless Library @EulessPL @EulessLibrary @EulessLibrary Euless Parks @EulessPACS @EulessParks Texas Star Golf @TexasStarGolf @GolfTXStar Raven’s Grille @RavensGrille City of Euless @CityofEuless City-of-Euless Historical Preservation @EulessHistorical Softball World @SoftballWorldEuless Parks at Texas Star @ParksatTexasStar Stay Connected We encourage you to stay connected with the City of Euless in a variety of ways. 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