Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1986 Page: 1 of 40
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Suzi Draftsman,
Hard At Work
work* with map* of the dty of Burieaoa. Recently the designed the
Recycle Me" reminder* for the city's newspaper recycling
program.
But Fort Worth holds the cards
City has royal flush
II things continue on their pre-
sent course, don't be surprised if
the City of Burleson enacts a
Flusbless Friday Ordinance.
Don’t be surprised if they
don't, either, but the temptation
is probably there considering re-
cent developments in creative
wastewater management by the
City of Fort Worth. In one such
instance, Burleson has been
slapped with expensive penalties
because of excessive solids in its
wastewater being treated at the
Village Creek plant in Fort
Worth. That has resulted in a
study to determine the cause of
the unusually high percentage of
solids. In another instance,
Burleson and 21 other cus-
tomers of Fort Worth wastewater
treatment are looking toward an
independant study as a result of
increased charges planned by
Fort Worth.
Area cities have expressed con-
cern over the new rates proposed
by Fort Worth and that concern
has been addressed through a "
subcommittee of the Thrrant
County Mayors Council, of
which Burleson Mayor Jerry
Boone is a member. Burleson,
Arlington, and Richland Hills are
expected to recommend to the
subcommittee that the study
be conducted.
BASED ON A pro rata basis
according to the amount of was-
tewater treated, Burleson’s share
of the study would be approx-
imately $4,000. according to City
Manager Ron Crabtree. The
exact figure depends on the
number of Foh Worth was-
tewater customers participating
in the study.
On the good news side of the
council agenda, a report is expec-
ted at tonight's meeting indicat-
ing a reduction in premiums for
the city's employee health in-
surance. Additional savings are
also possible and will be dis-
cussed today (Thursday) in a
meeting between Blue Cross of-'
ficials and city employees.
Results of these cost cutting fac-
tors will be detailed at the coun-
cil meeting.
The council meets at 7:00 in
the council chambers of city
hall.
OTHER ITEMS ON the coun-
cil agenda include:
—Ttoo public hearings on re-
quests for right-of-way abandon-
ment. One request is for the
abandonment of a portion of the
S.W. Haskew Street r-o-w be-
tween Ellison and the Haskew
Street cul-de-sac. The other re-
quest involves a portion of the *
old Highway 174 r-o-w near the
intersection of Johnson Avenue
and Gardens Boulevard. That lat-
ter request has receipted a nega-
tive recommendation from the
Department of Highways and
Public Tiansportation. \
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ness Park.
—The revised Final plat of lots
6, 7A and 7B, Block 2 of the
Wilshire Square Addition.
—A resolution supporting anti-
crime legislation passage by the
1987 state legislature.
-A RESOLUTION authorizing
the city to assume responsibility
for the drainage in the Wilshire
Square Addition. During devel-
opment, Little Booger Creek was
realigned and no longer runs
through the state drainage ease-
ment. The contract with the state
places maintenance respon-
sibility for the drainage easement
with the City of Burieson.
—An ordinance pertaining to
the indemnification and rep-
resentation of city officers and
employees.
—Appointment of a person to
RU an unexpired term on the el-
ectrical board.
—Award the bid for pickup
trucks for the parks and recrea-
tion department and the public
works department.
—Award the bid for a backhoe
for the public works depart-
ment.
—Amend the council policy on
abandonment of streets, alleys,
and easements.
—A report by the director of
finance on pending federal tax
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Thursday
edition
Vol. 21 No. 40
February 27,1986
COPYRIGHT* 1986 BURLESON STAR
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Recycling papers an endless cycle
BY DOTTIE WILSON
Both traditional and very
stylized arrows kind of jump out
and grab you in the “Recycle
Me” logos which you see here
and which will be scattered
around in the Burleson Star in
upcoming issues. The logo/
reminder is the brain child of
one of our own, Suzi Zuck-
schwerdt, a draftsman for the
City of Burleson.
The "me" in the message and
the subject ot all the pointing
arrows is the newspaper you are
holding It’s a kindly reminder
that The Star has a \ery special
final destination —one tliai can
help Burleson more quickly
achieve some ol the beautifica-
tion goals which have been
set.
Now, we don’t want to rush
you. Most people like to keep
their issues around for a day or
two to re-read an article of spe-
cial interest or check on the sale
dates in an advertisement. Feel
free to hang onto your Burleson
Star just as long as you want to.
But when it has served its pur-
pose, we do encourage you to
send your Star—or any other
newspapers you might have
around the house—to a special
place: the recycling bin located
in the parking lot of the Burleson
Area Chamber ot Commerce
building on Wilshire Blvd.
A TALENTED YOUNG woman
and fairly new employee of the
city, Suzi is the artist who created
the recycling reminders Parks
and Recreation Director Doug
Evans explained to her what he
hoped to do with them, and Suzi
took it from there. Evans has
spearheaded the newspaper
recycling program in Burleson,
which nas had excellent res-
ponse from the community. One
huge bin-full of newspapers has
already been exchanged for a
fresh empty one, which added
$300 to the Burleson Beautifica-
tion budget.
But he wanted to keep the
reminder in front of the com-
munity, letting Burleson residents
know that the recycling of
newspapers is an ongoing, long-
term project. And he found just
the right person to help him get
that across.
If you think her last name
sounds difficult to pronounce—
\
9s
“-ffissj
X _ lot ^
and even harder to spell—you’re
right. And keep in mind that Suzi
isn’t really her first name at all
She said Suzi was a nickname
which "stuck ” though it doesn’t
sound a bit like Ellen, which is
her real first name.
Cleburne residents since 1982,
Suzi and her husband William
have a 6-vear-old daughter,
Kirsten, who attends kindergar-
ten classes at Santa Fe Elemen-
tary in Cleburne. From Kirstin’s
art work prominently posted on
Suzi’s bulletin board at city hall,
it would seem that "like mother/
like daughter" rings true in
this case.
MOVING TO OUR area from
Lansing. Mich., the family has
enjoyed the warmer sunny
weather of our state since they
arrived. They seem to be iirmly
Texanized already. "What 1 like
about Texas is you can see so far.
Especially here in this part of the
state, you have a nice combina-
tion of a few trees but wide open
spaces, too I like that," she
mused
A draftsman designer who
works primarily with city maps
in ber position, Suzi also enjoys
lh{ extra art work she does for
thE'pariu department and for the
city. "This job has a lot of
variations; that’s what I’ve en-
joyed about it most.
“I’ve just finished re-doing the
city maps and pretty soon I’ll be
working on standards," she said.
She explained that a set of stan-
dards are now being set up by
the city, including all of the
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details which aid contractors in
putting in their systems and
roads for developments here.
The neatly hand-printed mess-
age caught my eye when Suzi’s
recycling logo was first brought
to The Star office. That’s a talent
which few of us have beyond se-
cond or third grade—once we’ve
learned cursive handwriting.
Hand lettering evenly and un-
iformly is something you pick up
in drafting. Once you have used a
scriber with a guide for lettering,
the consistency which comes
from that just automatically
teaches you to hand letter almost
the same way,” she said.
She first became interested in
art as a senior in high school.
During three years of college,
Suzi took all the art courses
which were offered, including
drawing, pottery, and even
jewelry making. "I actually got
into drafting when the architec-
tural engineering firm I work for
sent me to drafting school. I was
with them for eight years.” she
said. For that company, most of
her work was related to pipes
and pipe supports, as compared
to her primarily street-related
responsibilities for our pity.
"Basically, a line Is a line; it's
what you do with it that makes
the work different," she said.
ALL HER WORK IS done in
pen and ink, and one of her pet
projects has been a recent one
researching the early days of
Burleson. Her work has been
related to the first streets
developed here and land which
has been added to the city since
our beginning. “That has really
been fascinating,” she, said.
She took a break from her car-
eer after the family first moved to
, Cleburne, staying home with
t Kirstin for a couple of years
/I before she started school. ”1
'j I really have enjoyed getting back
’ to my work. The people with the
city are so nice to work with,
too,” she said.
Leisure time activities include
bowling, drawing, and all types
of handwork such as crocheting
and knitting. “1 like to tty oui
new crafts when they first come
out,” said Suzi. And she does let-
terhead design for special events
for the parks department as well
as park maps. “I don’t consider
myself a teriffie artist, but those
kinds of things give me a sense
of accomplishment —1 enjoy the
variety,” said Suzi.
SO WHEN YOU SEE the
"Recycle Me" slogan in the
Burleson Star, take it as a special
message from Suzi Zuckschwet;-
dt—and Doug Evans—and all of
us here at the newspaper office.
Maybe it will be a little bit harder
for all of us to just toss the paper
into the trash once we get used
to Suzi’s recycling reminder.
It’s hard for members of the
newspaper staff to think of any
of our issues dumped in the
trash among the coffee grounds
and apple peelings. We would all
feel better knowing that well-
read Burleson Star issues are
helping fill up the newspaper bin
at the chamber of commerce of-
fice and helping bring beautifica-
tion dollars back into Burleson.
So, make us all happy.
Remember to save and stack or
tie your newspapers until you
have enough to warrant a trip to
the chamber building. Or if
you're the “jpack rat" type and
you have V' gSragi"’ K31T cHi
Burleson High School Members
of the student body there will
pick up large orders of papers
for delivery to the big bin.
As your garage is beautified,
you’ll be gratified to know that
you have also done your part in
beautifying our city. You can’t
beat that for double duty!
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Moody, James. Burleson Star (Burleson, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 27, 1986, newspaper, February 27, 1986; Burleson, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth761019/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Burleson Public Library.