Report to Members & Partners

December 2001

Beth El - The Fort Worth Independent School District placed former Temple Beth El, located at 207 W. Broadway, back on the market. The School Board’s judgment was that the building did not accommodate their needs as well as originally thought. The 1.3 acre site includes a three-level 37,000 sf building with a 600 seat auditorium, offices, classrooms, large dining room - all of this in an up and coming part of town. The district is having an appraisal done, and will receive purchase offers. Contact Steve Fortenberry, FWISD Chief Financial Officer, at 817-781-2100.

Fire Station #8 - Station #8, now located at W. Rosedale and Lake Street, will be relocated and enlarged as a result of the widening of Rosedale. City Councilmember Wendy Davis and City Manager Gary Jackson have worked closely with FWS to secure a location for the new station that satisfies the fire department and supports the redevelopment vision of the neighborhood. The City has acquired the southeast corner of Rosedale and 12^th Avenue for the new station, and is currently talking to the Fort Worth & Western Railroad about purchasing the abandoned railroad right-of-way located immediately east of the site. The FW&W railroad overpass of Rosedale Street at this location will be eliminated with the widening of Rosedale Street.

Single Family Home - Since 1997, FWS has had discussions with three builders/developers interested in placing manufactured homes on vacant lots in the development district. Each of these firms had the legal right to do this, but they also wanted to respect the objectives of the neighborhood revitalization effort. It was the judgment of FWS's Development Committee that the quality and design of these products would not have enhanced the neighborhood, and they recommended that the builders come back with a better product. They did not. ACM Builders recently approached FWS about placing a modular manufactured home on a vacant lot at 1204 S. Lake Street. This time the quality of the 1,370 square foot three-bedroom two-bath building was better. The roofline and exterior were compatible with adjacent homes, and the builder agreed to site-build a full-width front porch. The home is nearing completion, and will be available for inspection. It is priced at $112,900. Phone (817) 247-7908 for more information.

Community Tissue - Community Tissue Services-Fort Worth has acquired the former Dick Davis, Inc. building at 328 S. Adams and plans to relocate from their current office space on the Harris campus at 708 S. Henderson. They are a national not-for-profit organization with one of their five regional centers located in Fort Worth. They obtain and provide soft tissue (things like corneas, skin, bone, tendons, and heart valves) to patients primarily in nine north Texas counties (excluding Dallas), but also support a network of hospitals and physicians across the southwest. The seven full-time and five part-time employees will move to their new facility in April 2002. About 200 local donors per year contribute tissue to the program. Each donor will enhance the lives of 75 individuals.

Partners Breakfast - This month's gathering of FWS members who want to talk "just business" will be held between 8 AM and 9 AM on Wednesday, January 9 at the second floor offices of Daedalus Development at the Modern Drug Village located at 709 W. Magnolia. Please park on the southside of the building and use the exterior staircase to the second level. 35% of Fort Worth South, Inc. members have attended at least one of the Partner's Breakfasts.

Trimble Tech, Did You Know? - Tech is Fort Worth's first and only high school designated as a Recognized School by the Texas Education Agency. It is an academic and career development school of choice with admission by application to qualified students. The 1601 students from all areas of the city participate in a rigorous academic program that includes ten Advanced Placement and Tech Prep courses with opportunities to earn college credits. All major sports, band, chorus, theater and Army ROTC programs are offered. Choice of career pathways includes Arts and Communication, Architecture, Business and Computer Systems, Education, Electronics, Fine Arts, Health and Human Services, Construction, and Automotive Technology. It’s a Point of Pride...Pass It On!

Email Address - 488 of the 1,080 people who receive this monthly newsletter received it via electronic mail. If others would prefer this delivery method versus fax or regular mail, please send your email address to [email protected]. Email saves us postage, paper, and time. It gives you a quality, reproducible message in a timely fashion. We do not pass email addresses on to others.

Accelerating & Celebrating the Pace of Progress - For the first time in the company’s five year history, we will gather members, partners and guests together at an annual dinner meeting to report on our progress and convey our expectations for 2002. It will also be an opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of some very special people. We’ll meet at the Fort Worth Woman’s Club on Tuesday, January 22, at 6:30 PM for a buffet dinner and program. The recipients of this newsletter should receive formal invitations by January 3. Reservations will be needed. Either return the RSVP card from the mailing or call us at 817-923-1343. The ticket price is $55 each, and if you move quickly, you can get as many as you want - up to 300! Join us. It will be time well spent.

Board Transition - The following individuals have completed their two-year terms, and will be rotating off the 35 member Board of Directors of Fort Worth South, Inc. in January 2002. Our thanks go to Bruce Davis, President & CEO of Fort Worth National Bank, Doug Harman, Ph.D., President & CEO of the Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau, John Phillips, Administrator of Consultants in Radiology, P.A., Patsy Powell of the Fairmount Historic Neighborhood, Allen Schuster, DDS of M. Schuster Management, and James M. Watts, M.D., retired physician and current Chair of Fort Worth South, Inc.

Slate - Fort Worth South, Inc.'s Nominating Committee is chaired by Cheryl White, Texas Health System. Other members include Mary Kathryn Anderson, St. Joseph’s Professional Buildings; Ray Boothe, Daedalus Development; Nelson Claytor, Ph.D., Fresnel Technologies; Jim Eggleston, ABC Flag; Larry Robertson, Baylor All Saints Medical Centers; and Russell Tolman, Cook Children’s Health Care Network. The committee will present the following list of Board candidates to the membership at the annual meeting:

The proposed 2002 corporate officers and Executive Committee members include:

Fort Worth South, Inc. Members - There are currently 201 dues paying members. During 2001 the organization enjoyed the arrival of 31 new members and suffered the departure of 16 members with a net membership increase of 15 firms. The pace of membership growth is too slow, considering there are 1,500 businesses/property owners in the district who are potential members. Our objective is to accelerate the pace of both development and membership growth in 2002.