Greetings!
 Welcome to the E-Newsletter from the City of Burleson, Texas! This E-Newsletter comes to your inbox every Friday, for free! Since City facilities are closed for the holidays Dec. 24-25, you get the E-Newsletter two days early this week! More than 835 people are subscribers. If you've missed a few issues, go to the E-Newsletter archive on the City web site, http://tinyurl.com/my5ak7. If you aren't a subscriber, go to "Join Our Mailing List" in the righthand column. Free subscriptions to this E-Newsletter are only used for the E-Newsletter. If you have questions or suggestions about the E-Newsletter or City programs, services and events, call the public information office at 817-426-9622. |
Recycle that Christmas tree into mulch
What do you do with that live Christmas tree once the holidays are over? Recycle it! Have your Christmas tree at the curb no later than 7 a.m. on Monday of your Zone week. Your Christmas tree will go to the City's compost/mulch center to be ground down into mulch. For more, call 817-426-9830 or go to http://tinyurl.com/y8gya68 on the City of Burleson web site. |
 If you drink and drive you'll pay the price over the holidays
Be prepared to roll up your sleeve and donate some blood to the state if you choose to drink and drive over the holidays. Since May 2008, the Burleson Police Department has had a no refusal policy on drivers who are suspected of drinking and driving. If a Burleson officer believes that a driver is intoxicated and that driver refuses to submit to a breath test, the officer will request a search warrant for a sample of the driver's blood. That blood is drawn at a local hospital. Go to http://tinyurl.com/y855ec5. |
Diagonal yellow stripes mean no left turn into alley between retail center and tracks
You can turn right, but you can't turn left into the alley behind the Burleson Town Center retail shopping center at Alsbury Boulevard and the railroad tracks. The City's public works department recently installed yellow diagonal stripes in the center turn lane to make it illegal for drivers to turn left from Alsbury into the alley behind Arby's restaurant. Drivers who try to turn left into the alley can back up traffic on to the tracks, risking a potentially fatal collision between a train and a vehicle that gets struck on the tracks. Go to http://tinyurl.com/yll763n on the City web site. |
 Animal shelter's four-legged residents have made their wish list for Santa Claus Do you have some blankets, toys, collars or leashes you want to get rid of? The Burleson Animal Shelter has all of those things on its donation "wish list." The shelter will accept bleach, laundry detergent (only detergent designed for high efficiency washers), fabric softener sheets, Lysol disinfectant/all purpose cleaner, Dawn dish detergent, blankets, dog toys (not stuffed toys), rawhide toys, dog treats, cat toys, cat treats, collars and leashes, canned dog food (for adult dogs and puppies), paper towels and sponges. Call 817-426-9280 or go to http://tinyurl.com/ye7jmbo. |
City publishes first quarterly newsletter  If you have a utility account with the City of Burleson, check your mailboxes this week. The City has published the first 16-page quarterly Burleson Progress Report. It is full of pictures of you from the Military Veteran Tribute, the grand opening of Fire Station #3, Christmas in Burleson, Burleson Old Town Boo Bash, and Founders Day. Find out about the upcoming council election, Census 2010, road projects, and membership fees at the Burleson Recreation Center. If you don't receive a Burleson Progress Report in your mailbox, go to http://tinyurl.com/ydpn8eu on the City of Burleson web site and click on the December 2009 Burleson Progress Report. |
Lock your vehicle and close garage door
How do you deter burglars and thieves? Lock your vehicle. Close your garage door. Don't leave valuables in plain sight. Don't put that box from your new 52-inch flat screen TV at the curb before 7 a.m. on your trash/curbside recycling collection date. Or better yet, collect those boxes, break them down, and take them to the City's recycling center, 124A & B Haskew St. During the holidays, the center will be open 2 p.m.-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 29, and 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Jan. 2. Curbside recycling is only done on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. There will be no curbside recycling Dec. 25 or Jan. 1. For more crime prevention tips, go to http://tinyurl.com/yfrbqjv. |
No trash/recycling collection Dec. 25/Jan. 1
Even the golfers have to take a break on Christmas Day. The only City buildings that will be open on Christmas Day will be the Burleson Police Department and the City's three fire stations. City facilities are closed Thursday, Dec. 24-Friday, Dec. 25, as well as Friday, Jan. 1. Trash and curbside recycling will be picked up on Christmas Eve as well as New Year's Eve, but there will be no collection on Friday, Dec. 25 or Friday, Jan. 1. For more, go to http://tinyurl.com/y8tesa8. | |
 Fall/Winter Community Guide is available! | |
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Happy Holidays!!
Sally Ellertson
City of Burleson
Public Information Officer
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Check out this link to Weather Underground on the City's web site. Find the forecast, air quality, and even see what the weather will be like for your favorite outdoor activities. http://tinyurl.com/l7xabw.
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The City has a Facebook page! Check it out, join the 1,370-plus fans, and tell us what you think! Click on the Facebook button on the City web site at www.burlesontx.com. |
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The City's 25-foot Christmas tree is beautifying the corner of Johnson Avenue and Ellison Street! The tree is outfitted with more than 10,000 lights and a plethora of ornaments. Stop by and take some treasured family pictures this holiday season! |
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Do you know how convenient it is to pay your City utility bill? Stop by Burleson City Hall, 141 W. Renfro St., and pay in person or drop it in the drive-thru. Or, you can pay online. Just go to http://tinyurl.com/mdetb9 on the City web site to sign up to pay online. |
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The Most Wanted City  phone numbers; the numbers, addresses, and hours of operation for all City facilities; and e-mail addresses for city council and management are on the City web site. Go to http://tinyurl.com/mmhcek. |
Check out "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe. This is the adult discussion book for the meeting Dec. 28, 6:30 p.m., at the Burleson Public Library. The novel chronicles the life of Okonkwo, the leader of an Igbo (Ibo) community. Copies are available at the library, 248 S.W. Johnson Ave. Go to http://tinyurl.com/mycds8, on the Burleson Public Library web site. |
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Did you know the City of Burleson has a curfew? For those under 17, it is 11 p.m., Sunday-Thursday, and 11:59 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The curfew is in effect until 6 a.m. the following days. |
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Burleson City Council
First and Third Mondays
6 p.m. worksession
7 p.m. council meeting
Agendas are posted by 5 p.m.
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