Greetings!
 Welcome to the City of Burleson, Texas, E-Newsletter! This free E-Newsletter comes to your inbox every Friday. Due to the Good Friday holiday on April 2, that week's E-Newsletter will be in your inbox on April 1. You are one of more than 905 subscribers to the E-Newsletter! If you've missed an issue, go to the archive , http://tinyurl.com/my5ak7. If you have questions or suggestions about City programs, services and events, call the public information office at 817-426-9622. |
Easter Egg Hunt moves to Hidden Creek  The Easter bunny and prize eggs await children at Hidden Creek Sports Complex on Saturday, March 27. The City-sponsored Easter Egg Hunt has moved from Chisenhall Park (now being renovated into Chisenhall Fields) to the sports complex at Hidden Creek Parkway and I-35W. The hunt starts at 1 p.m. The children will be divided into five age groups: birth to 2 years old, 3-4 years old, 5-6 years old, 7-8 years old, and 9-12 years old. There will be prize eggs ready for the picking in each age group. For more, go to http://tinyurl.com/yh7uwyb. |
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Sign up to beautify Burleson April 24 Do you want to make Burleson cleaner and greener? Keep  Burleson Beautiful and the City want you to volunteer, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., in Burleson's Great American Cleanup Don't Mess With Texas Trash-Off on Saturday, April 24, at Warren Park on Johnson Avenue. Volunteers will remove litter and debris from retail corridors and residential drainage channels. Participants will be treated to a free lunch and prize giveaways. To sign up, call Environmental Programs Specialist Bianca Chafin at 817-426-9842 by 5 p.m. on April 22. |
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City's Emergency Operations Center team keeps an eye on threatening skies The City's Emergency Operations Center team - which includes members of the police department, fire department
City's Emergency Operations Center Team
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Dancing, food and arts and crafts will draw crowds to Cinco de Mayo April 30
Burleson's Cinco de Mayo celebration will draw in dancers,  food vendors, and arts and crafts for a six-hour event in Old Town. The City of Burleson and La Buena Vida de Burleson (Burleson for the Good Life) committee are combining forces Friday, April 30, 5 p.m.-11 p.m. For the second year in a row, the event will take place in the parking lots between Eldred Street and Ellison Street (around First Baptist Church). There will be two stages, bounce houses for the children, and carnival rides. For more information about the event, call Ike Vera in the City's parks and recreation department at 817-426-9291. For entertainment, call Rosie Perez at 817-426-6268. And for vendors, call Manuel Trevino at 817-733-8700. |
Free seedlings mark Arbor Day ceremony
The City of Burleson's parks and recreation department and the neighborhood services department as well as Keep  Burleson Beautiful will host the City's annual Arbor Day ceremony on Friday, April 23. The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. at Burleson Meadows, 308 N.E. McAlister Rd. City staff will distribute tree seedlings - live oak, red oak and bald cypress - on a first come, first served basis. For more information, call 817-426-9291. |
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Library's 'Staff Picks' focus on history The staff of the Burleson Public Library has selected its top  book and movie picks for you! The Staff Pick titles, all of which focus on history, include The Color of Lightning by Paulette Jiles, the movie "The Alamo" starring John Wayne, James A. Michener's "Texas," and "Buffalo Music" by Tracey E. Fern. Go to http://tinyurl.com/mycds8 on the library web site. |
 Does the environment play into your vision of Burleson in 2030? |
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If track is your passion, step right up If you are between the ages of four and 18 and track events are your passion, sign up for the 2010 Texas Amateur Athletic  Federation (TAAF) Summer Track program coordinated by the City's parks and recreation department. Early registration started Monday and continues through May 21. Practices begin the first week in May, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7 p.m.-8 p.m., at Hughes Middle School. The fee for the first family member is $30. Each additional child is $25 each. The fee includes a uniform tank top and TAAF registration. For more, go to http://tinyurl.com/y8cdodq on the City web site. |
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Find what you need at 'Have You Heard?'
Can you find the information you need on the City's web site, www.burlesontx.com? We just made it easier with the "Have You Heard?" link. Clicking on that link will take you to news releases, road construction updates, notices about meetings, H1N1 information, election information and job openings. Go to http://tinyurl.com/ya9rdyp. | |
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Concerts, dance, severe weather . . . it's in the March Burleson Progress Report! If you have a utility account with the City, you
received Burleson's 16-page March Burleson Progress Report in your mailbox during spring break. Find out about H-E-B, Cinco, the Hot Sounds of Summer concert series, free academies for kids and adults, the Father/Daughter Mother/Son Valentine's Dance, the Trash-Off, Mayor's Book Club and the May city council election. To see what it's all about, go to http://tinyurl.com/yb9er94 on the City of Burleson web site. | |
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Enjoy your weekend!
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 activities. http://tinyurl.com/l7xabw.
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The City has a Facebook page! Check it out, join the more than 1,890 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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We want to know what you think about the City web site, www.burlesontx.com! Tell us what you like or don't like and what you would like to see added in the upcoming redesign by CivicPlus by going to http://tinyurl.com/y8gappm. The redesign was approved by city council Feb. 15. |
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All City facilities - with the exception of Hidden Creek Golf Course, the police department and the fire stations - will be closed Friday, April 2, in observance of Good Friday. Trash and curbside recycling will be picked up on Good Friday.The Burleson Animal Shelter will be closed Friday, but open on Saturday for its regular hours. The City compost site and the recycling center drop-off will be closed on Friday but open for regular hours on Saturday. And, the Burleson Public Library will be closed Friday as well as Saturday, April 3. Go to http://tinyurl.com/ya6wsyt on the City web site for more. |
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Any child younger than 8 years old is required to be restrained in an approved child passenger safety seat unless that child is at least 4-feet-9-inches tall. The law went into effect Sept. 1, 2009, but officers will issue only warnings until June 1, 2010. Go to http://tinyurl.com/pqlqah on the Texas Department of Public Safety web site for more. |
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 Do you have a question about City services or programs or a suggestion about what you would like to see happen? Pick up the phone or send us an e-mail! 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 city management are on the City web site. Go to http://tinyurl.com/mmhcek. |
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Did you know that there is a Park and Ride at I-35W and Alsbury? The Route 65 Express can get you where you need to go. Go to http://www.the-t.com/ for maps and schedules. |
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The Mayor's Youth Council needs dedicated youth. Adults have until March 26 to nominate a Burleson youth (13-19). Selections will be made by April 30. New members will be announced at a city council meeting in May. Two-year terms begin June 1. Go to www.burlesonyouth.com. |
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What do you do with your old TV or electronics? Goodwill will accept all electronics - computers, monitors, accessories, video games, TVs, and radios. Also, check with Best Buy. That store accepts most consumer electronics but may charge a recycling fee for TVs and computers. If you don't want to recycle your old TV, put it at the curb for trash pickup. Go to http://tinyurl.com/kmbhsn.
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