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 Stevie Ray Vaughan fans, don't miss Voodoo Blue in the City's free Fourth of July concert!
Strains of Stevie Ray Vaughan music will fill the air at Chisenhall Fields as the City hosts the annual Independence Day celebration on Monday, July 4. The 90-minute concert starts at 7:30 p.m., and will be followed by the fireworks show, which is choreographed to music. Voodoo Blue formed in 2002 with one purpose in mind - to pay homage to one of the most widely recognized guitar masters - Stevie Ray Vaughan. The concert, fireworks, and parking are free. Chisenhall Fields (formerly Chisenhall Park) is located at 500 W. Hidden Creek Parkway. |
 If you celebrate the holiday with bubbly, don't drink and drive
If you plan to celebrate the nation's independence with some bubbly, remember that the Burleson Police Department has a "No Refusal" policy when it comes to suspected drunk drivers. The Texas Department of Transportation's July 4th No Refusal Weekend is July 1-5. Burleson will have a heightened awareness during this time, but stresses that the no refusal policy is enforced year round. In May 2008, Burleson joined the movement to obtain a warrant to draw a suspected drunk driver's blood if that driver refuses to submit to an intoxilyzer test. A DWI arrest can result in a Class B, Class A, state jail felony, or third degree felony and a sentence ranging from 180 days in county jail to two-10 years in prison. Read More |
Commemorate Independence Day with a parade, concert and fireworks  Don't leave town July 4th! The Burleson Lions Club will host the annual parade and the City of Burleson is hosting a free Independence Day concert and fireworks show. That show will take place at a new venue - Chisenhall Fields. The parade starts at 9 a.m. The route goes from Irene Street to Gregory, Johnson, Ellison, Main, Bufford, Warren, Gregory, and back to Irene. Applications are on the Burleson Lions Club website and at the Burleson Area Chamber of Commerce. Concert goers, pick your spot for the show starting at 5 p.m. The 90-minute concert, headlined by Voodoo Blue, begins at 7:30 p.m. at 500 W. Hidden Creek Pkwy. Fireworks will light up the sky after 9 p.m. Since Chisenhall Fields is a new venue for the concert and fireworks show, there will be road closures and detours. See the news release. For a map of Chisenhall Fields, see the map on the City website. |
Animal Shelter and Lone Oak Winery team up for Yappy Hour You have Happy Hour, and then you have Yappy Hour. The Burleson Animal Shelter and Lone Oak Winery are teaming up for Yappy Hour on Friday, July 22, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., at the winery. The shelter staff will bring adoptable pets for on-site adoption. Guests can bring their own pets, on a leash. Yappy Hour is open to the public. There is no fee to attend. Adoption fees range from $55 to $65 and include basic vaccinations and microchipping. Depending on the age of the animal, the fee also includes a rabies vaccination voucher and heartworm and FELV (feline leukemia virus) test. Read More |
Don't miss the Summer Reading Club deadline to see the Texas Rangers! Summer Reading Club 2011 registration continues through July 15, but if you sign up now you will be eligible for a complimentary ticket to the July 10 baseball game featuring the 2010 American League Baseball Champion Texas Rangers vs. the Oakland A's. Rangers' second baseman Ian Kinsler hosts the Kinsler's Kids Reading Club. Burleson is one of more than 20 Metroplex libraries that participate. Each Kinsler's Kids Reading Club participant receives a bookmark compliments of Kinsler (while supplies last), and, one lucky youngster from each library will be selected to meet Kinsler during the July 10 pre-game. That youngster will also receive an autographed Summer Reading Club poster. All reading club participants will parade around the baseball field during pre-game ceremonies. Read More |
No storage, use, possession or sale of fireworks is allowed Keep those fireworks outside the city limits of Burleson. The storage, use, possession or sale of fireworks is prohibited inside the city and within 5,000 feet of the corporate limits of the city. The exception to the rule is the City's Fourth of July fireworks show, which is free to the public. That show is slated for approximately 9:30 p.m. on July 4 at the Chisenhall Fields sports complex. A licensed pyrotechnician coordinates the City fireworks show. Violations of the fire code are subject to a fine of up to $2,000. Read More |
What will the proposed transit station look like? See the proposals July 5 What will the proposed transit station look like? Find out for yourself July 5 when city council meets for a 6 p.m. work session at city hall. The transit station design concepts, along with proposed options for transit service in Burleson and the surrounding area, are the topic. Bus service, commuter rail, and pedestrian and bicycle access are all in the plans for the transit oriented development (TOD). The TOD is a 560-acre area straddling the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad in west Burleson. The transit station would be located at the intersection of the future Alsbury Boulevard and Hulen Street (formerly Shaffstall Road), west of Hwy. 174. Read More |
Hear City's vision for next five years
City council and City staff met June 22 and June 23 and June 27-June 29 to discuss department overviews and five year plans. Video of those meetings is archived on the City website. Click on the date that you are interested in. June 22 included Fire Department, Emergency Management, and Police Department. June 23 included Police Department, Economic Development, and Public Works. June 27 featured Engineering, Communications, City Managers Office, Municipal Court, Parks and Recreation and Golf. June 28 presentations included Library, Informational Technology, City Secretary's Office, Finance, and Human Resources. And on June 29, council heard from Community Development/Planning and Neighborhood Services (animal services, code compliance and environmental services). To see the five-year plan presentations, go to the Budget Planning, Fiscal Year 2011-2012 page on the City website. |
If you can't make it to a Burleson City Council meeting, watch it on video
Do you want to know how a vote went at a Burleson City Council meeting? View the video, live or at your leisure, on the City website. Click on the meeting date, then click on the item you are interested in. There is also a tab for streaming video of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Official minutes of council and commission meetings are not posted on the City website until the council/commission members have approved those minutes at their next scheduled meeting. |
Be informed about City government
Do you know what's going on in your City? Choose the form of communication that best suits your style by going to the Communications page on the City website. We have City news releases, streaming video of meetings, the free weekly E-Newsletter, City Focus monthly newsletter, City of Burleson Facebook page, City of Burleson Twitter Page, Connect-CTY emergency phone notifications, Burleson Progress Report and the Annual Financial Report. |
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City of Burleson
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