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 Neighbors turned out Tuesday for National Night Out block parties
More than a dozen neighborhoods took to the streets Tuesday night with cookouts and block parties to celebrate National Night Out. Police officers, firefighters, the fire marshal's office, Mayor's Youth Council, Target, and HEB stopped by the parties between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. National Night Out is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; generate support and participation in anticrime programs; strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and to let criminals know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. For more pictures, go to the National Night Out 2011 album on the City of Burleson Facebook page. |
Reduce use of electricity during peak hours; report outages to provider
ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) has asked consumers to reduce their use of electricity during peak hours, 3 p.m.-7 p.m. ERCOT's emergency procedures include a Power Watch, Power Warning and Power Emergency. In a Power Emergency, ERCOT instructs utilities to reduce demand by conducting temporary outages at the local level. The controlled temporary interruptions of electrical service - or rotating outages - typically last 15-45 minutes before being rotated to a different neighborhood. Go to the ERCOT website for the news release. If you have a power outage, report that to the provider listed on your electric bill. The number to report an outage to Oncor is 1-888-313-4747. Keep the Easy ID number that is listed on your electric bill handy because if you use a cell phone to call in an outage, the system will not recognize cell phones. Oncor will respond to the critical areas first. Don't assume that someone else has reported the outage. Go to the Oncor website. |
 Rent a room, pool, gym and/or sundeck at the BRiCK!
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Budget worksession is Monday
Burleson City Council members, City management and City staff will meet at city hall on Monday, Aug. 8, at 9 a.m. for an all-day budget work session. The meeting will be streamed live on the City website. Click on the Meetings & Video icon on the City website to see it live, or view the archived version of the meeting following the meeting. |
 The City has free apps for that!
The City of Burleson has an App for that! Go to the App Download page on the City website to get links to the Citizen Request Tracker iPhone app and Facebook app, the Resource Directory iPhone app, and the City facilities iPhone app. All downloads are free. You can report a concern from your iPhone or Facebook page as well as find community resources and City facilities via your iPhone. Apps for other smartphones are not yet available. |
Apply to serve on one of eight City boards and commissions
Do you want to serve on one of the City's eight boards and commissions? The deadline to apply is August 27. The City has eight boards and commissions, including the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee, Building Codes and Standards Board, Cemetery Board, Library Board, Old Town Design Standards Review Committee, Parks and Recreation Board, Planning and Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustments. Go to the Boards and Commissions page on the City website and apply today. |
Give the sprinkler systems a rest! Give the sprinklers a rest! Since 2009 the City has prohibited the watering (via sprinklers) of lawns and landscapes, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., for residential and commercial customers. Why? Up to 30 percent of the water sprayed on lawns during the heat of the day can be lost to evaporation and, watering the lawn accounts for half or more of all the water used at home. Apply just an inch of water to your lawn once a week during the summer. Run sprinkler zones in shorter bursts, with one hour between watering cycles. That will give the water time to soak in to the clay soil instead of running off. Learn more about water conseration by going to the Tips & Techniques page under Water Conservation and click on City Videos. There are nine videos from the Lawn Whisperer ready for your viewing! |
See how your local restaurants rate
How are your favorite Burleson restaurants rating in Tarrant County Public Health inspections? Go to Restaurants on the City of Burleson website, View Restaurant Scores, Search, then type in the 76028 zip code for Burleson. Tarrant County Public Health inspects all places that handle food, including restaurants, schools and retail stores. |
Book Discussion Group explores novel about Great Depression
You still have time to check out a copy of the book, "Another Part of the House" by Winston M. Estes from the Burleson Public Library. The book is the focus of the 6:30 p.m. meeting of the Book Discussion Group on Monday, Aug. 15. This novel takes a look at a small town in north Texas during the Great Depression. To request a copy, go to the Adult Programs page or call 817-426-9210. |
Contact your councilmember, City staff Do you need to contact your city councilmembers, city manager's office, municipal court, environmental services, or utility customer service? The name, title, phone number and email for every city councilmember and City staff member is on the City website. Go to "I Want To," then click on Contact at the top of the homepage or simply click on Contact Us at the bottom of the home page. |
If you can't make it to a Burleson City Council meeting, watch it on video
Do you want to know how a vote or discussion went at a Burleson City Council meeting or budget workshop? 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 and workshops and work sessions 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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