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Most City facilities will be closed Dec. 23, Dec. 26 and Jan 2 for the holidays
The collection of trash and curbside recycling will go uninterrupted over the Christmas holiday. With Christmas falling on a Sunday, most City facilities will be closed on Friday, Dec. 23, and Monday, Dec. 26. City facilities will also be closed Monday, Jan. 2. Residential trash and curbside recycling will be collected on Jan. 2. Hidden Creek Golf Course will close at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve and will be closed all day on Christmas. Monday, Dec. 26, the course will be open for normal winter hours. The course will also be open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. The BRiCk will be open 1 p.m.-6 p.m. on Dec. 23, closed Dec. 24-25, and open 1 p.m.-6 p.m. on Dec. 26. The BRiCk will also be open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Dec. 31, closed Jan. 1, and open 1 p.m.-6 p.m. on Jan. 2.
The Burleson Animal Shelter will be closed Dec. 23-26 but will be open Dec. 27-Dec. 30 as well as on New Year's Eve (Dec. 31). The City's compost, mulch, recycling center will be open Dec. 23 but will close on Dec. 24. Read More |
 BRiCk accountant earns 2011 City Employee of the Year honors
The teamwork at the BRiCk is "like I've never seen before," the City of Burleson's 2011 Employee of the Year said. Tammy Harrison is the recreation center accountant for the BRiCk (Burleson Recreation Center). She maintains the BRiCk membership records and payments for more than 9,000 members and all purchasing for the park and recreation department. Harrison was honored at the Dec. 7 annual City awards banquet hosted by SPJST. Also nominated for Employee of the Year was Sara Miller, the public services librarian supervisor for the Burleson Public Library. Read More |
Library card is the perfect stocking stuffer, and it is free to citizens!
Are you looking for gifts for the hard-to-buy person? The BRiCk is offering holiday membership packages through Jan. 13. These are three-month specials. The BRiCk is also partnering with Challenger Sports to host the week-long British Soccer camps in June and August. Or, if you're not sure what your spouse, child, friend, neighbor or co-worker is most interested in at the BRiCk, look at the BRiCk's gift cards. For more about holiday membership packages, including soccer camp registrations in Christmas stockings, and gift cards, call the BRiCk at 817-426-9104. If you are looking for some free knowledge, get a Burleson Public Library card. The cards are issued at no cost if you live in the city limits or own property within the city limits of Burleson. Call the library at 817-426-9210. Read More |
 One honored for her 30
years of service to the City
One City of Burleson employee was honored for her 30 years of dedication to the City at the annual awards luncheon at SPJST on Dec. 7. Elaine Cherry began her 30-year tenure with the City as the secretary to Police Chief Homer Barnes. She is currently the City's web site technician. Earning 25-year service awards are DARE/School Resource Officer Randy Hicks, Community Resource Officer Jack Goleman, and Street Senior Crew Leader Aron Welch. Employees were honored for 20, 15, 10 and five years of service. Ricky Minor, a Hidden Creek Golf Course mechanic/groundskeeper, was recognized, posthumously, for his 10 years of service to the City. His 10-year year service anniversary was April 1, 2011. Minor died Sept. 7, 2011. Read More |
Catch the 'spark' for Soccer Sparks!
If your youngster is interested in soccer, Jan. 3 is the start of the Soccer Sparks program at the BRiCk. Sessions are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m. for 4-5 year olds and 5:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m. for 6-8 year olds. Learn the necessary skills and techniques to play soccer while having fun with friends! Classes are at the indoor gym at the BRiCk! You only need to bring tennis shoes. Soccer Sparks is $70 a month for BRiCk members or $75 for non-members. Classes are limited to 12 participants so call the BRiCk now at 817-426-9104 to sign up. |
Protect your pets in cold weather
Never let your dog off the leash on snow or ice, especially during a snowstorm. Dogs can lose their scent and easily become lost. More dogs are lost during the winter than during any other season, so make sure your pet always wears ID tags. The Burleson Animal Shelter will implant your pet with a microchip for $15, regardless of where you reside. The microchip has a unique identification number that links the pet to the owner's information. For more information or to microchip your pet, call the Burleson Animal Shelter at 817-426-9283. Shelter hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday-Friday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday. The shelter is located at 775 S.E. John Jones Dr. The Burleson Animal Shelter will be closed Dec. 23-26 but will be open Dec. 27-Dec. 30 as well as on New Year's Eve. Read More |
Prevent crime with holiday safety tips
Burleson police officers have seen an upsurge in the number of people who are starting their cars, then leaving the vehicles unattended. That's just what a potential car thief is looking for - an unattended car with the keys in the ignition. The Transportation Code says that you may not leave a vehicle unattended without stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the ignition, and setting the parking brake if the vehicle is on a grade. Violating this section of the Transportation Code is a Class C misdemeanor. The police department's community resource officers put together a list of holiday shopping safety tips. Read More |
TxDOT's message (via reindeer) is don't drive if you're tipsy, buzzed or Blitzen
Remember, a traffic crash is never on anyone's holiday wish list, so please plan a sober ride. That's one of the messages on the Texas Department of Transportation's "Santa In Texas" Facebook page. Santa's reindeer's message is, "Don't drive if you're tipsy, buzzed or Blitzen." The Burleson Police Department is echoing that sentiment as they partner with the state to get the word out to drivers. In 2010 there were 3,024 fatalities on Texas roads. Of that, 1,102 were the result of alcohol-related crashes. That makes alcohol a factor in 36.4 percent of the traffic fatalities in Texas. In Texas, the legal limit is .08 BAC (blood or breath alcohol concentration). Since May 2008, if a driver is stopped in Burleson and the officer believes that driver is intoxicated but the driver refuses to submit to an intoxilyzer test, the officer can get a warrant to have the driver's blood drawn at a hospital. Read More |
BRiCk's indoor pool is open for open
swim times over holiday
Burleson Independent School District students are out of the classroom Dec. 19-Jan. 2, so the BRiCk staff will be keeping them busy in the center's indoor pool. In addition to regular programming, the BRiCk's indoor pool will be available for family fun to members and visitors over the holiday break. The indoor pool includes the big slide, vortex, lazy river, play structure, and the lap pool (open swim). The indoor pool will be open Dec. 22-23 and Dec. 27-Dec. 31. Read More |
Library will close for five days over holidays to conduct an inventory
 The Burleson Public Library will be closed for the Christmas holidays Friday, Dec. 23 through Monday, Dec. 26. The library will then be closed Tuesday, Dec. 27 through Saturday, Dec. 31 for a total inventory. The library will be closed on Monday, Jan. 2 for the New Years Day observance. No Burleson Public Library materials are due those days. The 24-hour book/materials return located at the front of the library will be accessible during the closed times. For more about what the library has to offer go to the Burleson Public Library website.
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Contact your councilmember, City staff Do you need to contact councilmembers, city manager's office, municipal court, environmental services, or utility customer service? The name, title, phone number and email for every councilmember and City staff member is on the City website, www.burlesontx.com. 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. |
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SAVE THE DATE!
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