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Hidden Creek Golf Course is re-opening!
Hidden Creek Golf Course will be open for play on Monday, Oct. 1. The course has been closed since March for a course redesign and realignment. Golf course staff will start taking Oct. 1 tee times on Monday, Sept. 24, at 8 a.m. Call 817-447-4444, extension 5. The course is re-opening at the old rates. That includes $30 for weekday prime, $26 after 11 a.m., $18 after 3 p.m., and seniors (55 and older) for $24. On weekends, the rates are $40 for weekend prime, $32 after 11 a.m., and $20 after 3 p.m. Read more |
 City's Russell Farm played host to 15 Japanese visitors
Russell Farm welcomed visitors from Japan earlier this month during the center's first public tour since its open house in May 2012. Fifteen Japanese guests, who are part of the Japanese-American Society and Friendship Force of Fort Worth, got a glimpse of quilts and woven coverlets as well as antique furnishings displayed throughout the historic Russell-Boren farmhouse. The visitors also got an up close look at wood sculpting done by various local artists who had studied with Charles Boren, a nationally-known master wood sculptor. Andrea Blair, chef at The Restaurant at Hidden Creek Golf Course, catered the meal. Russell Farm is a historic farm on the south side of Burleson that was donated to the City of Burleson by the Boren family for historical, art and agricultural/natural uses.The 30-acre property is located at 405 W. County Road 714. Read More |
Council approves budget and tax rate
Burleson City Council members unanimously approved the City's $71 million budget for Fiscal Year 2013 and a tax rate of $0.6900 per $100 valuation at the Sept. 17 council meeting. The tax rate remains the same as Fiscal Year 2012. The average City tax bill in Fiscal Year 2013 is expected to be $828.34 per year or $69.03 per month. The average residential City tax bill will see a reduction for the third consecutive year. The new budget includes a 3 percent increase in the volumetric water rates (charge per 1,000 gallons of water). Rates will become $3.50 for the first 10,000 gallons used, $4.22 for the next 10,000 gallons used and $4.89 for anything over 20,000 gallons. Rates for gas well drilling remain the same at $11.39 per 1,000 gallons. This is the first time since 2008 that the City has raised water rates. The rate for trash and curbside recycling will also increase from $17 a month to $18.10 a month due to an increase in the cost of waste collection and mulching services. The City contracts with Progressive Waste Solutions/IESI and Community Waste Disposal (CWD) for trash and curbside recycling services. Read More
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Far Out Family Fun Campout is back!
The Far Out Family Fun Campout that was called off in May due to severe weather is back on! The new date is 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, to 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the field behind the Chisenhall Fields Sports Complex baseball diamonds. The fun includes a hot dog dinner with marshmallows for dessert. Campers bring their tent, flashlight, bug spray and a passion for enjoying nature at its finest! Don't bring open flamed lanterns or grills. All ages are welcome but no pets are allowed at the Far Out Family Fun Campout. The cost is $20 per family. Register with Ashley Newhart at the BRiCk at 817-426-9116 by 5 p.m. on Oct. 5. |
Organize your neighbors and sign up for Oct. 2 National Night Out in Burleson
Have you signed your neighborhood up for the Oct. 2 National Night Out? The neighborhood parties are 6 p.m.-9 p.m. citywide. Crime prevention starts in your own backyard so get your block party or neighborhood cookout plans made, then make sure you let the police department know. The 2012 theme is "Give Crime & Drugs a Going Away Party." Target is the national sponsor. 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. If you want your neighborhood on the list for a possible Oct. 2 visit from Burleson police officers, firefighters and Target representatives, call Community Resource Officer Jack Goleman at 817-426-9895 or email by Sept. 24. |
Firefighters host free Child Car Seat Checkup at Station #1 on Sept. 26
Burleson A shift firefighters, Safe Kids Tarrant County, and Cook Children's are hosting a free Child Car Seat Checkup on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at Fire Station #1. Call 682-885-2634 to make an appointment between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Your child must be present for the appointment. Those without appointments will be seen on a first come, first serve basis. After Sept. 26, child car seats may be checked, by appointment, by Burleson firefighters by calling 817-426-9176. For more about child car seats, go to to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website and the Cook Cook Children's/Safe Kids Tarrant County website Burleson Fire Station #1 is located at 828 S.W. Alsbury Blvd.
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Who do you call when you need help?
Who do you contact at the City? Go to the Who Do I Contact page on the City website. Do you have street maintenance problems? Then call Street Maintenance for potholes, curb or sidewalk repair, overgrown tree/shrub in right-of-way, a street sweeping request, street signs, traffic signals, and drainage. Call the Water Department for water meter leaks or broken water mains. If it is an after hours emergency (animal bites, injured animal, wild or aggressive animal, loose livestock, water main break, railroad crossing arms) call the police department. If it is an emergency, call 911. And if it is about household hazardous waste, mosquito control, septic systems, or electronic recycling, call Environmental Services. Who Do I Contact has a brief listing of each City department, a link to their City website page, and a phone number.
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 City commemorates 20th annual Founders Day Saturday, Oct. 13
Burleson will commemorate the 20th annual Founders Day in Old Town on Saturday, Oct. 13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The fun will take place on Ellison Street. The Burleson Heritage Foundation will host a walk from First Baptist Church (corner of Ellison and Johnson) to the railroad tracks at 10 a.m. That will be followed by a "homecoming" for the linotype at the Burleson Visitors Center, 124 W. Ellison St. The center was once home to the Burleson News and the Burleson Dispatcher. The linotype was a standard in newspaper offices for almost 100 years. Mock gunfights and great food, arts and crafts, carnival rides and entertainment will all mark the celebration of the founding of Burleson, Texas, on Oct. 10, 1881. Read More For a booth application, call Neal Jones at 817-447-3522 or 817-343-2589 or get the vendor application on the City website.
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Sept. 22 is deadline to get tickets for Foundation's Centennial Dinner
September 22 is the deadline to purchase your tickets for the Burleson Heritage Foundation's Sept. 29 Centennial Celebration Dinner. The dinner will take place at the Baker House, 117 E. Ellison St. Arrive at 6:30 p.m. for a reception then enjoy a sit-down dinner at 7 p.m. Guests are requested to dress in Centennial period attire. There will be awards for the best period dress. The night will also include live entertainment. Tickets may be purchased at the Burleson Visitors Center, 124 W. Ellison St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., today and Saturday. Read news release |
 City partners with Fort Worth for Sept. 29 Take Back Meds Event
The City of Burleson is partnering with the City of Fort Worth for the Take Back Meds Event on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the old City of Burleson service center at 133 N. Main St. The event is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. This is part of a nationwide Drug Enforcement Administration event. Residents may drop off unused, expired or unwanted medications, in both pill and liquid form, for safe disposal at this event. This includes over-the-counter as well as prescription drugs. See news release |
 Lace up your walking shoes and join Sept. 27 Fit Families Fun Walk Burleson Mayor's Youth Council members are hosting a Fit Families Fun Walk on Thursday, Sept. 27, on the trail surrounding the BRiCk, 550 N.W. Summercrest Blvd. The 1-mile walk starts at 6 p.m. Register on-site between 5:45 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. There is no entry fee. The goal of the walk is to create awareness for childhood obesity. The youth council needs at least 50 people to join the walk in order to reach the goal of 100,000 steps. Free t-shirts, pedometers, and water will be provided. Door prizes are also part of the fun. This is a Fit Families Fun Walk series that kicks off with the Sept. 27 event . Read More
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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. |
Watch city council and Planning and Zoning Commission meetings 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 city council and/or commission members have approved those minutes at their next scheduled meeting.
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Sally Ellertson
City of Burleson
Public Information Officer
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Burleson Trash-Off
Saturday, Sept. 22
9 a.m.-11 a.m., Citywide
Car Seat Check-Up
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Take Back Meds Event
Saturday, Sept. 29
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
133 N. Main St.
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Burleson Centennial Celebration Dinner
Saturday, Sept. 29
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Baker House
117 E. Ellison St.
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National Night Out
Tuesday, Oct. 2
6 p.m.-9 p.m.
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Far Out Family Campout
5 p.m., Oct. 12
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8 a.m., Oct. 13
Chisenhall Fields Sports Complex
Founders Day
Saturday, Oct. 13
9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Old Town
124 W. Ellison St.
Burleson Old Town Boo Bash
Saturday, Oct. 27
6 p.m.-8 p.m.
Old Town
124 W. Ellison St.
Dedication of Burleson Military Veterans Grove
Saturday, Nov. 3
9 a.m.
Centennial Park
1100 Scarlet Sage Pkwy.
Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Recycling Event
Saturday, Nov. 3
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133 N. Main St.
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