City of Burleson, Texas

October 5, 2012

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Don't miss the fifth annual Burleson OldBoo Bash 2011  Town Boo Bash Oct. 27

Kids, put on your Halloween costume and bring your trick-or-treat bag to the City of Burleson's fifth annual Burleson Old Town Boo Bash on Saturday, Oct. 27. The fun, which includes free trick or treating for children from birth to 12 years old, takes place 6 p.m.-8 p.m., on Ellison Street, between Main Street and Johnson Avenue (124 W. Ellison St.). Children will enjoy free candy, games, bounce houses, a pumpkin patch full of free pumpkins to decorate, and a costume parade. The high school FFA will host a petting zoo. Read More

Tell us what you think about the community and City government

We want to know what you think about Burleson and City government. The City of Burleson 2012 Citizen Survey will be sent randomly to 1,200 Burleson households beginning Oct. 15. If you are one of those selected for the survey, you should receive a pre-notification postcard between Oct. 8 and Oct. 15. The National Citizen Survey includes more than a dozen categories. The adult in the selected households who is 18 or older and who most recently had a birthday is who the City wants to hear from. Postage paid envelopes are included so respondents may mail the completed survey back to the National Research Center in Belle Mead, New Jersey. Youth feedback will be solicited as well. The responses will be presented to the City by mid-December. Read More

Parlor Car #411
Passenger Car #411 is being moved to Old Town pad site Saturday

Grab some coffeee or hot chocolate Saturday morning and get an up close view of the refurbished Passenger Car #411 as it is moved from the old City service center on Main Street to the new pad site in the Burleson City Hall parking lot on Ellison Street. Drivers will want to seek alternate routes around Burleson's Old Town on Oct. 6 between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. The car's route will start at the intersection of Main Street and Renfro Street, make a right on Renfro Street then a left on Wilson Street at the intersection with Renfro Street. Cranes will be set up in the Burleson City Hall parking lot as well as on Ellison Street. Those streets will be closed to the public between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Read More

City will dedicate Military Veterans Grove at Centennial Park Nov. 3
The City's Military Veterans Grove at Centennial Park, 1100 Scarlet Sage Pkwy, will be dedicated Saturday, Nov. 3, at 9 a.m. Residents are asked to bring friends, neighbors and shovels to plant 100 native trees in a geometric pattern. The planting is designed to highlight a future time capsule at the center of that pattern.The trees will honor the men and women who serve or who have served in the armed forces.To guarantee your tree planting experience, please sign up in advance by calling Charlene Logan at the BRiCk, at 817-426-9104 by Thursday, Nov. 1. The City will provide refreshments for the volunteers. Read More
Celebrate the founding of Burleson Oct.Founders Day 2011  13 in Old Town

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.

Register by today for the rescheduled Far Out Family Fun Campout!

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 campout. The cost is $20 per family. Register with Ashley Newhart at the BRiCk at 817-426-9116 by 5 p.m. today, Oct. 5.

Paper shredding is added to Nov. 3 Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Recycling Event
The City of Burleson is hosting a Household Hazardous Waste Collection, Electronic Recycling, and Paper Shredding event on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the City's old Household Hazardous Waste and recycling 2011 service center, 133 N. Main St. The event is 9 a.m.-11 a.m. and is only available to residents who live inside the Burleson city limits (proof of residency is required). Household hazardous waste items are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until the City of Fort Worth's Crud Cruiser is full. E-Waste Collections is coordinating the electronic recycling. There will be a fee for TVs ($10); computer hard drive erasing ($10); and air conditioning unit Freon disposal ($15). Merit Document Destruction is providing the shredding services. There is no fee for shredding, however there is a three-box maximum per household. Read More
City took in 315 pounds of medicine in four-hour Take Back Meds event

Rain didn't dampen the City of Burleson's first ever participation in the Take Back Meds Event on Sept. 29. City staff and volunteers took in 315 pounds (12 boxes) of Take Back Meds Event 2012 medicine from 81 cars. The City of Burleson partnered with the City of Fort Worth for the event that took place Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at the old City service center, 133 N. Main St. This is part of a nationwide Drug Enforcement Administration event. Residents dropped off unused, expired or unwanted medications (prescription and over the counter), in both pill and liquid form, for safe disposal. The drugs collected on Sept. 29 will be incinerated.

City seeks applicants to fill seat on Planning and Zoning Commission

The City is seeking applicants for a seat on the Planning and Zoning Commission. The new commission member would serve until Sept. 30, 2013. The deadline to apply is today, Oct. 5. The Planning and Zoning Commission's responsibility is to approve plans for subdivisions and make recommendations to the city council regarding land use issues, rezoning requests, amendments to the zoning ordinance and other development regulations, and amendments to and updates of the Comprehensive Master Plan. Apply online  on the City website. Read More

Trash Bash 2012 (September)
Trash Bash draws record number of volunteers Sept. 22 

The Sept. 22 Burleson Trash Bash drew in the largest number of participants the City's environmental services division has ever had for a litter pickup event.  The 375 participants removed 7,000 pounds of litter and debris during the two-hour event. They also contributed an estimated 750 hours of volunteer service which is equivalent to one full-time employee picking up trash every day during a 40-hour work week for 18.75 weeks.

What's being built on the corner?
Are you curious about what is being built or renovated in Burleson? Then go to the Building Permit Activity Reports page on the City website. The monthly reports are updated by the middle of each month. The reports show permits issued, active permits, completed projects, commercial certificates of occupancy applications and neighborhood permits. Call 817-426-9633 for more information.
Due to popular demand, BRiCk is now open at 5 a.m., Monday-Friday
Due to popular demand, the Burleson Recreation CenBRiCk entranceter (the BRiCk) is now open at 5 a.m., Monday-Friday. The weekend hours have not changed. Patrons will have access to the weight room, indoor track, and  basketball gym starting at 5 a.m. instead of 6 a.m. The BRiCk, located at 550 N.W. Summercrest Blvd., will be open 5 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 5 a.m.-8 p.m. on Friday; 8 a.m.-8 p.m. on Saturday; and 1 p.m.-6 p.m. on Sunday.  Read More

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, street signs and traffic signals. Call the Water Department for water meter leaks or broken water mains. If it is an after hours emergency call the police department. If it is an emergency, call 911. Who Do I Contact has a brief listing of each City department, a link to their City website page, and a phone number.

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 andVideo camera with white border  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.

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, and Connect-CTY emergency phone notifications. Be sure to participate in the online survey (also posted as a PDF) on the Communications page. 

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Sally Ellertson
City of Burleson
Public Information Officer 

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UP & COMING EVENTS

 

 Far Out Family Campout

5 p.m.,  Oct. 12

to 

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, Electronic Recycling and Paper Shredding  Event

Saturday, Nov. 3

9 a.m.-11 a.m.

133 N. Main St.

Residents only

 

 

Fall Back!

Sunday, Nov. 4, 2 a.m.

Turn your clocks back one hour.

Burleson Memorial Park will be removing all items that are not permanently attached to the memorial or marker during the week after the time change.

 

  

Military Veteran Tribute

Saturday, Nov. 10

2 p.m.

Veterans Memorial Park

298 E. Renfro St. 

 

 

Breakfast With Santa

Saturday, Dec. 1

7 a.m.-11 a.m.

The BRiCk

550 N.W. Summercrest Blvd.

 

Christmas Tree Lighting and Fireworks

Saturday, Dec. 1

7 p.m.

Corner of Johnson Avenue and Ellison Street

 

PICTURES, PICTURES, PICTURES!

 

Linotype returns to Burleson Visitors Center

 

MOCK HOMICIDE: Citizens Police Academy

 

Burleson is the Feature City on WFAA Daybreak

 

       

 

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Burleson Animal Shelter

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FITNESS CLASS SCHEDULE

 The BRiCk 

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817-426-9104

BURLESON CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS

First and third Mondays
6  p.m. work session
7 p.m. meeting
Burleson City Hall

 

Burleson City Hall

141 W. Renfro St.

817-426-9600

 

Animal Shelter

775 S.E. John Jones

817-426-9283

 

The BRiCk

550 N.W. Summercrest

817-426-9104

 

Compost, Mulch, Recycling Center

620 Memorial Plaza

817-426-9830

 

Fire Department

828 S.W. Alsbury

817-426-9170

 

Burleson Visitors Center

124 W. Ellison St.

817-447-1575

 

Hidden Creek Golf Course 

555 E. Hidden Creek

817-447-4444

 

Public Library

248 S.W. Johnson

817-426-9210

 

Municipal Court

247 Elk Drive

817-426-9220

 

Service Center

725 S.E. John Jones

 817-426-9830

 

Police Department

225 W. Renfro

817-426-9910

 

Senior Activity Center

216  S.W. Johnson

817-295-6611

 

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