Mark your calendar for the City's Safe Kids Fair set for Thursday, Oct. 17, in the H-E-B parking lot. The fun is slated for 4 p.m.-6 p.m. at 165 N.W. John Jones Dr. The fair will include bicycle safety by the Burleson Police Department, tours of fire trucks by the Burleson Fire Department, the Fire Safety House and Pumper and Patches (a fully animated Dalmatian dog and fire truck robot that moves, speaks, listens, winks, and blinks) from the Burleson Fire Marshal, and the Burleson Public Library with information about the Safe Place program. Texas Health Huguley will bring the mobile bus and, in keeping with the theme of prevention of childhood obesity, there will be Zumba for Kids. MedStar ambulance has also signed on to provide education for youth and children. For more information call 817-426-9682.

Mock gunfights, staged shootouts, a Bumble Rumble Car Show, motorcycle show, arts and crafts, great food, and two stages of entertainment are on tap for the City 's 21st annual Founders Day. The celebration starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, and wraps by 6 p.m. in Old Town. The City's main stage will be in the city hall parking lot on Ellison Street. There will be a second stage at the corner of Ellison and Bransom streets. A short walking parade hosted by the Burleson Heritage Foundation is in the works. Vendors interested in being part of the 2013 Founders Day celebration can download a vendor application from the City website. For additional questions about booth space please call Neal Jones with the Burleson Heritage Foundation at 817-447-3522 or 817-343-2589. Food vendors must have a permit from Tarrant County Public Health.

As part of an approved project plan produced many years ago for the Chisholm Trail Parkway (CTP), crews will permanently close Old Granbury Road where it intersects with the future Chisholm Trail Parkway at 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013. Cul-de-sacs will be built where Chisholm Trail intersects with Old Granbury Road. The closure location is approximately one mile north of FM 1187 in southern Tarrant County. The Chisholm Trail Parkway project partners have worked together to prepare an alternate route for motorists who currently use Old Granbury Road. The recent extension of McPherson Boulevard by the city of Fort Worth, west to Old Granbury Road, will serve as the new route between FM 1187 and Old Granbury Road beginning Oct. 7. Signs noting the closure were activated Oct. 1. The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) has also contacted those affected by the closure. Permanent route markers will be installed this week.

People in costume may stop traffic on Johnson Avenue on Saturday, Oct. 19, when the Burleson Public Library hosts Micro A-Kon 2013, the library's second annual miniature Anime convention. The event is slated for 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at 248 S.W. Johnson Ave. This year's free event includes special guests Brian Delaney, artist; voice actor R. Bruce Elliott (Dragonball Z Kai, Full Metal Alchemist), Mangaka and voice actress Kristen McGuire, voice actress Whitney Rodgers (Dead Man Wonderland and Eureka Seven) and voice actress Lara Woodhull (Princess Jellyfish and One Piece). The day's schedule includes a Cosplay Contest at 10 a.m.; Manga/Art Panel at 11 a.m.; Voice Actor Panel at 12 p.m.; prize raffle at 1 p.m.; and autographs at 2 p.m. Read More

The City of Burleson, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), will be hosting a Drug Take Back Event on Saturday, Oct. 26, at the old City service center, 133 N. Main St. The event is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 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. The Take Back Meds Event raises awareness of proper drug disposal, helps keep our drinking water safe, and protects from poisoning (children and pets) and drug abuse. The drugs collected on Oct. 26 will be incinerated. For more information about Burleson's event, call Sgt. Bob Sherman at 817-426-9951.

The Burleson City Council called a charter election and a bond election for Nov. 5, 2013. The charter election includes 12 propositions that cover corporate and general powers, city council, ordinances, administration, municipal court, elections, finance, sale of City property, contracts and purchasing, franchise and public utilities, conflict of interest, and simplifying charter language and compliance with state law. The City is hosting three public meetings. The locations include St. Ann Catholic Church, 100 S.W. Alsbury Blvd., Monday, Oct. 14; the lecture hall at Burleson High School, 100 Elk Dr., Oct. 15; and Seminar Room C at Centennial High School, 201 S. Hurst Rd., Oct. 22. City staff will do a PowerPoint presentation then field questions. All three meetings start at 6 p.m. The last day to register to vote is Oct. 7. For more information about the City charter election, go to the November 2013 Charter Election Details page. For voting information and locations, go to the Elections page.  

When can you water your lawn with a sprinkler system or irrigation system? Residential addresses that end in even numbers (0, 2, 4, 6, and 8) may water on Wednesday and Saturday; residential addresses that end in odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, and 9) water on Thursday and Sunday; and non-residential addresses (apartments, businesses, parks, medians, etc.) water on Tuesday and Friday. There is no landscape watering on Monday. Watering with irrigation or sprinkler systems, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., is banned year round. This includes residential and non-residential customers. Go to the Stage 1 Water Restrictions page.