City of Burleson, Texas

June 12, 2015

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ESCAPE brings Journey to Old Town

Do we have you pumped up to hear some Journey songs? Journey fans, don't want to miss tonight's Hot Sounds of Summer concert in Old Town Burleson (124 W. Ellison St.). ESCAPE is a Dallas-based band that performs a musical tribute to the arena rock super group, Journey. Warm up your vocal chords because you will be singing along with the band to some of Journey's biggest hits. The Hot Sounds of Summer showcases free 90-minute concerts that start at 7:30 p.m., every Friday between May 29 and June 26. Come down early and eat and shop at our Old Town restaurants and stores, then set up your lawn chairs and blankets in the street for the concert. The stage is being moved from the corner of Ellison and Wilson to the Ellison Street entrance to the city hall parking lot. If you have business in Old Town today, the parking spaces on Ellison, between Warren and Wilson streets, will be closed starting at 12 p.m. (noon). We don't want your vehicles to get trapped in the concert arena! 

Place 3 Runoff Election is tomorrow

Tomorrow is Election day in Burleson. The June 13 runoff election is for Place 3 on the Burleson City Council. Stop by Burleson City Hall, 141 W. Renfro St., 7 a.m.-7 p.m., on Saturday, June 13. The Place 3 race is between DanO Strong and Curtis E. Hawk. If you have questions about casting a ballot, please call 817-426-9662. The unofficial election results will be posted Saturday night to the City of Burleson website, the City of Burleson, Texas Government Facebook page, and the City of Burleson Twitter page. 

Official City holiday is July 3, but BRiCk will be open & trash/recycling route runs

Swim at the BRiCk's outdoor pool on Saturday, the Fourth of July! Hours are 1 p.m.-7:30 p.m. The outdoor pool will be open, but the BRiCk will be closed on July 4. The BRiCk will be open on Friday, July 3, which is the official City holiday. If you are on the Friday trash/curbside recycling collection schedule, please have your bags and bin at the curb before 7 a.m. on July 3. The City's Recycle and Compost Center will be open on July 3 and closed July 4. The Burleson Public Library and Burleson Animal Shelter will be closed July 3-4. Hidden Creek Golf Course is open for regular play until 5:30 p.m. on July 4. The clubhouse and patio will open at 5 p.m. for the 9:20 p.m. fireworks show at Chisenhall Fields. No alcohol can be brought on the golf course premises. The Terrace at Hidden Creek (the golf course's restaurant) will be cooking hamburgers, hot dogs, and french fries and serving watermelon. All other City facilities - with the exception of the police department, fire stations, the BRiCk and the golf course - will be closed Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day. 

May building permits are online!

Show your new neighbors what a great place Burleson, Texas is to live! Thirty-one new residential permits were issued in Burleson in the month of May. The average size of those new homes is 3,205 square feet, and the average value is $202,106. The new homes are in 10 subdivisions, with the majority in Bluebird Meadows and Shannon Creek. On the commercial side, new commercial permits were issued to Raising Cane's, Pence & Panache (remodel), Berry Stewart Eye Center (remodel), Joshua school (remodel) and Okinawan Karate (finish out). Completed projects include the St. Matthew's addition, Awards by Mastercraft (remodel), Auntie Anne's, Sulak Auto Collision, First Baptist Church expansion, and a commercial remodel. May was also a busy month for fences (41 permits), lawn sprinklers (19) and signs (17). To read the rest of the story, go to the May 2015 Building Permit Activity Report.

Concert and fireworks are on tap for City's Fourth of July celebration

Don't leave Burleson, Texas, on the Fourth of July! The City's Independence Day Celebration concert and fireworks show takes place at Chisenhall Fields Sports Complex on Saturday, July 4. This is the fifth consecutive year for the Fourth of July celebration at Chisenhall. The gates to the park at 500 W. Hidden Creek Pkwy. will open at 5 p.m. The 90-minute Fourth of July concert featuring Al Nelson starts at 7:30 p.m., and the fireworks show choreographed to patriotic music will start shortly after 9 p.m. Admission is free. Al Nelson's concerts span three decades of music and include tributes to Roy Orbison, Paul McCartney and Elvis. Mark your calendars for the City's patriotic celebration! 

City's first roundabout is open!

The Old Town Main/Ellison intersection has re-opened, and it's different. It has a roundabout. So how do you drive in a roundabout? Traffic moves one way - look for the signs. Traffic entering the roundabout yields to vehicles already in the roundabout, so look left as you enter, and proceed when it's clear. Always watch for pedestrians in the crosswalks as you take your exit. This one is small, only one lane, so it's easy to navigate. Give it a whirl! For more information go to the Old Town Improvements page on the City website.  

Sign up! Men's Basketball at the BRiCk

Are you ready for some basketball? The BRiCk's Adult Men's Basketball registration is open from now through June 29.  Registration is limited to the first nine teams. The season will consist of an 8-game league with a single elimination tournament for top 4 teams in each division. All teams will be registered with TAAF for the opportunity to qualify for a State Tournament. All games are played on Mondays. The fee is $375. Men's Basketball is for those 16 and older. The coaches meeting is July 2, 6:30 p.m. at the BRiCk. League play begins Monday, July 6. Call 817-426-9104 for more details! 

Sign up for June 20 basic CPR class

If you want to learn how to do basic CPR, the Burleson Fire Department is hosting free basic CPR classes on Saturdays, 9 a.m.-noon, at Fire Station #1, 828 S.W. Alsbury Blvd. The next class is June 20. You must be at least 15 years old. Participants will receive a certificate. This is not a card class. The three-hour course includes very basic and easy hands on CPR, basic first aid, and instruction on an AED. Classes are open to the first 30 people who sign up. Call 817-426-9170.

Don't miss Junior Fire Academy!

Do you want to be a firefighter? The deadline to apply for the Burleson Fire Department's four-day Junior Fire Academy is July 1 and the spots are filling up fast. This year, the Junior Fire Academy is so popular that it's doubled. The free academy is for students who are entering the fifth grade in the fall of 2015. The first session is Monday-Thursday, July 27-30, 8 a.m.-noon. The second session is Monday-Thursday, Aug. 3-6, 8 a.m.-noon. Each academy is limited to 15. Participants receive their own bunker gear, tour the fire stations, and learn about disaster safety, extrication, fire safety, fire hydrants, fire hoses, and search and rescue. Applications are available at Fire Station #1, 828 S.W. Alsbury Blvd., and online. Contact Firefighter Jon Wheat or Secretary Kristie Menchaca at 817-426-9176 for more information.

Have you signed up for the Ghost Tour?

The Burleson Historical Ghost Tour Investigations is hosting a Ghost Tour tonight, June 12, at 10 p.m., after ESCAPE's Hot Sounds of Summer concert in Old Town. Meet at the Burleson Visitors Center at 124 W. Ellison St. (corner of Ellison and Wilson). The tour includes the visitors center, the interurban rail cars, the Loft, Grumps, the Old Texas Brewery, and more. The cost is $10. This is a fundraiser for the Burleson Heritage Foundation. To make a reservation, call 817-295-5121 or 817-889-1610. Reservations are required. 

Lions host Independence Day Parade

You have questions about the Fourth of July parade? Here you go! - - - Show your patriotism on Saturday, July 4, as the Burleson Lions Club hosts the 11th annual Independence Day Parade in Burleson. The theme is "Honoring our Military Heroes, Past and Present." The parade kicks off at 9 a.m. from Kerr Middle School on Johnson Avenue. Antique vehicles, classic vehicles, emergency vehicles, military vehicles and motorcycles as well as businesses, churches, horses, pets, school groups, sports groups and more are what this parade is all about. For more information, call 817-295-5565 or check out the online brochure. 

Bring your water/trash bill for admission

Bring your water bill with you if you want to recycle household items or drop off yard waste at the City of Burleson's Recycle and Compost Center. The site at 610 Memorial Plaza is for use by residential customers within the city limits who pay a garbage fee to the City. The trash fee is what supports the center. If you pay a garbage fee to the City of Burleson and you have recycle items or need to get rid of the yard waste/tree limbs, stop by on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Johnson County does have a county wide recycling center in Cleburne. Anyone who lives in the county and not in the city limits can use this facility. For the county sites, call 817-641-2236 for more information.

He had them singing & dancing June 5

J.D. Monson and the Sundown Band brought it to Burleson last Friday night! The crowd was toe tapping, singing along and dancing in the streets of Old Town for the second Hot Sounds of Summer concert of 2015. J.D. and the band played country and classic rock to a crowd that included families and a lot of babies. Rest of the pictures

Read City agendas and minutes

Are you looking for agendas for City meetings? You can still access them through the Public Notices page on the City of Burleson website, but now you can go straight to the agenda by using the Agendas & Minutes page. You can see current meeting agendas as well as past meeting agendas, minutes, and video (city council and Planning and Zoning Commission meetings are live streamed and archived).

City meetings are 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.

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, the City of Burleson Texas Government Facebook page, the City of Burleson Twitter page, weekly City E-Newsletter, monthly City Focus newsletter, and Everbridge emergency notifications.

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Hot Sounds of Summer 2015
ESCAPE
Journey Tribute
Friday, June 12
7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
Old Town Burleson
124 W. Ellison St.
817-426-9104

Hot Sounds of Summer 2015
Buddy Whittington
Blues/Electric Guitar
Friday, June 19
7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
Old Town Burleson
124 W. Ellison St.
817-426-9104

Hot Sounds of Summer 2015
Le Freak
Disco
Friday, June 26
7:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
Old Town Burleson
124 W. Ellison St.
817-426-9104

Independence Day Concert & Fireworks
Saturday, July 4
7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
(Gates open at 5 p.m.)
Chisenhall Fields Sports Complex
500 W. Hidden Creek Pkwy.
817-426-9104

Christmas in July Craft Fair
Saturday, July 18
9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Burleson Senior Activity Center
216 S.W. Johnson Ave.
817-295-6611

 

PICTURES, PICTURES, PICTURES!

 

Hot Sounds of Summer/J.D. Monson & the Sundown Band

 

Hot Sounds of Summer/Reagan James

 

Recycled Boat Regatta

 

Household Hazardous Waste, Electronic Recycling and Paper Shredding event

 

Be Healthy 5K Run

 

Arbor Day Celebration

 

Burleson Trash Bash

 

Far Out Family Fun Campout & Fishing Adventure

 

Burleson Fire Department Open House

  

 

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