Le Freak is back for Hot Sounds!

Le Freak is bringing disco back to Burleson tonight, June 26! Le Freak, "the greatest disco band in the land," is such a hit with Burleson's Hot Sounds of Summer concert fans that Le Freak is back for their third year. The 90-minute concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in Old Town. Le Freak has been described as an intensely UNIQUE, high energy, high quality, danceable entertainment with their own disco renditions of "You Should Be Dancing," "Freak Out," "Car Wash," "Get Down Tonight," "Funky Town," "Brick House," and even a Journey medley. 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 City stage will be set up at the Ellison Street entrance to city hall. If you have business in Old Town today, the parking spaces on Ellison Street, between Warren and Wilson Streets, will be closed off starting at 12 p.m. (noon). We don't want your vehicles to get trapped in the concert arena! Now brush up on your disco and wear your dancing shoes . . . it's going to be a hot night in Old Town Burleson!

It's a scam - - - we're not asking for $

We are not calling, emailing or texting you asking for money. According to Constance White, director of court services, the Burleson Municipal Court is getting reports that people are being contacted and told that they have to pay warrants or fees to the court. The caller asks for the person's credit card information. If you receive a phone call, email or text from someone claiming to be from the court asking for your credit card information, please call the court at 817-426-9220.

Concert & fireworks are on tap July 4th

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. 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! 

Get the skinny on the parade traffic!

The Fourth of July celebration starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, with the Burleson Lions Club's 11th annual Independence Day Parade. The parade route winds from Irene Street to Gregory, Johnson, Ellison, Warren, Gregory, and back to Irene. This is different from past years, due to the construction in Old Town. Residential streets around the parade staging area (Lena, Irene, Dian, Gregory) will be closed starting at 6:30 a.m. on July 4. Johnson Avenue, between Gardens Boulevard and Renfro Street - including all side streets along the entire parade route - will be closed between 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Read More  

Swim lessons & water safety . . .

Water safety is so important. Last week the BRiCk participated in the World's Largest Swim Lesson in hopes of not only helping break the Guinness World Record but to bring awareness to the importance of swim lessons and water safety! Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children ages 1-14. If children are enrolled in swim lessons between the ages of 1 - 4, the risk of drowning is reduced by 88 percent. For more about swim lessons at the BRiCk, go to the Learn-to-Swim Program page on the City website. For more about water safety, check out this article & video, "Drowning Doesn't Look Like Drowning."  

Sign up for 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 3 and the spots are filling up fast. 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.

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. 

Apply to be a career firefighter!

Do you want to be a career firefighter in Burleson? You can apply online on the City of Burleson website! Applicants should have their basic firefighter certification and EMT (EMT-I or Paramedic preferred) certification. The filing deadline is today, June 26. The testing date is July 18. The City also has openings for a public safety communications specialist, BRiCk camp counselor, part-time lifeguard, seasonal lifeguard, recreation center swim instructor, and golf course beverage cart attendant. For information on how to apply for a position, go to the Application Process page. If you have any questions, please email Human Resources or call 817-426-9641. 

Buddy Whittington had them dancing

It was a humid humid night, but Buddy Whittington and the Buddy Whittington Band had people up and dancing at the City's fourth Hot Sounds of Summer concert in Old Town on June 19. This was Whittington's second time to headline the 5-week concert series in Old Town. Fans were having a good time shouting out requests and singing along with the blues and steel guitar. To see the rest of the pictures, go to the Hot Sounds of Summer/Buddy Whittington album on the City of Burleson Facebook page.

July 3 is the official City holiday

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. 

Leave fireworks outside the city limits

Nothing has changed, but if you are new to Burleson and unsure about the do's and don'ts with fireworks, this is for you! The storage, use, possession or sale of fireworks is prohibited inside the city and within 5,000 feet of the corporate limits of the City of Burleson. The exception to the rule is the City's Fourth of July fireworks show, which is free to the public. Violations of the fire code are subject to a fine of up to $2,000. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist is a separate offense. The City of Burleson's 5,000-foot rule was added as an amendment to the City's fire ordinance in August 2006. Fireworks stands must be more than 5,000 feet outside the city limits. For fireworks safety tips from the Tarrant County Fire Marshal's office, go to the Tarrant County website.  

Have an emergency contact card?

Great tip from the Burleson Police Department! Create an Emergency Contact Card and place it in your wallet/purse and your glove box. This will help first responders in the event you are unable to respond after an accident or medical emergency. Include medical information. Laminate the card to protect it from the elements. You can get as creative as you want but don't include your address, Social Security Number, or date of birth just in case the card gets misplaced or stolen. First responders can get that information from your driver's license (as long as your address is up to date).Having this information available could help save your life and make notifying loved ones quick and easy for first responders!

Check out July 4th road closures

We want to keep you safe at the City's Independence Day celebration at Hidden Creek Sports Complex July 4th! The City will close Hidden Creek Parkway at Irene Street between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Advanced warning signs regarding the closures will be posted at Gardens and Irene and at Schumacher and Irene. The full closures will be placed at Garrett and Irene, on the southwest side of Hidden Creek Parkway, and at the 900 block of Irene near the South Burleson Baptist Church entrance, on the northeast side of Hidden Creek Parkway. You can enter Chisenhall Fields Complex at the entrance near the Hidden Creek/Irene Street intersection and at the main arched entrance on Hidden Creek. Once the lot fills up, only the arched entrance will be open. Once the complex' parking lot is full no other vehicles will be allowed in the park. When the event is over and vehicles start leaving the complex, for safety reasons, no vehicles will be allowed to enter the complex for approximately 30-40 minutes so that pedestrians and vehicles can clear the park. When traffic begins to leave the park, drivers may turn right, only (towards I-35W), out of the Chisenhall Fields main arched entrance on to Hidden Creek. Drivers may turn left, only, out of the entrance closest to Irene Street. That left turn takes drivers toward the Irene Street intersection and Hwy. 174/Wilshire Boulevard. If you are on Irene Street heading southwest toward Hidden Creek Parkway, Irene will be closed to through traffic at the intersection with Garrett Street, detouring traffic right to Meador Lane then left to Lisa Street then left to Hidden Creek and finally right to Wilshire Boulevard. Read More

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).