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Welcome to the free City of Burleson weekly E-Newsletter! There are more than 1,570 subscribers! Click here for archived issues. If you have questions or suggestions about City programs, services and events, call the public information office at 817-426-9622.
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Have you seen our new City website?
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Your City website has a new look! On July 8, the City launched the new site. The website address is the same, but this new design is responsive, which means the website will optimize or adapt based on the viewing device - desktop computer, laptop computer, tablet, IPhone, Android, and more. The City worked with website designer CivicPlus on the overall design and to reformat and shorten the content to make it more user friendly for the consumer. The homepage slideshow picture "Why choose Burleson ... find out why we are a growing community" was submitted by Nicole Lockett. And, the homepage slideshow picture "Honor our Veterans . . . Operation Remember, Veterans Memorial Plaza, Bricks for Veterans" was submitted by Raymond Cervantes.The City's last website redesign was in September 2010. The website changed briefly, in 2012, when the City celebrated its Centennial. Now that the new City website has launched, City staff and CivicPlus are working on a mobile app for your mobile devices. If there are no glitches that free mobile app should be ready for download by November. Read More
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Connect with Council July 14
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Connect with Council on Tuesday, July 14, as the Burleson Area Chamber of Commerce hosts a joint Business after Hours and Connect with Council event. Burleson city councilmembers DanO Strong and Matt Aiken will be on hand for a 20-minute question/answer session. The event is 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. at Pinnacle Bank, 651 N.E. Alsbury Blvd.
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Shop early at Christmas in July Craft Fair July 18
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The Burleson Senior Activity Center is hosting a craft fair on Saturday, July 18, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at the center at 216 S.W. Johnson Ave. (next to the post office). This is your chance to shop early for unique handcrafted gifts for your friends and relatives. If you are a crafter and you're interested in selling your one-of-a-kind handmade items, call the Burleson Senior Activity Center at 817-295-6611.
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Dive in at the BRiCk for 'Big Hero 6'
Grab your swimsuit and towel and dive in for a movie at the BRiCk on Friday, July 24! The BRiCk staff will be showing "Big Hero 6." Doors to the BRiCk's indoor pool open at 6:30 p.m. and the movie starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 before July 24 or $7 on July 24. Tickets are on sale now. Bring your friends and lounge around the indoor pool and enjoy the movie on an 18-foot big screen. It will feel like a pool was installed at the local cinema! Bring your own Coast Guard approved float or noodle. Popcorn will be available for $1. For more information and for tickets, call the BRiCk at 817-426-9104.
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Learn how to do basic CPR July 18
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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 dates are July 18, Aug. 15, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 7, and Dec. 5, 2015. 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.
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You can win a $100 credit to your City utility account
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James Busby was the lucky winner of the drawing for a $100 credit to his City utility account. The drawing is an incentive for utilizing the bank draft feature to pay your City of Burleson utility account. All customers who choose (or currently use) this option are entered into the monthly drawing. Sign up now so you have a chance to be one of the prize winners this fiscal year. Simply fill out an application online or stop by the Utility Customer Service office located at Burleson City Hall, 141 W. Renfro St., 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday. The staff can start the process to automatically debit your checking account for your utility statement balance. For more information, call 817-426-9601.
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What a night at Independence Day Concert & Fireworks
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Wow, what a night, what a crowd! Thank you Al Nelson and band for the nostalgic tunes that got everyone up doing the "Twist and Shout." Families were spread out on blankets and in chairs throughout Chisenhall Fields Sports Complex for the City's annual Independence Day Concert & Fireworks Show. Thank you to H-E-B for keeping the youngsters busy with a balloon toss contest before the concert. The fireworks show choreographed to patriotic music capped off a perfect night. To see the rest of the pictures, go to the Independence Day Concert & Fireworks Show album on the City Facebook page.
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Do you want to learn more about what's discussed?
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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).
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Watch council/commission discussions live on streaming video
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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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Do you know what's going on in your City? Choose the form of communication that best suits your style by going to the Engage with Burleson page on the City's new website. We have Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, the City Focus monthly newsletter, this weekly E-Newsletter, streaming video of our public meetings, and a link to our City staff directory. If you want to keep up with the latest happenings, go to News Releases on the City website and, check out the Events calendar on the City Facebook. If you aren't signed up to receive the City's Everbridge emergency notifications (severe thunderstorm warning, tornado warning, mosquito spraying alert, etc.), you can do that now by going to the City of Burleson Alert System signup page. Thank you for being engaged with your City! Sincerely, Sally Ellertson City of Burleson
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