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Sign up to beautify Burleson Sept. 26!
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Are you ready to beautify your city! Your commitment of two hours, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., on Sept. 26, will make a difference. The City and Keep Burleson Beautiful are hosting the Burleson Trash Bash. Volunteers of all ages will remove litter and debris from retail corridors, waterways, drainage channels, streets, parks, and other public areas. And, you get a cool free t-shirt! Youth participants must have adult supervision. After the cleanup, volunteers head to Warren Park for free pizza and prize drawings. You can get your group leader packet and sign up online or call David Lenartowicz, the City's environmental specialist, at 817-426-9842 for more details. You must call by 5 p.m. on Sept. 24 to receive a cleanup location assignment. Read More
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Tip-A-Cop is back at Grumps Monday, Sept. 21
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They're back! Save the date, enjoy a burger and fries, and support your local police department. How does dinner out support the police department? Burleson's men and women in blue - our police officers - will be working the tables for tips and grins to raise money for the Burleson Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association (BCPAAA). It's called Tip-A-Cop. Make plans to stop by Grumps of Burleson on Monday, Sept. 21, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. All of the tips and a portion of Grump's nightly proceeds will go to the BCPAAA and their initiatives. None of the tips or proceeds goes to the officers. Burleson police officers will be serving you your choice of a hamburger or cheeseburger, fries or home-fried chips, and soda/tea or water, all for just $8. Read More
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Camp out and fish with us Oct. 17-18 at Bailey Lake
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It's time to bait that hook, cast that line, and cross your fingers for a bite! The City's Parks and Recreation Department is hosting the popular Far Out Family Campout and Fishing Adventures Saturday/Sunday, Oct. 17-18, at Bailey Lake. The overnight event kicks off at 1 p.m. on Saturday and wraps up at 8 a.m. on Sunday. Boy Scouts and Master Naturalists will guide your way on nature trails, help you fish, and coordinate other fun activities. Prizes will be given out for the biggest catch of the day. A hot dog dinner with marshmallows for dessert will be served. Don't forget your snacks, tent, fishing pole, bait, flashlight and bug spray! Pre-event tickets are $10 per a family of five. Tickets on the day of the event are $15 per family of five. Read More
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Clean out medicine cabinets for Sept. 26 Drug Take Back event
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Have you cleaned out your medicine cabinets? The City, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration, will be hosting the National Prescription Drug Take-Back event on Saturday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the City's old service center at 133 N. Main St. The Burleson Police Department and the Citizens on Patrol will be working this event. Residents may drop off unused, expired or unwanted medications, in both pill and liquid form, for safe disposal. This includes over-the-counter as well as prescription drugs. Proper disposal of medicines protects you by preventing poisoning of children and pets; deterring misuse by teenagers and adults; avoiding health problems from accidentally taking the wrong medicine, too much of the same medicine, or a medicine that is too old to work well; and, keeping medicines from entering streams and rivers when poured down the drain or flushed down the toilet. For more information about Burleson's September 26 event, call Sgt. Bob Sherman at 817-426-9951. Read More
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Head to Old Town for the Old Town Picture Show Sept. 26
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Movies include Toy Story, McFarland USA, & Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
The City and the Old Town Burleson Association are bringing back the old days of gathering to watch movies outdoors by hosting the free Old Town Picture Show on three consecutive Saturdays - Sept. 26, Oct. 3 and Oct. 10. Showtime is 8 p.m. The movies include the original "Toy Story," (1995), on Sept. 26; "McFarland USA," a 2015 Disney movie, on Oct. 3; and "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," (1971), on Oct. 10. Jumping on board to help host the Old Town Picture Show are Family Toyota of Burleson/feature film sponsor and Art Brucks State Farm Insurance, Wild About Harry's, and Birth, Stewart & Fletcher Orthodontics as leading role sponsors. Rounding it out are supporter role sponsors Sassy Frass Boutique, Rebecca's Boutique, Old Texas Brewery, Fresco's, Orr Real Estate, Northstar Bank, and Moretti's Popcorn. Come early and shop and eat at our Old Town stores and restaurants, or bring your own chairs, blankets, and picnic for this family fun night. Read More
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Don't wait, communicate - Make your emergency plan today
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September is National Preparedness Month (NPM). The 2015 NPM theme is "Don't Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today." We are encouraging everyone to take part, make a plan and know what to do during an emergency. This means having an up-to-date contact list for those you may need to reach during a disaster and establishing alternate methods of communication in case traditional means are not available. With the help of the Department of Homeland Security's Ready.gov website, we'll walk you through how to reconnect with family after a disaster; how to plan for specific needs before a disaster; how to build an emergency kit; and how to practice for an emergency. Check back with us throughout the month for more tips on how you can make a difference for yourself and for your family, friends and neighbors! Want to get a head start? Visit the Ready.gov website.
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Adopt a pup at Yappy Hour Sept. 25
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The Burleson Animal Shelter and Lost Oak Winery are teaming up for Yappy Hour on Friday, Sept. 25, 7 p.m.-10 p.m. Shelter staff will bring adoptable pets to the winery for on-site adoptions. The event is open to the public. The adoption fee is $55. Adopted pets will be required to get a rabies shot within 10 days. If you want to see which four-legged friends may be at Yappy Hour, check out the Burleson Animal Services page on Sept. 24. Be sure to bring some money so you can enter the animal shelter's raffle. The goodies include bowls, toys and more. Tickets are $1 or $5 for six tickets. Read More
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Connect with your electric provider before storms hit
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September is National Preparedness Month! While you are making a plan for your family, your workplace, and your neighborhood, take a minute now to connect with your electric provider. If you are an Oncor customer, you can report your outage and get updates on an approximate time that the power will be back by on by going to the Text Oncor page. If you are not a texter, program 1-888-313-4747 in to your phone so you can call Oncor to report your outage.
For our residents and businesses who are United Cooperative Services customers, call your local office (Burleson, 817-447-9292) or go to the Outage Management page on the UCS website. It can be accessed via smart phone or tablet (eg. iPad). Make sure you have your account numbers handy when you set up your notification.
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Learn more about regional transportation planning
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Dan Kessler, assistant director of transportation with the North Central Texas Council of Governments, will talk regional transportation planning on Wednesday, Sept. 23. Kessler is the guest speaker for the Greater Johnson County Transportation Coalition. The group will meet at 9 a.m. at the BRiCk, 550 N.W. Summercrest Blvd. The meeting is open to the public.
Kessler joined the staff of the North Central Texas Council of Governments Transportation Department in 1981. In October 1990, he was promoted to assistant director. Prior to becoming assistant director of transportation, Kessler served as the project manager overseeing the development of the region's metropolitan transportation plans, as well as numerous freeway and transit corridor initiatives, and thoroughfare plans. Read More
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Bring your neighborhood together for National Night Out
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The power of a neighborhood that comes together to watch out for each other is immeasurable. That's the message behind the annual National Night Out event.
There will be picnics, cookouts, and more in neighborhoods citywide, on Saturday, Oct. 10, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., as Burleson celebrates National Night Out. The event is designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness; generate support and participation in anticrime programs; strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and to let criminals know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
We want to join your neighborhood parties! Community Resource Officer David Wardlaw as well as the police department, City staff, and City leaders are slated to visit as many National Night Out get-togethers as possible in three hours. The deadline to request that City staff visit your party is Oct. 1. Read More
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Want to know what's being 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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