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Welcome to the free City of Burleson weekly E-Newsletter! There are more than 1,660 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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Valentine Dance tickets are on sale now at the BRiCk
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Dance with your daughter or son on Saturday, Feb. 13, as the City's parks and recreation department hosts the annual Father/Daughter & Mother/Son Valentine Dance at the BRiCk. There will be two times - 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.
The fun includes pictures, corsages, dinner (salad and pizza), dancing, and games. A DJ spins the tunes that multiple generations will recognize while children teach their parents the newest dance crazes. The most popular "game" is the limbo contest. How low can you go? Parents compete against parents and children compete against children. There's also a three-legged race so girls, shed those heels before you and your partner make a break for the finish line.
Pre-event tickets are $16 per couple ($8 per person) and are available at the BRiCk, 550 N.W. Summercrest Blvd., now. If you wait until Feb. 13 to buy your tickets, the cost is $25 per couple or $12.50 per person.
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Most City facilities close Jan. 18 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Trash and curbside recycling will be collected on Monday, Jan. 18, but most City facilities will be closed in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
Hidden Creek Golf Course will be open, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m., but the BRiCk, library, animal shelter, and Senior Activity Center will be closed.
The Burleson City Council meeting scheduled for Jan. 18 has been moved to Tuesday, Jan. 19. The work session is at 6 p.m. and the general meeting is at 7 p.m. at city hall.
Normal hours at City facilities are . . .
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You would win a $100 credit to your City utility account!
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Getting a $100 credit to your City of Burleson utility account (water/trash/curbside recycling) is pretty sweet! The newest bank draft winners are Shawn and Crystal Valentino and Riley Mercer. Names are drawn each month.
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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Save the date for the BRiCk's Aqua Egg Hunt
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Grab your swimsuits, grab your goggles - it's time to hunt for Easter eggs in the BRiCk's indoor pool. The Aqua Egg Hunt fun begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 19, 2016. Children up to age 11 will be divided into four age groups for hunts in the play structure area and the lap pool. The fee is $2 for each child. Participation is limited, so preregistration is recommended. You can start signing up on Feb. 15 at the BRiCk, 550 N.W. Summercrest Blvd. For more information, call the BRiCk at 817-426-9104.
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Nominate a business for the Heberle Beautification Award
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Every quarter, Keep Burleson Beautiful presents the Ann Heberle Business Beautification Award to local businesses that have worked to improve and beautify Burleson. Have you seen a business renovate or improve their landscaping? Did it impress you? Let Keep Burleson Beautiful know! You can nominate the business by emailing Keep Burleson Beautiful. You can also fill out a nomination form online. Keep Burleson Beautiful will put a sign on the winner's property!
Ann Heberle organized the Burleson Beautification Council in 1983, serving as president for 15 years. In 1999 she was awarded first place in the female volunteer category in the O.P. Schnabel Senior Citizen Awards for Keep Texas Beautiful. The award recognizes senior citizens (age 55+) who demonstrate positive, dynamic and selfless public-spirited leadership in enhancing their local community environment during their lifetime.
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Mark your calendars for Hot Sounds of Summer 2016!
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Are you ready for Hot Sounds of Summer 2016? So are we! Save these Friday dates - May 27, June 3, June 10, June 17 and June 24. The free 90-minute concerts start at 7:30 p.m. in Old Town Burleson (124 W. Ellison St.).
Come down early and eat at one of the more than half a dozen Old Town restaurants, then set up your lawn chairs and blankets in the street for the concert. We'll update on you the headliners as soon as it's finalized.
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Know what to do before your power goes out
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Do you know what to do when your power goes out? Only call 911 if it is a hazard (you hear a pop or explosion, see smoke, see tree limbs hitting the wires, etc.). If it is a hazard, the fire department will respond. Contact your electric provider after you contact 911. If it is a power outage due to storms, call your electric provider, not 911.
If you are an Oncor customer, you can report your outage via text. You have to know your ESI ID number (which is listed on your TXU Energy bill) or your phone number needs to be registered with your account to set up the text option. Text 'reg' to 66267 (ONCOR) to register; text 'out' to report your outage; or text 'stat' to to receive an update on your outage. If you prefer to call, the power outage notification number for Oncor is 1-888-313-4747. You can also check out the outages in your area by going to the Oncor outage map.
If you are a United Cooperative Services customer, to report an outage, call your local office (Burleson, 817-447-9292) or use the Text Outage feature. To expedite restoration efforts, have your account number handy. Text the word UNITED to 85700 and follow the prompts. Text OUT to report an outage at your location and text STATUS to receive an update on your outage status. Members must have five accounts or less to enroll, and all five accounts can be registered. Your cell phone number must be on file with UCS prior to registering for outage text messaging. UCS also has an Outage Dashboard to check for outages in your area.
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Save April 23&24 for the Far Out Family Fun Campout & Fishing
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Save the date! The City of Burleson Parks Department is hosting the Far Out Family Fun Campout & Fishing Adventures. The fun starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, and wraps at 8 a.m. on Sunday, April 24, 2016.
If you were at the event in October 2015, the parks staff is bringing back Wildlife On the Move (reptiles, tarantulas, and more), archery lessons, fishing, a campfire, campfire stories, and a hot dog dinner with s'mores. Boy Scouts and Master Naturalists will guide your way on nature trails, help you fish, and coordinate other fun activities.
The fun happens at Bailey Lake, 280 W. Hidden Creek Parkway (Gardens Boulevard at Hidden Creek Parkway), but you buy the tickets at the BRiCk, 550 N.W. Summercrest Blvd. Bailey Lake is an 8-acre lake stocked with channel catfish and perch and is the future home of walking/nature trails, fishing dock, and picnic area. We'll update you about ticket prices and the rest of the details as they are finalized.
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How do you know if a tornado warning is issued?
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How will you know if a tornado warning or severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Burleson? The City of Burleson, in partnership with Everbridge, will contact you. But you have to be in our system. If you are not sure if you are in the system, please contact us at 817-426-9176.
To sign up, go to the City of Burleson Alert System page, on the City website. Choose how you want to be contacted, the number of phones and email addresses you want included, and the order in which you want to be contacted. You can include your home and work address, your child's school and/or daycare, or your parents/grandparents' home. You can set a "quiet time" for messages (tornado messages will be sent regardless of quiet times) and choose which weather warnings you want to receive.
Check the Notifications on your cell phone and make sure that Emergency Alerts under Government Alerts (bottom of the list) are turned on. The National Weather Service will send weather alerts to you based on your location. If you are out of town or driving and don't have TV/Radio/social media readily accessible, you will still be warned about a tornado or severe weather so that you have time to seek shelter. And please, if you have older relatives, neighbors, co-workers or friends who are not plugged in to social media or weather alerts, please reach out to them when you are notified of the potential for severe weather.
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The dates are set for the 2016 Yappy Hour pet adoptions!
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You've been asking about Yappy Hour dates for 2016, and we have them!
The Burleson Animal Shelter and Lost Oak Winery are teaming up for Yappy Hour on Friday, April 22, and Friday, Sept. 23, both 7 p.m.-10 p.m., at the winery. Shelter staff will bring adoptable pets to Yappy Hour for on-site adoptions. And everyone is encouraged to bring their own pets, on a leash. We'll update you when the rest of the details are ironed out!
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How do you stay in the loop on City news and events?
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Do you know how to stay in the loop on City events and programs? This weekly E-Newsletter is one of your options. Sign up for it online.
The central hub of all City information is the City of Burleson website. Do you need to call staff? Click on the orange telephone at the top of the website. Do you want to be notified when we post public notices, Pet of the Week, City holiday or weather closures, job openings, the latest news releases, and calendar events? Click on the red Stay Notified icon in the middle of the homepage.
Is social media more your style? Check out the City's six Facebook pages, two Twitter pages, YouTube channel, Google+, and Instagram on the Engage With Burleson link at the bottom of the homepage. That link also includes a link to the City Focus newsletter that is sent to all City utility customers monthly, except for February and July.
The City observes seven holidays in 2016. You can find that list on the City Holidays page. If City facilities are closed, we post an alert at the top of every City website page at least one day in advance of the closure and for the duration of the closure. You can also find the holiday closures under the Recent News tab on the homepage.
Have questions? Call the Public Information Office at 817-426-9622.
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Want to know what's being discussed and how the vote goes?
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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 (Burleson City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission meetings are live streamed and archived). Minutes reflecting the outcome of agenda items are approved at the next regular meeting of the council, commission, boards and committees.
If you don't want to wait until the next meeting to read the minutes, you can view the video of the meeting by going to the Streaming Video page on the City website.
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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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