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Welcome to the free City of Burleson weekly E-Newsletter! There are more than 1,670 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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Do you want to join the Community Emergency Response Team?
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Free CERT training is March 1 & 3, March 8 &10, and March 12
Are you interested in stepping up and being part of the City of Burleson's Community Emergency Response Team but you are still on the fence about whether you want to commit to five days of training? Then mark Thursday, Feb. 25, on your calendar. The current CERT Team and Burleson Fire Inspector/Investigator Jessica Eiswald are hosting a Meet and Greet, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., at Burleson Fire Station #1, 828 S.W. Alsbury Blvd. Learn from the ones who have committed to the team and decide if you would be a good fit. There will be a short presentation and refreshments. The free CERT training will show students how to manage utilities and put out small fires; open airways, control bleeding, and treat for shock; provide basic medical aid; search for and rescue victims safely; organize as a team; and collect disaster intelligence to support first responder efforts. To be CERT certified you are required to attend all five March classes.Classes are open to citizens of Burleson, or employees of a Burleson business, who are at least 18 years old. The five-day CERT training is on Tuesday/Thursday, March 1 & 3 and March 8 & 10, as well as Saturday, March 12. For more about the CERT Training, read the press release.
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Municipal Court is open late today so you can pay your fines
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Tickets that are ignored turn into warrants. If you have fines that you have not paid to the City of Burleson's Municipal Court, your time is running out. Arrests will be made and unpaid fines will be collected during the Great Texas Warrant Roundup in March.
The focus is on Class C misdemeanor warrants, the majority of which are traffic-related offenses. Although the focus is on Class C warrants, higher charge warrants may also be served. If you don't know if you have an outstanding warrant, call the Burleson Municipal Court warrant department at 817-426-9298, or the court in which you received a citation.
The municipal court staff extended the court's hours of operation this month. Regular business hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 pm., and Wednesday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Today, Feb. 19, and Friday, Feb. 26, the court will be open late, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., to give people who have warrants time to come in and take care of them before the warrant roundup. The court is located inside the Burleson sub courthouse at 247 Elk Dr., Room 114 (across from Burleson High School). Find out how you can pay your outstanding warrants.
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Have you signed up for the fire department's free CPR class?
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Next class is Saturday, February 27
Do you want to learn the basics of how to save a life? The Burleson Fire Department is hosting free public CPR classes, once a month, in 2016. The three-hour classes will start at 9 a.m. and take place at Fire Station #1, 828 S.W. Alsbury Blvd. The class is a free public education class in chest compression only CPR. This is only a public education class. No CPR card is issued. Firefighters will also discuss and demonstrate the use of an AED (automated external defibrillator), explain the fire department's mission, host a question/answer session, and give a tour of Fire Station #1. Classes are on Saturdays - Feb. 27, March 19, April 16, May 14, June 11, July 30, Aug. 27, Sept. 24, Oct. 22; Nov. 19, and Dec. 3. To sign up for the class, call Kristie Menchaca at 817-426-9176.
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BRICk welcomes Me & My Monkey Beatles Tribute band March 12
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Me & My Monkey, Dallas Fort Worth's only Beatles Tribute band, is playing at the BRiCk on Saturday, March 12, 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m. The event also includes Beatles scholar Aaron Krerowicz.
Admission to the concert, in the gymnasium at the BRiCk, is free! Stop by and sing along with "Hey Jude," "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "Can't Buy Me Love," "Yellow Submarine," "Got To Get You Into My Life," and "Paperback Writer."
Do you want a sneak preview of the concert? There is a 10-minute video on YouTube. You can also "like" Me & My Monkey on Facebook.
Aaron Krerowicz is the United States' only full-time professional Beatles scholar. On March 12, Krerowicz will be at the BRiCk presenting "From the Shadow of JFK: The Rise of Beatlemania in America," which is also the title of his latest book published in June 2015. Read all about it!
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What's going on in Burleson this spring/summer?
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Stop by Russell Farm Saturday for free garden seeds
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FREE VEGETABLE GARDEN SEEDS! Do we have your attention now? Noelle Schechter, a Johnson County Master Gardener, will be at Russell Farm this Saturday, February 20, 9 a.m. - noon, giving away vegetable seeds to anyone who is interested. She also has some heirloom seeds. Noelle is a wealth of information and has graciously offered her time. Come out and meet her and pick up your seeds. Russell Farm is located at 405 W. CR 714. If you have any questions call Gary Burkins, Russell Farm supervisor, at 817-447-3316.
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Donated rain barrels are now beautiful works of art
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A rain barrel is a rain barrel. But a rain barrel painted by Bettie Bailey is transformed into a work of art. A company called Questar donated five rain barrels to Keep Burleson Beautiful. Bettie Bailey brought them to life with her paintings of a barn, garden path, bluebonnets, and a stream. You might even find a Texas Longhorn and a Horned Frog on a barrel or two. One barrel is at Russell Farm and four are at the Burleson Public Library.
The Burleson Public Library and Parks division (all under the umbrella of Recreation & Lifelong Learning), Keep Burleson Beautiful, and community organizations and volunteers, started an educational garden at the library at 248 S.W. Johnson Ave. The garden focuses on outdoor learning and sustainable gardening techniques that are relevant to citizens in the community. The education garden was jumpstarted with a $1,100 grant from Lowe's Home Improvement Store and Keep Texas Beautiful. The garden is still a work in progress so stay tuned!
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Stay in touch with the Burleson Fire Department on Facebook
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And now there are seven . . . the City of Burleson now has seven Facebook pages. The newest one to the fold is the Burleson Fire Department Facebook, which was launched on Feb. 16.
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Joey the donkey is hosting the Easter egg hunt at Russell Farm
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Joey the Donkey is putting on his rabbit ears! He is hosting the Easter egg hunt at Russell Farm on Saturday, March 26.
Children up to 4 years old can join him at 11 a.m. at the farm at 405 W. County Road 714. Joey will pose for pictures, so bring your own camera and Easter baskets. The 30-acre Russell Farm was donated to the City in 2011. The grounds have several galleries containing wood sculptures by Charlie Boren and local artists, along with historical artifacts. For more information, call 817-447-3316.
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Burleson marks Vietnam Veterans Day with March 26 celebration
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The fifth annual Vietnam Veterans Celebration is slated for Saturday, March 26, at 1 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Plaza in Burleson.
The speakers include Ron Fry, Green Beret Retired, and Bill Hall, United States Army E-9, Sergeant Major. Fry served for 20 years in the United States Army, E-8 Master Sergeant, and he earned a Purple Heart in Vietnam. Hall served 23 years and also earned a Purple Heart in Vietnam.
Jan. 12, 1962, marked the United States' first combat mission against the Viet Cong. In 2012, on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, President Obama issued a proclamation declaring March 29 as Vietnam Veterans Day. March 29, 1973, was the date that the last of the troops left Vietnam.
The Burleson Heritage Foundation and the City of Burleson are hosting the event.
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Are you training for the Be Healthy fun walk, 5K and 10K?
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Start training now! The 5th annual Be Healthy Burleson Community Fun Run is Saturday, April 23, in Old Town Burleson. The event will include a 1 mile fun walk, a 5K, and a 10K. The fun walk steps off at 7:30 a.m. and the 5K and 10K runners start at 8 a.m.
The race is organized by the City of Burleson Be Healthy Initiative to promote healthy lifestyles in the city. The event will include live music, giveaways, and family fun activities.
Register online or register in person at Burleson City Hall (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.). If you would like to be a sponsor or vendor at the event, email Lisa Poteete or call 817-426-9682. If you would like to volunteer for the Be Healthy Burleson Run, please fill out an online volunteer application.
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Change the batteries in your smoke alarms March 13
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Spring break for Burleson Independent School District students will start off with one less hour of sleep. At 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 13, turn those clocks forward one hour to 3 a.m. By springing forward you lose one hour of sleep on March 13, but you gain more hours of daylight in the evenings so you might make it home in time to see the sun set.
When you change your clocks, don't forget to change the batteries in your smoke detectors. And, if your smoke alarms are more than 10 years old, instead of replacing the batteries, replace the alarm. If you have questions about your smoke detectors, please call the Burleson Fire Department at 817-426-9170.
Daylight saving time also means the City's cemetery, Burleson Memorial Park, will get spruced up. All items that are not permanently attached to the memorial or marker will be removed after the time changes. Items will be removed from gravesites the week of March 13-19.
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Keep up with all the 2016 City events via City Facebook
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Are you a fan of the City of Burleson Texas Government Facebook page? If you're not, you should be. All of the City of Burleson events for 2016 are posted under the Events tab. Even if you are not a fan, you can see the Events tab, but we want you to be a fan! We are working hard to get all of our City-coordinated event dates set so you can mark your calendars now. You don't want to miss a thing! Just click on the Facebook EVENTS tab.
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Pictures catch heartwarming moments at the Valentines Dance
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It was a packed house at the BRiCk on Saturday, Feb. 13, as the Parks & Recreation Department hosted the annual Father/Daughter & Mother/Son Valentine Dance. The ticket total was 354, up from 2015's 250 tickets.
Corsages, pictures, pizza, the Cha-Cha, Chicken Dance, the Twist, three-legged races and, drum roll please, the limbo! All of this and more made for a magical night for families. We hope you all enjoyed it too!
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Make a report, and get your reports online via Police 2 Citizen
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The homepage gives you the Most Wanted, Sex Offenders and Missing Persons as well as links to fill out vacation home checks, get your crash report, and submit an application for the new Guardian Program.
You can view the "Closed Calls," which will show you the calls that officers responded to - for safety, no calls are posted until several hours after the officers have cleared the scene.
If you choose "Report an Incident," you can report an incident that occurred within the Burleson city limits. Crimes that you can report online via P2C include minor criminal mischief (damage to property, graffiti); littering; lost property; harassing/annoying phone calls/text messaging/emails; simple thefts (theft of bicycles, lawn decorations); auto burglary (vehicle was entered); thefts from sheds, storage structures or open garages; simple assaults (assault by contact with no injuries and no weapons involved); fraud/identity theft; reports for insurance only; and disorderly conduct (language, fighting, etc.).
Get your crash report, for free, via P2C. Fill in your name, driver's license number/state in which that license was issued, crash report number, date of the crash, and your insurance policy number. All fields are required. Read about more options!
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Do you know where to cast a vote for the March Primaries?
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Are you not sure where to vote or even who represents you in the March 2016 Primary Election?
The early voting times for both Tarrant County and Johnson County are: Today/Feb. 19, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday/Feb. 20, 7 a.m. -7 p.m.;
Sunday/Feb. 21, 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.;
Monday/Feb. 22 to Friday/Feb. 26, 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Election Day (Tuesday, March 1) voting hours are 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
If you live in Tarrant County, the best way to find out where to vote and who represents you, is to go to the Upcoming Election Information page on the Tarrant County website and click on "Voter Lookup." You can choose a sample ballot (Democratic Party or Republican Party) and find out your early voting location and your Election Day voting location. For more information call the Tarrant County Elections Administration at 817-831-8683. All Texas voters can check to see if they are registered by going to the Am I Registered page on the Texas Secretary of State website. This site will also give you your location for early voting and Election Day voting.
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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 seven 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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