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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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Does your group promote tourism in the city of Burleson?
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The City of Burleson is calling for proposals for tourism-related projects that are specifically designed to attract overnight visitors to the area. The City will provide grants from the Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax revenue generated within the Burleson city limits.
Last year the City granted money to support The Burleson Heritage Foundation for historical preservation of the rail cars, advertising of Old Town Burleson, the Burleson Wine Crawl event, the SalsaRita Festival & 5K, The Honey Tour Bike Ride, Twin Fiddle Productions events, and the Burleson Tourism Alliance.
If your organization is interested, submit an official Letter of Inquiry for City staff to review. The deadline to submit a Letter of Inquiry is 5 p.m. on Monday, April 18. Beginning this year, applications will be accepted electronically. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Monday, May 2. Read more about Hotel/Motel funds.
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Purple Heart recipients shared their experiences in Vietnam
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Two men who earned Purple Hearts during their tours in Vietnam were the guest speakers at the March 26 Vietnam Veteran Celebration at Veterans Memorial Plaza.
E-8 Master Sgt. Ron Fry and E-9 Sgt. Maj. Bill Hall shared their Vietnam experiences with a crowd of more than 150. The ceremony included posting of the colors by the Burleson High School ROTC, the posting of the MIA flag, Amazing Grace by Burleson Deputy Fire Chief/Bagpiper Brent Batla, a salute by the Burleson Police Department's honor guard, and taps by Burleson Police Officer Louis Giddings.
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Burleson Teen Court has an app for that!
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The Burleson Teen Court mobile app provides teens with easy access to information about upcoming events, dates for Teen Court, awareness nights, the quarterly newsletter, and an opportunity for community service with Burleson Teen Court. The app also contains built-in forms such as community service time sheets, locations for community service and a Teen Court volunteer application.
All you have to do is search "Team App" in the App Store on your mobile device, download it, then search for Burleson Teen Court. You will be asked to sign up.
Teen Court is an alternative trial and/or sentencing option in the criminal justice system for juvenile and minor Class C Misdemeanor offenses. Offenders' cases are presented to a jury of their peers made up of teen volunteers and/or previous offenders. Jury members listen to the teen's side of the story, ask pertinent questions, and then deliberate on the case. The jury assigns a community service sentence and jury service sentence according to the standardized sentencing discipline grid. Read more about Burleson Teen Court.
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Animal shelter and winery team up for Yappy Hour adoptions
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The Burleson Animal Shelter and Lost Oak Winery are teaming up for another Yappy Hour on Friday, April 22, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., at the winery. Shelter staff will bring adoptable pets to Yappy Hour for on-site adoptions.
The event is open to the public. Staff will be shuttling adoptable pets to the winery from the 775 S.E. John Jones Dr. Burleson Animal Shelter site. The adoption fee is $140 or less. 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 April 22.
Be sure to bring some money so you can enter the animal shelter's drawing. The goodies include gift certificates from local veterinarian businesses as well as rabies vaccines. Tickets are $1 or $5 for six tickets. Read more about Yappy Hour!
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Learn more about the City's financial operations via the PAFR
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Do you want to learn more about the finances of your City government? Take a peek at the Popular Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2015. Find out the highlights, how many single family home and commercial development permits were issued, who the 2015 Top Ten Employers were, and what your government does to serve you. You'll also get a financial overview and a description of revenues and expenses as well as outstanding debt. The PAFR is only 16 pages so the information is short and concise. Read it online or download it from the City of Burleson website, or, you can pick up a copy of the PAFR at Burleson City Hall, the Burleson Public library or the BRiCk.
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Joey the donkey had a lot of visitors at March 26 Easter egg hunt
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Saturday, March 26, was the biggest turnout ever for the City's Easter egg hunt at Russell Farm!
More than 300 came down our gravel lane at 405 W. CR 714 to hunt Easter eggs, take unique family pictures, meet Joey the donkey (sporting pink bunny ears), and explore all that Russell Farm has to offer. Thank you to all who participated in this special egg hunt for our children 4 and younger.
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Prescription Drug Take-Back event is April 30
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The Burleson Police Department is partnering with the DEA for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The event will be hosted at the police department, 1161 S.W. Wilshire Blvd.
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. If you can't make it April 30, there is a drug take-back box in the front lobby of the police station. For more information, please call Sgt. Sherman at 817-426-9951.
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Nominate a teen for Mayor's Youth Council
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Do you want to be a link between the youth of Burleson and the Burleson City Council? If you are between 13 and 19 years old as of June 1, 2016, you can be nominated to serve on the Burleson Mayor's Youth Council.
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Can your preschooler bike, splash and dash to the finish line?
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If you have children between three and five years old, sign them up for the BRiCk's Tiny Tot Triathlon. The fun is Saturday, April 9, starting at 9 a.m. You do not have to be a member of the BRiCk or a Burleson resident to participate.
Preschoolers will get to bike, splash through water slides, and dash to the finish line! Parents must provide their preschooler with their own tri-cycle assist throughout the race. You can pre-register now, at the BRiCk, for $15. Read more about the event.
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Find out details on TxDOT's plans to widen East Renfro Street
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Public meeting is April 7, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., at Stribling Elementary
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) wants your input on proposed changes to East Renfro Street/FM 3391. TxDOT proposes to widen the existing three-lane undivided East Renfro Street (FM 3391) to six lanes of divided highway between the intersection of I-35W and Hurst Road in Burleson, and widen to four lanes of divided highway between Hurst Road and the intersection with CR 602 in Johnson County. The state agency is hosting an open house/public meeting on Thursday, April 7, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., in the cafeteria of Stribling Elementary School, 1881 E. Renfro St. Dedicated right-turn and left-turn lanes would be added to the project, as needed. The proposed project includes widening the existing right-of-way section that varies from 120 feet - 140 feet to a proposed 120 feet - 220 feet. The project is in the design phase. No schedule for construction of the project has been established. All interested citizens are invited to attend to view the displays and provide the project team with comments. Written comments may be presented either at the meeting or may be mailed to TxDOT (Randy Bowers, P.E., area engineer, Texas Department of Transportation/Johnson County Area Office, 2200 FM 2280, Keene, TX 76031).
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Family fishing and camping adventure is back April 23-24
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Tickets are available starting April 4
The City's Parks and Recreation Department is hosting the popular Far Out Family Campout and Fishing Adventures on Saturday/Sunday, April 23-24, at Bailey Lake. The overnight event kicks off at 1 p.m. on Saturday and wraps up at 8 a.m. on Sunday.
If you were at the event in October 2015, the parks staff is bringing back Wildlife on the Move (reptiles, tarantulas, turtles, cockroaches, 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.
Prizes will be given out for the biggest catch of the day. Tickets are available beginning Monday, April 4, at the BRiCk, 550 N.W. Summercrest Blvd. Pre-event tickets are $10 per a family of five. Tickets on the day of the event are $15 per family of five. Each child at the event must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Read more about the Far Out Family Fun Campout and Fishing Adventures!
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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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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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