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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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Download City of Burleson Texas, the City's official mobile app
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Are you looking for a fast and convenient way to get information about your City of Burleson government? The official City of Burleson Texas mobile app went live in the Apple Store and Google Play store on April 11.
Type "Burleson" in the search bar and look for the City of Burleson Texas seal. The look of the mobile app is the same as the City of Burleson website, which underwent a redesign in July 2015. All of the app's icons link to pages or modules on the City website. When you download the new mobile app to your mobile device, the app icon is the City seal.
The goal of the mobile app is to make it easy for residents - as well as those who work in Burleson or are visiting Burleson - to check the calendar, report a problem (trash/debris, high grass, etc.), see what events/festivals are coming up, fill out online forms, and contact staff and council members. These 20 icons are the pages/modules that visitors to the City of Burleson website go to the most, based on our website analytics. Read the rest of the details.
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Deadline is April 23 to sign future sixth graders up for Paw Pals
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Are your pre-teens considering a career involving animals or are they just crazy about dogs, cats, farm animals, and zoo animals? Then sign them up for the Burleson Animal Services' Paw Pals Animal Care Academy.
Paw Pals is a free educational program for youth. It is noon-1:30 p.m. on four Saturdays - June 4, 11, 18, & 25. Classes include bite prevention/responsible pet ownership/veterinary care; the Fort Worth Zoo; how to care for farm animals; and graduation!
Paw Pals is for students entering the 6th grade in the 2016/2017 school year. The class is limited to 15 students who must either live in Burleson or attend school in Burleson.
Students are required to write an essay explaining why they want to participate and what they hope to get out of the academy. Fill out the application before April 23. Applications are also available at the Burleson Animal Shelter, 775 S.E. John Jones Dr. The shelter hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Tuesday-Friday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturdays. For more information about Paw Pals, call 817-426-9283 or email the Burleson Animal Shelter.
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April water statements reflect winter quarter averaging
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Before you open that envelope or email with your City of Burleson water/trash bill, remember, your April water statement will reflect your new winter quarter average.
What is winter quarter averaging? The City of Burleson takes the consumption billed in January, February and March, averages it together, and that's what you are billed for sewer all year long. Depending on where you live, this could be the consumption for December, January and February or the second half of December, all of January and February, and the first half of March. Your April statement will reflect your new sewer average.
If you have questions about winter quarter averaging, call Utility Customer Service at 817-426-9601.
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We want your household hazardous waste, electronics & paper
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Start clearing your clutter now for the City's free semiannual Household Hazardous Waste, Electronic Recycling, & Paper Shredding event slated for Saturday, May 14. The collection is 9 a.m.-11 a.m., at a new location - the Municipal Service Center, 725 S.E. John Jones Dr. (next to the Burleson Animal Shelter).
Items are collected on a first come, first served basis. The City event is only open to residents who live inside the Burleson city limits (proof of residency including a City water or solid waste bill is required).
Staff will unload the household hazardous waste items from your vehicle in to the City of Fort Worth's Crud Cruiser. Unicor is recycling your electronics, and Expanco will accept your paper for shredding. All electronics and appliances, including TVs, will be taken for free. There is no fee for paper shredding, but the volume is limited to three document-sized boxes per vehicle. Read more about this event.
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You can be a $100 bank draft winner too
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Molly Rhodes is happy after she was awarded a $100 credit to her City of Burleson utility account (water/trash/curbside recycling). 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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Buy some books at the Friends of the Library book sale
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Get a sneak peek on April 21 by becoming
a member of the Friends of the Library
The Friends of the Library will host the group's annual book sale on Friday, April 22, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Saturday, April 23, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at the Burleson Public Library. The sale will have a large variety of books, hardcover and softcover for all ages, including popular fiction and nonfiction (biographies, cooking, self-help, history, literature and more). You can buy a bag of books, of your choosing, for $10. Single books range in price from 50 cents to $2. If you are a member of the Friends of the Library, you are invited to a special presale on Thursday, April 21, 6 p.m.-8 p.m. If you want to be part of this presale you can become a member of the Friends of the Library for $5. Memberships will be available at the door during the Thursday night pre-sale. Read the rest of the details.
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Don't miss Saturday's garage sale at the Senior Activity Center
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Are garage sales on your to-do list this weekend? Don't miss the one at the Burleson Senior Activity Center, 216 S.W. Johnson Ave. (next to the post office) on Saturday, April 16.
They will have clothing, jewelry, sports equipment, small appliances, kitchenware, home décor/art and more. Stop by between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. This garage sale will go on, rain or shine, because it's indoors! For more information call 817-295-6611 or email Paula Benjamin, senior center supervisor.
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Adopt a dog at the April 22 Yappy Hour at Lost Oak Winery
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The winery will serve Pooch Punch (white Sangria) for the humans and will have goodie bags, filled with a treat and a souvenir pet bandana, for the dogs. The Yappy Hour entertainment is Ken Dinkins and Sassy Hot Dogs will be serving gourmet hot dogs and burgers.
Don't forget to 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.
Bring your pets to meet the adoptable pets! This is a great way for pet owners to socialize their dogs in a low-key environment. Leashes are mandatory. Read the rest of the details!
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Stribling Elementary hosts City's Arbor Day celebration
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Save the date for the City's annual Arbor Day Celebration. It will take place on Friday, April 22, at 10 a.m. at Stribling Elementary School, 1881 E. Renfro St.
Parks and Recreation has invited 300 Stribling students and their teachers to the celebration. The students and teachers can choose from 300 free tree seedlings. One hundred tree seedlings will be given away to community members who attend the ceremony. There will be 200 Red Oak, 100 Live Oak, and 100 Bur Oak seedlings looking for a good home!
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Volunteer to beautify Burleson at April 30 Trash Bash
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Find your boots (and some gloves), round up your friends and family, and sign up for the Burleson Trash Bash slated for Saturday, April 30. It's 9 a.m.-11 a.m. The wrap-up at Warren Park includes the usual free pizza and drawings, but this time we're adding in music by the Bransom Elementary School Choir and a visit from a unique sculptor, Peter Weiler.
Volunteers meet at Warren Park, 301 S.W. Johnson Ave. (across the street from the library) at 9 a.m. to get their trash bags and litter picker uppers, and then they head out to remove litter and debris from retail corridors, waterways, drainage channels, streets, parks, and other public areas. Youth participants are enthusiastically welcomed, but must have adult supervision.
Read through the volunteer packet on the City website then sign your group 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 Thursday, April 28, to receive a cleanup location assignment. Come out, enjoy the camaraderie, and leave knowing you have made a difference!
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Dispose of medication at Prescription Drug Take-Back Event
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Residents may drop off unused, expired, or unwanted medications, in both pill and liquid form, for safe disposal at Burleson's Prescription Drug Take-Back event on Saturday, April 30, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Burleson partners with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to collect 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 Burleson Police Department. Burleson joined the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event effort in 2012. Since that time, Burleson's events have collected more than 1 ton of prescription drugs.
If you do not live in Burleson but still want to participate in the National Prescription Drug Take-Back event, the DEA is continually updating the list of sites. Among those participating are Burleson, Crowley, Joshua, Mansfield, Fort Worth and Arlington.
The April 30 event is at a new location, the Burleson Police Department, 1161 S.W. Wilshire Blvd. (Wilshire Boulevard and Elk Drive). Read more about the event!
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Sign the family up for a fishing and camping adventure!
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Your kids will love this! Parks and Recreation 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. Burleson Community Resource Officer David Wardlaw will be on site, with the parks staff, overnight.
We are 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. Prizes will be given out for the biggest catch of the day. Bring your own tent, fishing pole, and bait. Boy Scouts and Master Naturalists will guide your way on nature trails, help you fish, and coordinate other fun activities. Kayaking will be also be available for the first time! Please remember to bring some extra cash if this something you'll like to give a try.
Tickets are available 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.
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Do you promote tourism in the city of Burleson ?
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Have you turned in your letter of inquiry? 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. The deadline for the letter of inquiry is Monday, April 18. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Monday, May 2.
The Hotel/Motel fund has annual revenues of approximately $130,000. Staff expects the total awarded amount to all organizations will be less than 75 percent of this figure for Fiscal Year 2017 (Oct. 1, 2016 -Sept. 30, 2017).
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.
To view the complete guidelines and official application, or to submit a Letter of Inquiry electronically, go to the HOT Grant page on the Burleson Economic Development website. For more information, contact Old Town & Tourism Coordinator Drew Pennywell by email or call 817-426-9638.
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Have you registered for the Fun Walk, 5K or 10K?
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Start times are 7:30 a.m. for the 1-mile Fun Walk and 8 a.m. for the 5K and the 10K
Are you ready to run? The Be Healthy Community 5K/10K and Fun Walk is less than three weeks away and there are already 175 registered runners. Can you outrun the mayor or the mayor pro tem in the Last Man Running contest? Mayor Ken Shetter is signed up for the 5K and Mayor Pro Tem Dan McClendon is running the 10K. For every person who the mayor passes in the 5K and that the mayor pro tem passes in the 10K, $10 will be donated to Be Healthy Burleson, so get out there and cheer on our elected officials.
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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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