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Welcome to the free City of Burleson weekly E-Newsletter! There are more than 1,700 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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We'll take your old medication at April 30 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. The event is at a new location, the Burleson Police Department, 1161 S.W. Wilshire Blvd. (Wilshire Boulevard and Elk Drive).
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.
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Trash Bash volunteers will wear the winning design Saturday
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If you see folks wearing canary yellow t-shirts in your Burleson neighborhood Saturday morning, give them a round of applause! They signed up as volunteers for Burleson's Trash Bash. Those t-shirts - "Let's Love Our Water Again" - were designed by Makayla Moulton, an eighth grader at Hughes Middle School.
Trash Bash is 9 a.m.-11 a.m., citywide, on April 30. Volunteers of all ages will remove litter and debris from retail corridors, waterways, drainage channels, streets, parks, and other public areas. The wrap-up - which includes pizza, prizes, music from the Bransom Elementary School choir and a visit from a unique sculptor - follows at Warren Park at 11 a.m.
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Are you ready for safe summer fun in the pool?
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Summer's on its way! Did you get your free Water Watcher tag at the Be Healthy Community 5K/10K and 1-mile Fun Walk on April 23?
A Water Watcher is a designated adult who stays outside of the pool giving 100 percent focused attention to all swimmers. A Water Watcher wears a Water Watcher tag with whistle at all times and never leaves his post until relieved by another Water Watcher.
Did you know a swimmer can drown without a sound? It takes approximately 20 seconds for a person to slip under the water without notice. Water Watchers are the eyes and ears for making sure all swimmers are safe and is one element of many to ensure your safety in and around water. Contact the Burleson Fire Department or Safe Kids if you need a Water Watcher tag for your home.
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It was a gorgeous day for fishing, camping and kayaking
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Thirty-seven families pitched tents at Bailey Lake April 23-24 for the City's Far Out Family Campout & Fishing Adventures. The fun included a fishing competition, water safety exercises, kayaking, Wildlife on the Move (snakes, spiders, alligator, and more) archery, geocaching, and a campfire, hot dogs and s'mores. If you missed this one, the next Far Out Family Campout & Fishing Adventure is slated for Oct. 15 & 16. To see the rest of the pictures from the April 23-24 event, go to the album on the City of Burleson Facebook page.
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Golfers, sign up for May 20 Links Fore Literacy tournament
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Sponsors, please commit by Friday, May 13
The Friends of the Burleson Public Library are hosting the 2nd annual Links Fore Literacy Golf Tournament at Hidden Creek Golf Course on Friday, May 20. The proceeds will help provide support to the library's youth services - youth robotics, Burleson Young Builders, Summer Reading Club, and providing a safe place for teens after school. Registration is at 11 a.m. on May 20, followed by a barbeque lunch from Old Texas Brewing at noon and a shotgun scramble start at 1 p.m. The cost is $75 for a single player, $300 for a team of four, and $50 for City of Burleson employees. Awards will be given to first and second place, Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive and Hole-in-One. Golfers are encouraged to sign up in advance on the Eventbrite website. You can also sign up the day of the event at Hidden Creek Golf Course, 555 E. Hidden Creek Pkwy., Burleson, Texas. The deadline to sign up to sponsor Links Fore Literacy is Friday, May 13. Levels range from $50 to $2,000. Email Terry Boyer or call 817-875-6592 or email Jim Wadlow or call 817-965-3817. The Friends of the Burleson Public Library was founded in 1989. It is a non-profit membership organization which is involved in local community fundraising, advocacy, volunteerism, public awareness campaigns, and literacy programs.
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Find out what's coming to Burleson!
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It was a busy month for building permits in Burleson, Texas! In March 2016, 34 residential permits were issued in 11 subdivisions for a total value of $7.69 million. The average square feet of the permitted homes is 3,340. The average value is $226,231.
On the commercial side, two new permits were issued, five projects were completed, and 15 received a commercial certificate of occupancy. The two new permits are for Moontower Pizza Bar - remodel at 137 S. Wilson Street, and a commercial demolition at 201 W. Bufford St. (former funeral home). The five completed projects are Jiffy Lube, 1215 S.W. Wilshire Blvd.; Guild Mortgage (remodel), 785 W. Hidden Creek Pkwy.; Texas Black Belt (shell building and finish out), 1016 S.W. Alsbury Blvd.; and Brown Fitness, 1016 S.W. Alsbury Blvd.
The certificates of occupancy were issued to The Reserve at Village Creek, Mariposa, JW Synthetic Oils, Strahan Insurance Agency, Design S Studios, Burleson CDC Inc. #2, Boo Ya Sports, Jay Joe's Grill, Flossie Scrapper, Community National Bank, Gypsy Trunk, Tips N Toes Nails, Sonshine Flowers, Southwest Powder Coating, and Hudgins Contractors. Read the report.
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Watch for Star Wars sightings at the BRiCk May 4
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Calling all Star Wars fans! The BRiCk is hosting May the 4th Be With You on Wednesday, May 4, 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. This fun family event is free and includes a costume and trivia contest, trade shows, a light saber competition and much more. You will even have a chance to pose with Darth Vader himself.
If you are a collector, come out and visit with the Star Wars-related vendors who are looking to trade or sell Star Wars memorabilia. If you are interested in being a vendor for the May 4 event, call Jessica Mack at 817-426-9116 or email her.
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We have pictures, and winners' names, from the April 23
Be Healthy Community 5K/10K and Fun Walk
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The first to cross the finish line in the 5K of the April 23 Be Healthy Community 5K/10K and 1-mile Fun Walk event was Paul Capone of Arlington with a time of 20:07. According to Cox Racing, there were 404 participants and 330 finishers in the 5K.
Overall 5K winners were Paul Capone (male) and Laura Ogletree (female). The Top 10 in the 5K include Capone, Dell Guy from Crowley, Payton Hall from Arlington, Derek Larabell from Burleson, Heston Irons, Conner Revis from Joshua, Ogletree, Dakota Larabell from Burleson, Robert Whiting from Burleson, and Nicholas Reverie from Arlington. Laura Ogletree was the lone female in the Top 10 with a time of 21:50. She won the 2015 Be Healthy 5K race (34 runners) with a time of 22:56.
The Be Healthy 10K, the first 10K race hosted in Burleson, drew 72 participants and 44 finishers. Gil Albertding from Burleson crossed the line first with a time of 43:56. He was the Overall 10K male winner. Alexis Thompson of Fort Worth was the overall 10K female winner with a time of 49:38.
The Top 10 finishers in the 10K included Albertding, Thompson, Tommy Dove of Burleson, Sherrill Nelson, Tessa Thackara of Burleson, Whitson, Richard Combs, Jeremy Walder of Arlington, Landen Denman, and Mariah Vandiver of Burleson. Read more about the sponsors. There are three albums of pictures on the City of Burleson Facebook page. Be Healthy Burleson 1-Mile Fun Walk, April 23, 2016; Be Healthy Community 5K and 10K Runners are off! April 23, 2016; and Be Healthy Community 5K/10K and 1-mile Fun Walk, April 23, 2016.
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Socializing was the goal at Lost Oak Winery's Yappy Hour
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There was a whole lot of socializing going on at the Yappy Hour off-site Burleson Animal Shelter pet adoptions at Lost Oak Winery.
JJ and Jethro, Foxy, Rascal and Ladybug won some hearts April 22 and (drum roll please), Rascal was adopted! It was a night of dogs, wine, food, music and fun. Ladybug was adopted April 23 and Foxy was adopted April 26. As of this time, JJ and Jethro are still available.
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Stay in the loop on trash/recycling schedule with mobile app
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Life can get crazy and the last thing you want to miss is your trash collection. If you want a friendly reminder when to put your trash, curbside recycling and special collection items at the curb, we have an app for that!
Go to the app store on your mobile device and search "Burleson Waste & Recycling." Download it, type in your home address, and you are ready to go! The app will create the schedule for your collection dates, and what will be collected (garbage, garbage and recycling, special pickup/bulk collection week). You can sign up for alerts for unscheduled interruptions to your regular collection service. You set the day and time of day that you want your alerts. The Burleson Waste and Recycling app will also remind you of the City holidays. If you don't want a mobile app, you can find the same information on the ReCollect page on this website.
Waste Wizard will answer your questions. If you type in "carpet," Waste Wizard will tell you that carpet and underpadding is accepted for special trash pickup/bulk collection and that it has to be cut into 4-foot rolls. Type in "Freon" and Waste Wizard will tell you there is no curbside collection for hazardous waste, but that you can take advantage of the City's household hazardous waste collection events, or use the Environmental Collection Center in Fort Worth. You can even report a problem on the app. Read more about the Burleson Waste & Recycling app.
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Stribling Elementary students went home with a tree April 22
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Mayor Pro Tem Dan McClendon, BISD Supt. Dr. Bret Jimerson, and Stribling Elementary School staff and students planted a tree April 22 as Burleson celebrated Arbor Day. Parks donated 300 tree seedlings (Red Oak, Live Oak, and Bur Oak) to Stribling Elementary school students and staff. One hundred more seedlings were given away at Burleson City Hall following the 10 a.m. ceremony. Thank you to everyone who participated!
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Keep your eyes on the skies & your ears tuned to weather updates
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It is severe weather season! Burleson is extremely fortunate to have four major TV news stations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. If you haven't already, go to the app store on your mobile device and download the TV station's weather apps. If you're not signed up for the City of Burleson's Everbridge emergency alert system, you can do that online. If you are signed up for Everbridge, the City will alert you to severe thunderstorm warnings (70 mph winds or higher and/or quarter-size hail) based on the geographic location you list on your Everbridge profile. Tornado warnings will be issued for all Everbridge subscribers, regardless of where you live in the city.
If you are home or have a TV at work, be sure to tune in to your favorite news station for updates. If you are on the road, turn that dial to the news radio stations. You can also track the National Weather Service's Fort Worth Office and your local news stations on Facebook and Twitter.
And finally, if you have family, neighbors, friends or co-workers who do not use mobile technology, please check on them today and make sure they are aware of the potential for severe weather. Let's all watch out for each other!
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Have you lost or found a pet? Let the animal shelter know
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If your pet has gone missing, it is extremely important that you go by the Burleson Animal Shelter, 775 SE John Jones Dr., to view the animals at least once every 72 hours. You may submit a form online, email the animal shelter, or call 817-426-9283 to make a report. It is very important to send an email to the shelter with a picture of the lost or found animal so the employees know exactly what to look for. When calling to report a missing pet, please leave the following information: owner's name, owner's address, contact phone numbers, and a description of the pet. Also include any identification tag numbers the pet may be wearing. The shelter staff maintains a list of all the animals reported missing or found. If you have found a pet, you can also submit a form online, email or call. The link for a found pet is the same link for the lost pet. If it is after hours, you can check a found pet for a microchip at the Burleson Animal Emergency Hospital on Alsbury Boulevard, near Albertsons. Please do not give away or rehome a found pet.
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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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