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Volume 11 • Number 3 A City of Burleson Newsletter May • June 2006 HOT FUN IN THE SUMMER TIME There’s no better way to enjoy a warm summer night than with some cool music. And it’s even better when the source of that music is a FREE, open air concert! Burleson’s Hot Sounds of Summer concert series is back with an exciting variety of musical artists to get the summer off to a scorchin’ start! Every Friday night in June the streets of Old Town will be filled with concert-goers and fabulous music. June 2 Cooder Graw Country & Western June 9 The Mighty Marvelous Four Motown/Temptations tribute June 16 Crawfish Jimmy Buffet-style music June 23 James Wages Elvis Presley tribute June 30 Me and My Monkey Beatles tribute The concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. each Friday night, with the stage set up at the corner of Ellison and Main streets in Old Town. Bring your family, your lawn chairs, INSIDE ... and your dancing shoes for some great community fun. For more information about the Hot Sounds of Summer concert series, call the parks and MAYOR’S MESSAGE 2 recreation department at 817-295-8168. E-CYCLING 2 HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS BASEBALL CAMP 3 WASTE COLLECTION MAY 27 LIBRARY 3 On May 27, the City of Burleson environmental services ANIMALS 4-5 division will host a household hazardous waste (HHW) collection event. Burleson residents needing to safely dispose of HHW items can do so from 9 to 11 a.m. at the CODE ENFORCEMENT 6 Municipal Service Center at 1675 John Jones Drive (FM 731). CALENDAR 7 The material is collected by the City of Fort Worth’s Crud Cruiser, which will accept items such as paint, antifreeze, FIREWORKS batteries, acid, motor oil, fluorescent bulbs, pool chemicals, CELEBRATION 8 pesticides, transmission or brake fluid, degreasers, craft chemicals and aerosol cans. The cruiser cannot accept ammunition, asbestos, building materials, butane or propane cylinders, explosives, medical waste, PCBs, radioactive material, smoke detectors or tires. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 FROM MAYOR KEN SHETTER The “Burleson Boom” continues. The attract more large employers to Burleson so that more of City Council recently heard City staff our citizens will have the opportunity to live, play and work report that 2005 was a record year for in the city. We must also take advantage of the residential permits, with 765 opportunity to bring mass transit to Burleson in the form permits issued. As of November of commuter rail. It will be the key to reducing congestion 2005, Burleson accounted for 78 and having acceptable air quality. I am glad so many percent of all the single family people want to live in Burleson. As long as we continue residential permits issued in to work hard and plan wisely, growth will also bring Johnson County. Burleson also tremendous opportunities. ranked 13th in single family This issue of the Burleson Progress Report brings you residential permits issued in the important information about City ordinances that are of eight-county area representing the particular significance during the spring and summer Fort Worth-Dallas metropolitan months. You’ll also find information about some of the statistical area – just behind Plano. great special events and community activities that Burleson This year promises to be has to offer, and I encourage everyone to participate in another record-breaking year. those whenever they can. Overall, residential building permits I hope to see all of you at the concert and fireworks show on are up by 19 percent over the same July 4! period last year. The population estimates and projections recently released by the ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT North Central Texas Council of SATURDAY, JUNE 10 • 9 A.M. – 2 P.M. Governments also reflect Burleson’s popularity. According to the FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BURLESON NCTCOG’s estimates, Burleson’s Are you looking for a safe way to dispose of old population now exceeds 30,000 computers, printers, VCRs or other electronic equipment? As people and is estimated to reach almost technology advances, there is a growing concern about the 65,000 by 2030. Our population boom environmental impact of these items as people replace and is good news – it reflects that Burleson is a great place to dispose of them. The safest way to do that is to recycle the live. However, we also know that such explosive growth material. must be accompanied by careful planning, or quality of On June 10, the City of Burleson is teaming with ARC life could diminish as more and more families call International to hold a FREE community-wide e-cycling Burleson home. event. So stop by First National Bank of Burleson (corner of Over the past several years we have improved Alsbury and the I-35W frontage road) and bring your outdated, development and building standards, increased water and broken or recently replaced electronics. This event is open to wastewater capacity, increased investment in public safety, everyone in the greater Burleson community, and you do not improved our transportation system, and enacted have to be a Burleson resident or business to participate. development impact fees to help pay the cost of improving ARC cannot accept large appliances, such as washers and the city’s infrastructure to keep up with all the growth. In dryers, but can take most other electronics, including the coming weeks and months, the City Council will computer monitors, at no charge. Televisions will be consider a tree preservation ordinance to prevent accepted for a $10 charge. the clear-cutting of land for development purposes, For a complete list of the items that will be accepted at the enhancements to our masonry ordinance to improve the event, go to www.burlesontx.com and visit the environmental quality of new housing, and a plan to significantly improve services page or call 817-447-5410 ext 269. parks and recreation facilities. For the future, we must HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION CONTINUED Participants should bring their water/solid waste bill are encouraged to take their items to the Environmental as proof of residency. Only Burleson residents may Collection Center (ECC) located at 6400 Bridge Street in participate in the collection, and only material from Fort Worth. For hours or other information, call the ECC residences can be accepted. As the Crud Cruiser has Information Line at 817-871-5257 or the environmental limited space available, those with large quantities of HHW services division at 817-447-5410 ext 269. 2 TEXAS RANGERS BASEBALL CAMP This summer, the Burleson parks and scholarships to the Texas Rangers recreation department is hosting a Baseball Camp in Burleson. The Texas Rangers Baseball Camp, June keynote speaker was none other than 26-29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at former Rangers catcher and current Bartlett Park. The goal of the camp is executive vice president of the Texas to teach young players the basic skills Rangers organization, Jim Sundberg. and techniques of baseball. Current Thanks to support from Mr. Sundberg, and former Rangers players like Jim St. Matthew Cumberland Presbyterian Sundberg, Rusty Greer and Jeff Kuenkel Church, and the dedicated community Would you like to will be on hand to help boost both the members who came out for the have the future learning and the excitement. breakfast, participation in the Texas Registration for the camp is in full Rangers Baseball Camp will be possible major-leaguer in swing and will continue through June for some area kids who might not your home 16. The fee is $245 per participant otherwise get to go. coached and and includes Rangers tickets, autographed baseballs and much more. mentored by a On March 24, the City of Burleson For more information, please contact the Texas Rangers hosted a special community breakfast parks and recreation department at baseball player? to help raise funds to support 817-295-8168. Well now you can. SUMMER PROGRAMS AT THE LIBRARY “Reading: The Sport of Champions” hold your place for a performance. Tuesday, July 18, 2 p.m. & 3 p.m. – is the theme for Summer Reading Pick up tickets at the library Rhythmweb Drum Guys will Club 2006. The program will launch information/reference desk or youth entertain with drums from around with the Kickoff Party on Thursday, services desk starting June 1. Limit six the world. June 1. Join us for entertainment per family, per performer. and refreshments. Pick up your Tuesday, June 27, 2-4 p.m. – reading club materials, including a Tuesday, June 6, 2 p.m. & 3 p.m. – Burleson’s Fire Safety House will be reading club certificate, time logs to Brett Roberts will bring his puppets at the library. No tickets are required for record hours read, and a bookmark. and magic tricks to entertain in this program. A parent or guardian The Kickoff Party will be held on the “Outback Ben’s Wild Reading must sign a waiver for each child that east side of the library from 10 a.m. Review.” participates. Waivers are available at to noon. Registration will continue the library. inside the library through July 5. Tuesday, June 13, 2 p.m. & 3 p.m. – This year’s Summer Reading Club The Bookworm will entertain Between June 8 and July 20, the will have lots of special programs and with ventriloquism, puppetry and library will host Family Films on prizes for all who participate. For great stories in “Reading is for Thursdays each week at 2 p.m. Join every 10 hours read, participants will Champions.” us for a kid-friendly movie, popcorn present their logs at the library and and refreshments.

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