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City Council Special Meeting
May 13, 2008
9:00 a.m.
Burleson City Hall
141 West Renfro Street
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248 SW Johnson Avenue
| Friends of the Library Meeting
June 4, 2008
Burleson Public Library
10:00 a.m.
Library Board Meeting
May 19, 2008
Burleson Public Library
7:00 p.m.
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Planning and Zoning
Commission Meeting
May 20, 2008
Burleson City Hall
6:00 p.m.
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| Burleson Heritage
Foundation Meeting
Heritage Visitors Center
May 13, 2008
7:00 p.m.
124 West Ellison Street
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Park Board Meeting
scheduled as needed
Senior Activity Center
216 SW Johnson Ave.
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Burleson City Council Election Update
There is a three-way race for a Burleson City Council seat left vacant when the incumbent declined to file for re-election.
Claudia Humphreys, who has been the Place 4 councilmember since 2000, did not file for re-election. Filing for her seat are Walter P. Norwood, 46, an engineer; Carter Len Mahanay, 47, a certified public accountant; and, Glenn Keith Wilson, 44, a compliance manager.
The races for the other three seats on the ballot are uncontested. Those include Place 2, held by James L. Wadlow; Place 6, held by Shane Paul “Chip” Stephens; and Mayor, held by Kenneth Don Shetter. Wadlow, 75, is retired. Stephens, 34, is a real estate broker. And Shetter, 36, is the executive director of Safe City Commission.
Read more election information here.
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 Police Department
Open House
May 13
3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
at the corner of Renfro and Bransom Street in Old Town.
Check out the equipment and programs and enjoy a free hot dog and soft drink.
The SWAT team, hostage negotiators, Citizens Police Academy, Citizens On Patrol, traffic unit, Burleson Police Officers Association, school resource officers, community services and telecommunicators will be on hand to display department equipment and answer questions.
For more information, call Sgt. Bob Sherman at 817-447-5300, ext. 309.
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Electronic Recycling Event
May 17
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
1st National Bank Parking Lot
(Alsbury and I-35W)
Do you have electronic items to dispose of? The City of Burleson and Keep Burleson Beautiful are coming to your rescue in May.
The electronic recycling event is slated for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, in the parking lot of First National Bank of Burleson at Alsbury Boulevard and I-35W. E-Waste Collections is coordinating the event. Round2 Technologies, Inc. will process the recyclables.
Burleson residency is not required to participate. Material from both homes and businesses will be accepted.
There will be a fee for TVs ($10 to $30, depending on size); computer hard drive erasing, $10; and air conditioning unit Freon disposal, $15.
All other electronic items can be dropped off free of charge.
For more information call Bianca Chafin, City of Burleson environmental programs specialist and executive director of Keep Burleson Beautiful, at 817-447-5410, ext. 269, or e-mail bchafin@burlesontx.com.
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