ELECTED OFFICIALS TAKE OATH OF OFFICE |
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Mayor Gary Wideman takes the oath of office for the second term. Mayor Wideman ran unopposed for the position. |
Mary Jane Shanes takes the Oath of Office as City Council Member. This is Ms. Shanes first term. |
Herve Derek Fortin takes the Oath of Office as City Council Member. This is Mr. Fortin's first term. |
Milton Phair takes the Oath of Office as City Council Member. This is Council Member Phair's third term.
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Mayor Wideman congratulates departing Council Member Pat Riddell for all his years of service on the Council. |
GALLOWAY HAMMOND RECEIVES UPDATE
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The cardio room has been combined with the weight room. New windows have been installed and new equipment has been added. |
Galloway Hammond Recreation Center is receiving a new look as part of the management agreement with the Williamson County YMCA. the City of Burnet has agreed to remodel portions of the facility and that work has already begun.
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New classrooms have been created from the old cardio room and the upstairs classroom has been updated. |
An all new fitness theater has been installed complete with a huge screen. |
The Spin Cycle room has been remodeled. |
The gymnasium has been remodeled and re-marked. |
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CITY TO TRANSITION TO WELLS
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Due to the severity of the drought and in response to a request by the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), the City has begun making plans to reduce its demand on surface water of Lake Buchanan. Based on current conditions, the City anticipates additional mandatory requirements may be instituted this summer which would require a minimum 20% reduction. Over the last several years, the City has proactively invested in its groundwater production capabilities to provide an alternate source of water during emergency situations, such as the extreme drought conditions we are currently facing. The City has tested all wells for compliance with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regulations and anticipates transitioning many of our customers over to well water on or about June 3rd. The attached map indicates the approximate area of the city to be served by well water.
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Customers may notice a difference in their water during this time, as well water has a higher concentration of calcium than surface water which may be noticeable when brewing coffee, washing dishes, and during other water uses. Hand drying dishware may help with spotting.
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The City will be monitoring groundwater levels closely and may need to transition back to surface water for routine tank maintenance later in the spring or if groundwater levels fall below acceptable levels. At this time, the city intends to utilize well water until lake levels recover or until mandatory restrictions are lifted.
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HOMESERVE NOT AFFILIATED WITH CITY
A company by the name of HomeServe has notified city officials that they will be sending out letters to Burnet citizens offering Water Line Coverage for their personal waterlines. HomeServe is not affiliated with the City of Burnet and the City takes no position on the company’s offering.
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CITY OFFERS FREE EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SERVICE
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(Click on the CodeRED logo above to register)
The City of Burnet, has implemented a new emergency mass notification system. The previous system "One Call" (OCN) will now be replaced with "Code RED". Residents who were registered with OCN have been transferred to the new CodeRED system. However, citizens who want to be included on the CodeRED Weather Warnings (notifications of dangerous weather) and other general information notifications (like Boil Water Notices) are encouraged go to the website and register their current contact information, including cell phone numbers, business and home telephones, as well as email addresses and text addresses where they would like to receive notifications, through the system’s Citizen Enrollment Notification page. Although residents are guaranteed to receive emergency notifications upon enrollment, they may opt-out of receiving a variety of other general notifications that may include road work, boil water notices and community announcements. To ensure you are included in the new CodeRED database, click on the CodeRED logo above and register your information. You will be given the option to receive weather and general notifications. If you need help in filling out the registration form, contact Barbara at (512) 756-2402, Tuesday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. As always, your mobile service provider may charge for text messaging, depending upon the plan you have. Click here for a video on CodeRED Weather Warnings.
Citizens who sign up for notifications should add the CodeRED Caller ID numbers to their phone systems so that they will know when the call is coming from CodeRED. The emergency CodeRED Caller ID is 866-419-5000 and the General Notification Caller ID is 855-969-4636.
As a new feature, smart-phone users can download the CodeRED Mobile Alert application. The Mobile Alert app provides users geo-based public safety alerts that impact them at their current location. The app provides an additional method for the City of Burnet to communicate messages to not only local residents, but also to those traveling through the area. “Once you sign up, even if you travel to another CodeRED community, you will be able to access those alerts as well,” said David Vaughn, Burnet City Manager. “This is a really useful and unique feature that we are excited to begin using in the near future,” he added. The CodeRED mobile application can be found where most smart-phone applications are found.
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS NOW ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER  
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The City now offers citizens the opportunity to be the first to receive important announcements when they occur through Facebook and Twitter. These announcements will include such things as boil water notices, police and fire notices, power outage notices and other City related notices. It will not be used for advertising. Citizens can login to their own Facebook account and search for "City of Burnet". Find City of Burnet on Twitter and "follow" us to receive automatic announcements to your computer or cell phone. Note: There are two "City of Burnet" Facebook accounts but only one is the official page.
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Online Payments and Account Information Now Available
The City now offers online account information and the ability to make payments for utility bills, airport leases and municipal court payments through the internet. Citizens can set up a login account and access their utility bill or airport lease statement, view their current and past consumption and payment history, compare their current usage to prior years, and even make payments using a credit or debit card.
In addition, persons who have business with the Burnet Municipal Court can, in most cases, enter a plea and pay citations online using a credit or debit card. There are some citations that cannot be paid online or that require the citizen to see the judge before payment can be made.
The online center can be obtained from the Home page, the Utilities page, the Airport page, and the Finance page of the web site by clicking on the ONLINE SERVICES link. The utilities part of the payment options requires the citizen to create an account and to login but the municipal court side does not. A small fee is charged for making online payments.
CLICK HERE for help using the online services.
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Your Opinion Matters
The City of Burnet has established several short surveys for citizens to complete regarding a number of important issues in the City. The surveys were created and posted in June of last year but have been reset in January to provide a new set of data. Citizens are urged to complete the surveys by clicking here and choosing which surveys they are interested in. No matter which survey citizens choose to complete, they should also complete the Demographics survey once. The other surveys should be completed only one time by each citizen. Results are collected and analyzed in calendar year cycles.
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