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City Hall in the News: City of Burnet Online Newsletter

CITY OF BURNET ONLINE NEWSLETTER

CITY HALL IN THE NEWS
The City of Burnet, P.O. Box 1369, Burnet, Texas 78611 1001 Buchanan Drive, Suite 4
(512) 756-6093, FAX (512) 756-8560

CITY WIDE CLEAN UP SCHEDULED
	The City of Burnet spring City-Wide Clean Up is scheduled for March 24, 2012 starting at 8 a.m. and ending at 2 p.m. or until containers are full. Click here for a flyer regarding the event. Left: Members of the Building Official's office aid in off-loading debris at the Fall 2011 City Wide Clean Up.
CITY CREWS TO TRIM TREES
City crews will be trimming trees from around electric lines over the next few weeks. When overgrown tree limbs interfere with electrical power lines, your electric service may be interrupted. These tree limbs may also pose a fire hazard, as tree sap is a natural conductor for electricity, and dry conditions increase the risk of fire. If you see trees growing into the City of Burnet electric power lines, please call the Electric Department at (512) 756-2402. A crew will be dispatched to trim your trees to help avoid any future possible interruption in your electric service. Trimming trees near electrical power lines is extremely dangerous and should be left to the City of Burnet Electric Department for your safety. They will safely clear the lines, taking precautions to avoid damaging trees or your property. Saws are typically cleaned with disinfectant to prevent the spread of disease and trimmed trees are generally sprayed with pruning paint to seal wounds. If citizens have any questions, they should call (512) 756-2402 and ask for the electric department.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS NOW ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
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.


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.

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.