Weekly Newsletter: February 12, 2024

City Council praises proposed library, expresses concern over $52 million cost, Spartans beat Elks behind 27 from Jones; move ahead of Seguin for final playoff spot, Sports Report and Buzz Bulletin

Feb 12, 2024

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This edition features a recap of last week’s Burleson City Council meeting, a recap of Friday’s crosstown-rivalry matchup between the Elks and Spartans varsity basketball teams, a list of happenings over the week in The Buzz Bulletin and more.

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City Council praises proposed library, expresses concern over $52 million cost

Cody O’Brien

Feb 6

City Council praises proposed library, expresses concern over $52 million cost

BURLESON – Monday at City Hall, the Burleson City Council discussed the Burleson Public Library master plan, including a new $52 million 60,000 square-foot library.

The master-plan presentation offered the council its first opportunity to discuss the master plan after it was initially presented to the Burleson Library board December 5.

The presentation included 720 Design Inc.’s findings on the Burleson Public Library. Burleson started working with 720 on a library master plan in January 2022.

The top requested services the new library would provide include a quiet reading area, an outdoor study/workspace, a multi-purpose activity room, community-gathering and performance spaces, a teen activity area, a STE(A)M learning area, a mobile-demonstration kitchen, a group-study/tutoring room, an outdoor learning area, coffee/vending services, a craft room/makerspace and a computer lab, according to the presentation.

720 found that, of the seven public libraries they included research on in the presentation, the Burleson Public Library has the second-most visits per capita and the second-lowest square-footage per capita.

The Burleson Public Library (17,000 square feet) offers .28 square-feet per capita to Burleson’s 60,771-people population. The Texas average is .51 square-feet per capita.

Mayor Chris Fletcher, Mayor Pro Tem Dan McClendon and councilmembers Larry Scott, Ronnie Johnson, Victoria Johnson and Adam Russell all said they liked the design but are concerned with the cost.

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Spartans beat Elks behind 27 from Jones; move ahead of Seguin for final playoff spot

Cody O’Brien

Feb 10

Spartans beat Elks behind 27 from Jones; move ahead of Seguin for final playoff spot

BURLESON – Keylan Jones scored a game-high 27 points as the Centennial Spartans varsity basketball team beat the crosstown-rival Burleson Elks 62-49 Friday at Spartan Arena. The win gives the Spartans a half-game lead over the Arlington Seguin Cougars as they pursue the fourth and final District 8-5A playoff spot.

The game’s leading-scorer, Spartan sophomore guard Jones added three steals, two assists and two rebounds in the Spartans win.

“[Jones] is a ballplayer,” Spartans head coach Trovocia Jackson said after the win. “The young fella is a flat-out stud.”

After leading 16-9 at the end of the first quarter, the Spartans were outscored in the second and third quarters and the game was tied 40-40 at the beginning of the fourth quarter. The Spartans took over in the fourth and outscored the Elks 22-9 to secure the win.

Jackson said the Spartans may have been overconfident after beating the Elks 68-30 in their first matchup January 9.

“Anytime in which that group of guys decides that they want to go ahead and lock in and focus, we’re one of the best teams in the state of Texas,” Jackson said. “I believe that wholeheartedly.”

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The Sports Report: February 11, 2024

Cody O’Brien

Feb 11

Spartans beat Elks behind 27 from Jones; move ahead of Seguin for final playoff spot, Lady Elks make playoffs on Summit loss, Lady Spartans win last regular-season game

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The Buzz Bulletin

What’s buzzing in Burleson this week?

Monday

Valentine’s Date Night from

Tuesday

Burleson City Council meeting for special session at 9 a.m. at City Hall (agenda)
Network@Night: Power of Heels from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at The Windmiller Event Space
Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at 6 p.m. at City Hall (agenda)
Mardi Craw at Mayor Vera Calvin Plaza from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
High School Basketball:
- Lady Spartans v. Argyle at W.G. Thomas Coliseum in Haltom City
- Elks v. Midlothian-Heritage at 7 p.m. at BHS Arena

Wednesday

Old Town Design Standards Review Committee meeting at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall (agenda)

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Opal Lee discussion and book-signing from 10 a.m. to noon at City Hall

Sunday

In case you missed it,

Lady Spartans break record with playoff-clinching win

Cody O’Brien

Feb 4

Lady Spartans break record with playoff-clinching win

BURLESON and JOSHUA – The Centennial Lady Spartans varsity basketball team beat the Cleburne Lady Yellow Jackets 44-34 to earn their playoff-clinching 23rd victory of the season and break the Lady Spartan team-win record Tuesday at Spartan Arena.

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