The Burnet Fire Department hosted a UTV Safety Training with TEEX for Emergency Response Readiness.
The UTV driver safety course was in partnership with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX).
This specialized training focused on safe and effective operation of UTVs in emergency response environments. Participants received hands-on instruction in maneuvering techniques, vehicle maintenance, and risk mitigation strategies to improve operational safety during field deployment.
Tobacco Reminder
Here is a reminder for employees of a couple of city policies. Every employee is responsible for maintaining a safe and clean working environment.
• All tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco, are prohibited from being used while operating city vehicles and equipment. Examples include but are not limited to cigarettes, vapes, snuff, and all other forms of tobacco products.
• Use of a device to place calls and send or receive any form of electronic messages while operating city vehicles or equipment is prohibited. Hands-free usage is permitted. If hands-free capabilities are not available to place a call or send a message, please remember to stop operating your vehicle or equipment to ensure that you and those around you are safe.
Credit Card System May 6 at 9 a.m., the city began switching to a new credit card system. This process may take three to four hours to complete.
• In-person credit card payments will be temporarily unavailable, expected to be about an hour
• As each of our six machines comes online, payments will resume.
• Online payments are not expected to be affected, but please note there could be brief interruptions.
Road Work
Due to rain, the road paving project scheduled for April 30 has been canceled and will be rescheduled for a date after May 5. We’ll share the new date as soon as it’s confirmed. Please note that, due to continued rain in the forecast, there may be delays in other scheduled street closures as well.
After paving work on the first section of Houston Clinton was completed the section reopened to regular traffic on the after- noon of Friday, May 2.
Just a reminder that the Fog Seal Project will continue through the next few weeks.
David Vaughn is the Burnet city manager, who also serves on the board of the Burnet Economic Development Corporation. He can be reached by email at [email protected].
