Yes, it is totally true — the City wants to raise your energy, water and property taxes by an average of $265 per year.  Sign this petition/letter to the 4 members of the Council up next for reelection — Mayor Leffingwell, and Councilmembers Cole, Martinez and Spelman.  They must end unnecessary projects and the practice of the “growth lobby” (aka the big boy developers and the real estate lobby) offloading the costs of growth onto current residents.  As we say at ChangeAustin.org, ‘welcome to Austin, but pay your own way’ and growth must pay for itself.  Sign here and pass it on, folks, or forever hold your peace on Austin’s affordability.

You can ALSO print out the Petition-No Tax Rate Hikes 2012 City Budget here, take it around and mail it back to us by September 10th, before the City Council votes on September 12.