Are you ready to pay $25 per month to Austin Energy, before you even flip on a light switch?  Had enough!?

Show up at City Hall at 6 pm tomorrow, Thursday, January 12th and sign up against this and speak out! OR, email or, better yet, call the City Council and tell them to stop these unfair increases.  (See email and phones of Council at the bottom of this email.)

Read Bill Oakey’s article here that explains these outrageous increases.

ANNOUNCEMENTS & IMPORTANT DATES!

Join us at the Martin Luther King Day Celebration 

Next Monday, Jan. 16th, anytime 10 to 4 pm.  We’ll be gathering petition signatures at the Austinites for Geographic Representation booth at Huston-Tillotson University and at the march, which begins at UT at 9 a.m. and then goes to the state Capitol.  Send us a note if you can help anytime that day.

Thursday, Jan. 19th, Charter Revision Committee meeting in north Austin at 6:30 pm at Lord’s Church of Austin, 301 W. Anderson Lane.  The focus will be on an independent redistricting commission to draw the lines for geographic districts!

SAVE THIS DATE!

Austinites for Geographic Representation meets on Saturday, January 28th, 3:30 to 5:30 pm.  Interested in attending, reply to this message or call Linda.

Thank you Austin — get up, stand up!

PO Box 42053, Austin, TX 78704* 512-535-0989, 657-2089

Mayor Lee Leffingwell (512) 974-2250, 

Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole (512) 974-2266, 

Council Member Mike Martinez (512) 974-2264,

Council Member Laura Morrison (512) 974-2258,

Council Member Kathie Tovo (512) 974-2255, 

Council Member Bill Spelman (512) 974-2256,

Council Member Chris Riley (512) 974-2260,