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Election Day is Saturday, May 14, 7AM-7PM. For most of us, Canyon Vista is the polling place. This Is Our Chance To Shift the Balance of Power on the Austin City Council From the Developers to the Citizens GET RID OF RANDI SHADE , and the city council can stop the one billion dollar mistake on the lake! WE RECOMMEND : Place 1 : Chris Riley Place 3 : Kathy Tovo Place 4 : Laura Morrison Randi Shade appears poised to face either a run-off or outright defeat next Saturday. Let's make sure that happens. Why? Just take a look at SHADE'S voting record, public behavior and policies while in office. Voters are turned off by her tin ear, her emailed comments about citizens who appear before council and other rude and insensitive remarks, her involvement in the Open Meetings Act violations and her casual attitude about maintaining ethics accreditation. Her unwavering support of the Water Treatment Plant #4 while simultaneously accepting huge sums of campaign cash from well-connected lobbyists, engineering firms, and developer interests has disappointed many former supporters who are looking for a fresh face on council. VOTE to REMOVE SHADE WHY?--- 1) 1.5 Billion Dollar water treatment plant (WTP4) on Lake Travis (extreme NW Travis County) to send water to extreme SE Travis County ( south of Slaughter) The funny part, the mayor and Randi Shade say it's to save money!! And of course, firms working on this project have contributed over $15,000 to her campaign. Go to http://awu.austinissues.org/ for a complete list of contributors. NOT TO WORRY. They will get their $15,000 back, your water rates will double to pay the $1.5 Billion dollars for WTP4. - 100,000 % return, not bad. 2) Northwest Austin - Y'all have heard of our fight to save Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, Bull Creek, and the PARD site( the triangle at Spicewood Springs Rd. and Old Lampasas Trail). The city vowed not to destroy delicate areas, not to damage Bull Creek, basically to tiptoe through the tulips in endangered areas. Now that they've gotten the go ahead, the truth comes out. The city is demanding VARIANCES to DRILL AND BLAST in the safety zone near the creeks and springs. The city's own environmental specialists say the safety zones exist to protect the creeks and no construction is allowed. The water flow in Bull Creek is in danger, threatening endangered species, recreational use and the natural beauty of parks and greenbelts all the way to Lake Austin. WHAT IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO IS $$$, OVER ONE BILLION OF THEM. The question is WHO is making all this money??... and who is facilitating it? - Randi Shade sure is! And WHO IS PAYING FOR IT? The last question is easy - WE ARE!! / If you don't want keep paying, get out and vote! |
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Vote to Dump Randi Shade. Save Bull Creek and a Billion Dollars!posted May 11, 2011 4:14 PM by Stop The Shafts Now [ updated May 11, 2011 4:17 PM ] |