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Stop the Shafts Scores Big Win Congratulations to Chris Riley, Laura Morrison and Kathie Tovo. Stop the Shafts endorsed all three candidates. Chris and Laura won outright. Kathie finished 13 points ahead of Randi Shade and they are headed to a runoff on Saturday June 18. The June 18 runoff is vitally important. We need a great turnout to get Kathie Tovo in office and send Randi Shade back to private life. Kathie has agreed to take a fresh look at the WTP4 project and act for the benefit of the people of Austin, not the contractors and developers who so far have controlled the project. Randi Shade is committed to the current WTP4 plan. That plan is fiscally irresponsible and environmentally disastrous. Shade and Mayor Leffingwell are the driving forces behind putting the Shaft in our neighborhood park, endangering Bull Creek and our safety and health. Political experts are publicly urging Randi Shade to concede and save Austin the $500,000 cost of the runoff election. No incumbent council member has ever won a runoff after a general election defeat of this magnitude. With over $1Billion at stake on WTP4, we expect Shade's backers to throw another $100K plus at this race in hopes they can pull it out. It's still a smart investment for them: Spend a little of their money to get their hands in the pockets of the ratepayers and taxpayers. Our response needs to be a strong turnout. Unregistered citizens still have the opportunity to vote in the June 18 runoff. You must register by Wednesday May 18. Go here for registration information http://www.votexas.org/register_to_vote.html |
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WTP4 Backed Candidates Go down to Defeatposted May 24, 2011 3:29 PM by Stop The Shafts Now |