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RG4N Candidate Forum Results

Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:05:49 -0500

RG4N's Candidate Forum last night was well-attended. We sent the candidates our questions in advance and their responses provided much food for thought. You can read the questions we asked by clicking here.

Attendees were able to fill out a ballot and vote for their favored candidates. The charts below show voting results. We counted ballots from attendees who live in Allandale, Brentwood, Crestview, North Shoal Creek, Rosedale and Wooten as well as neighborhoods adjacent to one of these Northcross-area neighborhoods. The vote count included RG4N supporters as well as those who indicated they are not supporters.

The candidates who received the most votes in each Place are Jason Meeker (Place 1), Jennifer Kim (Place 3) and Laura Morrison (Place 4).

Many thanks to Far West Optical for its generous support for the forum. RG4N also thanks the event volunteers and the neighbors and others who attended. Finally, we extend our appreciation to the candidates for their participation.

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RG4N City Council Candidate Forum

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:28:35 -0600

Start: Apr 8 2008 - 7:00pm

End: Apr 8 2008 - 9:00pm

Start: Apr 8 2008 - 7:00pm

End: Apr 8 2008 - 9:00pm

Location: Ben Hur Shrine Temple 7811 Rockwood Lane Corner of Rockwood / Foster

We have confirmed all 10 City Council Candidates to participate in this important community event!

There are many important issues facing Austin today, some of which will particularly impact the future value and livability of our neighborhoods. Redevelopment of Austin's "urban core," traffic management, community and mass transit, vertical mixed use and densification of new development just to name a few. What's important to YOU?

Seating limited to the first 250 people, so please arrive early. Parking is also limited, so please carpool or walk if you can. We will begin promptly at 7pm to maximize our time with the candidates. Candidates may be available before and after the meeting to meet you.

Download the RG4N Candidate Forum Flier here

Here are our City Council Candidates and their campaign websites

Place 1

Allen Demling	http://www.allendemling.org/
Jeffrey Hancock	http://www.jeffreyhancock.com/
Jason Meeker	http://www.jasonforaustin.com
Lee Leffingwell	http://voteleffingwell.com/index.asp

Place 3

Jennifer Kim	http://www.standingupforaustin.com/index.asp
Kenneth Weiss	http://www.weissforplace3.com/
Randi Shade	http://www.randishade.com/

Place 4

Cid Galindo	http://www.cidgalindo.com/index.asp
Laura Morrison	http://lauraforaustin.com/
Robin Cravey	http://www.robincravey.com/blog/
Sam Osemene	http://www.vote4alonghorn.com/

YES WE CAN!

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:51:06 -0600

RG4N "YES WE CAN" RECYCLE

It’s simple. It’s sustainable. It's fun. Start saving and collecting your cans today! This is an easy way to raise necessary funds and help us continue our fight.

KICK-OFF EVENT & COMMUNITY COLLECTION

Join us March 1st, 2008, from 10am to noon during Paws Around Northcross! Bring your crushed cans in a plastic bag, and drop them off at either the Zinger's or Northcross Drive event tents. We'll have more recycling info.

NEIGHBORHOOD PICK-UP VOLUNTEERS

If you are unable to drop your cans off on the monthly collection day, contact your neighborhood volunteer and they'll personally pick up your cans. Just leave your cans near your front door in a plastic bag.

Allandale

Betty Chlystek	371-7978	glint43210@mypacks.net
Lisa McKay	656-1209

Brentwood

Chris Layden	736-1570	chrislaydentexas@yahoo.com
Michelle Wibbelsman	371-9128	mwibblesman@gmail.com

Crestview

Kat Correa	225-4732	fundraising@rg4n.org
Debra Hansen	407-9484	nashiana@well.com

North Shoal Creek

Roger Wines	453-2193	ro-jer@sbclgobal.net
George Roman	452-1331

Wooten

Volunteers needed. Contact your nearest volunteer.

IF WE ALL WORK TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Thank you!

To volunteer, contact:
Chris Layden
YES WE CAN! Project Coordinator
chrislaydentexas [at] yahoo [dot] com
512-371-9128 home
512-736-1570 cell

Kat Correa
Fundraising Committee Chair
fundraising [at] rg4n [dot] org
512-225-4732 cell

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Thank You For A Great Meeting!

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:16:43 -0600

We had a great turnout Friday night.

We'll be putting together more details ASAP about the ideas we announced and discussed--especially your ideas. In the meantime, click on "3 attachments" below. You'll find the letter templates we passed out and our petition.

Download these letters and use them to write to Lincoln and to Lee Scott, CEO of Wal-Mart. Please send a letter each week.

Download the petition. It is our effort to call for the Austin City Council to immediately pass an ordinance which would limit 24-hour operations for Big Box retail stores in close proximity to residences, including the Wal-Mart Superstore at Northcross, and would include a provision that limits public shopping hours as well as overnight operations, including delivery truck arrivals and engine idling.

There's an election coming up. Let's see who supports our neighborhoods who doesn't.

More to come...

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LetterToLincoln.pdf	32 KB
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NeverShop.pdf	90.61 KB

Statement on Court Ruling

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:54:15 -0600

Today, the 200th Judicial District Court of Travis County issued its ruling on our lawsuit. The court ruled that the site plan approval was consistent with city ordinances.

RG4N is disappointed with this verdict. But we are not done fighting.

We are merely back where we were one year ago, when neighbors resoundingly said, "No!" to this irresponsible development. And in the court of public opinion, Wal-Mart, Lincoln and the City of Austin have been losing since Day One.

Unless we continue to act, we believe the City and developers will take this ruling as a green light to continue business as usual, pursuing any and all development without regard to the wishes of or effect on neighborhoods.

We invite citizens from all over Austin who will stand up and keep fighting to come meet with us on Friday, January 11, 2008 at St. Louis Catholic Church.

Moreover, while Judge Naranjo outlined her reasoning for her ruling on the garden center issue, she gave no explanation for her ruling on most of our claims. Without such an explanation, we continue to believe that we conclusively established noncompliance with the law on our other claims.

We will further discuss the ruling and our options with our attorneys, and will have more to say on January 11th about how we plan to proceed.

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