Katy Watchdogs Newsletter #2

THE KATY CITIZEN WATCHDOG NEWSLETTER

We’re Taxpayers. It’s Our Money!

Local Citizens Looking Out For The Interests Of Taxpayers and Students!

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Volume 27 – March 29, 2007

Dear Katy Citizen Watchdog Members, KISD Teachers/Faculty, Taxpayers and concerned Parents:

We hope you find our newsletters useful and informative. We urge you to please forward this newsletter to anyone you know that might be interested in its content. For those of you that have received this newsletter via a “forward”, please go to our web site (as noted above) to find out who we are and consider joining us. KCW welcomes your ideas, comments, suggestions, concerns and questions, so please feel free to e-mail us any time at info@katycitizens.org

Contained in this issue:

· Katy Dogs/AFP Call First Ever Texas Watchdog Summit!
· Dogs To Visit Galveston ISD Watchdog Group Next Month!
· Dogs Contacted By Pennsylvania & Michigan Watchdogs!
· KISD Polling Locations & Times Posted!
· Upcoming Events

KATY DOGS/AFP CALL FIRST EVER TEXAS WATCHDOG SUMMIT!

Because of all the positive response that the Watchdog web site has been receiving, both locally and nationally, Co-Founder, Chris Cottrell, began thinking about trying to organize a Texas Watchdog Summit where fellow Watchdogs from around the state could meet and discuss ideas on how we all can take this movement to the next level; that next level being, how we can become more powerful in Austin. Well, Chris’ idea has become a reality. After discussing the idea with Americans For Prosperity (“AFP”), AFP has decided to host the event in Austin. The meeting has been scheduled for April 27 and 28. AFP is currently setting up appointments with various legislators so that the Texas Watchdogs can meet with them to discuss what we are trying to achieve, along with our concerns about taxes and school district shenanigans.

“All Watchdogs in this state need to begin thinking about how we can become more of a resource to AFP and to each other. We need to begin figuring out how this movement can become more of a force in Austin. The Watchdogs of this state need to be a real voice for the ordinary taxpayer that is currently drowning in school and property taxes,” said Co-Founder, Chris Cottrell.

The Katy Dogs are very excited about this event. It will be open to all so if you have any interest in attending please send us an e-mail so we can sign you up. We will post the proposed agenda on the web site just as soon as it is finalized.

DOGS TO VISIT GALVESTON ISD WATCHDOG GROUP NEXT MONTH!

Yet another new Watchdog group has been following our web site and our corresponding accomplishments. We have recently been contacted by a new Watchdog group that has formed in Galveston, TX. They have asked that we come to Galveston to visit with their group to share strategies, recommendations and “war stories”. We are currently working to schedule a mutually acceptable date for all concerned. We will issue a report once the meeting has taken place. Stay tuned!

DOGS CONTACTED BY PENNSYLVANIA & MICHIGAN WATCHDOGS!

In addition to California, Missouri, Nevada, Maryland, Florida and Colorado, we can now add Pennsylvania and Michigan to the list of states that have contacted the Katy Dogs about information in order to help them with their school district fights. The Katy Watchdog$ are thrilled that others have been inspired by our efforts to defend the ordinary taxpayers. We are proud that we have become a real “pox” on local government, not just in Katy but around this state and now around this great land.

KISD POLLING LOCATIONS & TIMES POSTED!

As we do for every election in our community, the Katy Citizen Watchdog$ have added a new button to our web site; that being the “2007 Voter’s Guide”. This is where you can find all the necessary information on polling locations and times for our spring school board election. We realize that this information can be very confusing, but that is exactly the district’s plan. Having these important elections at off-times and in off-months has served this district well over the years. We therefore urge you to please contact us if you are not sure about where and when to vote in your area. Whether you agree with the Watchdog$ or not it is very important for everyone to exercise their right to vote!

THE LAST WORD!

“It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us...that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion...that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain...that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom...and that government of the people...by the people...for the people...shall not perish from this earth.”

Abraham Lincoln

UPCOMING EVENTS

1. April 25, 2007 – 6:30 p.m. Work/Study Board Meeting
2. April 30, 2007 – 6:30 p.m. General School Board Meeting

Don’t forget that as a taxpayer you have a right to speak at any General Board Meeting. Exercise that right if you are so inclined! Come join us at the next meeting.

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