Email Governor Perry TODAY!!

Dear Clear Lake community member,

You may have heard about HB 1324 currently on Governor Perry’s desk, that proposes to de-annex the corporate entities in the water authority’s tax base.  It is not too late to let Governor Perry know you do not want this to happen, and that it will set a dangerous precedent for those who pay taxes now for services they do not receive.  We all pay taxes to support the infrastructure of our community, our schools, roads and transportation services, our police and fire support among many other things.  These corporations have paid these taxes since they built their plants in our municipality many years ago. And while they do not benefit from these services directly, their employees do, as these taxes go to strengthen our community infrastructure, making it a wonderful place to live and work.   Please email Governor Perry by going to http://governor.state.tx.us/contact/.   Let him know that it is a serious precedent to set, to allow corporations to relinquish tax responsibility within a community in which they operate.  We may not feel the pinch of this bill for some time, but we will feel it in the long term.  Email Governor Perry today, and urge your friends to, before he signs this bill!!  

Support Needed for Senator Taylor and the CLCWA!

Dear Clear Lake City Water Authority Constituents:                                       May 8, 2013

Our community needs your voice to be heard in the legislature. 

Please send an email to Senator Larry Taylor thanking him for his support of the Clear Lake City Water Authority in the current legislation. 

Senator Taylor does not support the effort to deannex the industrial portion of our tax base, which would effectively increase by 13% the taxes of the average homeowner in the CLCWA jurisdiction. 

Senator Taylor also does not support the effort to place the CLCWA into what is called sunset review.  That would mean our water authority would have to undergo a costly, time-consuming and unnecessary review of every aspect of its business practices and basically “prove” what we all know today, and that is that the CLCWA is one of the most ethical, authentic and well managed organizations in our state and possibly in the country.

Email Senator Taylor a hardy “thank you” for his support and let him know that you appreciate the CLCWA’s long standing management of our water services.    Let Senator Taylor know how we feel about the reasonable rates we pay and the consistent service we receive.  Let him know that we are happy with the CLCWA’s progressive and innovative approach to flood control, and its understanding that we are not like the rest of Harris County.

Let’s emphasize to him that we want our community to continue to receive service from our CLCWA!

Please email your appreciation of Senator Taylor’s support of the Clear Lake City Water Authority today. Send your email to larry.taylor@senate.state.tx.us and cc  Nicole Sunstrum in Senator Taylor’s office at Nicole.Sunstrum@senate.state.tx.us.  Forward this request to your friends and relatives, too!  Help get the word of thanks out to Senator Taylor!

There is no time to waste when the legislature is in session!