Gray Panthers Are

Age and Youth inAction.

We are anintergenerational,multi-issueorganization working tocreate a society that putsthe needs of

People over Profit Responsibility Over Power and Democracy Over Institutions.

Gray PanthersTop Issues:

Health Care!Environment!Peace & Civil Rights& Liberties!Economic Security!

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Texas Gray Panthers of Austin, Gary Dugger,

Convener 512-225-4789; graypanthers@grandecom.net; www.graypanthersaustin.org

National Gray Panthers, Washington, DC 202-737-6637;

www.graypanthers.org

Sharron Aisenman

Gray Panther Newsletter Editor, Board of Directors 512-704-6675; sharronaisenman@yahoo.com

Have you been a victim of retaliation and/or harassment by AustinEnergy, Austin Code Enforcement and/or the City of Austin?The Texas Gray Panthers of Austin would like to hear from you!Contact: Leslie Aisenman, Texas Gray Panthers, Director of Advocacy,512-704-6675,

graypantheradvocacy@gmail.com

Austin Citizens, Stakeholders and Voters would like to know:

1. Why has Austin Energy loaded its rates so that conservationis penalized with higher rates?2. Why are the smallest users hit with the largest percentageincreases?3. Why does Austin Energy believe it’s better to charge resident-ial customers at a higher rate than business customers?4. Why are Austin Energy’s programs for the most vulnerableamongst us

no longer guaranteed no longer guaranteed no longer guaranteed no longer guaranteed

...while rates for the biggest business users are guaranteed not to rise before 2015?5. Why hasn’t our City Council dealt with questions of corruptionand retaliation by Austin Energy raised by citizens?6. Why are Austin Energy’s residential customers left to wonder

who does AE really serve who does AE really serve who does AE really serve who does AE really serve

, when all of us are supposedly itsowners?7. How much compensation in salary/perks for City Council/Staff has been covered by funds contributed by Austin Energy?8. What, if any, funds from Austin Energy have been/will be usedto pay for outside lawyers to defend Council Members/Staff/Cap Metro for alleged violations of Tx Public Information Act?9. How much money has been diverted from Austin Energy intothe City of Austin’s General Fund?10. Why is City Manager Ott paying the $82,000 salary of ChiquitaWatt Eugene, in Ott’s newly created position of “family out-reach manager,” with money from the budgets of Austin Ener-gy and City Water Department, as reported by AA Statesman?11. Austin has the largest percentage of homeless Vets (1 in 5) inTexas and

Texas leads the nation in homeless Vets!

What do you propose to alleviate Austin’s homeless problem?

Are we proud yet? Are we proud yet? Are we proud yet? Are we proud yet?

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