I just saw a news article that confirmed the council meeting is 8/25 and Council Member Bill Spelman infers we don't need more officers!

What??? Crime is increasing, Austin is growing, and we should reduce our police force to save the city money???

Please write (email or letter - contact info below) to the Austin City Council and voice your concern!

This is the council member that wants to study the possibility of reducing the number of police officers per 1000 people to save Austin money, rather than increasing the number of police officers. We need to get the word out for neighbors and friends to start writing to the city council to protest ASAP! The rate of solved burglaries is already lower than other cities and with the economic conditions continuing to decline, crime will only increase!

I think the budget meeting for the public to attend may be scheduled for 8/25, but I’m not positive. We need to get lots of emails in before then…

There have to be non-essential programs they should reduce before reducing public safety!!! I bet if his house or vehicle were burglarized, he’d sing a different tune.

Click on this link to email the entire city council, or one member at a time:

http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/council/default.htm

Here's Bill Spelman's contact info:

Bill Spelman
Council Member Place

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Phone: (512) 974-2256
Fax: (512) 974-7655
Office Term: June 22, 2009, to June 15, 2012

Physical Address:
City Hall

301 W. 2nd St.

2nd Floor
Austin, Texas 78701

Mailing Address:

P. O. Box 1088
Austin, Texas 78767