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DEMOCRATIC CLUB
TDC NEWSLETTER
FEBRUARY 2010
SPECIAL TROY ELECTION EDITION
What’s Inside?
COMING EVENTS…………………………………………….…………….…………2
• TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 7 P.M., TROY LEADERSHIP COALITION RALLY FOR THE TROY MILLAGE—TDC SUPPORTING THIS EVENT IN LIEU OF OUR FEB 17 GENERAL MEETING
NEWS FROM OTHER DEMOCRATIC AND ALLIED GROUPS……………......................5
• JUST THE FACTS: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE TROY MILLAGE
EDITORIALS…………………………………… …………………..……………...8
1. TROY AND GOOGLE
2. FRUSTRATION, DEBT, AND TROY
3. SOME UNFORESEEN IMPLICATIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT DECISION ON ‘CITIZENS UNITED’
Put together by volunteer labor working at home in our “spare” time
 
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FEBRUARY EVENTS PDF Print E-mail
Updated and New Events                                              
UPDATED FEBRUARY 5 BY CHAIR 
TDC CAMPAIGN CONNECTION


Our regular February meeting is moved to next Tuesday, February 9, 7 p.m.
Troy Sports Center, 1819 E. Big Beaver, west of John R


 This edition of “Campaign Connection” includes information on

1.  City Council Meeting (February 15) & Web Site Links

2.  Special County Commission candidate events (February 4 & 10)

3.  Town Hall Meetings (February 9, 10, 16)

4.  TLC/TDC Keep Troy Safe Rally (February 9)

5.  Updates on yard signs & Letters to the Editor

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February 23 Millage Election--What You Can Do PDF Print E-mail

TDC TROY MILLAGE ELECTION INITIATIVES

 

 

 

 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS

There is a tendency to have more negative than positive feedback from citizens at the City Council meetings.  We need to have more people attend and make brief (<5minutes) statements in support of the council actions and millage election during the Public Comment section.

 

¨           Monday, February 1 at 7:30pm

¨           Monday, February 15 at 7:30pm   

 

KEEP TROY SAFE – VOTE YES YARD SIGNS ¨     Yard signs will be available at the Keep Troy Safe – Vote Yes Spaghetti Dinner noted above.

  If you would like a sign(s) delivered to your house, please e-mail Ed Spillers at edspillers@gmail.com and we will have the sign(s) dropped off at your house.    

 

TOWN HALL MEETINGS

It is critical that we have the positive viewpoint represented at these meetings!  Please e-mail Kathy Martin at kieran2@aol.com if you can attend one or more of these meetings.   We can provide you a list of strong questions to ask (see the next page)

 

The City of Troy management staff will present a series of Town Hall Meetings to address any questions related to the upcoming Special Election on February 23 asking for a 1.9 mill increase.  Citizens are welcome to attend one or all of the open forums.  For more information, please call 248.524.1147. Background information on the millage proposal, including the impact on residential tax bills, can be found at www.troymi.gov/2010Proposal.

 

           Wednesday, February 3 at 7 pm - Fellowship United Methodist Church, 4050 Coolidge Hwy (just north of Wattles Road

Thursday, February 4 at 7 pm--Troy Fire and Police Training Center, 4850 John R

 Tuesday, February 9 at 7 pm--Faith Lutheran Church, 37635 Dequindre Road (between Big Beaver and Wattles Road)

¨           Thursday, February 11 at 7pm - St. Anastasia Activities Center, 4571 John R (between Wattles & Long Lake)

¨           Tuesday, February 16 at 7 pm - Central Woodward Christian Church, 3955 W. Big Beaver (just east of Adams)       

 

KEY POINTS ABOUT TROY TO USE IN QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS

See the following on line documents for very useful information for developing questions/comments to present at meetings or in newspapers

 

http://www.troymi.gov/2010Proposal/.  There is a great outline of Frequently Asked Questions & answers regarding the election issues.  Any of these questions are good ones to use at the town hall meetings.  The answers can be a good foundation for letters to the editor, blogs and responses to other letters 

 

 http://troymi.gov/Budget/ If you want to advocate for a specific department, there are excellent details in the individual department sections.

http://troymi.gov/finance/PAFR2009.pdf  this report provides a wealth of information about 2009 finance in the City of Troy, with some great charts and data.  

 

 

NEWSPAPER COMMUNICATION

 

 ¨     Submit Letters to the Editor & Response to Letters  If you get a letter published, please let us know ASAP so we can add comments on line to support you!  Oakland Press & the Royal Oak Tribune have an anonymous on line comment process.  Each of the newspapers has their own protocol for official letters to the editor.  They generally expect name and address to be included & want the letters limited to 250-300 words. 

Royal Oak Tribune       http://www.dailytribune.com/opinion/ 

Oakland PressMail: The Oakland Press c/o Opinion Page PO Box 436009 Pontiac, MI 48343 Computer: e-mail to allan.adler@oakpress.com
(please do not send as an attachment)
FAX: (248) 332-8885

Troy Somerset Gazettehttp://www.troy-somersetgazette.com/      editor@troy-somerset gazette.com 

Troy Times     http://www.candgnews.com/Oakland.asp            abates@candgnews.com 

Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/99999999/opinion04/50926009E-mail      

 

 
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