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This morning I received some unfortunate news that F1 opponents are taking to the phones. In addition to emailing the Travis County Commissioners, please pick up the phone and tell Commissioner Gomez that you support Item #9 on tomorrow's agenda. Her number is +1 512 854 9444. We'll continue to share any news ASAP. Thank you!
Austin City Council is meeting today to discuss water and wastewater funding as it applies to the Formula One site in Elroy, Texas.
We have been advised that Items # 2 and 3 on the Agenda will be discussed at 1:30PM CST today. You can watch a live feed of the meeting here.
We will also be live-tweeting on our Austin Grand Prix twitter account, which you can read and interact with us at, here.
More details to follow.
Thanks,
Update on 2010-11-18 22:40 by Kerri Olsen
Austin City Council voted unanimously, 7-0, to approve agenda items #2 and 3, as they pertain to the funding surrounding water & wastewater services in Elroy, Texas, the future home of The Formula One United States Grand Prix (TM). Recap and transcript to follow. Here is a pic of our Co-Founder, Kevin Olsen, voicing his support:
A special shout-out to our twitter friends who rode out the technology bumps along the way!
@AustinF1Hotels <-------BIG THANKS for the audio link!!
And last but certainly not least, Mayor Pro-tem, Austin City Council Mike Martinez - @MPTMike
Update on 2010-11-19 18:08 by Kerri Olsen
Austin City Council is on top of things! In less than 24 hours they've shared the uninterrupted broadcast of yesterday's City Council Meeting in its entirety.
So, as Mayor Lee Leffingwell introduced Items 2 & 3, "And now, Council, we'll go back to consider F2 and F3..." ;)
Part 1
Part 2
Like what you see? Wish your City Council was so on top of things? Why don't you let Austin know how great of a job they're doing and how excited you are about their support and the future home of Formula One racing in the United States!
Contact Austin City Council here (council members directly) or here (web contact form).
Have a great weekend!
First and foremost, thank you for contacting the ZAP Commission - the environmental variances were approved and now Tilke can grade the land to construct the course. More info from our friends at The Statesman, here.
A huge Thank You to Paul B. for showing his support of Formula 1 United States by sporting his COME AND RACE IT © t-shirt!
Here is our next move: Austin City Council Members will meet on Thursday, November 18. You can send the following variation of the template message below.
lee.leffingwell@ci.austin.tx.us
bill.spelman@ci.austin.tx.us
randi.shade@ci.austin.tx.us
chris.riley@ci.austin.tx.us
mike.martinez@ci.austin.tx.us
sheryl.cole@ci.austin.tx.us
laura.morrison@ci.austin.tx.us
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Dear Mayor and Council members,
As a strong advocate for bringing Formula 1 racing to Austin, Texas, I urge you to approve items #2 and #3 on the agenda for November 18 related to a service extension request and development reimbursement for water and wastewater improvements for the region that includes the United States Grand Prix site. City staff and the Water and Wastewater Commission have recommended these items. And these items are consistent with past requests made throughout Austin’s ETJ. Additionally, the Environmental Board and Zoning and Platting Commission have recommended variances related to this project.
The Formula 1 project will serve as a catalyst for improvements in the City of Austin’s Desired Development Zone and SH 130 corridor that have long been needed.
Supporting these items will bring this project a step further to becoming a reality. I am eager for the arrival of Formula 1 in Austin, Texas, and urge you to support these matters.
Sincerely,
Supporter of the Formula 1 United States Grand PrixTM in Austin, Texas
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ALSO, if you're in the Central Texas area, please consider attending the City Council meeting tomorrow, Thursday, November 18, at 10:00 AM. The meeting is located at Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street. If you are able to stay for the meeting, please plan to arrive by 9:45 am in order to sign up in favor of Items #3 and #4. You may also sign up to speak in favor of these items at this time. Depending on the amount of time spent on other agenda items, Items #3 and #4 are expected to be up before noon.
Garage parking is free at City Hall on Council meeting days. If you are unable to stay for the meeting, you may sign up in favor of these items at City Hall anytime between now and 10 am on Thursday.
As always, thank you for your support!
Courtesy of louellacourt.typepad.comThis evening the official Formula 1 United States Grand Prix (TM) site reported an official partnership with Haynes-Eaglin-Waters to provide minority-owned and women-owned business enterprise outreach and support. What does this mean? F1US is committed to supporting the local economy and making sure minority- and women-owned businesses have a chance to play a big role in developing this world class multi-purpose venue!
This reminds me of a slogan that originated in Austin: Keep Austin Weird! The Austin Independent Business Alliance coined this phrase in 2002 to promote small businesses in Austin by making Austinites think, shop and grow locally. You can find this slogan on bumper stickers, tye-dye t-shirts, coffee mugs, and proudly displayed in numerous locally-owned businesses around town. However, do not confuse Austin as a small-minded town: Austin is a major player on the global scale (technology, education and communication just to name a few) but one of the things that makes Austin "Austin" is that it values its resources and people and will work hard to support the people that make it "weird"!
Check out the Austin Independent Business Alliance and Keep Austin Weird and see how we like to keep it weird!
Please join the "Friends of Formula 1 Austin Texas" group on LinkedIn, which is located here. Here is the latest post regarding the Water and Wastewater Commission meeting today:
LinkedIn Groups
- Group: Friends of Formula 1 Austin Texas
- Subject: **IF YOU SUPPORT FORMULA 1 AND ARE READING THIS PLEASE TAKE ACTION**
The Formula 1 folks will be attending a Meeting tomorrow and we need to send a message to the Water and Wastewater Commission requesting approval for the project.
Please cut / paste / modify to your liking, the below message and email to the... following addresses and sign your name after the "Thank you" line.
The Water and Wastewater Commission are voting on an item related to wastewater services at the Formula 1 site at their meeting tomorrow, November 10. We would really appreciate if you show your support via email. Thanks again for all of your help and support!
Email addresses:
mespinoza@ctrma.org
gwen.hill.webb@sbcglobal.net
smbaker222@hotmail.com
rimrok@earthlink.net
agoogins@kingengineering.com
dgray@espeyconsultants.com
chienlee2005@yahoo.com
To Water and Wastewater Commissioners,
As a strong advocate for bringing Formula 1 racing to Austin, Texas, I encourage you to support item #15 which would provide wastewater services for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix and the surrounding community. Improvements to wastewater service in this part of the City’s extra-territorial jurisdiction are much needed and well-deserved. The Formula 1 project is the catalyst we need to spur infrastructure improvements in the City’s desired development zone, and supporting this item on today’s agenda will bring this project a step further to becoming a reality.
Thank you,
Supporter of the Formula 1 United States Grand PrixTM in Austin, Texas
Update on 2010-11-11 04:17 by Kerri Olsen
THANK YOU AGAIN! KXAN is reporting "the Water and Wastewater Commissioner's granted approval Wednesday night for Formula One developers to construct water and wastewater transmission lines for the future race track in Elroy." More here.