Reminder: Tomorrow is Fundraising Day

Just a reminder that Saturday, December 1st is fundraising day.  Block Captains will be making the rounds in each neighborhood asking for contributions to our fight to defeat this latest attempt by the Fishers Town Council to forcibly annex us.

If annexed, each homeowner on average will pay over $1000 more each and every year in property taxes to Fishers.  So far, we’ve saved everyone an average of $2,000 because we’ve successfully held off annexation for just over two years.

10% of that savings—or $200 per household—is not much to ask and if everyone gives we should have adequate funding for our legal defense.

If you’ve given already—thank you!  If not, please do so; don’t let your neighbors carry this burden for you.

Block Captains also will be asking homeowners to sign petitions in favor of incorporation.  Forming the Towns of East & West Geist is a sound strategy to permanently defeat annexation by Fishers.

See you Saturday.

December 4th Public Hearing Delayed

As you probably saw in the e-mail blast on Monday or in the newspaper, the public hearing before the Hamilton County Commissioners on December 4th regarding the incorporation of the Towns of East & West Geist has been delayed (new date not yet determined).

The Fishers Town Council sued the County Commissioners in an effort to stop our incorporation.  On Monday, a short hearing was held at which Judge Nation stayed the public hearing until the question of jurisdiction is settled—that is, whether or not the filing for incorporation takes precedence over the Town’s attempt at annexation.  The petitioners for the incorporation agreed with the stay.  The court hearing on the issue will, hopefully, take place the week of December 10th.  After that, we’ll know.

Lake & Luxury Realty Contributes $500 to GUO

At the November 7th property owners meeting, Chad Roots and Eric Knipe of Lake & Luxury Realty Group pledged to support our fight against annexation with contributions from their proceeds (now through June 2008).

He said that based on their experience the higher property tax rates from forced annexation only hurts property values, and they want to do what they can to help keep that from happening.

We are very happy to report that we just received a check for $500 from Lake & Luxury.

Thanks very much to Chad and his business partner for their generous contribution. We encourage all area businesses to support the annexation fight and incorporation battle with a $500 or more contribution. We will add your company name and link to a new area of SayNOtoFishers.com which will be launched after January 1st.

FAQ Area Now on SayNOtoFishers.com

The GUO just launched a frequently asked questions area on the SayNOtoFishers.com website this week. It answers over 30 commonly asked questions by residents covering topics like estimated tax rates, Governor Mitch Daniel’s tax proposal impact, sewers, HSE schools, and the Hamilton County Planning Commission hearings.