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Citizens Groups Supports City's Purchase of Gas Franchise
Vote "YES" August 9th

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The City's plan to purchase and operate the natural gas system in the Collinsville City limits has been endorsed by:
Mayor Stan Sallee City Commissioner Pam Porter City Commissioner Melodie Bateman
City Commissioner Brad Overholt 7 Former Mayors Collinsville
Chamber of Commerce
Collinsville
Downtown Inc.		 Collinsville
School Board		 Citizens For Collinsville

July 15, 2005: City operated electric utility recognized for "outstanding distribution construction standards, excellent customer service, and very low margin of customer service disturbances." (Related Story)
Letter To Senior Citizens
July 28, 2005

On August 9th, we have a great one-time opportunity to generate money for our city. As your President, I advise and recommend all Senior Citizens to vote for the city to acquire the natural gas system from ONG. This purchase WILL NOT -
I REPEAT --

  • WILL NOT Increase your taxes
  • WILL NOT Cost you 1 penny
  • WILL NOT Cause more safety threats

But, IT WILL Give the City more Funds to:

  • Repair streets
  • Enhance water & electrical service
  • Develop goods & services currently non-existant due to limited funds

PLEASE VOTE YES!!!!!!

Bill Thomas 7/28/05
President , Senior Citizens Club
Former Mayors Urge "Yes" Vote
We must take advantage of this opportunity to own our gas utility and use the revenue to provide needed infrastructure for our growing city.
Sample letters supporting the "YES" vote:
Bill Thomas, President of the Senior Citizens Club:
  • WILL NOT Increase your taxes
  • WILL NOT Cost you 1 penny
  • WILL NOT Cause more safety threat
Gerald Carlburg, Former Mayor and Commissioner "Sales tax is in a steady decline coming from present city sources. The sales tax coming from ONG would not change when Collinsville takes over – BUT – Collinsville will be receiving the major profits from gas sales rather than going to large corporations like ONG."
Mary Risely, Board President, Collinsville Downtown, Inc. "The future economic well-being of the entire city, including the Main Street, hinges on insightful leadership by elected officials who understand the long-term economic benefits of owning and operating the natural gas distribution system."
Collinsville
Chamber of Commerce		 "The purchase of the gas distribution system can be efficiently operated by the City of Collinsville and would provide multiple benefits to the city of Collinsville as well as its businesses and citizens in whole."
Dawn L. Rowe "Providing gas service and keeping the profits here has no downside I can see and great promise for helping to grow our city without increasing gas rates or taxes."

Stan Sallee,
Mayor of Collinsville

"For the 25 years of the franchise agreement, all the profits of the system have gone to the stockholders of the private companies that have operated the system. It’s time that those profits stay here in Collinsville so that they can be used to help provide vital services and needed capital improvements for our city and our citizens. This is a golden opportunity that is only available to us by virtue of the terms agreed upon 25 years ago and will disappear forever if we let the opportunity pass us by on August 9th."
Ted Wright "My vote August 9th will be "yes" for the future "funded" growth of Collinsville."