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    The Overton West Neighborhood Association president welcomes neighbors to the new year and renewed neighborhood association. Key issues discussed at the first executive committee meeting include effective communication methods, requesting voluntary membership dues, and the growing feral cat population. Neighbors are asked to contact animal control if experiencing problems with stray animals. The association is also engaged in preliminary oil and gas lease negotiations.

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    The Overton West Neighborhood Association president welcomes neighbors to the new year and renewed neighborhood association. Key issues discussed at the first executive committee meeting include effective communication methods, requesting voluntary membership dues, and the growing feral cat population. Neighbors are asked to contact animal control if experiencing problems with stray animals. The association is also engaged in preliminary oil and gas lease negotiations.

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    Overton West Neighborhood Association

    Neighborhood News January 2008

    A Letter from the President...


    Dear Neighbors, Other items of business discussed As much as most of us love
    at our first Executive Committee animals, our neighborhood is
    Let me take this opportunity to wish meeting were the most effective overrun with feral cats.
    everyone a Happy New Year! and affordable way of communi- Concerns have been raised
    cating with our neighbors, about the health and safety of
    Welcome to the Overton West
    requesting voluntary membership our neighbors. There have been
    Neighborhood Association Version
    dues payment, registering our at least two recent reported
    2.0. A common cause helped to form
    association with the City of Fort instances where these cats were
    the association in 2001 and another
    Worth, and the expanding feral cat involved in altercations with
    common cause has helped to bring
    population. home owner’s animals and the
    us back together.
    cats have bitten the owner when
    From time to time we will mail trying to intervene. Please be
    It is my wish that the association
    communications to each house- considerate of the entire
    will be an effective tool for guiding
    hold within the association. A neighborhood if you are feeding
    us with our current Oil & Gas lease
    mailing is the most costly method. these feral cats. If there is no
    negotiation as well as guide the
    The bulk of the communications food offered, they will move on.
    neighborhood into the future by
    will be conducted via email. If you
    advancing other common improve-
    were unable to attend our initial If you are experiencing problems
    ments. Your executive committee is
    meeting and provide an email with stray dogs or cats, and
    pleased to serve the neighborhood.
    address, please make sure to send would like to take action, please
    The newly elected executive commit- your email address to our call Fort Worth Animal Control
    tee met on January 3rd to discuss Secretary, Amy Raines. She will at 817-392-3737 or visit
    our first order of business, selecting add it to the membership list. w w w . f o r t w o rt h go v .o r g a n d
    an Oil & Gas Committee. I am Amy’s email address is complete an on-line complaint
    pleased to announce that Scott alr@freese.com. Also, if you know form.
    Connolly, Charles Florsheim, Steve a neighbor who does not have
    email access, please try and keep Have any ideas on special events
    Poe, and Robert Reynolds have
    them informed of any important in our neighborhood? Give me a
    agreed to serve on the committee.
    email communication. call at 817-732-5779 or better
    Scott will be meeting with Holland in
    yet, send an email to
    the next few days.
    Your yearly dues cover the cost of tuomey@charter.net and let me
    Remember, our negotiating these mailers and any upcoming know.
    strength is greater as a group then neighborhood events. Your $35
    per year membership dues pay- And finally, I want to thank the
    as individuals.
    ment can be mailed to: members of our executive
    The Overton Park NA Oil & Gas committee for volunteering to
    Committee is engaged in preliminary OWNA serve.
    negotiations with XTO. I attended a c/o Robert Reynolds
    3700 Lands End Find our meeting minutes and
    meeting recently where they dis-
    Fort Worth, TX 76109 latest news by visiting
    cussed the options available for their
    Checks are payable to OWNA overtonwest.blogspot.com/
    neighborhood. The current prelimi-
    nary offer was $10,000 per acre and Sincerely,
    I have registered our association
    a $25,000 bonus for new park
    with the City of Fort Worth. By
    equipment in their neighborhood. Troy D. Tuomey
    registering, it gives us an avenue
    We will monitor their progress to Overton West Neighborhood
    to more effectively communicate
    strengthen our own upcoming Association President
    with the city on issues
    negotiation.
    concerning our neighborhood.
    Neighborhood News Page 2

    News in brief…

    Officers
    Troy Tuomey, President
    Andy Keetch, Vice President E-mail Addresses
    Robert Reynolds, Treasurer E-mail is the fastest and most eco-
    nomical method of communication.
    Amy Raines, Secretary
    Please, send your email address(es) to
    Amy Raines at alr@freese.com to be
    Association Dues added to the electronic mailing list.

    Send your 2008 voluntary $35


    neighborhood dues to: Helpful Web Sites
    OWNA OWNA :
    c/o Robert Reynolds
    3700 Lands End http://overtonwest.blogspot.com/
    Fort Worth, TX 76109 New, improved web site coming soon!
    Make checks payable to OWNA.
    Barnett Shale News:
    http://startelegram.typepad.com/
    Oil & Gas Lease barnett_shale/
    Committee Fort Worth neighborhood site:
    Scott Connolly www.fwlinc.org/neighborhood
    Charles Florsheim Animal control:
    Steve Poe www.fortworthgov.org/publichealth/
    info/default.aspx?
    Robert Reynolds
    id=8858&ekmensel=c578fa7b_1240_
    0_8858_2
    Note: Remember...
    The OWNA strongly recommends
    The annual OWNA meeting, including
    that you do not sign a gas lease
    the nomination and election of new
    with anyone until the Oil and Gas
    officers, will be in July 2008.
    C o m m i t t e e m a k e s
    recommendations regarding leasing
    issues.

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