Thank you Jack and Mary Ann !

I sent the Star-Telegram reporters a complete history about the involuntary annexation by the city of Fort Worth and nothing was published that would be of help to our cause. I've asked each of you to respond to the news media by sending your own version about the potential annexation. Darlia Hobbs has explained that if we want to remain free of the city's taxes then we must take action both individually and as a group. Her area in nearby Eagle Mountain Lake was supposed to be fully annexed three years ago. However, only after the neighborhood property owners pulled together and started making noise at the city hall with picket lines, signs, and attendance at the council's meetings, and voicing their opinions against involuntary annexation did the city council officials vote to grant them freedom for a few more years. Darlia reported that she has saved that money for at least three years (it is in excess of $10,000). We need to take the same actions as a group. If you want to hear suggestions Darlia and her husband they would be willing to talk with us as a group. Their website address if you do not know already is http://www.noannexation.com. Their biggest statement is to not give up the fight against the city planning department. Keep them in the eyes of the media and especially the television media.
As you know by now I will do everything I can to get their attention and keep from paying their taxes for as long as possible. It is not just the taxes they will bite you with. They will try everything they can short of outwardly stealing your property. IF you want to remain free then show up, raise the noise level, and keep it up until the city council votes. The more noise you make the less likely they will decide to annex our property. If you make no noise they will vote to include you just like sheep going to slaughter. Please take ownership and action and possibly with enough of our loud voices to hear the city just might leave us alone.
We need to become the new worthy event of the month and we need to do it quickly.
God Bless,
Stephen Ruten
Willow Ranch Way
Haslet, TX. 76052
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From: Jack Gibson
Subject: annexation
Hello, Neighbors,

I'm assuming all of you received the wonderful letter from the City of Ft. Worth advising us of our upcoming "full annexation" into the city of Ft. Worth. We have talked with them until we were blue in the face & they seem to have their minds made up. We are the only residential area in the 287 Zone that is affected by the annexation & we need to speak up or be ready to pay FW taxes! On Monday, Jack talked with Jessamy Brown from the Star-Telegram after she & another reporter wrote an article that was published in the paper late week. She said that no more articles would be written about the annexation & that we should write letters to the Editor to make our concerns known. If all of us would write to the Editor to explain the situation & the timeline of Danny's concerning Willow Springs Ranch, we might get somebody's attention! Everyone's Title Policy reads "unincorporated Tarrant County", but according to them we were already annexed for limited purposes. Things just don't "balance out" the way they report it.

Please tell your new neighbors who are not on this list & ask all your neighbors if they received this letter. Fill in the new neighbors of our ordeal last spring & also have them send me their email address (or if someone doesn't get this because they have a new address, tell them to send me their new one.)

PLEASE ATTEND THE NO ANNEXATION MEETING ON
WED. SEPT 14. at 6:30 PM at BOSWELL High School
5805 W. Bailey Boswell Rd. Saginaw, TX 76179

Have a wonderful week-end out here in "God's Country!!"

God bless you & your family!
Mary Ann & Jack Gibson