Lake Dunlap Election Update
October 6, 2020
It's Countdown Tuesday! 28 days till November 3rd ... and just one week till early voting starts!
Dear Neighbors,
Wow! It is hard to believe we are just four weeks away from getting our lake back. November 3rd is right around the corner! Just one week from today, early voting starts! We're soooooo close!
Today's update is about the election efforts overall, some very nice news stories that just came out, early voting, our new YouTube channel, and more!
Newest Campaign Video focuses on the Float-a-Palooza!
Those who watched or participated will want to see this video for sure! Our crew was on-site at Schumann's Beach on Saturday to capture the excitement and enthusiasm of those who came to show support for the Lake Dunlap restoration, and Props A, B, and C! The video is called "Dunlap Navy," and it shows how much people care about this lake, what it means to them and their families, and at the same time, how different things are now than they were before May 14, 2016. It's totally worth the watch!!
See the new video on YouTube!
Campaign Assessment, 4 weeks out
At this point, the campaign is feeling pretty good about voter sentiment across the district. We hope to win by a large margin in Guadalupe County, and our efforts in Comal County are bearing fruit as well. Our neighborhood captains have walked every street in the district, and the number of signs we have out is a testament to their efforts. We plan to continue those efforts right up through election day, Nov 3.
As many of you know, there are two large apartment complexes on the upstream end of the lake in Comal County that are also voters in the district. Our assessment of the support there is that we do have significant and growing support among those residents. We are communicating with each of the apartment complexes in the district on a regular basis, and have made considerable progress reaching those voters, both with direct mail, personal contacts, outreach to management, and planned events.
We recently filmed a special video that we are pushing out directly to the apartment dwellers this week along with a special letter to each registered voter — view that video here. We plan to continue to focus on this part of the electorate right up to election day and are working hard on getting our supporters there to the polls.
We'd like to increase our contacts at all the apartments if we can. If you have a family member, friend, or colleague living in either Westshore Colony or Riverside Hawthorne, we'd love to have the chance to visit informally with them. You can share my contact info either with them or theirs with me if that is OK — my mobile (some of you have it on speed dial now :) is 512-740-6205. Texts are best, or simply reply to this email. My Facebook is Larry Johnson if that is easier for them.
Bottom Line: We definitely feel optimistic, but know we can't allow ourselves to get overconfident. We still need every FOR vote we can muster, especially in Comal County. There are 28 days to go, and we plan to use every one of them to win this!
Want to help? Let us know by replying to this email.
Make your Voting Plan!
Related to all that, and the effort to get out the vote, it's time to start making your voting plan — early voting starts one week from today on Oct 13! Learn all you need to know about the voting calendar, the ballots, or any other aspect of the election on the lakedunlap.org website.
Here are direct links to the calendars, times, and locations for early voting in both counties:
Studies have shown that people who make a voting plan are four times as likely to actually vote! And we need every one of yours! Please do not stay home thinking we have this. We need all of you!
Great KENS 5 story about the Float-a-Palooza and our efforts overall
The Float-a-Palooza last Saturday was a lot of fun! We did not get a solid count, but we easily had 50 people participating on the water and another 30 or so cheering on from the shore along the route. We got a lot of great images and videos for our next campaign video, plus some excellent coverage of the event and the project overall from KENS 5 news reporter Vanessa Croix, who has been covering this story from the earliest days. See the KENS 5 report here.
Front Page of the Community Impact monthly
We also had a great above-the-fold, front-page story published this week in the Community Impact by reporter Laura Canterberry. Her report was very comprehensive and covered all aspects of the timeline and the election — I highly recommend it! Here is the link!
Campaign YouTube Channel
We've decided to begin collecting the campaign videos on YouTube to make it easier to get to them. See all our videos here on our brand new Lake Dunlap Campaign YouTube Channel! Please subscribe to see them as they come out each week!
Next Steps Our team has been hard at work on new elements for the campaign to Restore Lake Dunlap, and there is much more coming over the next four critical weeks. There is one goal. Win this!
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That's it for now, I guess. Questions? Hit reply and send 'em along. Much more coming over the next 28(!!) days!
Sincerely,
Larry Johnson
Five clear benefits of restoring our lake
Clean, safe, and fun year-round recreation opportunities for everyone.
Restored economic vitality for property owners and local businesses
A safe, affordable, modern dam that will last for generations to come.
Ecologically sound habitats for all our lake residents, including our fish and wildlife
Enough clean, renewable hydroelectric energy to supply over 1,500 homes