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Phone call · 5 minutesCampaign: Ready by 2030
Call your councilmember about Ready by 2030
Staff tally every call and report them to the member before a vote. The full script is below — most calls are over in ninety seconds, and voicemail counts.
Who you're calling
Your Calder City councilmember
555-0142City Hall switchboard — a demo number; no real office is reached.
Calls are tallied by staff and reported to the member before every vote. You will likely reach a staffer or voicemail — both count the same.
1Say who you are“Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I live in [YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD], in the councilmember's district.”
2Make one clear ask“I'm calling to ask the councilmember to vote yes on the Ready by 2030 clean-electricity resolution when it comes to the full council in September.”
3Add one personal line“It matters to me because [ONE SENTENCE — your kids' school, your power bill, your street's heat in July].”
4Say thanks and hang up“Thank you for passing that along. Have a good day.”
If they ask questions — your facts
▶The city's own analysis prices the switch at about 1.2% of the operations budget over five years — savings after that.
▶Twelve municipal roofs plus community solar cover the majority of the city's 46 GWh annual use.
▶Six of nine votes are pledged. The seventh makes it veto-proof.
▶The resolution includes annual public reporting — a dashboard, not a press release.
Letter · 10 minutesCampaign: Fair Fares, Clean Air
Write the transportation board about Route 12
A short, personal letter from a rider outweighs a stack of form emails. Start from our template, swap in your own trip, and send it before budget hearings open.
To: Calder County Transportation BoardSubject: Fund the Route 12 electric corridor in the FY2027 budget
Three rules for letters that land
1One issue per letter, one page maximum — busy readers reward brevity.
2The bracketed personal sentence is the part staff remember. Make it yours.
3Post or email it to the board clerk; in this demo, use the copy button and imagine the rest.
Show up · One eveningCampaign: Ready by 2030
Pack the chamber for the Ready by 2030 vote
Councils count the room. You do not have to speak — a full chamber of neighbors in yellow is testimony by itself. September 3, City Hall. We will save you a seat.
Thursday, September 3, 2026Calder City Hall, Council ChamberDoors 5:30 PM · Session 6:00 PM
One trained volunteer covers a precinct in a shift. Full training at every launch, and first-timers always pair with an experienced captain. 214 of 500 shifts are filled.
Sustain · 2 minutes, then it just worksEvery campaign at once
Become a monthly sustainer
Steady small gifts are what let us plan a season instead of a month: trainings booked, toolkits printed, rooms reserved. Give what is sustainable for you — cancel anytime with one email.
Most people are worried and busy, not indifferent. Our explainer is the no-doom version of what is happening here and what fixes exist — written to be forwarded.