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City of Abilene Mailing Lists
List Philosophy The City of Abilene wants to provide the citizens of Abilene with the most timely and accurate City-related information available in the manner in which our citizens find to be the most useful. To meet that objective electronically, we provide information delivery via postings to this website, and also in the form of email sent to the subscribers of one or more of our announcement style mailing lists. We recognize that email can be abused. Although "junk mail" or "spam" has been defined in a number of ways, we believe the key to defining the nature of mailings has more to do with whether or not the recipient actually requested the mailings than the email's content. We want to be sure that the recipients of our mailings have verifiably asked for the information we send to them. Our mailing lists are "double opt-in" style lists, meaning:
The one-time sign-up process is surprisingly easy to accomplish. The method that we use establishes that you've actually requested mailings from us, and it protects your City of Abilene from accusations of "spamming." If you'd like to receive mailings from the City, you can subscribe at any time to any (or all) of the lists you choose below. You can easily unsubscribe at any time in a matter of minutes. Your email address is only used by authorized City employees in order to facilitate the delivery of mailings for the lists to which you're subscribed. We do not share your address with anyone outside of the City of Abilene. Our mailing lists are "Announcement" style lists, meaning that mailings to subscribers are only sent by the list owner (or a designated alternate). Subscribers cannot post to a list, and as a subscriber, you will not receive email from other subscribers.
To subscribe to any list, simply send an empty email (no subject line required) to <list name>-subscribe@ci.abilene.tx.us Clicking one of the "Subscribe" links provided below will launch a new message in your email client (such as Outlook). All you need to do is send the message. Next, you'll receive an email asking you to confirm that you'd like to subscribe to the list. On that message, click Reply, and then Send. Finally, you'll receive an email welcoming you to the list. That's it!
Unsubscribing is just as easy as subscribing. Should you decide that you want to stop receiving messages from a City of Abilene list to which you're subscribed, you can easily cancel the subscription at any time. You can unsubscribe from any list simply by sending an empty email (no subject line required) to <list name>-unsubscribe@ci.abilene.tx.us Clicking one of the "Unsubscribe" links provided below will launch a new message in your email client (such as Outlook) to help facilitate the unsubscribe process. All you need to do is send the message. Next, you'll receive an email asking you to confirm that you'd like to unsubscribe from the list. On that message, click Reply, and then Send. Finally, you'll receive an email confirming that you've been removed from the list. You'll no longer receive mailings for that list.
Note that you can use these same procedures to subscribe or unsubscribe from any or all of the mailing lists offered by the City. Each list is independently operated, so you will need a separate subscription (or termination of subscription) for any given list.
If You Use Web Mail If you use any form of web mail (such as the Outlook Web Access, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.), you'll need to copy the email addresses beside the Subscribe or Unsubscribe links below. Paste into the To: field of a new email message.
September 5, 2007
Abilene Police Department Crime Report List Name: crimereport Frequency: Weekdays Owner: Sgt. Joe Tauer, Police Community Services Synopsis: Subscribers to this email list will receive information regarding crimes that have occurred in Abilene within the last 24 hours. Subscribe crimereport-subscribe@ci.abilene.tx.us Unsubscribe crimereport-unsubscribe@ci.abilene.tx.us
City of Abilene News Release List List Name: news Frequency: Periodic, as events occur Owner: Lenka Wright Synopsis: Subscribers to this email list will receive City news releases (information about City of Abilene services, events, programs, etc.) generally intended for use by members of the media to be published or broadcast for the public. Under normal circumstances, subscribers may receive two or three emails per day. When the City needs to communicate emergency information with the public, subscribers could receive 20-30 emails in a day. Subscribe news-subscribe@ci.abilene.tx.us Unsubscribe news-unsubscribe@ci.abilene.tx.us
Neighborhood Watch List Name: neighborhoodwatch Frequency: Periodic, as events occur, or as needed to disseminate information to Watch groups Owner: Sgt. Joe Tauer, Police Community Services Synopsis: Subscribers to this email list will receive information related to Neighborhood Watch activities, upcoming events or meetings, and crime-related issues of which neighborhood watch groups need to be aware. Subscribe neighborhoodwatch-subscribe@ci.abilene.tx.us Unsubscribe neighborhoodwatch-unsubscribe@ci.abilene.tx.us
Planning List Name: planning Frequency: Periodic, as needed to disseminate information to interested groups or individuals -- see synopsis Owner: Jeff Armstrong, Planning and Development Services Synopsis:
Subscribers to the Planning list will receive one or more updates per
month on development related issues in Abilene including links to
specific information on the Planning Web page for such things as
Planning and Zoning Commission, Landmarks Commission and Board of
Adjustment agendas, minutes, packets and related items. The monthly
mailing may also include a “newsletter” describing recent and upcoming
Planning activities, changes to development regulations or processes,
and other general information of interest regarding urban planning. Subscribe planning-subscribe@ci.abilene.tx.us Unsubscribe planning-unsubscribe@ci.abilene.tx.us
Severe Weather Notification List Name: severeweather Frequency: Periodic, as events occur, or as needed to disseminate severe weather information to city employees Owner: Jim Bryan and Debbie Pannell, Office of Emergency Management Synopsis:
Subscribers to this email list will receive notification about
forecasted or observed severe weather to enhance their safety. Subscribe severeweather-subscribe@ci.abilene.tx.us Unsubscribe severeweather-unsubscribe@ci.abilene.tx.us
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