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It's not a Fish Story – it’s plain fishy! What were they thinking, four of our council members? My confidence is lost on this one! [The council voted on Oct. 17 to award Roger Faubel a contract of up to $100,000 for public relations regarding the Crown Valley Parkway widening project.] The El Toro Road project in Lake Forest involved total destruction of long-term businesses, major off-El Toro Road demolition, removal of blocks of existing establishments, taking property through eminent domain, causing many major disruptions, serious displacements, some total loss of businesses, as well as the widening of El Toro Road -- a huge redevelopment project. Mission Viejo is only widening a parkway. [Faubel was mentioned as having received an award for public relations.] Winning the types of contests such as the League of California Cities Helen Putnum Award is really very dependent on how the proposal is written up (another excuse for Roger's riches). Someone at the Oct. 17 meeting credited Roger for saving you and me from the El Toro Airport. What a laugh! Faubel's mailings were grotesque during the airport fight. I remember noticing how classy Irvine's mailings were and how much more professional and so much more convincing. Faubel's were an embarrassment. I doubt his junk mail helped at all. The “little people” and such officials as Supervisor Todd Spitzer, Supervisor Tom Wilson and, finally, Supervisor Chris Norby did it with all of our hard work and support. Watch for the next report of Campaign Contributions. By the way, what are the Staff, Council, Commissions, Chamber of Commerce, etc., here for? Dorothy Wedel
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