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Is Mission Viejo really a city of asleep or ill-informed citizens? Should we ask four members of our city council this question following their 4-1 vote for a public relations program? Does it seem sensible to pay Faubel Public Affairs $100,000 to "educate" the residents of Mission Viejo regarding the widening of Crown Valley Parkway? At least Councilman John Paul Ledesma, with his vote against the contract, credits us with intelligence and awareness of this issue. Discussions were previously held at several public council meetings regarding the necessity of the road-widening project. These meetings were aired live on TV and covered in The Register and Saddleback Valley News. During the 2002 Primary Election, Faubel’s firm was awarded a contract for $51,000 by a previous council to encourage voting. Did any residents ever receive information about the importance of the election? No one I know or talked to at the time ever received a thing. I heard about a calendar this firm used, but to whom was it given? Don’t we have better use for $100,000 than this? Although the nature of the available funds had limited uses, can’t anyone think of a more responsible application? Our residents have many needs that the city council chooses to forget. Have contributions by Roger Faubel to the city council members resulted in this generous payment to him for the supposedly needed "education" for us, the citizens of Mission Viejo? Beverly Cruse
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