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Reader Reactions Do Rules Prevent Wastefulness? This has to do with global warming and waste of energy (especially at the height of today's gas price). I saw, numerous times, city maintenance trucks on duty, at the street curbside, idling for an hour, maybe even longer. The trucks emit toxic exhaust fumes, polluting the air and wasting gas, which is paid for by the taxpayers. While there may be a reason for this kind of pollution and waste, it is NOT good enough no matter what it is. I wonder if the city has rules to prevent this kind of behavior or if it is allowed. Anonymous *** Resident Supports the Right To Vote Initiative We hope this "Right To Vote Initiative" goes through so the citizens of Mission Viejo will have a say in their hometown. Mission Viejo represented to their citizens a family environment. Now, due to money, they want to make it an “urban” environment. There are already too many people for the roads to handle. The stress level has soared due to this fact alone. J.C.T. *** Timely Call Saves 10 Easels The day after I saw the "Easelgate" photos on this blog site, I called City Hall. I told the person answering the phone that I had seen a picture of the easels in a heap and wondered if they were up for grabs (La Paz Intermediate was getting ready to put on their first Renaissance Faire, and I knew I could put at least two easels to use). The girl transferred me to someone she thought could help. That person transferred me to someone else. That person transferred me to someone else who said she wasn't sure and would call me back. Four days later, she did and said that half the easels were to be donated to the schools. I made the appointment, and my son picked up 10 easels for La Paz. He picked them up for me because I was out of the country that week. I am soooo glad I didn't wait another week to pick them up, because we had torrential downpours two days after my son got them. If I had waited, they would have been totally warped and unusable. We were able to use all 10 of them for the Faire. Lucky us. Elizabeth Yaeger *** What About City Government’s Character? The Character Word of the month is “Fairness.” One would be hard-pressed to argue that “fairness” is a bad thing, but as an element of character, what does it mean? Fairness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder, in other words, completely subjective. Some say that free-market capitalism is unfair because it allows some people to have more than others. Others see markets as the ultimate democracy in which people utilize their abilities and invest their property according to their own needs and desires. That debate continues, although common sense tells us the latter view is more compatible with a free society. Why is the city government spending our tax dollars promoting an ambiguous word? Is the role of government to inculcate nebulous concepts in the minds of citizens? Thomas Jefferson, in his First Inaugural Address, in 1801, stated: Mission Viejo is long overdue for a lesson in good government. Anonymous *** Wanted: Legal Beagle I live in Laguna Hills, and we want to do an initiative for Term Limits for the city council here but have been unable to find a Municipal Attorney to advise us about the initiative process so we can be sure we are doing it correctly. If you have one or know of one, would you please let me know? I know it is too late now for the November election, but we will pursue this in a special election or in two years as needed. Thank you. Jean Bland *** Look on the Bright Side A reader who didn’t give permission to publish her comments says things aren’t perfect, but everyone should remember the positive reasons for living in Mission Viejo. |
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