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Frivolous Ventures Take Precedence While Dennis Wilberg; Mission Viejo’s city manager, dodges the issues on infrastructure maintenance, his administration has frittered away monies. Examples are a nonsensical Rose Parade float, useless easels that were quickly trashed because they were an ill-conceived project, useless kiosks in our medians, moving rocks in Lower Curtis Park and installing garish obelisks on a nature trail. Mr Wilberg's latest venture is a dog park the neighbors do not want in their back yards. In addition, the city reworked Crown Valley Parkway, putting in an irrigation system and plantings that defy our needs for water conservation/reduction. All this took place while the slopes on Alicia, Jeronimo, Marguerite Parkway, Trabuco and Mustang Run continue to deteriorate. It would appear to the average citizen that glitzy and, in some cases, useless projects take precedence over maintaining what is important to our home values: the approaches to our homes. Mr. Wilberg and his administration have effectively abandoned some citizens in our community who have been subjected to an ongoing violation of building codes for more than nine years. While these citizens have pleaded before the city council (some having emotional meltdowns), the city attorney has pontificated and rationalized the city’s indifference to the situation. Add all of this together, including the non-rebidding of key city contracts, and you have to wonder just who Mr. Wilberg is working for – the special interests or the citizens who pay his $200,000-plus annual salary. Joe Holtzman |
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