Yes on Measure D
by John Adams <voter.united@yahoo.com>

Hello, Mission Viejo Voters:

In the very near future, we voters will be asked to vote on the “Right-To-Vote” Initiative (Measure D) on the June 8 Primary Election ballot. This is less than two months away.

As Mission Viejo voters, we signed a petition to put this initiative on the ballot.

Remember why this initiative surfaced: It was because of the pending sale of Casta Del Sol Golf Course to Sunrise Senior Living. The City Council at no point during that time put in writing that they would never rezone the property for anything other than the golf course.

Homeowners moved to their homes near the golf course, paying a high price for their properties and foresaw that they would lose significant market value on their homes if the golf course were rezoned.

The council put into play a moratorium of short duration, forestalling any immediate action from Sunrise Senior Living. Sunrise Senior Living, however, did proceed in surveying the acreage where they planned to locate the senior housing and appeared to be ready to start earthmoving work when they announced they would halt the project because of economic conditions.

However, the golf course is still for sale. The moratorium has expired, and the homeowners are still in limbo with a free-spending City Council majority.

The timing of my letter to you is backed up perfectly by information on the Mission Viejo Dispatch (Mission Viejo Councilman Frank Ury Found Misleading By Superior Court Judge), http://missionviejodispatch.com/?p=15820 . It describes the court judgment on the information by Councilman Ury that has been circulating throughout the city as being misleading. Also from the Mission Viejo Dispatch (Mission Viejo Right-To-Vote Initiative Frank Ury’s Ballot Statement Lie Exposed By Councilman John Paul Ledesma) was the forerunner of the court action and provides additional insights we should be aware of http://missionviejodispatch.com/?p=15209

At this time, there are numerous Realtor and other groups associated with real estate interests that would prefer not to allow the citizens to be involved in zoning decisions. They, however, have nothing to lose in real estate transactions that would erase the investments made by the general citizenry.

Each of our votes on the June 8 election are extremely important and will be greatly amplified if you can pass this on to other residents of our city. Thank you for your support.