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The Buzz Reader feedback: “I’ve been reading articles about the poor condition of Mission Viejo’s streets. City hall tells us how well off the city is with all the money in reserves. Now, they’re saying street repairs in some areas will have to wait because the cost isn’t budgeted. If the city really has that much money, why not spend it on street repairs? I was surprised that a street near the lake is the one in worst condition according to the blogs. Pedroso has a section with cracks that are 2” to 3” wide, and look at Padilla if you want to see the worst streets in town. This entire area [near Trabuco Hills High School] is years overdue for resurfacing. When our neighborhood goes to city council meetings with any problem, they act like we’re from another planet. We are the forgotten part of town.” *** A real estate Political Action Committee is the financial backer of opposition to Measure D, the Mission Viejo Right-To-Vote initiative. Some of those who don’t want voters to decide on zone changes include former councilwomen Sherri Butterfield and Susan Withrow, who rezoned commercial property to allow for apartments along Crown Valley Parkway. Also opposing the Right To Vote is the Saddleback Valley school district, which recently closed two schools. Anyone living near a school, open space, commercial property or the Casta del Sol Golf Course should remind everyone to vote YES on Measure D. *** Read Allan Pilger’s article on the Mission Viejo Dispatch, including a reader comment a exposing “no” on D operative, Peter Bastone of Mission Hospital. *** Mission Viejo’s Tea Parties have been organized by longtime members of Saddleback Republican Assembly, the official host of five events, The first one was on April 15, 2009. SRA’s Tea Parties have been billed as tax protests, and that’s what they are. SRA is not part of the Tea Party movement wanting to splinter the Republican Party or form a new Party. *** Representing YES on Measure D in the Cox forum is Brad Morton, who is a city watchdog and the proprietor of the Mission Viejo Dispatch. On the opposing side are Geoffrey Willis and Joyce Saltzgiver. Willis, who has indicated he will run for a council seat in November, appears to be connected to Councilman Frank Ury. Willis is confused about Measure D, and he pretends to draw upon his background as a real estate attorney to confuse others. Saltzgiver, a resident of Casta del Sol, indicates she is speaking officially as a board member of her homeowners association. Do Casta homeowners agree with that? *** Mission Viejo residents are seeing the first campaign signs around town for appointed OC Sheriff Sandra Hutchens. A blog reader remarked, “When I saw the sign from a distance, I thought it was left over from the MacLean recall – yellow and black. Hutchens has very few signs, and I figure she either thinks she has this election in the bag or she is relying on campaign mailers.” Bloggers watching this race think that no candidate (Sandra Hutchens, Bill Hunt or Craig Hunter) will get a majority on June 8, and a runoff will take place in the November election. In order to win outright on June 8, one of the candidates would need 50 percent plus one vote. |
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