Truth Slips Out (Again)

A promoter of Councilman Frank Ury wrote an email that says it all. Ury is having a fundraiser for himself, but not in Mission Viejo, the city he allegedly supports. His fundraiser will patronize a restaurant in Foothill Ranch.

Here’s the email written on Ury’s behalf by Wendy Bucknum:

“As you know I previously sent you information asking you to please join me in supporting Mission Viejo Mayor –Pro tem, Frank Ury as he kicks off his election campaign for 2012. The date for his event has changed due to an unexpected business trip that came up that will take him out of state. The event is now on September 28 at the same location, Outback Steakhouse in Foothill Ranch @ 5:30. Many of you know Frank is a big supporter of business in Mission Viejo – I encourage you to support candidates who make business and job creation their priority!”

Was it a Freudian slip to point out Ury’s disregard for business in Mission Viejo? Bucknum appears to be a council candidate, and she would have a better chance of winning if she could knock Ury off the dais.

As another matter, the announcement of Ury’s reelection campaign dashes the hopes of those who wish he’d find a job in Timbuktu. Everyone – including Bucknum – should hope Ury’s business trip is a job interview.

If Ury creates any jobs in Mission Viejo, they will be short term. He has voted for every proposed apartment compound that’s come before the council, and construction workers will be employed while the projects are going up. However, council decisions that rezone commercial property to residential destroy potential businesses, sales tax revenue and long-term employment. The net loss is immense.

Ury needs water carriers in his campaign, and they fall into two categories: those who are gullible and those who hope to join him at the trough. Bucknum’s employer, Professional Community Management, Inc., will benefit from more high-density housing development in Mission Viejo. That’s not the “business and job creation” residents want in their city.