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The Buzz A few years ago, City Manager Dennis Wilberg asked the council for a charge card. For those who remember the request, wasn’t he to keep it in a “locked safe”? If so, taxpayers should ask if someone has picked the lock. From four years of check registers, here are the totals paid to U.S. Bank for charges to Wilberg's card: 06/30/10: $ 37,544.37 Watchdogs say Wilberg asked for a charge card to simplify his making reservations for attending conventions. The totals alone call for an audit. *** In July 2012, residents of Painted Trails strongly objected to the council majority’s decision to place their neighborhood on a fire map. The council voted 4-1 (Councilwoman Cathy Schlicht voted no) to rezone Painted Trails and other large portions of Mission Viejo into “Special Fire Protection Areas.” As residents correctly said, there is no difference between a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and a Special Fire Protection Area. It is spelled out in Fire Authority documents that the two phrases are interchangeable. Residents objected to rezoning on the grounds of increased insurance rates and decreased property values. As one recent development, fire maps that mysteriously disappeared are back on the city's website, http://cityofmissionviejo.org/FireServices/ . A council majority member publicly stated after the vote that the maps "cannot be found," implying that residents shouldn’t be concerned. Watchdogs found the maps on the city's website, and the location was posted on this blog. Following the post, the maps could not be accessed by the public for several months. As another matter, watch for developments on the sellers’ obligation to disclose that their homes are in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. *** This blog published a list of city streets that are in the “Special Fire Protection Areas,” also known as Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones: http://www.missionviejoca.org/html/article125.html *** During the Oct. 4 SOC912 meeting at the Mission Viejo community center, guest speaker Dr. Jamie Glazov connected all the dots between the left’s ideology, why they desire to ignore the truth, communism, the Muslim Brotherhood, Homeland Security, ObamaCare, President Obama, Israel and America. Glazov's website is http://frontpagemag.com/2013/frontpagemag-com/obamadontcare-on-the-glazov-gang/#comments . SOC912’s next meeting is on Fri., Oct. 18, 7:00 p.m., and the program will include viewing the video “Fracknation.” Visit SOC912’s website: http://www.meetup.com/SOC912/ *** As reported in another post on this week’s blog, the city staff is asking the council to approve an additional $190,000 for the Dog Park. This is the same method – change orders -- the staff has used on various other Capital Improvement Projects to double or triple the original amount presented for council approval. The $190,000 change order for the Dog Park is for the irrigation system. Is that not outright deception, leaving out an essential component in order to hide the real cost of the project from the public? *** The latest issue of Community Common Sense was released last week. The monthly watchdog newspaper covers Mission Viejo and San Juan Capistrano. The online version can be found at http://www.ccsense.com/ *** From OCPoliticsBlog.com last week, “Mission Viejo Councilman Frank Ury isn’t going to like this news! The leading candidate to replace Pat Bates on the Orange County Board of Supervisors, in the Fifth District, Laguna Niguel Mayor Robert Ming, will be speaking at a Mission Viejo Reception on October 12, 2013, 7:00 pm, at the beautiful lakeside home of Joyce Hicks, at 22541 Tindaya, in Mission Viejo. “Ury is running for this seat too but he is widely perceived as a fake conservative for stunts such as spending thousands of tax dollars on a Mission Viejo Rose Parade float. “Download the event flyer and RSVP today! To RSVP contact Elizabeth Steinhauer at elizsteinhauer@sbcglobal.net or call her at 949-458-0855. A donation of $75 per person is requested or $125 per couple. Business attire.” |
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