Comments on: Road repairs. Pay me now or pay me much more later

By: Larry Gilbert

Larry Gilbert — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:50:04 +0000

Just pick up the phone.
When staff can waste thousands of tax dollars on feel good “special interest” projects the city should rethink their need to revert back to a five year, rather than 7 year, maintenance cycle of road repairs where the delay ends up exponentially higher in cost.
Why not. In discussing our city’s finances a former female mayor once told the citizens of Mission Viejo that the purpose of having money is to spend it.
Therefore I vote that said funds be used for streets and slopes.

By: Just Pick up the Phone!

Just Pick up the Phone! — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:12:09 +0000

It’s not surprising that recent rains have opened cracks and potholes in many of Mission Viejo’s neighborhood streets; however, it is unfortunate that Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Holtzman, et al. cannot do what most other Mission Viejo residents have done under the circumstances–that is, dial the telephone number posted on the electronic billboard at the corner of Marguerite and La Paz to let city staff members know exactly where these problems are–rather than blow-hard blogging about them ad nauseum in an all-too-transparent effort to convert cracked asphalt into unimpeachable evidence that the sky is falling.

By: Little Big Man

Little Big Man — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:12:08 +0000

the city might have the money to fix these roads if it wasn’t for all the “special,” as in small yellow bus, elections lately. And I’m tossing the June one into the mix. That’s a half mil right there. And, you folks do realize that if you cut taxes consistently for, oh say since the 80′s, eventually stuff is gonna break. Or perhaps you didn’t think this cut taxes deal through that far.

By: Larry Gilbert

Larry Gilbert — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:43:47 +0000

Staff MIA. Although it is not a requirement for him to live in MV, our city manager Dennis W, lives in Lake Forest. As such he personally probably never takes the time to drive around himself to observe the conditions of our streets and slopes. And while he added a comment on our http://www.missionviejodispatch.com blog story that my arterial road was scheduled for upgrade in 2002, with work to be completed in 2009-10, if you see that the roads need attention today, forget the schedule and fix the roads now!

By: Staff is M.I.A.

Staff is M.I.A. — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:05:39 +0000

Do city employees ever venture beyond the intersection of Marg. and LaPaz and the senior center? They screw up everything they touch and neglect their real responsibilities like streets and slopes. Maybe they think council members like Trish Kelley know what’s going on in the city. Trish shows up for every meal paid for by city taxes, making comments like “I’m so hungry I could ride a horse.”

By: Priorities Are Upside Down

Priorities Are Upside Down — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:02:42 +0000

You should see the street in front of my house. The asphalt is coming apart. City hall has wasted most of our money on ridiculous feel-good programs. The $400K float was outrageous, and there’s “decorative” crap on Crown Valley Pkwy and along trails. I do NOT want more banners, purple flags, kiosks on trails, photographs on roadsides, etc. FIX THE DAMN STREETS!

By: Joe Holtzman

Joe Holtzman — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:10:14 +0000

Larry:

The review this morning with you is only the “tip of the iceberg”.

I have only started to identify the problem areas.

The real facts are that the stretching out of maintenance has caused many of the problems. I think it is rather ironic that our, your Home Owners Assocation; has a five year cycle on the walk path maintenace—and those only handle foot traffic. Then again the HOA does not have a “crowd of entitlement folks” that demand fluff like Rose Parade floates.