We can all play games with numbers. I say that in calculating data for this brief post.
The number “1040” generally reminds me of the Federal Income Tax form we fill out every year. In this case it represents the price per square foot of the most expensive house under construction in Mission Viejo today. No, it’s not on Lake Mission Viejo or in the custom home area in back of Canyon Crest. Your getting warm, however.
This new house is located off the intersection of Santa Margarita Parkway and Melinda. As it is not inside a gated community you might drive by and check it out. They were working on the roof as I stopped to see it this morning.
The exterior base of the house uses the same or very similar brick material as found at our city library.
This $1,040 per square foot house measures only 20 feet wide and 21 feet deep.
Oh. I need to point out that this is our city CIP #308 has a budget of $437,000. It’s our latest “out house” located at Melinda Park. Another illustration of our fiscal conservative majority caving into to the design approved by one of more city managers for this new addition.
Now you know the whole story.
How expensive are your city’s “out houses”?
Larry:
This is unbelievable—have you lost your marbles. No outhouse can cost over $1,000.00 a square foot. Who is the City Manager in Mission Viejo?? He must have no shame.!!
Jack Stinson
Email response:
“does it have a bidet? I assume that the self closing lids are on those toilets and the toilet paper is triple ply for the price paid!”
anonymous 2:42 p.m.
Without naming our city manager, my sense is that there is another manager in our city admin. with his fingers on this eventual “award winning” project
a four hundred thousand dollar crapper. I will pay Mission Viejo a vist to see this gold plated outhouse and leave a deposit.
Wooow Mission Viejo city staff has even outdone the arrogance of Santa Ana folks. Who got the payoff on this one ??