League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Orange County, CA June 8, 2010 Election
	Measure D Right-to-Vote Amendment City of Mission Viejo Right-to-Vote Amendment - Majority Approval Required Fail: 7,891 / 37.6% Yes votes ...... 13,072 / 62.4% No votes See Also: Index of all Measures

Arguments For Measure D

Arguments Against Measure D

Do you want to preserve Mission Viejo as a great place to raise a family and a safe place to live? This measure will preserve our special way of life. Elected officials at all levels of government have failed us! In Mission Viejo, campaign donations from special interests have caused council members to forget who they work for. A developer can get a zone change against the will of residents by lining up three council votes. Voters need a safeguard, and this measure will stop this sellout. This measure will return power to the people, giving voters the final word on rezoning and other Major land-use changes. This includes such life-changing rezoning as commercial (sales tax-generating) to high-density housing or Open Space to any other use. It doesn't include little things like a home remodel or addition. Mission Viejo as a Master Planned community has a specific use for every parcel and balance between such elements as housing, open space and business. Over the years, various city councils subverted the Master Plan by approving more and more high-density housing, at the expense of the surrounding neighborhoods and over the futile protests of neighbors. This measure empowers voters to overrule bad council decisions, such as allowing apartments on top of stores or converting a golf course to assisted living. Projects will still go through existing review processes of the Planning Commission and council to ensure that all standards are met. After the council approves a project, we the people will decide if we want the proposed project. Yorba Linda's citizens passed a law nearly identical to this one, and it's working well. Take back control of Major land-use changes and stop bad council decisions by voting yes. More information http://www.missionviejorighttovote.com s/ Mathew J. Corrigan s/ Carl W. Schulthess s/ Lisa C. DePaul Snyder s/ Philip G. Steinhauer s/ Elizabeth Mimm Rebuttal to Arguments For Mission Viejo is one of the finest places to live in America. We enjoy world-class parks and recreational facilities, wonderful schools and friendly neighborhoods. Our City Council and planning staff have protected Mission Viejo from the ills that plague other cities for 22 years, consistently upholding the "Master Plan." As a matter of fact, there hasn't been a single residential unit built in Mission Viejo in OVER A DECADE. WHY WOULD ANYONE DISMANTLE THIS PROCESS, PLACING OUR CITY AT RISK? This is what those behind Measure D are proposing, scaring voters with phantom problems in order to circumvent our City's planning processes. Here are the facts: According to our City Attorney, citing numerous flood control and housing laws, Casta Del Sol Golf Course is in a FLOOD CHANNEL AND CAN NEVER BE DEVELOPED. Section 6.1 of Measure D includes a legal loophole that effectively TRANSFERS LOCAL PLANNING CONTROL to state bureaucrats and regulators, and PROMOTES SUBSIDIZED HOUSING in any future developments Measure D is a JOB KILLER, making it nearly impossible for local businesses to expand when we desperately need new jobs. Measure D is yet another in a long line of election process abuses by disgruntled special interests that have cost Mission Viejo taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in the last six months alone! It is time for this abuse to stop. For more information, please visit http://www.protectmissionviejo.com. Measure D places Mission Viejo's quality of life at risk. Please VOTE NO! s/ Nancy B. Cho Chair, Mission Viejo Heritage Committee s/ Dennis O'Connor Chamber of Commerce Board Member s/ Joyce L. Saltzgiver Board Member, Casta del Sol HOA s/ Peter F. Bastone President and CEO, Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center s/ Donna G. Varner VP Foundation Board of Governors, Saddleback College

Don't be fooled by Measure D! The authors of this misleading initiative conned voters into signing petitions claiming that Casta Del Sol Golf Course was in danger from developers. Nothing could be further from the truth. Casta Del Sol Golf Course is in an existing FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL. The authors of this Initiative knew this and purposefully misled voters into signing the petition. DON'T LET THEM FOOL YOU! Vote NO on Measure D. Here's what Measure D will do: Section 6.1 is so sloppily written that it will essentially hand all local control for planning to the State, circumventing our city's Planning and Environmental Review process. Please read Section 6.1 carefully. Measure D ACTUALLY EXCLUDES HOUSING from any vote of the people. If this passes, Mission Viejo housing decisions will be placed in the hands of State regulators and bureaucrats, not Mission Viejo voters. Section 6.1 also promotes SUBSIDIZED HOUSING in any new building in Mission Viejo, and Mission Viejo taxpayers to pay for it. ItplacesimpossiblerestrictionsonbusinessintheCityatatimewhen we should be doing everything we can to promote jobs. A HUGE JOB KILLER FOR OUR COMMUNITY. Measure D is brought to you by the same group of radical, irresponsible activists that has cost Mission Viejo Taxpayers over $500,000 in special elections costs over just the past 6 MONTHS! It is time for these special interests to stop abusing the election process in Mission Viejo. For more information, please visit http://www.protectmissionviejo.com. Measure D places Mission Viejo's world-class quality of life at risk. Please VOTE NO! s/ Frank Ury Council Member City of Mission Viejo Rebuttal to Arguments Against Mr. Ury's Argument relies on factual errors and scare tactics. He is willing to say anything to prevent citizens from having a say in Mission Viejo's future. The City Council is responsible for spending more than $150,000 on this election, since they failed to approve Measure D last year with a council vote that would have cost nothing. Mr. Ury knows that the proposed high-density housing project on the Casta Del Sol Golf Course would be built on portions of the course that are NOT in the flood plain, as clearly shown on the Mission Viejo GIS flood map. Like all city laws, this one must comply with relevant State and Federal laws. Section 6.1 makes clear that even though we, the citizens, will have the final say on specific projects, we cannot use this law to violate the State Housing Code by turning down every affordable housing project. Section 6.1 DOES NOT give the State ANY NEW POWERS over development in Mission Viejo, including housing. It DOES NOT promote subsidized housing or require us to pay for it. All existing Mission Viejo standards will still be followed. Businesses can generally expand under the same process and standards that currently exist. Based on past business expansions and renovations, the vast majority would not be affected by Measure D. Ury is trying to scare you with false claims about job losses. Take control of Mission Viejo's future and vote YES. s/ Rhonda B. Reardon s/ Norman Rosenkrantz s/ Neil F. Lonsinger s/ R. Lamar Kelsoe s/ James J. Snyder

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