I Have a Vision

By Michael T. Lucas

Michael T. Lucas, Oceanside City Council

I WANT POLITICIANS WHO WILL PROTECT PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS. WHO WILL NOT TAKE PROPERTY FROM ONE BUSINESS TO GIVE TO ANOTHER THAT PROMISES MORE TAX DOLLARS? I DO NOT WANT THE CITY TO COMPETE WITH BUSINESS AT TAX PAYERS EXPENSE.

I DO NOT WANT TO SEE THEFT OF PRIVATE PROPERTY UNDER THE GUISE OF GIVING SOMETHING FREE TO THE PUBLIC, SUCH AS THE BEACH ACCESS AT 1919 SOUTH PACIFIC, WHICH HAS RECENTLY OCCURRED IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW. I WANT GOVERNMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW AS WELL AS EXPECTING ITS CITIZENS TO DO SO.

I WANT POLITICIANS WHO WILL RESPECT TAX DOLLARS AND LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS, NOT SPENDING THEIR TIME TO FIND MORE WAYS TO EXTORT MORE MONEY FROM THE TAXPAYERS, TO REWARD MISMANAGEMENT.

I WANT REASONABLE LAWS THAT ARE NOT INFLEXIBLE, AND SOLELY DESIGNED TO GENERATE CITY INCOME. I WANT THE TRAFFIC CAMERAS REMOVED. IF YOU WANT TO FIX RED LIGHT RUNNING RE-ADJUST THE LIGHTS SO DRIVERS CAN TIME THEMSELVES BETTER. FOR EXAMPLE; THE TRAFFIC ON COLLEGE BACKS UP WAY BEYOND THUNDER DRIVE AT PEAK TIMES BECAUSE OF BAD TIMING.

WHEN I WAS YOUNG MY GRANDMOTHER HAD ME CAMPAIGNING FOR EISENHOWER FOR PRESIDENT. I HANDED OUT THE "I LIKE IKE" BUTTONS. EVEN AS A CHILD I WAS PROUD OF IKE. HE HELPED END THE WAR THAT BROUGHT MY FATHER HOME. IKE IS MY EXAMPLE OF A POLITICIAN THAT OUR CHILDREN CAN LOOK UP TO, AND LEARN TO BE A GOOD CITIZEN.

I AM TIRED OF WORKING UNTIL THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY BEFORE I GET TO KEEP ANY OF THE MONEY I EARN. I WANT OUR OFFICIALS TO MINIMIZE SPENDING. I WANT AN ACCOUNTING OF OUR TAX DOLLARS THAT MAKES SENSE. I WANT SPENDING PRACTICES TOTALLY JUSTIFIED. FOR EXAMPLE; THE CITY WANTS TO SPEND 27 MILLION TO SUBSIDIZE A HOTEL DEVELOPER. I COULD NOT SPEND ONE DIME IN THIS AREA UNTIL A THROUGH INVESTIGATION IS MADE INTO WHY OCEANSIDE HAS OVER 184 POLICE AND FIRE EMPLOYEES OUT ON VARIOUS DISABILITIES. NO OTHER CITY IN SAN DIEGO EVEN COMES CLOSE TO THIS NUMBER EXCEPT CHULA VISTA, WHICH HAS 101.

I FIND IT HARD TO SUPPORT ANOTHER SENIOR CENTER IF IT IS PAID FOR WITH PUBLIC FUNDS. IF IT IS BUILT, IT SHOULD BE A COMMUNITY CENTER ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AGE GROUPS OF THE CITY AT SCHEDULED TIMES.

I WANT THE AIRPORT TO CONTINUE TO FUNCTION. IT WILL BE INVALUABLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY NATURAL OR OTHERWISE TO BRING IN SUPPLIES, MEDICINES AND TO EVACUATE THE INJURED.

I WANT THE CITY OUT OF THE REDEVELOPMENT BUSINESS. AFTER MORE THAN 21 YEARS OF WASTING FUNDS, SUCH AS, THE MANCHESTER, THE GAS STATION WITH THE LEAKING TANKS, THE GIRLY CLUB, THE HARBOR HOTEL, THE THEATER, THE HOUSE USED IN `TOP GUN' HAS COST US MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. IF A DEVELOPER WANTS TO BUILD A HOTEL LET THEM DO IT AT THEIR EXPENSE. I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE ALL OF THAT PROPERTY LOCATED BY THE PIER TO BE FREE PARKING FOR OUR RESIDENTS.

GOVERNMENT IS GETTING TOO INVOLVED IN PERSONAL FREEDOMS. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO SMOKE WHILE WALKING ON THE BEACH AND IS NOT LITTERING, LEAVE THEM ALONE. IF A FAMILY WANTS TO HAVE A PICNIC IN ONE OF OUR PARKS AND THE ADULTS WANT TO DRINK A BEER AND THEY LEAVE THE PLACE CLEAN, LEAVE THEM ALONE. IF SOMEONE FORGETS TO MOVE THEIR CAR ON A STREET SWEEPING DAY LEAVE THEM ALONE.

I AM VERY CONSERVATIVE AND WILL WATCH EVERY DOLLAR AS IF IT WERE MY OWN. OCEANSIDE SHOULD DO BASIC SERVICES FIRST AND FOREMOST. WATER, SEWERS, STREETS, POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTION AND MAINTAIN PUBLIC UTILITIES. THERE ARE NO FREE SERVICES IN OCEANSIDE. SOMEONE IS PAYING THE BILLS. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

I BELIEVE CAMPAIGNING COSTS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO $1,000.00 DOLLARS IN OCEANSIDE AND THAT CANDIDATES SHOULD ONLY SPEND THEIR OWN MONEY. A CANDIDATES WORTH SHOULD NOT BE DECIDED ON HOW MUCH MONEY THEY CAN GET FROM SPECIAL INTERESTS.

A VOTE FOR MIKE LUCAS IS A VOTE FOR A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE.

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