Mission Viejo Dispatch

Letter: Animal Shelter Problems

April 22, 2012

What a bunch of bull! So now although they have an abundance of empty kennels at any given time they are lessening the hold period! Do they make more money from the state or rendering plant when they kill an animal? [Re: New Euthanization Rule] You also stated, “Under current policy the decision is made [...]

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New MV Animal Euthanization Rule

April 16, 2012

A change is being proposed to the authorization procedure for euthanizing animals at the Mission Viejo Shelter. Under current policy the decision is made by majority vote of the Care and Evaluation Committee. The members of the Committee are a licensed veterinarian, a designated shelter volunteer, designated staff, and the Animal Services Manager. On Monday the Council [...]

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Letter: Omitted Landscape Shocks Tennis Budget

April 15, 2012

Only two weeks after boasting about cost containment for a resort makeover for the Marguerite Tennis Center, Mission Viejo administrators will be back before the City Council Monday night seeking an additional $357,585 for irrigation. Kelly Doyle, parks and recreation director, presented a budget summary to the Council April 2, projecting to complete the project [...]

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Free Tickets For City Officials

April 15, 2012

On Monday the City Council may formalize a policy allowing the City Manager to distribute free tickets to Council members or city employees, at his discretion. Tickets can be channeled through the City Manager by third parties, City vendors or other special interests. Events could include sporting events, plays, concerts, dinners, etc. held at City venues. The [...]

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UDR Proposes Minor Changes

April 9, 2012

Last week the Council denied UDR’s request to eliminate 48 low-income apartments from its 320-unit project on Los Alisos at the 241 Tollroad. But the Company has not withdrawn its pre-existing proposal to make minor changes to the mix of apartment sizes and other modifications. UDR indicated to the City it would seek a “density [...]

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Letter: Don’t Need San Onofre

April 7, 2012

Our electricity grid operator’s own staff reports in their annual Transmission Plans that we don’t need San Onofre for stability even under the most severe conditions. This info is under the Energy Options section of the website. Our grid operator is run by nuke industry insiders. The working level staff does a good job, but [...]

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Blackouts & Safety: Feinstein & Issa Tour San Onofre

April 7, 2012

Senator Barbara Feinstein and Congressman Daryl Issa took an urgent tour Friday of the closed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). They were accompanied by President Obama’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko. If the plant is re-opened they are concerned about the safety of the 7 million residents within 50 miles, including Mission Viejo. If not re-opened they are worried about [...]

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Lion’s Baseball Tourney: Tie Game Blocks Cougars

April 5, 2012

The MV Capistrano High Cougars were undefeated in this week’s Anaheim Lion’s Baseball Tournment, but a 3-3 tie game with Campolindo prevented them from reaching the championship game. The finalists were teams with the best records, with a tiebreaker rule based on least opposing runs allowed. Pacifica Garden Grove (4-0) defeated Servite Anaheim (4-0) for the title. Capo allowed [...]

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[Photo Update]: New Police Chief

April 4, 2012

A former Sheriff’s deputy for Mission Viejo will become the City’s new Chief of Police Services on Saturday, April 6. Lt. Chris Wilson was a MV patrol deputy from 2002-2004 before taking an administrative position during 2004 and 2005. His most recent position has been as Special Services Bureau Commander for the Custody and Courts Division where he supervised transportation for [...]

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Affordable Housing: Council Denies UDR Request

April 4, 2012

On Monday UDR asked the Council to remove the requirement for 48 affordable units in UDR’s planned 320-unit apartment complex on Los Alisos near the 241 Toll Road. The Council denied the request, 3-2, on the votes of Schlicht, Reardon and Kelley, reversing a previous 2-1 approval by the Planning Commission. UDR told the Council that unless the affordable requirement was [...]

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