An Orange Juice article by Larry Gilbert is reporting a 13th potential candidate among those aspiring for three Mission Viejo city council seats in November. Two of those seats are held by incumbents who have indicated they will seek re-election.
According to the OJ, and confirmed to the Dispatch by City Clerk Karen Hamman, Donna Bourassa, Treasurer of the Mission Viejo Environmental Association, obtained candidate papers from the City Clerk Thursday morning. Donna is a 35-year resident.
In 2003 Bourassa approached the City Council about the need to find homes for pets being left behind by Camp Pendleton Marines being sent overseas. Referring to a newspaper report that San Diego animal facilities were reaching capacity, she submitted the following public comment:
With more than 20 empty kennels at the Mission Viejo Animal Care Center, wouldn’t it be a wonderful gesture on the part of this City to open it’s shelter doors and take in a few of these highly adoptable dogs and find them new homes? Aside from the great public relations such a gesture would create with our City is the goodwill and community spirit in helping animals in need. It’s devastating for many people to have to give up their pets, especially under these stressful circumstances, so if we can find new homes for some of these pets, we would be giving some peace of mind to our fellow Americans who are about to put their lives on the line for our country.
Gilbert is withholding the name of a 14th possible candidate pending the pulling of papers by that individual later Thursday morning.
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As indicated above, Rhonda Reardon met with the city clerk late this morning and becomes the 14th potential candidate seeking one of the three seats up this Nov election cycle.
Bring on the debates
We have a winner in Donna Bourassa. I plan to campaign for her!