Marty Russo

Letter: Wall Of Fame

September 22, 2009

I never met Marty Russo, nor did I even know who he was until I read the proposal to rename the Youth Athletic Park to honor him. (Re: Workshop) Given that we already have buildings and streets being named after other luminaries (such as the Norman P. Murray Center), this would seem like a precedent-following cause.  [...]

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Youth Athletic Park: Renaming Recept Rescheduled

September 2, 2009

   The City has rescheduled the hearing on renaming the Youth Athletic Park, after abruptly cancelling a previous date in August.  The issue will be heard by the Community Services Commission at its September 15 meeting, beginning at 7 pm at City Hall.    Some friends of Marty Russo are promoting a change of name to the [...]

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Letter: MV Wall of Fame

August 8, 2009

The Dispatch makes a good point when it suggests that other methods of recognition might be more appropriate. I like the idea of lining a hallway in City Hall or the Library with photographs and biographies of distinguished residents (”MV Wall of Fame”). The advantage is that information would be available (from the displayed biography) [...]

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Workshop: Rename Youth Athletic Park?

August 7, 2009

   The City Recreation Department has scheduled a public workshop to consider renaming the Mission Viejo Youth Athletic Park on Olympiad. The proposed name is Marty Russo Youth Athletic Park.    The athletic fields were once named the William Craycraft Youth Athletic Park. Councilman Craycraft was then on the council and voted to name the park [...]

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Letter: Mission Viejo’s Genesis

February 11, 2009

Back in the late 1950’s a gentleman came into my office seeking a job. I was Director of Planning for the City of Santa Ana at that time. Marty Russo was a man looking for a new vocation, if you will, as he said he no longer wanted to be a roofer. [Re: Passings: Marty [...]

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