I am Michael Mayne, What Can I Do for YOU????

cucu84 · Bulldogs' QB Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 81 Votes: 3

Michael C Mayne do you work or have your ever worked for Joe Salas ?

whitebread · Bulldogs' QB Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 91

Yes, I have worked with Joe Salas for the past 3 years. Michael C. Mayne

451PC · Posted: 23 Mar 2008 06:24 PM Post subject:

Mr. Mayne,

For the past week or so we have heard a lot about the state of public safety in Calexico, specially with the close proximity to Mexicali. I hear you talking about recreation, but not about public safety. Do you think that public safety is adequate in Calexico? What do you think is the biggest issue that Calexico faces as a community when we talk about public safety? What is your plan for public safety in Calexico? on a different topic Mr. Mayne, would you consider datujoe realty a special interest group? Will that group benefit from you running for city council?

Thanks

whitebread · Bulldogs' QB Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 91

451,In response to your question regarding public safety, I do feel that it is adequate here within Calexico. The amount of Violence that comes across the border from Mexicali is something that needs to be addressed, not necessarily by the Calexico Police Department. The budget that we have to work with is not sufficent enough to be held responsible for Border Securtiy. The Border Patrol / Department of Homeland Security, is hiring but I don't know their specific plan to address this problem in Calexico. I would really need to sit down with a representative of DHS to see if there even is a plan in place. My reasoning for public safety being adequate in Calexico is really quite simple. You may call it dull, but in reality, do you really need 3 police officers with their vehicles being rendered useless for 30 minutes at a time for a simple traffic stop? This is a common pratice by the local PD, I could understand if their is a get-a-way from a suspected robbery, or some kids doing a prank drive by with a paint ball gun. But I myself have been a victim of non-activity in Calexico as shown by the PD. I do respect and understand the amount of Pre-caution that needs to be taken by Police officers on a daily basis. I'm not bashing their attempts to keep Calexico safe, this is just my reasoning for public safety not being an issue to me.As for Dat-U-Joe Realty, Many of the listings that I have for sale, are Dat-U-Joe owned properties. Dat-U-Joe Realty, Inc. would have no benefit from me being elected to council for this simple reason. If one of their projects or properties comes before the council for vote, I simply cannot vote due to the "Conflict of Intertest" that that would present us with. My father oversee's the majority if not all of Dat-U-Joe's project's journey through the administrative process with the city they are submitted to. My father's name is on the application as the representative for Dat-U-Joe Reatly. It would be really hard to hide a conflict when my father's name is on the application. Also, the rest of Dat-U-Joe Realty's projects are not in the recent future for Calexico. They are at least 5-7 years away in my opinion. If I were to get elected I would probably not even ever have to declare a conflict with Dat-U-Joe Realty in regards to a project going to vote. Michael C. Mayne

verbal · Posted: 25 Mar 2008 09:12 AM Post subject:

whitebread · Bulldogs' QB Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 91

In my opinon regarding the Louis Fuentes press conference. The end did justify the means. I'm not going to say all end's justify the means, but in this situation it did.

Michael C. Mayne

Soulman · Posted: 25 Mar 2008 10:12 AM Post subject:

You just lost my vote.

whitebread · Bulldogs' QB Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 91

Soulman,

I'm greatly sorry that I will not be receiving your support for my campaign. I hope to find that we can all agree on a common good. Like I had stated before, Fuentes did get information out to the public that hadn't been disclosed. I didn't agree with the circumstances in which he did it, but it did need to get done. With no other council members at his side, it just showed me that the rest of the council didn't want it to go public to save face for the election. These budget woes that the City had to deal with would've been kept hidden if possible, but these proposed budget cuts will affect almost everyone in Calecia, either directly or indirectly. I'm standing by what I said that IN THIS SITUATION the ends did justify the means. If for this reason, and this reason only, I'm losing your support for the only candidate on this forum, participating in an active discussion, I am greatly sorry.
Michael C. Mayne

elchrist · Posted: 25 Mar 2008 02:12 PM Post subject:

If elected councilman, will you push to move all used car lots to a designated area in Calexico that will be out of sight from everyday citizens and passerbys? In otherwords, get them all out of Highway 98 and Imperial Ave.

It's pretty damn embarrassing.

Thank you.

whitebread · Bulldogs' QB Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 91

El christ,

Although this would vastly improve the look of Calexico to passerby's. it would be very hard if not impossible to accomplish. Free trade is one of the great things about this country, I could understand restricting these car lots to a different part of town. My question would be where? There are only 3 commercial areas in Calexico. Downtown, Imperial Ave, and North of Cole Rd. Everywhere else is residential. I'm not including cesar chavez because thats industrial not commercial. So either you have car lots downtown, imperial ave, or in the wal-mart area. Wal-mart area has the stirp malls, restaurants in the area as well, along with other small retail stores as well. Downtown is historic calexico, and home to a lot of foot traffic from Mexicali. Imperial Ave. is a general commercial area that contains gas stations and fast food joints. The most logical location is Imperial Ave. Wal-mart area land is only available in large parcels, and car lots dont need 60+ acres for their used cars. Downtown is a fully developed commercial retail area. Imperial Ave has the smaller parcels that are needed, and they also are empty, not with large structures on them. plus they have a lot of traffic due to the border. It's all about product placement. No where else in Calexico would used car lots fit in and get the placement they need to sell the amount of cars they need to make it a successful business. It may not be the answer you may want to hear, that we can't do much about the amount of car lots in calexico, but it is reality. Downtown, and the Wal-mart would not be suitable locations for used car lots. Maybe the Calexico 10 theatres since renting that space out to multiple car dealers could be more profitable than the existing use of the ground. You could actually split the existing parcel into 3 pieces there on that piece of property. 2 parcels that could be created facing the highway with frontage on Scaroni, and the remaider parcel in the rear to be used for the Calexico 10, with some of the parking left over for the theatre. You could probably sell those two parcels to investors and not lose money on the entire parcel like what will happen if you plan to sell it in it's existing form.

Michael C. Mayne