Best city council members that money can buy.

Developer Robson Homes gave $700 to Vic Mayer Pete McHugh, council members Debbie Giordano and  Armondo Gomez. The city council members approved a tentative map site for 83  homes residential development  at 905 Los Coches st. Only  Mayor  Jose Esteves dissented.

Why is this a problem for the rest of the residents of Milpitas?

• Increases the demand on water and sewage so you must pay more. The city is asking for more money for sewage and water right now. Do you think it will go down as the population increases?
• You right to vote on sewage rates diminishes as more residents are increased . This is because the way the city attorney interpretation of  proposition  218 section 6 (2) paraphrasing "majority of residents must appose rate increase".  It should be interpreted as majority residents that write in an opposition to rate increase then those who in favor of rate increase. To appose a rate increase now requires more then 9,000 residents writing in an dissenting letter, because of the interpretation of of  the majority of  residents that "could vote" or interpreted as majority that "have voted". The interpretation by the city attorney is that "could vote", is that  you lost your right to vote on tax increases. There are about 18,000 residents so the majority is over 9000 residents.
• More residents increases traffic and more stop lights, cost of gas goes up etc.
• More Police, Fire fighters, schools etc are needed as population increases. The city unions are taking up 80% of the city budget as is, so the the city is creating even more budget problems.