Hopefully, we'll get a turnout of at least 50% here in Menifee Valley, compared to the 33% that the Registrar of Voters is predicting across Riverside County.
One thing working against voters who live in Menifee, is apathy. It's not that families don't care about cityhood, it's that they largely don't see the concern right now.
For example, when I moved here from Orange County in 2001, I came from a place that was already congested, where there was a greater likelihood of making enemies than friends. But when we came here, we found a much different community. It was quiet here, and all of our neighbors wanted to be friends.
We didn't see a need to change Menifee, with perhaps the exception of adding more shopping and dining.
I think even the families that moved in here within the past couple of years have the same thoughts.
They can't see what's in the future for Menifee because they still see this community as being a welcome relief from where they came from.
But now that we've been here for awhile, we have a clearer picture of what's going on around here. I hope everyone loves their community enough to cast a ballot.
If you don't know where to vote, you can look it up here...
http://www.election.co.riverside.ca.us/polls/root0603/pollplac.htmLabels: Cityhood