However, Davy said the proposed coastal-city area still would have a large voting block to prevent those things from happening.
"Politicians can manipulate boundaries, but we retain the right to vote," Davy said. Measure A, the Citizens' Sensible Growth and Traffic Control Initiative, which only affects the unincorporated areas, also has become an issue in the election.
If it is approved, it would apply to the proposed city of Dana Point because the area will be unincorporated until Jan. 1, 1989. At that time, the city will adopt the county's ordinances--including the slow-growth initiative--as its own for at least 120 days. After that, the City Council has the option of continuing it.
"The City Council would have a chance to see how (Measure A) works and can change it or make its own plan," Crump said.
'Threat to Measure A'
But Davy said the anti-cityhood group supports Measure A and sees incorporation as a threat to the initiative because council members would have the opportunity to enact ordinances that differ.
"A vote for incorporation could possibly kill the beneficial results of the slow-growth initiative," Davy said.
He also noted that the anti-cityhood group believes there is a silent majority of people against incorporation who will show up at the polls.
"Generally, a lot of people just don't want another nit-picky layer of politicians," he said.
But incorporation supporters believe it is time they had local representation instead of relying on one county supervisor representing a large district.
Said cityhood proponent Russ Marshburn: "It's a chance to have one voice in 20,000 versus 1 voice in 200,000."
DANA POINT CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES
If the voters decide June 7 that Dana Point, Capistrano Beach and coastal Laguna Niguel should become one city, a City Council will be created. Hoping to fill the five seats are 23 candidates from the three communities.
Bill Bamattre
Occupation: Los Angeles Fire Department captain
Age: 36
Residence: 5 1/2-year Dana Point resident
Thomas R. Brabeck
Occupation: real estate broker
Age: 40
Residence: 19-year Dana Point resident
Ron Buchheim
Occupation: teacher at Dana Hills High School and property manager
Age: 41
Residence: lifetime Dana Point resident
Chuck Chapin
Occupation: administrator at Cal State Fullerton
Age: 32
Residence: five-year Dana Point resident
Judy Curreri
Occupation: public health nurse
Age: 45
Residence: 13-year Dana Point resident
Addison DeBoi
Occupation: engineer for Southern California Edison Co.
Age: 37
Residence: lifetime resident of area and now in Capistrano Beach
Mike Eggers
Occupation: businessman and congressional aide to Rep. Ron Packard (R-Carlsbad)
Age: 40
Residence: 16-year Dana Point resident
Harold R. Kaufman
Occupation: businessman, negotiator
Age: 46
Residence: four-year Dana Point resident
Bill Kennedy
Occupation: retired automotive specialist
Age: 70
Residence: 11-year Dana Point resident
Eileen Krause
Occupation: owner of an air pollution control company
Age: 44
Residence: 21-year Laguna Niguel resident
Geoffrey Lachner
Occupation: attorney
Age: 43
Residence: seven-year Dana Point resident
Margaret (Peg) Maynard
Occupation: immigration and naturalization attorney Age: 53
Residence: 10 1/2-year Laguna Niguel resident
Harold F. McGrath
Occupation: attorney and businessman
Age: 55
Residence: 15-year Laguna Niguel resident
Ingrid McGuire
Occupation: member of the board of directors of the South Coast Water District
Age: 56
Residence: nine-year Laguna Niguel resident
Fred Mellenbruch
Occupation: Realtor
Age: 41
Residence: one-year Laguna Niguel resident
Robert (Bob) Moore
Occupation: businessman
Age: 64
Residence: 12-year Laguna Niguel resident
Lynn J. Muir
Occupation: architect Age: 59
Residence: 36-year Dana Point resident
Howard Neufeld
Occupation: attorney
Age: 40
Residence: five-year Capistrano Beach resident
Louis Roberts
Occupation: attorney Age: 36
Residence: six-month Dana Point resident
Richard D. Runge
Occupation: county civil engineer
Age: 53
Residence: 18-year Dana Point resident
W. F. (Scotty) Smith
Occupation: retired aerospace supervisor
Age: 71
Residence: 15-year Capistrano Beach resident
Brian Valerie
Occupation: contract negotiator
Age: 37
Residence: six-year Dana Point resident
William Walker
Occupation: retired quality control manager
Age: 60
Residence: 5 1/2-year Dana Point resident
