READERS RESPOND

In answer to your question, What do you think of the possible

initiative? I believe anything and everything should be done to get us an

airport at El Toro. Whether it’s an initiative or whatever. And I think

the city of Newport Beach should spend as much money as the city of

Irvine is spending. We have to have that airport.

DICK SPURZEM

Newport Beach

Regarding the counterinitiative proposal on the airport issue. If the

initiative that’s already going to go on the ballot fails, that’s all

that’s needed. I doubt very much that a counterinitiative is needed at

this time.

ALAN REMINGTON

Costa Mesa

People in South County defend their right to initiate every possible

deed to stop the El Toro airport. However, when airport supporters try to

counter their attacks, they criticize us. Talk about double standards.

JEAN OLSON

Costa Mesa

I’m calling about the possible initiative to compete with the

antiairport Safe and Healthy Communities on the March ballot. I’m very

much in favor of running a contrary initiative.

SHIRLEY CONGER

Corona del Mar

This in reference to the Pilot’s Sept. 8 counteraction question. The

pro-airport citizens need to do whatever it takes to implement any and

all initiatives for the financial future of all the citizens of Orange

County. If need be, use the bell curve. The die-hard activists of South

County are still trying to make a name for themselves at Orange County

citizens’ expense. These activists are too self-serving and too

self-centered and selfish in their endeavors in trying to stymie the

citizens of Orange County’s future welfare.

ANGELA GALLIGER

Costa Mesa

El Toro airport foe and chairman of Citizens for Safe and Healthy

Communities, Jeff Metzger made a very strange comment in the Sept. 8

Daily Pilot story, “Airport foes fuming over possible new initiative.” He

said there would be no other purpose in submitting a counterproposal

other than to somehow limit the voters’ right to choose. Wait a minute!

Does that offer voters a choice? How can allowing voters two options on

an issue limit their right to choose? I think the man has lost all

objectivity.

KEN AND SUSAN GAITAN

Newport Beach

The antiairport initiative comes on the heels of two initiatives

passedby the voters of Orange County approving an airport at El Toro. The

Safe and Healthy Communities Act is misleading, alarmist and plays to the

emotions of uninformed voters. As with all initiatives on the ballot,

voters should look behind the wording and educate themselves on the

issues as they impact them, their neighbors, and the region as a whole.

Any initiative is fair to be placed on the ballot if it has enough

signatures to support it. So be it with a competing initiative to the

so-called Safe and Healthy Communities Act on the March ballot.

PAUL JAMES BALDWIN

Newport Beach