FEEDBACK

Let voters decide on development

Unhappy with Newport’s leadership? Are you a registered voter in Newport

Beach? Do you want a voice in development in Newport Beach? Let the

voters decide the issue of increased density. Sign the Greenlight

initiative or the developers and the council members will control our

comfort, lifestyle and investments. They care less about the negative

effects on the residents in favor of revenue. I believe the Greenlight

initiative is a wake-up call to the city of Newport Beach. To quote Bill

Gates, “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of

learning.”

PAT GREENBAUM

Newport Beach

Corona del Mar needs face-lift

A few days ago in your Letters to the Editor section, Andrea Campbell

from Newport Beach wrote a letter saying how terrible Corona del Mar

looks (“Locals like Corona del Mar plan,” Nov. 20). I agree with her

totally. I have lived here in Corona del Mar for 20 years and I think

this is the worst it has ever looked. There are no decorations, there are

no trees, they don’t put Christmas lights up -- it’s sad. It’s sad that

it has been so over-legislated that the businesses aren’t allowed to

decorate, to put pretty plants outside or tables and chairs. We live in

such a prosperous neighborhood that something could be done, it seems.

SUSAN BARTOLETTI

Corona del Mar

Dunes report doesn’t address Linda Isle exit

A glaring omission is immediately obvious in the environmental impact

report for the hotel project at Newport Dunes. Having read the report, we

find no reference made to traffic along Bayside Drive. There are two

intersections that surely will be impacted significantly: the exits from

Linda Isle and from Harbor Island Drive. Making left turns from these

streets into greatly increased traffic flow will create a danger that the

study does not address at all.

We urge the Newport Beach City Council to require further study into the

project’s impact on local residents and Bayside Drive safety and

congestion.

JEFF SCHULEIN

Treasurer, Linda Isle Homeowners Assn.