CORRESPONDENCE

COMMISSION MEETING ON MESA COULD SINK THE SHIP

I think it’s fortunate that the Queen Mary is already docked and secured.

The Coastal Commission is meeting on her in April to decide the fate of

the Bolsa Chica mesa (“Bolsa Chica development a ‘loser’ for developer,”

Jan. 20). The crowd that will attend this meeting would undoubtedly sink

her. I just hope they don’t have a problem with liquefaction.

The Coastal Commission staff has recommended that there be no development

on the lower bench of the Bolsa Chica. This means that [if the commission

approves the recommendation] the developer would be limited to building

on 65 acres. The 65 acres have vernal pools, pocket wetlands, an

earthquake fault and archeological sites, and 100-meter buffers must be

figured in around these sensitive areas.

How many houses can they put on what’s left?

I suggest Hearthside admit they’re a willing seller and take their money

and run.

COASTAL COMMISSION STAFF DESERVES KUDOS

I would like to thank the Coastal Commission staff for its preliminary

recommendation of no development on the lower bench of the Bolsa Chica

mesa.

As a resident of Huntington Beach, I am very concerned with the

preservation of our natural surroundings and hope that there will be no

development on any part of the mesa.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS APPLAUDED FOR STAND ON MESA

[Last] month, a majority of the City Council members voted to call for

the Coastal Commission to adequately protect the Bolsa Chica bluffs,

Warner Pond and the eucalyptus grove from mesa development.

Council members Tom Harman, Ralph Bauer, Dave Sullivan and Shirley

Dettloff should be congratulated for their continued support for saving

all of the Bolsa Chica and for listening to the residents of Huntington

Beach.

MAYBE WETLAND WILL PROVIDE A HINT OF ‘REALITY’

Save the wetland (“Coastal Commission to decide fate of small wetland,”

Feb. 3)? The City Council must stop bending the rules -- and bending over

backward -- to benefit developers. Besides, it will do the future

millionaire homeowners good to live next to a tiny bit of reality. It

might even be a selling point the developer could exploit.