STREET TALK

We asked residents at Eastbluff Village Center:

Should Newport make a deal with South County on El Toro?

“I think it would help the economy if the airports were built. South

County won’t really have any problems after El Toro is created.”

MATT ROBINS

Newport Beach

“Their idea is that they don’t want an airport any place near them.

They’ll sacrifice the whole county so they can avoid that. They could

care less if John Wayne gets expanded, which I’m sure it will.”

STEVEN PETERSON

Newport Beach

“I don’t understand why anybody would want to expand John Wayne. It’s

empty. I take my boss to John Wayne every other week, and it’s always

empty. What’s the huge deal about this? What’s the problem? Maybe it’s

noise, but the noise isn’t so bad.”

ALLISON MORGAN

Costa Mesa

“It’s a very sincere proposal. South County wants to be friends with

Newport. It’s not only about this issue but about a lot of other issues

that wll come up down the road. We’re decidedly the underdog in terms of

the number of people, but there’s a lot of influence here. If they

support us, we’ll support them.”

JULIA GARRETT

Newport Beach

“I really don’t know what their motive is. With the way Orange County

is growing, they’re going to have to do something eventually. Of course,

it’s a money thing, too.”

ED WARD

Tustin