MAILBAG - Aug. 24, 2000

In your article regarding the Halloween signs (“Halloween spirit or

advertising hook?” Aug. 22), residents mentioned the signs are seasonal.

Well in my 34 years on this earth, I have never known Halloween to

come in July, which falls in the summer season. The signs might have been

more appropriately placed in autumn.

IAN FEIGELMAN

Costa Mesa

Former city manager alarmed about Greenlight

My 20-year tenure as Newport Beach’s city manager and my being a

longtime resident give me a special perspective of our beloved city. I

want to be sure the high quality of life we have today is maintained for

generations to come.

I am proud of the job I did as city manager and even prouder when I

look around and see what a great place this is that we call home.

Some months back, I sat down with a group of concerned Newport Beach

residents and studied Measure S (also known as the Greenlight

initiative). What I concluded was alarming. While well intentioned,

Measure S is poorly written, confusing and ineffective.

Why do I oppose Measure S?

I don’t want dozens of costly and divisive elections over minor

renovations and neighborhood improvement projects that pits neighbor

against neighbor; I don’t want to see budgets for such public service as

police and fire cut, if funds are diverted to pay for road maintenance,

and I don’t want to see studies, public hearings and environmental

reviews abandoned in favor of a series of votes over minor General Plan

amendments.

Measure S replaces our system of representative government with

endless elections and constant neighbor versus neighbor divisiveness.

That’s not the Newport we all love and know today. Please join me in

voting no on Measure S.

BOB WYNN

Newport Beach

City Council candidate

City manager, 1971-1991