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They’re finally answering back.

Hoping to get the word out about the benefits of an airport at the

closed El Toro Marine base, the Airport Working Group has produced a

television advertisement that will begin broadcasting Monday.

The ad, which will appear on cable channels across Orange County, will

highlight the positive aspects of the county’s airport plan, group

spokesman Dave Ellis said.

The spot will also try to poke holes in South County’s central park

plan for the base as an alternative to an airfield.

Ellis said the spot, which was produced with a “very reasonable”

budget, will point out that a park at the 4,700-acre base “cannot pay for

itself.”