Airport Debate

Great Park can be built at John Wayne

The answer to this Great Park debate seems obvious. There’s a group

that feels that our county needs a Great Park -- not two airports.

There’s another group that believes that, to accommodate the growth in

our county, we need an international airport. Both groups can have what

they want.

From all that I’ve read and seen of the El Toro facility, it can

handle all the air traffic needs of our county without having to impose

eminent domain on any businesses or residents. We can then use the

current John Wayne site to build a Great Park. I think the terminal would

make a perfect library or museum. A win win.

SEAN LOFTUS

Costa Mesa

Enlarge El Toro, not John Wayne or LAX

In 1994, Orange County voters voted that an airport is the best reuse

plan for the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station. I believe this is the only

viable alternative to the former marine base.

Upon passage of Measure A, South County squandered millions and

millions of taxpayers’ dollars on propaganda in hopes of killing El Toro

which, as a result, will force JWA to expand and ruin our quality of

life. Their propaganda is full of half-truths and lies and is unwanted

and unneeded in my mailbox, yet they continue to send it to my home.

Meanwhile, the schools and many cities’ needs are put on hold because

South County will do whatever it takes to persuade the public a Great

Park is for our future needs.

The Orange County voters need to protest South County’s attempt to

overthrow our local government. Let’s stop the madness and spending

frenzy. We need to take this issue to a federal level.

Expand LAX=No.

Expand JWA=No.

Expand El Toro=Yes.

It fits.

MARCELLA NIEWIAROWSKI

Costa Mesa