Readers Respond -- OCC swap meet should remain open

I believe the swap meet should continue both on Saturdays and Sundays

at Orange Coast College (OCC swap meet vendors plead to City Council,”

April 17). Closing it down has a negative impact on our community in

three ways:

1. Limiting consumers choices to find bargain prices provided by the

swap meet;

2. Loss of jobs for vendors and others working at or near the swap

meet location;

3. No additional funding provided to OCC.

SERAP FRAUTSCHY

Irvine

Just another example of the city trying to fix something that isn’t

broken. The city should leave the swap meet alone. It is providing a

needed service and a source of income for hard-working people.

DAVID GOSS

Costa Mesa

I believe the OCC swap meet should be allowed to continue operating

both Saturday and Sunday. It has been doing so for many years. It harms

no one and permits a number of people operating at low income levels to

survive. Obviously it is popular with both the vendors and the public.

The permit specifications need to be adjusted to make an existing event

conform to the law.

DOROTHY HERMAN

Corona Del Mar