Money should be divided evenly

The absurdity of it: There’s $2 million given by the Segerstroms

to the city of Costa Mesa for the schools. What I don’t understand is

why didn’t that money go directly to the schools themselves and

divided equally. If there’s $2 million and three schools, it’s pretty

obvious they should divide it equally and each school gets that

amount, but to put together a seven-person panel to decide where the

money goes, obviously this is a misuse and abuse of taxpayer’s money

because it just seems like a legal kickback is really all this is,

because if that money was really intended for the schools, it should

have gone directly from the Segerstroms to the schools. It shouldn’t

go to the city, and let the city decide how it gets distributed.

GLEN HOLLAND

Costa Mesa

I think that [Costa Mesa city leaders] need to realize that the

money is not for them. The money is for the kids at the two high

schools and that many of our Costa Mesa kids already are in a

foundation at Newport Harbor and have gotten the benefits, and we

need to get this money to where it belongs as quickly as possible,

which is to the children at the two high schools, and I believe that

Estancia should have their own foundation and Costa Mesa should have

their own.

ISABEL MORALES

Costa Mesa