Can’t we all just get synchronized? Although...
Can’t we all just get synchronized?
Although I usually am supportive of solid, planned developments,
the one accompanying factor that is definitely making our quality of
life worse is traffic.
While Newport Beach’s main arteries (Pacific Coast Highway,
Newport Boulevard, MacArthur Boulevard and Jamboree Road) are a
respectable six to eight lanes wide, traffic continues to muddle
along from stoplight to stoplight. With all of the technology
available, why can’t the traffic engineers seem to get it right and
keep our traffic flowing?
I fail to see any successful traffic signal synchronization to
keep the main arteries flowing -- especially during peak periods. The
weak attempts at this now severely understates current traffic
volumes and misread traffic patterns. Now this should be the true
goal of Greenlight. Do any other drivers feel my pain and
frustration?
STEVE M. STEC
Newport Beach
More hotels means more tourists, more hassles
My opinion about a resort near Pelican Hill Golf Club is I think
we already have enough people in this area. We have enough tourists.
The traffic is already so bad you can hardly get from point A to
point B. I think this is overkill. I’m just totally against building
anything more up there. There is already tons of hotels around here
that people can use.
CAROLE DUESLER
Newport Beach
Are Greenlight’s actions inconsistent?
Residents need to question the hypocrisy of Greenlight taking a
position on a 324-room hotel being built by the Irvine Co. without
the benefit of a vote of residents while at the same time opposing
the 100-room Regent resort that builders are voluntarily going to
what the people want.
LARRY MORGAN
Newport Beach
Do nonprofits need revenue from fireworks?
As usual, the fireworks stands are erected, every year, in Costa
Mesa. Costa Mesa is one of the few remaining communities in Southern
California that allows “safe and sane” fireworks to be put into the
hands of local residents and those who might drive in from
communities that have more “sane” regulations.
The organizations that operate retail operations out of these
stands claim locally beneficial nonprofit organizations as the final
beneficiary of the funds raised from the sale of fireworks. I’m all
for the nonprofits. I know they have a difficult time raising funds.
I just feel that sales of incendiary devices is not the way to
promote community issues.
Costa Mesa has been pretty lucky recently. No homes burned down by
inappropriate use of fireworks, no one killed or maimed. At least
recently.
I’m a veteran and I celebrate our country’s independence. I just
think that the handling of explosive and dangerous devices is better
left to the professionals.
The show at the Dunes will go on. We can all gather there to
celebrate the birthday of our nation. I’d appreciate the City Council
outlawing my neighbors’ right to set off incendiary devices that
might burn down my house in some sort of “celebration.”
Other communities figured it out.
ALAN SANDOVAL
Costa Mesa
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