Three say leave Lido alone

Having lived on Lido Island for many years, I have many fond memories

of the village and would like to see it revamped and not replaced.

It’s a wonderful area for brunch, strolling around and shopping.

KAREN VOZAR

Newport Beach

The answer to whether we support the plan to replace the Lido

Marina Village is no.

Why do we, as residents of one of the greatest places in America

to live, have to continually fight to keep it that way. No doubt,

Lido Marina Village can use a face-lift, but please, not a total

reincarnation into another, so familiar commercialization can attract

-- as developers hope -- tourists from Phoenix or Ohio, or wherever,

to come and go.

We just fought, and won, to preserve the priceless views from

Ocean Avenue in Corona del Mar from monumental obstructions projected

by thoughtless plans (of dolphins no less). So much time is wasted in

these wrong ideas. I know both the developers and the city hope to

make money out of the proposed “quality revitalization,” but it would

be at the cost of the residents who like it pretty much the way it

is.

FREDERICK R. ANDRESEN

Corona del Mar

Lido Village should not be revamped or replaced. At most, it might

be modified to serve businesses and the public better, but never

replaced with hotels and condos.

G. R. PRESCOTT

Newport Beach