It takes suggestions to improve village

First of all we definitely need more crosswalks, especially around

Ocean Avenue. It’s a very dangerous situation especially in the

summertime. There are very few crosswalks when people are trying to

get across Ocean to their cars or to Coast Highway. Also I believe

that too many park benches will bring too many people to stay

overnight and will cause another problem.

And we also don’t want it to look like Disneyland. We like it

natural and the way it should be and not artificial like Disneyland.

I think it would be lovely to have hanging baskets or hanging flowers

on some of the sign posts, it would be very pretty -- but to keep it

simple, but not overdone.

SANDRA BASMACIYAN

Corona del Mar

The No. 1 priority should be reducing congestion so the traffic

can pass through faster with less inconvenience.

No. 2, shoppers should be able to find more convenient parking and

shopping.

BERNARD LOWE

Balboa Island

I think they should just bulldoze all of Corona del Mar and get

rid of all the charming old buildings. Then they would have room for

the 10-lane freeway we will soon need after they build a couple of

5,000 room luxury hotel time shares.

After all we need to promote the master plan visions of our City

Council and the Irvine Co.

LEONARD DAVIS

Newport Beach

They need to improve the town. What they need to do is change the

signage, it’s too huge. It should be smaller and less. People will

see the signs like Laguna Beach. They have a good sign law where you

don’t always see the signs, you see the buildings and how pretty the

trees are.

LYNNE BURNS

Newport Beach