Habitat homes still stirring up debate

I’m hopeful that the community will open its heart and its mind to

the homes that are proposed for [College Park]. If indeed it’s going

to be low-density residential, I think it’ll serve the community

well.

The eight happy homeowners who take over these homes will have

extreme pride of ownership, many times more so than current

residents. Habitat for Humanity builds a style and look that always

fits into the neighborhood. They try not to stick out; therefore,

they blend in.

I hope the community recognizes that this is a needed project and

that they’ll allow it to go through without establishing so many

restrictions and ultimatums that it becomes unrealistic for growth

and housing there.

JOCAROL HUNTER

Newport Beach

The answer is no. There is already too much traffic here,

especially on Fordham Drive, where I live.

It used to be only cars, and now it’s a lot of major big trucks

coming through here, probably trying to avoid driving on Harbor. I

don’t know, but it’s already too much.

The last time there was a low-income project built -- near

Fairview Hospital, as a matter of fact -- right after that there was

a lot of crime and break-ins in our neighborhood, and now you see

that we have Neighborhood Watch and that sort of thing, which didn’t

used to be necessary. So, it’s just going to cause a lot more traffic

and a lot more problems, and we don’t need it.

MARTHA COHEN

Costa Mesa

Considering I just bought the house next door to me for $650,000

without having the government subsidize me, I don’t see why we should

be building low-income homes in an area where houses are selling for

$1 million.

We subsidize the bus system so people, if they want to work in

Costa Mesa, can ride the bus to Anaheim or Garden Grove or Santa Ana,

where there’s lots of low-income housing. There’s tons of low-income

housing in Garden Grove.

And there’s not too many million-dollar homes in Garden Grove.

What we don’t need to do is build some low-rent housing and have them

live in them for a couple of years, and then people buy them and they

make money. Bulldoze the property and build quality houses. I mean,

go to Anaheim, go to Santa Ana. Why should Costa Mesa become Santa

Ana?

RON HILL

Costa Mesa