Scaled-down proposal can satisfy everyone St. Andrew’s...

Scaled-down proposal can satisfy everyone

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church recently announced a 40%

reduction in their expansion proposal, by 14,280 square feet, which

will significantly reduce traffic and environmental impacts.

The plans were reduced by 24.4% making the total proposal 27,168

square feet of additional development. This revised proposal should

reduce the car trips to and from the church and will significantly

reduce construction traffic impacts on the neighborhood. This

compromise will still allow St. Andrew’s plans for its youth center

to be realized to the benefit of the neighborhood and the city. We

strongly urge the Planning Commission and City Council to approve

this new configuration.

JANET AND

STEVE FRYER

Newport Beach

What about the high school’s traffic?

I have read with much interest the letters of residents who oppose

expansion of the physical facilities at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian

Church. Their objections about traffic flow need to be given full

attention.

However, there has been a notable absence of comment by these

residents about the five-days-a-week traffic generated by students

from the local high school. I recently stopped at a stop sign at a

nearby corner, and observed an approaching expensive SUV, driven by a

young woman accompanied by several classmates. As she approached her

stop sign to make a right turn, she didn’t even slow down and roared

right up one of the streets of that residential community. If I

resided there, I would be far more fearful of these drivers than

those seeking to attend St. Andrew’s.

DAVID H. WALLACE

Newport Beach

Boycott businesses that promote predatory towing

Re: “Loophole in law has tow biz booming,” Wednesday, Daily Pilot:

One way to combat the predatory towing is for people to stop shopping

at Harbor Boulevard and Wilson Street businesses until they cancel

the contracts with the predatory towing companies andtake action to

protect their customers. Unfortunately, predatory towing companies

are targeting those people least able to pay towing charges and most

victimized by losing their cars for any period of time. This conflict

between state and federal law is certainly an issue for Rep. Dana

Rohrabacher (or his successor) to tackle in the next session.

JUDITH FENTON

Costa Mesa

City should appeal paying fees to lawyers

Re: “City to pay for lawyers,” Oct. 22: We do not believe our city

should be liable for Greenlight’s legal bills. We would hope that the

city goes for the appeal.

All the Greenlight law did was add another unnecessary step to the

approval process (which was too cumbersome as it was). We have an

elected City Council, a Planning Commission and a large book full of

regulations and building codes to protect the people of Newport

Beach.

Ever since Greenlight tried to elect enough council members to

control the future direction of the city, we’ve been very careful to

not vote for anybody who seems to be connected to that organization.

DOLORES AND

GENE KERMIN

Newport Beach