Renting makes more sense than buying new...
Renting makes more sense than buying new
I am concerned about the price tag of the proposed Newport Beach
civic center project. I believe the city could rent a huge office
building for its city hall.
We’ve got lots in the area, and if the city leases one out, they
don’t need to build a new city hall. That would leave money to expand
the fire station and a parking garage.
LINDA NELLEN
Balboa Peninsula
Council should foot civic center bill
Add my name to the list of Newport Beach residents who are
appalled at the way the government can absolutely waste our money.
The necessity of a new city hall in the first instance is totally
wrong, and the amount of money for it is outrageous.
But as any elected official believes, it is quite easy to spend
other people’s money. Let the members of the City Council finance the
improvements through their own funds, and I’ll bet you would see an
entirely different approach.
ALAN WHITE
Newport Beach
A busy council, but it isn’t doing well
Well, the Newport Beach City Council certainly has been busy
lately. First, they make a dog’s breakfast of the decision on St.
Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, coming up with an untenable and
unworkable “solution” that only a politician could love.
Now, they’re hearing about plans to redo City Hall, to the tune of
$50 million.
Fifty million dollars!
And that doesn’t include financing costs, which, as Dolores Otting
correctly points out, could double the price tag.
Anybody want to lay bets on when the recall petitions will start
circulating?
STEVE JOSLIN
Newport Beach
After Measure A, vote no on Measure F
I don’t think that Measure A has adequately served our schools.
I’m stunned that our taxpayer dollars were spent so carelessly.
The work, I think, legally has to go to the lowest qualified
bidder, and the work that was done at the school, I wouldn’t call it
done by qualified people at all.
At “my local school” walls and ceilings have huge cracks in them,
a lot of outlets don’t work, ceilings leak, cabinets were installed
and they cracked -- it’s like when things went wrong they just did a
quick fix.
This type of construction wouldn’t be allowed in our houses, so
why do we allow it in our schools?
Nobody ever claims to have control over these situations at the
time that it’s going on. It’s very frustrating.
Work was not adequately completed, and when Measure A was over,
the district was left with a lot of cleaning up to do, and those
things have still not gotten done.
I vote no on Measure F this time -- it has been a poorly managed
project.
SUZANNE AYNES
Costa Mesa
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