MAILBAG:

The June 29 article, “Citizens seek to inform,” has some problems.

The use of the term “now-defunct” City Hall in the Park is incorrect and obviously misleading. City Hall in the Park is alive and moving ahead under the auspices of the Newport Beach City Council.

Five architectural firms were selected at the last City Council meeting to participate in a design competition over the next few months.

The referenced significant expenditures by the “Yes on B” campaign were required to overcome the untruths promoted by the “No” campaign.

The major anti-argument was that a city hall located next to the library would create traffic gridlock in Newport Center.

In addition, it was claimed there would be major ground water problems that would make the site unbuildable. A 2006 city staff analysis of the site, which the “Yes” supporters referenced during the campaign, anticipated no traffic or water problems, yet the opposition chose to disregard this information.

Recent city authorized consultant studies have confirmed the city hall next to the library would not create traffic congestion and that soils borings were dry.

Unfortunately, campaigns become expensive when the deliberate promotion of untruths has to be overcome. Thankfully, there are generous informed citizens like Jack Croul who are willing to step up to the plate and provide necessary financial support.

RON HENDRICKSON

Newport Beach

The consequences of gay marriage are clear

In the Daily Pilot story (“United in marriage,” June 18) Tom Peterson facetiously remarks, “Check with meteorologists or seismologists to see if there will be any natural disasters as a result of this.”

We don’t really have to check with meteorologists or seismologists to predict the “result of this.”

Ponder this: Every civilization in the history of the world that has embraced homosexuality no longer exists. And those civilizations never went so far as to redefine marriage.

ILA JOHNSON

Costa Mesa