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OC Bd. of Supes Votes 3-2 To Send Letter to U.S. Trans. Sec'y Mineta Blasting L.A. Proposal To Operate Aiport @ El Toro; We Post Letter
(June 11, 2003) -- The Orange County Board of Supervisors has voted 3-2 at its June 10 meeting to send a letter to U.S. Dept. of Transportation (D.O.T.) Secretary Norman Mineta, blasting a proposal made to Mineta by the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles World Airports to have the D.O.T. acquire the former El Toro Marine Air Station from the Navy and lease it to L.A. to operate as a commercial airport.
The Supervisors' letter, approved on the split vote (Yes: Wilson, Norby, Campbell; No: Silva, Smith) stated in part:
"We are outraged at this suggestion which blatantly ignores the decision of the citizens of Orange County who passed Measure W more than a year ago designating El Toro for park and other public benefit uses. The Orange County Board of Supervisors will not tolerate any attempt by the City of Los Angeles to overturn a local land use decision made by the voters of Orange County and endorsed by its political leadership." LBReport.com posts the letter verbatim on a link below.
The split vote by the O.C. Supervisors comes in response to a The L.A. proposal has been endorsed -- subject to voted approval of OC voters -- by El Toro Airport has divided the Orange County Board of Supervisors -- and much of Orange County -- for years. When OC voters countywide passed Measure W in March 2002, residents of the To view the Supervisors' letter adopted 3-2 on June 10, click OC Supervisors' letter to U.S. Dept. of Transportation re El Toro.
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