Friday, February 9, 2007

CM PRESS # 80
















CAMP PENDLETON IS THE RIGHT PLACE TO PUT A NEW AIRPORT TO TAKE THE PRESSURE OFF JOHN WAYNE!



Not only was former Mayor and present Planning Commissioner Donn Hall ahead of most people in the plan to put a marina in below the Westside Bluffs, he was also about twenty years ahead of most people in suggesting that a small portion of Camp Pendleton could be used for an international airport.


Consider:

Los Angeles International Airport has 3, 425 acres
John Wayne Airport has 501 acres.

Camp Pendleton has 125,000 acres and 17 miles of coastline.

As you can see, if a tiny 3 % of Camp Pendleton is turned into an airport, this would amount to 3,750 acres or 325 acres larger than LAX and it would be 3,249 acres larger than JWA. Also note from the map above, that planes could take off over the ocean.

Donn Hall pointed out that because Camp Pendleton extends from the 15 Fwy to the 5 Fwy, that a road from the 15 could serve the needs of the expanding population in that area. In addition, Mr. Hall noted that Amtrak goes right
through Camp Pendleton, and thus can easily bring passengers from Orange County as well as from San Diego County to the airport.

So, why aren't our political leaders moving at light speed to get something going to put a real airport on Camp Pendleton and save Costa Mesa and Newport Beach from being gobbled up by JWA--an airport that should be used only for small planes?

Sorry, we don't have an answer. Maybe they're too shy or are afraid to bring this up with our Congressmen?
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YOUTH FOR FOLEY?

Those who want the City Council to fund Katrina Foley's plan to give $ 3,800 of our money to a youth in government program serving 18 students, are expected to be at Tuesday's (2/13) City Council study session starting at 4:30 p.m. in Conference Room 1a at City Hall.

Will the City Council buy Foley's plan? Will they be afraid of looking as though they don't like kids if they say that this is not the proper function of City government? Or, will they understand that this is a waste of our money and show some backbone in telling Foley that if she and her liberal pals want this plan, then they should pay for it out of their own pockets?
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