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Why another initiative? Isn’t El Toro dead?
The March 5th, 2002 election showed very low voter turnout at the polls. Those who did vote for Irvine’s Measure W were promised a “Great Park”, and though Measure W passed, it is highly unlikely that they will ever get what they voted for. The validity of Measure W is being challenged in the courts. And just as South County’s Measure F was overturned, so may Measure W.
We can stop Irvine’s “land grab”
While the Navy is currently acting on the “law of the land” imposed by Measure W by announcing that will sell off El Toro, it is impossible for the Navy to take any immediate action on handing over former MCAS El Toro to the City of Irvine as they are hoping. It will be several months before any action can be taken. This clearly gives us a window of opportunity to restore El Toro as an option by placing this initiative on the November 2002 ballot. The Navy has determined that the highest and best use for El Toro is an airport. The Federal Aviation Administration agrees that El Toro would best be served as an airport to ease the shortage of runways in our nation. The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) also agrees that El Toro is needed to ease the growing demands in the Southern California Region. Irvine, on the other hand, refuses to acknowledge the need and demand for El Toro, and refuses to act responsibly in securing a reasonable airport at El Toro.
What will happen if we don’t act now:
If Irvine’s “land grab” is successful, it will likely mean that the 4,700 acre former MCAS El Toro will be developed into an extension of the City of Irvine: more Homes, a few token acres of open space/ parks, more Businesses, and more Research & Development facilities - all of which will create far more traffic than an airport! Such development of former MCAS El Toro, combined with The City of Irvine/ The Irvine Company’s development plans for the Northern Sphere and the Western Sphere surrounding El Toro, will further tax our air and ground transportation network. This will mean further needed expansions to our existing freeways and airports, translating to a lessened quality of life for all Orange County residents.
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The People of Orange County can stop this and
should stop this!
Park-rich Irvine does not need a central park, more housing and
more industry. What they do need is to preserve what is left of their
rich Irvine Ranch heritage. The Irvine Company has been trumpeting their
53,000 acre open space Land Reserve as late. This translates to
two “Great Central Parks!” Southwest of former MCAS El Toro
is over 15,000 acres of dedicated Land Reserve, also known as the Crystal
Cove State Park. North and Northwest of former MCAS El Toro is over
35,000 acres of dedicated Land Reserve, not to mention the entire Cleveland
National Forest park lands! Yet greedy Irvine wants more, and want’s
total control of former MCAS El Toro. And the clincher is that they want
it all for practically free!
This
is what we must do:
Those who do not agree with Irvine’s “all for me” quality
of life and land grab mentality can stop this injustice by supporting
the Reasonable Airport, Park & Nature Preserve Initiative.
It is time for Irvine to take their fair share of generated demands rather
than shoving it onto their already burdened neighbors and neighboring
counties. For 58 years, MCAS El Toro has served as an “airport”
which was established long before the City of Irvine was developed. With
over 53,00 acres of permanent open space in which to serve as flight tracks
into and out of the proposed airport at El Toro, Irvine’s/ South
County’s quality of life in no way will be adversely impacted. It
is time to kill the South County propaganda machine and defend the county’s
best and highest reuse plan for El Toro: an airport!
our
first promotional campaign mailer
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As in most ballot initiative campaigns, TNMG will be hiring paid signature gatherers to assist us in reaching our signature quota goal. Paid signature gatherers cost roughly$1.50 per signature gathered. $100,000 is still needed to assist with the Initiative Campaign efforts.
To contribute financially to our Reasonable Airport, Park & Nature Preserve Initiative campaign, send donations to:
TNMG, 2967 Michelson Drive, Suite G202, Irvine, CA 92612
TNMG is a California Nonprofit Corporation 501c(4) PAC (Political Action Corporation). Financial contributions are not tax deductible. Please state your occupation for tax purposes. Thank you for contributing!
To volunteer to collect signatures, contact us to receive a recruiting package containing:
• The complete printed Reasonable Airport, Park & Nature Preserve Initiative with 50 petition forms for collecting up to 600 total signatures
• Volunteer’s guide with details on the campaign and graphics for display and informational purposes
• Handout cards promoting the Initiative and OCXeltoro.com web site
the initiative: intro ballot title & summary initiative text exhibits A-E exhibit F petition
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