Weeds at El Toro
6 July 2000 - 7:30am
The former El Toro Marine base in Orange County should have been a cargo airport already. Instead, the county is losing money just trying to maintain the empty airfield.
Critics paint a grim picture of the government's ability to plan and build an airport. But with much of the planning for this 4,700-acre base being done at the ballot box -- such as the passage of Measure F in March -- it's getting harder to envision what kind of land use would be acceptable to residents.
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Future of El Toro Remains Lost in the Clouds
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The Los Angeles Times, July 6, 2000
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