From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | 18 May 2005 07:17:53 -0000 |
Reply: | cpeo-irf |
Subject: | [CPEO-IRF] "Great Park" (El Toro, CA) official quits |
Great Park Board Member Quits The former Irvine Co. executive says those overseeing El Toro base's redevelopment are wasting money and have muddled priorities. By Jean O. Pasco Los Angeles Times May 17, 2005 A former Irvine Co. executive resigned abruptly Friday from the public corporation overseeing redevelopment of the closed El Toro Marine base, saying the Orange County Great Park board suffered from wasteful spending and muddled priorities. Richard G. Sim, instrumental in building the Irvine Spectrum business and shopping complex, spent 18 months on the nine-member board and was the only member with experience in large-scale development. The board includes all five members of the Irvine City Council. The old Marine base is to be redeveloped as a residential and commercial community surrounding a large park. The property was auctioned in February to one of the nation's largest home builders. ... For the entire article, see http://www.latimes.com/news/local/state/la-me-resign17may17,1,4119778.story?coll=la-news-state&ctrack=2&cset=true -- Lenny Siegel Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Installation_Reuse_Forum mailing list Installation_Reuse_Forum@list.cpeo.org http://www.cpeo.org/mailman/listinfo/installation_reuse_forum | |
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