[CPEO-IRF] "Great Park" (El Toro, CA) official quits

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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

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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
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