[CPEO-MEF] Homeless Shelter Takes Root at Base

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May 12, 2002   
ORANGE COUNTY
Homeless Shelter Takes Root at Base
Housing: Tustin complex, which includes job-training facilities, will be 
among largest in U.S.

By DANIEL YI, TIMES STAFF WRITER

ORANGE COUNTY
Homeless Shelter Takes Root at Base
Housing: Tustin complex, which includes job-training facilities, will be 
among largest in U.S.
The closed Tustin Marine base was reincarnated Saturday when ground was 
broken for a homeless shelter, the first redevelopment project at the 
former military facility.

"This has been a long, long road," Tustin Mayor Jeffery M. Thomas told 
about 200 people gathered for the ceremony. "It has taken a lot of time 
and a lot of patience."

The occasion was a milestone in the saga of Orange County's two closed 
military bases whose reuse plans have sparked controversy. Plans for a 
commercial airport at the former El Toro base appear to be dead, though 
the dispute still lingers as proponents of the airport take their fight 
to the courts.

The 1,600-acre base in Tustin also faced an uncertain future until 
Thursday when the city of Tustin, which is in charge of redeveloping the 
base, and the Santa Ana Unified School District announced they had 
reached a settlement in their eight-year battle over a chunk of the 
base.

This story can be viewed in its entirety at:
http://www.latimes.com/editions/orange/la-000033639may12.story?coll=la%2Deditions%2Dorange

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