El Toro legal cases settled

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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Challenges Over Great Park Settled

Irvine and pro-airport groups reach agreement in final suits opposing El
Toro redevelopment. City promises more environmental studies.

Daniel Yi
Los Angeles Times
June 10, 2004

The last two lawsuits challenging the redevelopment of the closed El
Toro Marine Corps Air Station into the Orange County Great Park have
been settled, further sealing the fate of the former airfield once
envisioned as a commercial airport.

The settlements, reached Tuesday night between pro-airport groups and
Irvine, formally clears the last legal hurdles for development at the
4,700-acre facility, which Irvine annexed last year.

"The settlement of these lawsuits is truly an armistice," said Irvine
Mayor Larry Agran, whose city has zoned El Toro for 3,625 homes, 3
million square- feet of commercial and industrial space, and 2,800 acres
of parks and public facilities.

Pro-airport groups challenged Irvine's annexation and its environmental
report for the Orange County Great Park plan, alleging among other
things that the city had not adequately accounted for traffic, air
pollution and cleanup of the hazardous materials that have accumulated
on base land after decades of military use.

In Tuesday's settlement, Irvine agreed to conduct additional studies to
ensure its plans are compatible with restrictions the Navy is likely to
attach to parts of the base that may have contamination problems.

for the entire article, see
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/state/la-me-greatpark10jun10,1,2743601.story?coll=la-news-state


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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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