1990s Orange County : Challenge For The 1990s
Community leaders were asked what will be the single biggest challenge facing Orange County in the next decade and their top five issues.
“Transportation
Some progress was made in the 1980s over the 1970s, when little was accomplished. Improving John Wayne Airport, established the groundwork for three new transportation corridors, improving the bus and commuter rail systems, and readying the improvements to Interstate 5 all laid the groundwork for significant progress towards improving our transportation in the 1990s.
Don E. Smith
Mayor, City of Orange”
Top 5 Issues:
Transportation
Education
Crime, drugs, jails
Housing costs
Diversification of ethnicity of population
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