Why Not Marine Base as Jail Site?
I don’t recall hearing the (Tustin) Marine Corps facility mentioned as a possible site for a new county jail. The only way a jail can be built anywhere is if it is built before people live in the area. The southwest corner near Red Hill Avenue and Dyer Road would be ideal for a jail because there is nothing but manufacturing, industrial and commercial uses in the area, and the site is close to the county seat.
My impression was the base was going to be declared surplus and that government agencies would have priority to buy land at a fair price. I must have missed something because if it was feasible to build a jail on the base, it would be on the list of possible sites.
KENNETH L. PERRY
Newport Beach
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