ORANGE COUNTY IN BANKRUPTCY : Reactions to Thursday’s Cuts
“This is real life, and there’s no such thing as a promise. I’m trusting on what I’ve been told.”
JOHN M.W. MOORLACH
For the record:
12:00 a.m. Dec. 24, 1994 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Saturday December 24, 1994 Home Edition Part A Page 21 Column 6 Metro Desk 2 inches; 42 words Type of Material: Correction
Moorlach comment--In Friday’s editions, a quotation by John M.W. Moorlach was mistakenly included in an informational graphic summarizing reactions to Orange County budget cuts. Moorlach was commenting on the appointment of Thomas E. Daxon as interim county treasurer, not on the budget cuts.
Certified public account who ran unsuccessfully for county treasurer-tax collector in the June election
“We have had these people working in our county and they are not the cause of the problem. What are you going to give up? YOu should all resign.”
MADELENE ARAKELIAN
Laguna Hills businesswoman who ran unsuccessfully for Congress this year
“I don’t have that many legal pads to cut back on to make up the difference.”
TERRY ANDRUS
County counsel
“I expected that it would come to this point. I think it’s regret-table. This is the low point of the investment pool calamity. From this point on, I hope we’re going to see recovery.”
WILLIAM G. STEINER
County supervisor
“I was very pleased with the action that the board took today. They clearly want to do what’s best for the county: get control of the situation and turn it around.”
THOMAS E. DAXON
New interim Orange County treasurer
“It’s a big number. It’s a significant number. Obviously, we have to do whatever it takes to get this done.”
BERT SCOTT
Director of General Services Agency, which is being cut by $4.5 million
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