Council Voices Its Support of Measure S
Saying that flights to and from a proposed commercial airport at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station could disturb Tustin residents, the City Council this week voted unanimously to support the passage of Measure S on the Tuesday’s ballot.
“It’s going to be just another LAX,” Councilman Michael J. Doyle said of the proposal.
Mayor Jim Potts suggested that a better use for the site would be a transportation hub with rail service. “I don’t think we can handle another airport in this area,” he said.
Measure S would block a plan to develop an airport on about 2,000 of the base’s 4,700 acres when it closes in 1999. Technically, Measure S would repeal Measure A, which was narrowly approved by voters in 1994.
“I was opposed to Measure A because it’s ballot box planning, and I’m against that,” Councilman Thomas R. Saltarelli said.
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