Bill Introduced to Extend El Morro Tenant Leases
Assemblyman John Campbell (R-Irvine) introduced a bill Wednesday that would extend private leases on state-owned oceanfront property to fund restoration of the historic district.
Leases for the 294 tenants of El Morro Village mobile home park expire in 2004. Campbell’s bill would extend them for five years and raise rents to market value.
That could bring in as much as $10 million to help pay for the state’s $15-million restoration of the 1920s-era beach colony, Campbell said.
Officials from the state Department of Parks and Recreation and the California Coastal Commission oppose the plan, saying it would allow a privileged few to enjoy public land.
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