It’s Time to Preserve Bolsa Chica Mesa

Re “State Won’t Overpay for Ahmanson Land,” June 25:

The Bolsa Chica mesa is specifically referred to in Proposition 50, which says that “no less than 100 acres consisting of upland mesa areas, including wetlands therein, adjacent to the state ecological reserve in the Bolsa Chica wetlands in Orange County” are to be given a priority. Orange County is California’s second-most-populous county. It is a donor county that sends taxes up to Sacramento and does not get its fair share in return for local projects.

It is time for the state and the developer to sit down and negotiate a deal to preserve the 208 acres of Bolsa Chica mesa. This is an opportunity to acquire a significant biological, historical and archeological resource for future generations. After so many years of hard work, it is now possible to preserve this jewel. Orange County’s state senators and Assembly members have signed a letter supporting the use of Proposition 50 funds to acquire the Bolsa Chica mesa.

Flossie Horgan

Executive director,

Bolsa Chica Land Trust