Mailbag: It’s past time to improve TOW path
Columnist Billy Fried discussed in his Nov. 13 column in the Laguna Beach Independent, “Congestion Suggestion,” what he sees as our city’s lack of resolve in moving forward with decisions to reduce congestion, traffic and other ongoing problems in Laguna Beach.
We wish to echo his frustration regarding these issues. It is now long after the early January decision by the Planning Commission and the City Council unanimously approving a new access path to the fire road linking Top of the World and Moulton Meadows.
Both bodies heard from the community, thoroughly reviewed, discussed and weighed matters, then acted unanimously to create a safe access to and from the fire road for neighbors, school kids and their parents — something which the Arch Beach Heights side has enjoyed for decades. Yet, despite our investment of time and the city’s investment of time plus money, the project still languishes.
Why does the Top of the World access to and from the fire road have to be so hazardous? Once this project is done, any naysaying will be much ado about nothing. The people have spoken: we want and need this improvement. Please get it done before another emergency forces us to storm the Sommet du Monde gate.
Charlotte and Alex Masarik, Lisa and Steve Britt, Carol and Bob Buss, Ellen and Roger Kempler, Tim Templeton and Pei Yen
Laguna Beach
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