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onstrate that the benefit has not been used,” he said. “The prop- erty owner has rights, but so far the Diocese hasn’t done anything to indicate it is ‘relying on’ the decision of the previous board or the court.” Spitzer encouraged FCA mem- bers to attend the next day’s board


of supervisors meeting, wherein he was asking for a vote on the moratorium. “It’s going to be contentious and I need your sup- port,” he advised. Indeed, the March 3 board meeting was packed with people from North Tustin. Eight spoke in favor of the moratorium; no one spoke against it. “We got there early and filled out speaker cards,” Rick Nelson recounted. “They were only going to allow eight speakers, and we got there first.” The board approved the moratorium by unanimous vote.


Tax dollars at work FCA’s annual meeting includ-


Third District Supervisor Todd Spitzer addresses a full house during the FCA’s annual meeting.


ed short presentations by repre- sentatives from several county agencies. A sheriff’s department spokesman reported that burglar- ies in North Tustin were down from this time last year, but noted that “well-dressed people in high- end cars” were canvassing neigh- borhoods looking for houses with no one home. OC Fire announced that it is improving response time using a GPS-linked dispatch system that locates the available crew closest to the incident, and sends it, rather than a team from the station. The fire authority is also reducing the


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number of responders sent out on minor medical incidents. Injuries that don’t require several para- medics and an engine company will be aided by a smaller crew on a single truck. Scott Thomas of OC Parks told


the audience about the long-term management plan now under- way for Peters Canyon Park. He asked park users for their input, noting they can provide feedback at a March 14 meeting at Peters, or via the OC Parks website. He also reported that a new park, two and a half acres at the corner of Newport and Crawford Canyon, would be created once funding is available. He estimated the cost to be less than $1 million. “It will be your park,” he said. “We’re going to ask the community to help us design it.”


The good and not so good Public Works reported that the


road pavement in North Tustin is among the best in California. The average statewide rating for pavement is 66; it’s 77 in Orange County. North Tustin’s road rat-


Tuesday, March 10, 2015


Photos by Tony Richards


OC Parks Scott Thomas tells attendees about a new management plan being developed for Peters Canyon Park and encourages com- munity input.


ing is 88. “Because we drive slow,” an audience member vol- unteered.


Customers of Golden State Wa-


ter (GSW) were encouraged to donate to FCA to fund the fight to rid the community of the pri- vately held company. “We need community support,” Rick Nel- son said. “If only one-third of you joins the fight, then Golden


State will just say that two-thirds of the community is happy.” That would stop any efforts to replace GSW with a publicly held com- pany.


While Supervisor Spitzer has


no authority over Golden State’s grip on the area, he is sympathetic with its North Tustin custom- ers. “You’ve got to get that water company out of here,” he said.


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