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El Toro backers will fight Measure W

California’s March 5 primary vote that nixed plans for a civil airport at the former El Toro Marine Air Station was a body blow to the FAA’s Operational Ev

By Harry Weisberger • Contributor

May 15, 2008

California’s March 5 primary vote that nixed plans for a civil airport at the former El Toro Marine Air Station was a body blow to the FAA’s Operational Evolution Plan (OEP) for more national airspace capacity, but El Toro backers will now challenge the election outcome.

The 35 percent of Orange County registered voters who cast ballots opted 57.8 percent to 42.2 percent to rezone the 4,700-acre base from airport use to park, open space, recreational, cultural and educational status. A heavily financed four-year campaign vetoed four 10,000-ft runways and 14,000 acres of surrounding noise buffer land, making it more difficult to meet the FAA’s goal of increasing capacity with new airports. (see AIN, March 2002, page 64).

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