Regarding the never-ending battle over control of...

Regarding the never-ending battle over control of Santa Ana Heights,

I believe there can be a compromise. Since Newport Beach has already

annexed half of Santa Ana Heights, and since the Local Agency

Formation Commission has agreed that all of Santa Ana Heights should

remain one undivided community, Newport Beach should continue with

its intent to annex the remaining portion of Santa Ana Heights since

this is the collective will of the people of Santa Ana Heights, the

Santa Ana Heights Project Advisory Committee and the Newport Beach

City Council.

In fact, the entire contiguous area in question (Santa Ana

Heights, the area south of Mesa and the Santa Ana Country Club)

should all be annexed into Newport Beach.

Having less territory to deal with would actually benefit Costa

Mesa. The city would then have more time to deal with the existing

countless unresolved issues choking it.

RUSSELL NIEWIAROWSKI

Santa Ana Heights

Regarding the annexation of West Santa Ana Heights to Costa Mesa,

I think it’s the proper thing. There is little to show that East and

West Santa Ana Heights have anything in common, except their names.

It’s a half mile between the residents of East Santa Ana Heights and

West Santa Ana Heights. There is a drainage channel and a golf course

between the two. Mesa Drive and Irvine Drive are the only

connections. Furthermore, it has traditionally been a part of Costa

Mesa. If it still goes to Newport Beach, it can be sure that Santa

Ana Country Club will go to Newport Beach also, which would be right

in the heart of Costa Mesa. It is a question of what is reasonable

and what is fair. The services of Costa Mesa can be provided through

West Santa Ana Heights.

ROBERT GRAHAM

Costa Mesa

Regarding the struggle between Costa Mesa and Newport Beach over

annexation of West Newport Heights, we have gone to many meetings and

expressed feelings as residents that we wanted to be annexed into

Newport Beach, and they have already accepted East Santa Ana Heights

into Newport Beach. They were planning on continuing to keep the east

and west sides of Santa Ana Heights for Newport Beach, but Costa Mesa

had different ideas. They cannot even take care of their own city.

Many things need to be done and never have been.

I wish Costa Mesa would stop being childish and playing tug of war

over West Santa Ana Heights.

MARGARET NIEWIAROWSKI

West Santa Ana Heights