Marinapark residents deserve a little help

Though I think the city of Newport Beach could and should go the extra mile and provide displaced Marinapark residents (particularly elderly and disabled residents) with assistance in locating other suitable housing or parks that have space available, I think the relocation payments offered are reasonable and in line with recent similar situations (for example the closures of the El Nido and Snug Harbor mobile-home parks on Newport Boulevard in Costa Mesa for example.)

What the article in the Pilot neglected to mention is that residents apparently want in the neighborhood of $100,000 each, according to other press accounts. That is outrageous, and it’s another example of a few people who have had a great deal for a long time at the public’s expense crying foul when they have to adjust to what the rest of us live with every day.

MARIE GILLIAM

Costa Mesa