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O.C. fairgrounds sale, continued ...
Though the hearing is after the bid deadline, she says there is still time before the live auction on Jan. 14 to stop the process.
She adds that the city and the county, which entered a memorandum of understanding late last year, have also submitted a bid for the property.
Officials are also continuing to gather public support for canceling the sale – which appears to be largely in their favor. Twenty-two cities have passed measures in opposition to the auction and in support of Solorio's bill, and Assemblymen Van Tran and Silva, as well as Sens. Harkey and Correa support the actions.
What's more, on Tuesday, the Orange County Fairgrounds Preservation Society, which has led the "Derail the Sale" charge, plans to deliver some 50,000 signatures on petitions in wheelbarrows to the governor's office, in yet another attempt to cancel the process.
"We're cautiously optimistic," says Foley. "All we can do is hope for the best and keep putting on the pressure to stop the sale."
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Readers Feedback:
So, let's see. Sale of the OC Fairgrounds is projected to bring in ninety to a hundred eighty million dollars. The Governor's projecting an annual budget of eighty-three BILLION dollars--which works out to around 225 million dollars a day. So, even at the high range, sale of the OC Fairgrounds to anyone BUT the organization that wants to keep it for the Fair--would mean we're giving up these jobs, entertainment and a vital part of our OC heritage for LESS THAN A DAY'S WORTH of funding for expenses?!?
Where do I go to help stop this thing?!?
Comment at 1/9/2010
O.C. fairgrounds sale, continued ...
Though the hearing is after the bid deadline, she says there is still time before the live auction on Jan. 14 to stop the process.
She adds that the city and the county, which entered a memorandum of understanding late last year, have also submitted a bid for the property.
Officials are also continuing to gather public support for canceling the sale – which appears to be largely in their favor. Twenty-two cities have passed measures in opposition to the auction and in support of Solorio's bill, and Assemblymen Van Tran and Silva, as well as Sens. Harkey and Correa support the actions.
What's more, on Tuesday, the Orange County Fairgrounds Preservation Society, which has led the "Derail the Sale" charge, plans to deliver some 50,000 signatures on petitions in wheelbarrows to the governor's office, in yet another attempt to cancel the process.
"We're cautiously optimistic," says Foley. "All we can do is hope for the best and keep putting on the pressure to stop the sale."
<< PREVIOUS PAGE
Related headlines
Touchdown for O.C.'s economy
Great Anaheim Apps Challenge lauds winners
O.C. gets boost from Cirque du Soleil
Surf City Half Marathon organizers gear up for big year
Readers Feedback:
So, let's see. Sale of the OC Fairgrounds is projected to bring in ninety to a hundred eighty million dollars. The Governor's projecting an annual budget of eighty-three BILLION dollars--which works out to around 225 million dollars a day. So, even at the high range, sale of the OC Fairgrounds to anyone BUT the organization that wants to keep it for the Fair--would mean we're giving up these jobs, entertainment and a vital part of our OC heritage for LESS THAN A DAY'S WORTH of funding for expenses?!?
Where do I go to help stop this thing?!?
| Comment at 1/9/2010 |
