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St. Andrew's Decision Lacked Solomon's Wisdom - 8/12/2005

Friday, August 12, 2005
St. Andrew's Decision Lacked Solomon's Wisdom
After years of planning, negotiation, debate, and demonstrations - during which it seemed that neither side of the issue could be satisfied - I guess I'm not really surprised that the Newport Beach City Council, in the wee hours of the morning Friday, made a decision that pleased no one.

At a time when the good people of Newport Beach were looking to their elected leaders for the proverbial "Wisdom of Solomon", they came away disappointed. Unlike the outcome of Solomon's decision in the "disputed baby" story, each side in the St. Andrew's case is left holding their respective halves of the divided child. The church finds itself with a project slashed by nearly 60%, probably wondering if it's worth the time, expense and trouble now. The residents of the adjoining neighborhood find themselves burdened with the specter of more traffic, noise and turmoil - just not quite as much as originally planned.

Our friends in Newport Beach learned something early Friday morning that we here in Costa Mesa have known for a long time - politicians usually don't make good decisions when their meetings stretch beyond midnight.
9:45 am pdt

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