Supervisors and Mittermeier have clashed for months over her handling of the airport plan, which culminated with an unsuccessful attempt to oust her. At least twice in the past, supervisors have considered creating a separate El Toro office. Board Chairman Chuck Smith said the supervisors' action Tuesday will energize the airport project and does not constitute a breach of Mittermeier's contract. The county wants to convert the 4,700-acre El Toro base into an international airport capable of handling as many as 28.8 million passengers a year by 2020. In the end, the board and the county have had very little to show for all of the money invested and the effort expended.
Board pushes for lease of base to keep amenities open and avoid the base becoming a ghost town.
El Toro golf course officials say patrons will be relieved at reprieve for the modestly-priced venue. You will not be charged to look for stories, only to retrieve one.