
Supervisor Bill Campbell on the 241 Completion
OC Supervisor (and former Assembly Republican Leader) Bill Campbell spoke at the Orange County Public Affairs Association luncheon today, and gave an overview of major initiatives happening in the county. Bill is also a director of the Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, which operates the 241 tollway, and spent some time briefing attendees on my favorite topic.
Bill confirmed what I’ve been reporting here: that completing the 241 tollway has sparked an internal struggle within the Schwarzenegger Administration between no-growth/environmentalist types like State Parks Director Ruth Coleman and State Park and Recreation Commission Chairman Bobby Shriver, and reasonable people who’d rather not stand in the way of an extensively EIRed tollway that is absolutely in tune with the Governor’s "I Say Build It!" infrastructure war cry.
Bill expressed guarded optimism that the 30-day delay in approving… Read More