The measure, which calls for the rezoning of the 4,700-acre former El Toro Marine Base into a park, passed by more than 57%. Its approval signals the end of an eight-year controversy over whether or not to build an airport at the base. "I just don't see an airport coming back onto the radar screen," says Marty Stradtman, the chairman of NAIOP Southern California's Legislative Action Committee.
Although the proposed airport-conversion has been pretty much ruled out by the recent vote, the future of the base remains in limbo. The Navy, which controls the land, has announced that it may sell off the property in a public sale. Navy officials say they will make a final decision by the end of May.
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