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Liss:  Original Veterans Cemetery Site is Best Option for Veterans & Irvine

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By Harvey H Liss | May 21, 2018

Harvey Liss, who is Editor of Irvine Community News & Views, writes that a recent editorial from Laguna Greenbelt Inc., which touts the environmental benefits of a veterans cemetery on Strawberry fields near the 405 and 5 freeway interchange, is off base. He argues the original site for a veterans’ cemetery in Irvine offers a far better and more equitable solution for city residents and veterans to the conservation challenges pointed out by the competing authors.

Brown and Worrel: A Bird’s Eye View of Irvine’s Disputed Veteran’s Cemetery

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By Elisabeth Brown PhD and Gabriela Worrel | May 10, 2018

Laguna Greenbelt Inc., urges voters to approve the Veterans Cemetery land swap near the Great Park with the cemetery on what is now Strawberry Fields, after considering its impact to wildlife and open space management.

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