Judge puts sale of Orange County Fairgrounds on hold -- for now
An Orange County Superior Court judge Wednesday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds to a private developer.
A consortium of businesses, led by the operator of the regular swap meet at the fairgrounds, petitioned the court to temporarily halt the $100-million sale.
Judge Frederick P. Horn ordered the state's Department of General Services, which is in charge of selling the 150-acre property to add money to ailing Sacramento coffers, to halt transferring the fairgrounds to Newport Beach-based Facilities Management West.
A hearing on whether a permanent injunction should be granted is set for Dec. 8.
-- Mona Shadia of Times Community News
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EDITOR'S PICKS:
That deal is as crooked as the day is long...150 acres for 100 million, in Costa Mesa, a stones throw from the ocean...The thievery attempts never cease...and the crooked politicians are happy to oblige...
Posted by: TheBigPicture | November 18, 2010 at 06:35 AM