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Paul Clinton

A last ditch attempt to keep South County’s Great Park initiative off

the March 5 ballot has been quashed.

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied an appeal of a ruling

placing Measure W, the park initiative, before voters.

Earlier this month, Bruce Nestande and Citizens for Jobs and the

Economy appealed a decision by a three-judge appellate panel in San Diego

that dismissed a lower courts’ ruling against the initiative.

The ballot title and summary of Measure W, also known as the Orange

County Central Park and Nature Preserve Initiative, had been invalidated

as misleading.

The court’s refusal to hear Nestande’s appeal basically ends attempts

by airport supporters to stop the Great Park initiative.