HUNTINGTON BEACH : 3 Meetings Planned on Wetlands Development
Three public meetings on the controversial proposed development of the Bolsa Chica wetlands are scheduled next week in the city.
The first will be a City Council study session at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the council chambers, 2000 Main St.
Council members will discuss the revised draft environmental report on the proposed housing development for the lowland marshes and bluff areas of the wetlands. The public will also have an opportunity to comment.
“We want to make sure that the public has an opportunity to give their input,” Councilman Ralph Bauer said. “We want to make sure that we don’t overlook anything and that our comments are couched in terms that reflect the desires of our constituency.”
The county Planning Commission will have a public hearing at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the council chambers. This will be the only county Planning Commission hearing on the environmental impact report held in the city.
A third meeting will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, hosted by the Huntington Beach Waterways and Beaches Committee. The meeting will be at the Huntington Harbour Yacht Club on Warner Avenue, east of Pacific Coast Highway.
A representative from the county Environmental Management Agency will discuss the environmental report and the effects of alternative wetland restoration plans on Huntington Harbour and the beaches.
The Koll Real Estate Group proposes to build 4,286 homes on the bluffs and lowlands and restore 1,100 acres of wetlands.
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