NEWPORT BEACH
A school gymnasium under construction and already approved by the City Council may wind up the subject of a court battle. Martin Brower said the four-story structure is an eyesore in the backyard of his Harbor View Hills home--and so is the wall that has gone up around the site.
“There is no way we can live with this industrial-type building ruining our home and its value,” he said.
Officials at Harbor Day School said Brower’s complaint rings hollow. “The Planning Commission and the City Council approved this project, and there was a public hearing where no one spoke out against this,” said Sidney DuPont, the school’s chief administrator.
The couple has hired an attorney to seek a temporary injunction to halt construction of the gym.
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