FOCUS: ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY NEWS : COSTA MESA
Property appraisals approved by the City Council on Tuesday will help the city and Vanguard University assess how much it could cost to move the Civic Center to the old Pacific Savings Plaza.
The council voted 3 to 2--with council members Linda Dixon and Joe Erickson dissenting--to front the $20,000 needed to appraise the Civic Center and the Pacific Savings building at 1901 Newport Blvd.
Earlier this year, Vanguard University expressed interest in acquiring the nearby Civic Center if the land ever became available. The school wants to increase enrollment and facilities at the site on the corner of Fair Drive and Newport Boulevard.
The decision to study relocating the Civic Center came shortly after a realization that the city’s Police Department needed a $12-million to $13-million expansion. It would cost $19 million to totally relocate the Police Department, according to the study done at the time.
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