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Council designates mayor for Washington lobbying trip to advocate for naval base and regional defense priorities; dredge remains central issue
Summary
Council voted unanimously to send the mayor to the Regional Defense Partnership’s Washington, D.C., lobbying trip March 23–27, using a councilmember travel stipend; councilmembers discussed dredging and sand replenishment as a top advocacy priority and directed staff to return with RDP appointment items and talking points.
The Port Hueneme City Council voted Feb. 4 to authorize the mayor to represent the city at the Regional Defense Partnership (RDP) lobbying trip to Washington, D.C., March 23–27, delegating the travel cost to an individual councilmember travel allocation.
Nut graf: Councilmembers framed the trip as an opportunity to press federal, military and agency partners on topics that affect the city — most prominently beach sand replenishment and projects tied to Naval Base Ventura County and Port…
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