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Residents ask council to halt police‑headquarters work on Civic Center site, cite loss of Castaways park
Newport Beach City Council · February 10, 2026
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Summary
Speakers questioned whether staff were authorized to spend $1.5 million to advance a Civic Center police headquarters concept and warned that siting a station there would eliminate a valued 4‑acre park and sculpture garden.
Multiple public speakers told the council they were concerned staff may have begun work on a proposed police headquarters concept without explicit council appropriation and urged preservation of the Lower Castaways park.
Jim Mosher said a planning session slide referenced $1.5 million to be moved into the current CIP to hire consultants to…
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