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Residents urge more public input on high‑rise plans and question lease extending potential police site; council approves consent calendar
Summary
Several residents urged the council to hold public hearings on large towers near Newport Center and raised concerns that a five‑year lease extension for 1201 Dove Street could limit the city’s options for a new police facility; the council approved consent items 1–11 unanimously.
Multiple members of the public used the April 14 public‑comment period to press the City Council for more transparency and direct engagement on development and property decisions.
Homeowner and Harborview Broadmore Community Association member Chase Wickersham said he and neighbors were surprised the Planning Commission approved two towers over 270 feet for the Edwards/Newport Theater property and asked whether the council or staff are considering selling the Santa Barbara site to a…
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